Honor our Heroes on Armed Forces Day May 19th and our Fallen Heroes on Memorial Day May 28th.

Washington State Vietnam Veterans Memorial -State Capitol Grounds in Olympia, WA July 4th, 2006.

Photo by Michael Bednarz -Copyright 2008- All rights reserved-No use without permission.

Fred Thompson wins Washington State GOP Straw Poll by a landslide

Fred Thompson won the Straw Poll held by the party faithful in Washington State on Saturday May 5th, at the 25th Annual State Republican Gala Dinner and Auction in Seattle.

Fred took an impressive 50% of the votes cast at the only statewide GOP presidential Straw Poll to be held in Washington state.

Representatives from Sen. John McCain and Rep. Duncan Hunter campaigns were in attendance campaigning for their candidates.

The results of the straw poll are as follows:

Fred Thompson 50%
Mitt Romney 16%
Rudy Giuliani 15%
Duncan Hunter 10%
John McCain 5%
Tom Tancredo 1%
Tommy Thompson 1%
Mike Huckabee 1%
Newt Gingrich <1%

Source: Washington State Republican Party Email newsletter.