Gingrich Will Attend The Ames Straw Poll
The Iowa Republican caucuses are really two separate events: the first is a glorified spectacle of an early August straw poll in Ames, Iowa. The second is the night of the precinct caucuses, tenatively scheduled for the middle of January.
Newt Gingrich has decided to attend the Ames straw poll. Not -- mind you -- as a candidate. He's going to set up an Americans Solutions tent for those Republicans who want some asparagus.
Gingrich doesn't want to compete in the straw poll; he just wants to be a presence. So -- will he be on the ballot? Unclear. That's up to the IA GOP, and they haven't figured it out yet.
Rudy Giuliani hasn't said whether he'll attend the straw poll; we think Fred Thompson will, but we don't know yet, and we suspect he doesn't know yet. [MARC AMBINDER]
Fred will be in the race by early July, and I would bet he attends the Ames Pole.
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Gingrich was AWFUL on Meet the Press against Chris Dodd. He's not of this era.
Can you send me information on how to run in the Ames Straw Pole?
Charles Michael Couch