1.0 link 60084 <![CDATA[Romney Iowa Victory Not Impressive "By Any Standard"]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/08/12/romney-iowa-victory-not-i_n_60084.html The New York Times headline today -- "Romney Wins Iowa Straw Poll by a Sizable Margin"-- was technically accurate. But Romney's victory in the Iowa straw poll was not by any standard impressive.

Facing marginal opposition -- none of Romney's competitors in the money-driven, pseudo-event has a serious chance of winning the nomination -- the former Massachusetts governor won ('bought' would be more accurate) less than a third of the vote.

Three leading candidates, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Senator...

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