5 Replacements for the Iowa Straw Poll

If Iowa's Republican Governor Terry Branstad has his way, one of the dumbest events in the presidential election cycle will soon disappear…

"I think the straw poll has outlived its usefulness," Mr. Branstad said of the 33-year-old GOP ritual. "It has been a great fundraiser for the party but I think its days are over."

Going back to 1979, Republican presidential contenders have flocked to Ames, Iowa in August to eat fried food, dance to country bands and wheedle votes from the party faithful in what amounts to an overblown party fund-raiser disguised as a trial run for the real Iowa caucuses early the next year.

But what will replace the Iowa Straw Poll as the over-hyped event of the political season?

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Stephen Colbert on the Liberal Sliming of Pink Slime

"Our beef now has so many hormones, it's a member of the transgender community." — Stephen Colbert

The Colbert Report airs Monday through Thursday at 11:30/10:30c.

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