well, this is surprising: Ron Paul Wins Presidential Straw Poll at CPAC

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Ron Paul has ended Mitt Romney's three-year run as conservatives' favorite for president, taking 31 percent of the vote in the Conservative Political Action Conference's annual straw poll.

Paul, a Republican congressman from Texas known for his libertarian views, ran for president in 2008 but was never a serious contender for the GOP nomination.

Romney, former Massachusetts governor and also a 2008 GOP candidate, has won the last three presidential straw polls at the annual conference. This year, he came in second, with 22 percent.

Sarah Palin, who didn't attend the conference, was a distant third in the straw poll, with 7 percent, followed by Tim Pawlenty, the Minnesota governor, and Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana.

The straw poll is not binding -- and not necessarily a good forecaster, given that in 2008, John McCain went on to take the party's nomination over Romney.

Results of this year's poll were announced just as the crowd prepared for the conference's keynote speaker, Fox News host Glenn Beck.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/02/20/ron-paul-wins-presidential-straw-poll-cpac/

[WeDidIt]

1. Freepers suspect DNC infiltration

:rofl:

To: PhiKapMom
“group of Tea Party types trying to get organized who are using the Tea Party movement for Paul who claims he started the Tea Party movement”

I have been to two TP local rallies and never heard Ron Paul's name mentioned. This will kill the Tea Party movement. Tea Partiers I know will drop out if this is true.

- sounds like DNC has a hand in this
43 posted on Saturday, February 20, 2010 5:10:19 PM by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-Qaeda" and its allies.)
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2. rimjobby comments on this on freeper thread:

To: onyx

CPAC is now a homosexual RINO fest.

11 posted on Saturday, February 20, 2010 5:47:23 PM by Jim Robinson (JUST VOTE THEM OUT! teapartyexpress.org)
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:rofl:


bigot fuckwad.

[Mike 03]

3. Kick and Rec. NT

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4. Not surprising to me in the least

The RW abandoned whatever it was conservatism stood for decades ago. They are mainly libertarians now, if not libertines.