Updated AOL Straw Poll

For the Republican side

Ron Paul is winning in 42 of the 50 states

Romney taking Utah

Giuliani taking New York and New Jersey

Huckabee is taking Ark, Miss., Ga, North Carolina and South Carolina

1st place - Ron Paul like I said has the 0ther 42 states with 29% of the vote 67,692 votes

2nd place - Giuliani with 17% of the vote 40,015 votes 2 states

3rd place - Huckabee with 17% of the vote 39,778 votes 5 states

4th place - McCain with 14% of the vote 33,636 votes

5th place - Romney with 13% of the vote 29,610 votes 1 state

6th place - Thompson with 9% of the vote 19,246 votes

7th place - Hunter with 1% of the vote 2,447 votes

Total Votes: 232,424


Among the Democrats

1st place - Clinton with 45% of the vote 96,226 votes 45 states

2nd place - Obama with 27% of the vote 58,150 votes 5 states and DC
Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Alaska, Hawaii and DC

3rd place - Edwards with 16% of the vote 33,917 votes

4th place - Biden with 4% of the vote 8,295 votes

5th place - Kucinich with 4% of the vote 7,329 votes

6th place - Richardson with 3% of the vote 5,567 votes

7th place - Dodd with 1% of the vote 1,270 votes

8th place - Gravel with <1% of the vote 1,042 votes

Total Votes: 211,796

Updated at 10:12 PM 31 December

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