Carson, Sanders win fair straw polls

It’s Ben and Bernie in Kootenai County at the moment. Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson topped a straw poll conducted by the Kootenai County Reagan Republicans at the North Idaho Fair. The Republican group gave more than 500 voters the opportunity to choose their top three choices for president. Polling took place Aug. 26 through Aug. 30. Carson was the first choice of 28.8 percent of the voters, while Donald Trump was the top choice of 27.5 percent. Carson received 135 top choice votes and Trump got 129. “Trump has kind of peaked, and Carson is kind of the guy at the moment,” Jeff Ward, president of the Reagan Republicans, said Thursday. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas was third with 16 percent, and 75 top-choice votes. Ward said Cruz is his favorite/ David Cole , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here .

Question: Are you surprised that Carson won the GOP straw poll?