Romney wins Hispanic Republican straw poll in Nevada

The Nevada Chapter of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly (RNHA) releases the following communication:

With more than 100 in attendance and a LIVE FEED into Univision and other Media outlets, the first Pre-Caucus Hispanic Republican event took place today in Las Vegas, Nevada. With representatives from the Mitt Romney and John McCain camps, the offices of Senator John Ensign, Congressman Jon Porter and a full house of Republican local candidates and elected officials, Sue Lowden, State of Nevada Republican Party Chairperson kicked-off the event together with NV RNHA Chairman, Otto Merida.

The highlight of the evening was a Straw Poll conducted by the organization, called “Nevada Republican Pulse”, which yielded the following tally:

Winner by a wide margin: Mitt Romney…………….37 votes

2nd Place:………………….Rudy Giuliani  ………….19 votes

3^rd Place:……………………John McCain……………17 votes

4^th Place:……………………Mike Huckabee…………..6 votes 

5^th Place:……………………Fred Thompson…………..4 votes

Candidate Ron Paul garnered 2 votes despite not being on the ballot. The event was a huge success and a great thermometer of Republican preferences in Nevada.

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