Sabotage of the straw poll?

Ms. Nibot, if you wanted more Romney supporters at this straw poll, you could have excitedly put forth the effort to reach out to them like we consistently reach out to ours.

I also want to throw this out there for anyone that didn’t already know: Both the Romney AND McCain campaigns sent out emails to their supporters alerting them of this very straw poll. They just didn’t show up.

We aren’t poisoning the grass, they’re simply not watering it.

A few hours later, a Huckabee supporter wrote this:

Coinciding with the Straw Poll, over 50 Huckabee supporters were gathered in Summit NJ for the NJ for Huckabee Rally on Saturday - which means, if not for the Rally, we would have out-voted everyone @ the StrawPoll . . . giving Mike Huckabee the win.

My response:

This isn’t an attempt to throw stones, Theresa, but don’t you think that the explanation you gave only exhibits poor planning by the 50 Huckabee supporters?

This is exactly the point I was making with Ms. Nibot’s comment. Everyone was given the opportunity and notice to participate in this Straw Poll. It seems only the Paul supporters recognize the significance of these events, enthusiastically reach out to the community, and prioritize their schedules.

Psh. I mean, really.

Here is another terrible NYTimes article on the renewed relevance of the northeastern states in the primaries.  If this woman that they interviewed, who felt "cheated" that previous NJ primaries were all but pointless, paid any attention to elections or hell, even if she had voted in one, she would have already known this.  Then they use second hand quotes about her knob children.  (+1 for the irrelevant Dunkins Donuts "celebrity" aside.)  The following pages include more uninspiring chit chat with other NY locals. 

This topic deserved better.  For example, which candidates are appearing where?  How many delegates are at stake in this region?  (244 Republican and 612 Democrat by my count from CT, DE, MA, NJ, NY.)  Aside from a handful of random people* (most of which probably won’t even venture out to vote anyway) who is excited about what issues?  How does the region’s newly found influence in these primaries affect the national platforms? 

*a laundromat attendant from Garfield???  FFS, come on.  I guess the reporter had some laundry to do?  Also, I find the choice of locations suspect.  Random upstate NY bar.  NJ laundromat.  Empire State Building.  The former are real hotbeds of political debate.  Way to shade Manhatten as more excited about this.