Politics & Government

And the Winner of the Strongsville GOP Straw Poll Is . . .

Not a big surprise, but the margin is

The in Strongsville ended with a straw poll that had Ohio's front-running candidate ahead -- by one vote.

Mitt Romney narrowly beat Ron Paul in the local caucus, held Monday night at Old Town Hall.

About 75 area Republicans heard representatives from four Presidential campaigns -- Romney, Paul, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum -- talk about their candidates' platforms.

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"In the past, the (presidential) race was pretty much decided by the time (Ohio) got to vote," Strongsville Republican Club President Dave Gusman said. 

This year, "there's a good chance by the time of the convention." he said.

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The vote showed Romney ahead with nearly 35 percent of the ballots, followed by Paul with about 32 percent. Santorum garnered about 28 percent and Gingrich, 5 percent.

Speaking on behalf of the candidates were Gingrich delegate Val Palmer of Strongsville, Maryanne Petranek for Paul, Lisa Stickan for Romney and Dale Flowers for Santorum.

• We'll have more coverage of the caucus, which included a visit from an international news crew, later today.


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