Sat Feb 11, 2012, 04:27 PM
onehandle (35,507 posts)
Romney wins The Washington Times/CPAC Straw Poll
Mitt Romney won The Washington Times/CPAC Presidential Straw Poll on Saturday, and also nipped Rick Santorum as the top choice of conservatives nationwide, according to a new version of the poll conducted for the first time this year that suggests Mr. Romney retains strong support among self-identified conservatives.
Mr. Romney won 38 percent of the straw poll, which counted the votes of 3,408 activists gathered for the Conservative Political Action Conference, which ran from Thursday through Saturday at a hotel in Washington. Mr. Santorum was second with 31 percent, Newt Gingrich was third with 15 percent and Rep. Ron Paul was fourth with 12 percent — far below his showing the last two years, when he won with 31 in 2010 and 30 percent in 2011. In the national survey, meanwhile, Mr. Romney barely topped Mr. Santorum 27 percent to 25 percent, with Mr. Gingrich in third place at 20 percent and Mr. Paul again trailing at 8 percent. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/feb/11/romney-wins-washington-timescpac-straw-poll/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS The fix is in.
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| Author | Time | Post | |
| onehandle | Feb 2012 | OP | |
| Cooley Hurd | Feb 2012 | #1 | |
| oberliner | Feb 2012 | #2 | |
| DippyDem | Feb 2012 | #18 | |
| RZM | Feb 2012 | #3 | |
| JoePhilly | Feb 2012 | #8 | |
| MarkCharles | Feb 2012 | #4 | |
| Gore1FL | Feb 2012 | #15 | |
| MarkCharles | Feb 2012 | #26 | |
| Tx4obama | Feb 2012 | #5 | |
| stockholmer | Feb 2012 | #6 | |
| SoapBox | Feb 2012 | #7 | |
| CAPHAVOC | Feb 2012 | #9 | |
| book_worm | Feb 2012 | #10 | |
| angrychair | Feb 2012 | #13 | |
| CAPHAVOC | Feb 2012 | #22 | |
| jberryhill | Feb 2012 | #11 | |
| CAPHAVOC | Feb 2012 | #14 | |
| DemocracyInaction | Feb 2012 | #12 | |
| whistler162 | Feb 2012 | #16 | |
| Cognitive_Resonance | Feb 2012 | #17 | |
| rocktivity | Feb 2012 | #19 | |
| CAPHAVOC | Feb 2012 | #20 | |
| sofa king | Feb 2012 | #21 | |
| jaysunb | Feb 2012 | #23 | |
| underpants | Feb 2012 | #24 | |
| tfrey1225 | Feb 2012 | #25 | |
| NeonDog | Feb 2012 | #27 | |
| ProgressoDem | Feb 2012 | #28 | |
| Major Hogwash | Feb 2012 | #29 |
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 04:30 PM
Cooley Hurd (20,724 posts)
1. "Romney wins The CPAC Straw Poll"-Headline I NEVER EVER thought I'd see...
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I believe an arctic snap has hit Hell!
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 04:32 PM
oberliner (22,156 posts)
2. Wow
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This whole primary is just all over the map!
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Response to oberliner (Reply #2)
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 05:53 PM
DippyDem (420 posts)
18. Wow is right! I thought it was anyone but Mitt. n/t
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 04:42 PM
RZM (8,298 posts)
3. Not surprised at all
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Romney has a modest but noticeable bedrock level of support. And even some of the most dyed-in-the-wool hardcore conservatives know deep down that Lil' Ricky doesn't stand a chance.
And LOL. Newt at 15 percent. Wonder who he's going to blame that on? |
Response to RZM (Reply #3)
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 05:05 PM
JoePhilly (16,017 posts)
8. Clearly, the Liberal wing of CPAC!!
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 04:42 PM
MarkCharles (2,261 posts)
4. A bunch of conservatives getting a free trip to DC and
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Last edited Sat Feb 11, 2012, 04:44 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1) 2% to 7% separated the top three from each other?
This is not news, this is what we called in the journalism business MADE-UP news. Really, there's what 2000 people there? 3000? Less than 1/100th of one percent of Americans there? And between them 7% difference in the first 3 candidates? That comes down to about 200 votes from first to third place. And how many of those 200 were black, gay, women, poor? Let's be real. |
Response to MarkCharles (Reply #4)
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 05:25 PM
Gore1FL (11,690 posts)
15. How many GOP voters
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are black, gay, women, or poor?
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Response to Gore1FL (Reply #15)
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 07:16 PM
MarkCharles (2,261 posts)
26. probably less than 3000
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or maybe 5000 at most.
None of which were at this convention, I assure you. I bet there were 0 gay people there, for sure. |
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 04:44 PM
Tx4obama (29,048 posts)
5. They announced that this year the vote was done ONLINE. So, no paper back-up ;) n/t
Response to Tx4obama (Reply #5)
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 04:55 PM
stockholmer (3,751 posts)
6. typical eh? I do not see any integrity left in most of the voting process
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There has been so much mud thrown in the water since 2000 that no one can see the true bottom.
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 05:02 PM
SoapBox (5,828 posts)
7. Around and around the GOPathetic/Bagger Clown Car goes...
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and where will it finally stop?
Who knows. Who the HELL cares! ...the final one to crawl out will be a loser anyway. |
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 05:08 PM
CAPHAVOC (1,138 posts)
9. Go! Mitt Whigney!
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 05:13 PM
book_worm (10,955 posts)
10. Again the establishment wants Romney not the rank and file
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The establishment wants to get this primary over and get on with the campaign against Obama and so they are willing to swallow Romney to do it.
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Response to book_worm (Reply #10)
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 05:24 PM
angrychair (298 posts)
13. Ughhhhh
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have to do it....can't help self....resist I can not....
I'm sure some of them are willing to swallow Santorum |
Response to book_worm (Reply #10)
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 06:16 PM
CAPHAVOC (1,138 posts)
22. Are you sure?
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The GOP looks so bad it looks like they are taking a dive. They may be trying to lose. Even lose the house. Could this be a trick? Maybe they see the collapse coming and don't want the blame. If they are not taking a dive they are really pathetic.
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 05:19 PM
jberryhill (29,904 posts)
11. Majority votes against Rmoney again
Response to jberryhill (Reply #11)
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 05:24 PM
CAPHAVOC (1,138 posts)
14. Mitt Monmey?
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 05:21 PM
DemocracyInaction (2,495 posts)
12. only two votes count!
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This marathon bullshit parade of America's sickest puppies rests on two votes : the Nazi brothers Koch...
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 05:27 PM
whistler162 (5,640 posts)
16. On to the wheat poll then the barley poll!
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 05:37 PM
Cognitive_Resonance (985 posts)
17. Only 38% in a four way race. Weak. nt
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 05:59 PM
rocktivity (36,633 posts)
19. Yum!
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The CPAC poll isn't surprising, but the national poll being a wash IS.
It's official now -- R-money does NOT have GOP voter love, and is in BIG trouble. rocktivity |
Response to rocktivity (Reply #19)
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 06:12 PM
CAPHAVOC (1,138 posts)
20. If Paul wins Maine there will be the sound of silence. From the GOP.
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 06:16 PM
sofa king (8,709 posts)
21. How'd they keep out the moRons this time?
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 06:23 PM
jaysunb (7,979 posts)
23. Let It Be (Romney)
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 06:25 PM
underpants (105,621 posts)
24. Way to fall completely in line chattle
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Appaerently Rush Limbaugh has NO influece any more.
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 06:33 PM
tfrey1225 (34 posts)
25. I see the GOP
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eventually settling on Mitt Romney despite the recent Santorum surge. However I don't think enough people would be enthused enough about Romney and the turnout will be really low on the GOP side.
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 07:38 PM
NeonDog (111 posts)
27. Proving CPAC members can't live up to their own (sleazy) standards...
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In their effort to defeat the "black man"...CONservatives prove how weak their ideology really is...of course they've always compromised with the bigot so this should come as no surprise...
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sun Feb 12, 2012, 01:17 AM
ProgressoDem (219 posts)
28. As asinine as CPAC is, they're still not as moronic as Republican voters at large.
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Thus why I think Santorum will be the GOP nominee --- or mortally wound Mitt in his attempt.
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sun Feb 12, 2012, 01:28 PM
Major Hogwash (12,370 posts)
29. This makes Ron Paul the kingmaker of the GOP presidential campaign.
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If Ron Paul drops out and his supporters split with half of his supporters going for Santorum, and the other half go for Gingrich, Santorum will effectively tie with Romney in a "winner takes nothing" campaign that stretches out the GOP presidential candidate nominating race until their convention.
As it is now, Romney can't get above the 40 percent approval rating of his own party. Nearly guaranteeing a long campaign battle to become the nominee. Michael Steele said the other day that this was to be expected this year when the GOP changed their rules for the nominating process last year. He acted like it was all planned this way by design. He also said that this year's format was to provide the GOP party with more transparency. Thus proving for all time that Steele is a frickin' moron because the GOP party does not work well with transparency. They work better when they go behind closed doors in their caucuses and come out of the room united, rather than doing their political infighting in the public arena for all to see. |

