Iowa Straw Poll: Corn growers 1, Pawlenty 0

August 15, 2011 |

In Iowa, Tim Pawlenty, the center-right Governor of Minnesota who took a policy of opposing ethanol support into the closely-watched Iowa Republican Party straw poll, exited the race after badly trailing fellow Minnesotan Michelle Bachmann in the poll and running third, overall.

Bachmann is committed to a review of all energy subsidies, while Republican front-runner supports renewable energy incentives, specifically biofuels. Libertarian Ron Paul, who opposes subsidies for all energy sources, including oil, gas and renewables, placed second in the balloting.

Category: Policy

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