Connecticut Local Politics

Connecticut Republicans will be holding a presidential straw poll on January 25th–more than a week before the mega-primary date of February 5th. According to the CTGOP website, voting will take place both in-person and online:

Any Republican voter may participate in the event by paying a $10 entrance charge to cover the cost of the event, which entitles them to one ballot. State Central is also planning on-line voting during the hours of the Straw Poll at their website, www.ctgop.org. Part of the proceeds from the event will be donated to the Connecticut Breast Cancer Coalition Foundation.

“The Straw Poll is an exciting way for Republicans to take their case to their fellow party members, exchange ideas and pick their candidate a week before the February 5th primary,” said State Party Chairman Chris Healy. “This election is historic in many ways and Republicans in Connecticut will show they are ready to win Connecticut for our candidate for the first time since 1988.”

I’m looking forward to seeing how the online portion of the straw poll will be done. So who will Connecticut Republicans vote for? Last we checked, Rudy Giuliani had a healthy lead in these parts. That, however, was a while ago, and a lot has happened since.

Which makes right now seem like a perfect time for a primary poll of our own.