Edwards Wins San Mateo County Democratic Presidential Straw Poll

Edwards wins first-ever San Mateo County Straw Poll on October 21, 2007, with Kucinich a close 2nd at a festive, convention like atmosphere drawing active and new democrats from the region

San Mateo, CA (PRWEB) October 23, 2007 -- The results of the San Mateo County Democratic Party Presidential Straw Poll conducted on Sunday, October 21st at the San Mateo County Expo Center in San Mateo, California are as follows:

Name of Candidate    Percentage

1) John Edwards    29%

2) Dennis Kucinich    24%

3) Barack Obama    23%

4) Hillary Clinton    17%

5) Al Gore         3% (write in)

6) Bill Richardson    3%

7) Joseph Biden    1%

8) Mike Gravel    less than 1%

8) Christopher Dodd less than 1%

Results on a county by county basis for the peninsula were as follows:

San Mateo County:

1) John Edwards                         

2) Dennis Kucinch                        

3) Barack Obama        

San Francisco County

1) Dennis Kucinich                        

2) John Edwards                        

3) Barack Obama                        

Santa Clara County

1) Barack Obama                        

2) John Edwards                        

3) Dennis Kucinich                        

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