In a 2013 poll seeking suggestions for artists to perform at the Olympics, the group finished a lowly seventh; topping the poll were the Southern All-Stars, a pop rock band that has been a fixture of the Japanese music since the 1970s.
On March 1, at the Spartanburg, South Carolina poll, Hunter finished a close third in a statistical tie with McCain and Giuliani.
However, even if she wins the straw poll, or finishes a close second, she will face a newly-formed threat in the form of Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
As another example, in the story, "The post-Ames, post-Pawlenty GOP field", from CNN, the only reference in the whole article to the man who gained almost as many votes as Bachmann, was the line, Pawlenty finished a distant third in the poll, behind Bachmann and Texas Rep. Ron Paul, who finished within one percentage point of each other.
The erstwhile leader in the polls, Howard Dean, finished a miserable third with less than half of Mr Kerry's total.
Bracken was elected on the second ballot; Diefenbaker finished a distant third in both polls.
He told me that, to his surprise, Giuliani had finished first in a poll of gun owners' Presidential preferences.
But that's what they get in the Ritz cracker, which finished first in a poll of America's favorite salty crackers and chips.
Afterwards, he finished second in a poll of state convention members from Wisconsin, with 84 of the 306 members polled, trailing Fred Thompson who received 95 votes.
It saw its majority reduced in Thursday's poll as the UK Independence Party finished a clear second, with a 24% share of the total vote.
The preseason coaches' poll picked it to finish third; a news media poll predicted a sixth-place finish.
