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riversedge

(73,119 posts)
Tue Jun 5, 2018, 09:03 AM Jun 2018

What does the Democratic straw poll mean in the Wisconsin governor's race?

Have to admit I was supried to hear that
Former state Rep. Kelda Roys won this strawpoll


What does the Democratic straw poll mean in the Wisconsin governor's race?


http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/what-does-the-democratic-straw-poll-mean-in-the-wisconsin/article_36ea75dc-3cd6-5194-a478-a9742d609ff1.html

By Lisa Speckhard Pasque 23 hrs ago





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Kelda Roys speaks during a public forum for Democratic gubernatorial candidates in Madison Sunday.
PHOTO BY BEN BREWER


Former state Rep. Kelda Roys was the surprise winner of a straw poll held at the state Democratic convention over the weekend. A March poll showed she had just 0.3 percent support in a broad field of candidates. State schools Superintendent Tony Evers, who led that March poll at 18 percent, came in third in the straw poll with 11.5 percent of the 789 ballots.

What does that mean going forward? According to some pundits, maybe not much.

On Sunday’s episode of WKOW-TV’s political talk show “Capital City Sunday,” two guests, one conservative and one liberal, cautioned against putting too much stock in the straw poll. One added that he doesn’t buy into the “blue wave” either.

“Most candidates will say, what’s the residual of that vote? Probably not much. So, it was a fun thing at the convention and we’ve got to move on,” said Brandon Scholz, a lobbyist and Republican strategist.

“The Democratic convention is not going to change a single strategy point for a single candidate, in my opinion,” said Scot Ross, executive director of the liberal group One Wisconsin Now.

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What does the Democratic straw poll mean in the Wisconsin governor's race? (Original Post) riversedge Jun 2018 OP
agreed jodymarie aimee Jun 2018 #1
Means kelda worked her ass off in Oshkosh dembotoz Jun 2018 #2
 

dembotoz

(16,922 posts)
2. Means kelda worked her ass off in Oshkosh
Tue Jun 5, 2018, 04:29 PM
Jun 2018

And it paid off in that we are talking about her today.
She might have gotten some contribution support that she wouldn't have had
She now has to be at least mentioned in consideration going forward.

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