2012 GOP Hopefuls Descend On Iowa And Facebook

As GOP 2012 hopefuls descend on Iowa for a debate and the Ames Straw Poll, Republican voters are posting up a storm on Facebook.

The Republican Party’s candidates for president — and their supporters — are descending on Iowa this week as the primary season officially gets underway, and Republican voters are posting up a storm on Facebook.

The festivities started last night when Fox News hosted a GOP debate with eight of the main candidates at Iowa State University in Ames.

The debate was a precursor to the main event: The Ames Straw Poll at Iowa State University tomorrow.

The straw poll has become a right of passage for Republican presidential hopefuls as it marks the unofficial launch of the GOP primary campaign season before the first votes are counted at the Iowa Caucuses early next year.

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