Voter ticket for the Ames Straw Poll held on the campus of Iowa State University on August 14, 1999, 3.5 x 8, stamped "W" in the lower right corner and signed in black felt tip by George W. Bush. Also included is a location and schedule card, a $25 Ames Straw Poll voucher, and a blue lanyard cord from the event. In fine condition. Texas Governor George W. Bush took a major first step toward becoming the 2000 GOP presidential nominee when he won the Iowa Republican straw poll with a total of 7,418 votes, easily outdistancing second and third-place nominees publisher Steve Forbes and former Red Cross Chairwoman Elizabeth Dole. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA.
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