straw poll

An official straw poll of conference attendees only underlined what by then was obvious.

A straw poll among neutrals at half-time at Wembley would have come down firmly on the side of a Real victory, even though they had been abysmal.

Attendees at the annual gathering of right-wing activists, lobbyists and businesses - dominated in recent years by the Trump faithful - cast ballots in a straw poll for who should share the Republican ticket in November.

The conservative gathering’s straw poll is hardly predictive, but it can show which way political winds are gusting on the far right.

“They’ll all get a chance to make remarks and give conservative activists a sense of what they’re about. And I’m sure Mr. Trump will be very interested to see the results of the straw poll.”