Rand Paul wins the CPAC straw poll!

[femmocrat]

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has won the Conservative Political Action Conference's annual presidential preference straw poll.


Pollsters announced Saturday that Paul won 26 percent of the votes in the annual survey, giving Paul his third consecutive win in as many years.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker came in second, with 21 percent. Sen. Ted Cruz came in third in the contest with 11.5 percent, followed by retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson with 11.4 percent and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush with 8.3 percent. All of the other names listed received under 5 percent.

Link: http://news.yahoo.com/homeland-crisis-gops-mcmorris-rogers-opts-meeting-212222167--politics.html

Not Walker! LOL

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. Paul. Walker. Cruz. Carson. a punchline in search of a joke!

[villager]

2. Wishing them all chaos and madness during their primary season!

[Turbineguy]

3. I wonder how many people attend CPAC

and walk around spouting crazy shit just for the satisfaction of hearing someone saying "damn right" and meaning it.

[Scootaloo]

4. I hope he's the nominee

But then I was hoping for Herman Cain to run in 2012.

The GOP never gives us fun candidates.

[Jamaal510]

8. ...

The GOP never gives us fun candidates.

[LynneSin]

5. Didn't Bachmann win that 4 years ago

how did that work out for her?

[SnakeEyes]

7. No, you're thinking of Ames

Here is the CPAC history:

1976 Ronald Reagan --
1980 Ronald Reagan --
1984 Ronald Reagan --
1986 Jack Kemp --
1987 Jack Kemp 68%
1993 Jack Kemp --
1995 Phil Gramm --
1998 Steve Forbes 23%
1999 Gary Bauer --
2000 George W. Bush 42%
2005 Rudy Giuliani --
2006 George Allen 22%
2007 Mitt Romney 21%
2008 Mitt Romney 35%
2009 Mitt Romney 20%
2010 Ron Paul 31%
2011 Ron Paul 30%
2012 Mitt Romney 38%
2013 Rand Paul 25%
2014 Rand Paul 31%
2015 Rand Paul 26%

[libdem4life]

6. Reccing this for comedy material. Bush would be the only I can imagine that could

possibly win. Republicans fear Hillary, and probably it's fair to say that at least many Democrats fear Bush, not the least reason of which is the potential to steal the election. Glad the nutjobs have taken care of that little worry.

Actually makes me feel a bit better about a possible Warren candidacy, even though I prefer she stays where she is. I mean can you imagine a Warren/Walker debate? That just gives me a warm feeling. I mean, what's he got on her...that she's from Massachusetts?

Oh, I hope it's Walker in any case.