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The three House members competing, Representatives [[Duncan Hunter]] of [[California]], [[Ron Paul]] of [[Texas]] and [[Tom Tancredo]] of [[Colorado]], vowed to stay in the race regardless of their placement in the straw poll. <ref>http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=ap55FE7Ol9O8&refer=us</ref>

The three House members competing, Representatives [[Duncan Hunter]] of [[California]], [[Ron Paul]] of [[Texas]] and [[Tom Tancredo]] of [[Colorado]], vowed to stay in the race regardless of their placement in the straw poll. <ref>http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=ap55FE7Ol9O8&refer=us</ref>

[[Mitt Romney]], who held a significant lead in the Iowa polls as well as a large amount of funds, came into the straw poll with a huge advantage. <ref>http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2007/08/group_attacks_r.html</ref> Because McCain and Giuliani did not attend the straw poll, Romney was predicted to easily win. In an effort to gain support from [[Iowa]] [[conservative]]s, [[Sam Brownback]] campaigned heavily against Romney's past stance on [[abortion]] and alleged that fellow Republican candidate, Tom Tancredo, gave money to a "founder of a [[Planned Parenthood]] network" in a negative advertisement days before the straw poll. <ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2007/07/26/VI2007072601105.html</ref><ref>http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2007/07/26/brownbacks_robocallshit_romney.html</ref>

[[Mitt Romney]], who held a significant lead in the Iowa polls as well as a large amount of funds, came into the straw poll with a huge advantage. <ref>http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2007/08/group_attacks_r.html</ref> Because McCain and Giuliani did not attend the straw poll, Romney was predicted to easily win. In an effort to gain support from [[Iowa]] [[conservative]]s, [[Sam Brownback]] campaigned heavily against Romney's past stance on [[abortion]] and alleged that fellow Republican candidate, Tom Tancredo, gave money to a "founder of a [[Planned Parenthood]] network" in a negative advertisement days before the straw poll. <ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2007/07/26/VI2007072601105.html</ref><ref>http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2007/07/26/brownbacks_robocallsh<!-- bad word? -->it_romney.html</ref>

The Tancredo campaign stated that they do not share values with all their funders and that Tancredo's voting record shows he is clearly pro-life. Former [[Arkansas]] Governor, [[Mike Huckabee]], stated that while he believed Romney's current beliefs on abortion, electing Romney would lead to accusations of a "flip-flop", which he says could lead to a Republican loss in the presidential race. <ref>http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2007/08/posttalk_huckabees_tough_talk.html</ref>   

The Tancredo campaign stated that they do not share values with all their funders and that Tancredo's voting record shows he is clearly pro-life. Former [[Arkansas]] Governor, [[Mike Huckabee]], stated that while he believed Romney's current beliefs on abortion, electing Romney would lead to accusations of a "flip-flop", which he says could lead to a Republican loss in the presidential race. <ref>http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2007/08/posttalk_huckabees_tough_talk.html</ref>   

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