DES MOINES — In the days since Republicans lost an election many in the party thought was theirs, chatter has been bubbling about what the GOP should do to recover.
For Governor Terry Branstad of Iowa, it starts with the smallest of actions: abandoning the state’s straw poll.
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Michelle Bachman won the Republican straw poll this election round. And they're even debating this issue?
Good point. But having Branstad say "It's time" to end an event that's become a tradition may be like having a New Hampshire governor tell the people of Dixwell Notch to get some sleep night of the election. They're pretty much irrelevant to the outcome, but do give the press yet another sound bite for deadline.
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