"Mitt Romney's campaign has just confirmed that the presumed front runner in the 2012 presidential campaign will not be participating in several high profile straw polls this year, prompting immediate pushback from at least one state party chairman.
Romney plans to take a pass on contests in Iowa (where he hasn't seemed prepared to compete anyway), Florida and Michigan."
I think this is a good call by the campaign. Last time, the campaign spent a ton of time, effort and resources on straw polls. This time, as I witnessed first hand last week, the campaign is being very strategic about where they spend money. It is a lean, mean operation. I think it is wise for them to focus on winning the actual primaries and caucuses, instead of spending a lot of money and time on straw poll sideshows.
