In case you missed it, Pasco County’s first Republican Party straw poll was held last week. It was won by Ron Paul. He garnered 171 votes to easily outdistance Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney.
It prompts two questions.
First, how did this happen? Answer: The Paul people took it more seriously than the other candidates did–seriously enough for supporters to drive in from as far as Daytona Beach and Miami for “Pasco” poll.
Second, Florida has already had its straw poll back in September. What does this one in Pasco mean? Nothing–except that it was an opportunity for Paul to actually win something.