Inside Politics
Greg Pierce
August 20, 2007
Paul victory

Texas Rep. Ron Paul garnered 216 of 266 votes in a Republican presidential straw poll conducted Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala., by the West Alabama Republican Assembly.

Among the supporters on hand to cheer Mr. Paul's straw-poll victory was Thomas Woods, author of the 2004 bestseller, "The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History."

"Ron Paul believes in freedom and the Constitution, and as a historian it is my sincere opinion that he is the greatest congressman in American history," said Mr. Woods, a senior fellow at the libertarian Mises Institute in Auburn, Ala. Activists paid $35 each to participate in the event held at the Bryant Conference Center, reported Jamon Smith of the Tuscaloosa News.

"We're not endorsing anybody, but if one candidate wants to energize and mobilize his voters, then more power to him," DeWayne Fowler, president of the West Alabama Republican Assembly, told the News.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney came in at a distant second with 14 votes, followed by California Rep. Duncan Hunter with 10 votes. No other candidate got a double-digit number of votes.

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PAUL FINALLY MENTIONED IN WASHINGTON POST!