Ron Paul Wins 2011 CPAC Straw Poll, Sarah Palin Finishes a Distant 9th Place

ABC News ^ | 02/12/2011 | Michael Falcone

[speciallybland]

There more things change the more things change the same.

For the second year in a row, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Tex., emerged as the potential presidential candidate that an active group of conservative activists want to see at the top of the Republican ticket in 2012.

Paul won this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference straw poll by a healthy margin, getting 30 percent of the vote. His nearest competitor was former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who won 23 percent of the vote. Most of the other possible candidates wound up in the low single digits.

Still, Romney's finish was relatively strong given talk that health care reform legislation he championed in Massachusetts -- which includes an individual mandate -- would alienate the conservative base.

The poll should not necessarily be regarded as an accurate indicator of where the Republican electorate actually stands. Many political figures who have won the CPAC straw polls in past years did not go on to win the Republican presidential nomination.

“A year is an eternity in politics,” GOP pollster Tony Fabrizio, who conducted the straw poll, told ABC News.

[NoLibZone]

CPAC

Conservatives for Pot,Poofery and open borders.

Sarah is right in never having attended a single CPAC.

[Eva]

Geez, I forgot to put the link in the post.

A Troubling Influence - An Islamic Fifth Column penetrates the White House

[Eva]

It’s worse than Libertarian. Read my links.

[ken5050]

Curiously, 52% of attendeed at CPAC said, in the poll, they were NOT satisfied with the current field...

[South40]

Ron Paul is a NUT and any so-called “conservative” voting for him is NUTS as well.

As harsh as that may sound it is true.

[luvie]

If this is the best we can do...there is gonna be a third party or a lot of people will stay home!

What a LOSER!...it’s embarrassing....and I’m sure the DIMs are rubbing their hands in glee. Geeeeeeeeeez!

[Berlin_Freeper]

If Ron Paul becomes President the United States will dissolve and the blacks will chase him out of DC.

[traviskicks]

which ideas do you not like:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1944714/posts

[Behind Liberal Lines]

This can’t be true. I thought Princess Sarah was already coronated

hope you've got your flame proof undies on...

[Rational Thought]

Just Brutal. Nope, no bias in that headline.

[PhiloBedo]

All the straw votes money and door prizes can buy.

CPAC = Republican Establishment RINO’s.

[rbmillerjr]

Actually Mitt Romney is the actual front runner.

Enjoy.

[jimbo123]

Curiously, 52% of attendeed at CPAC said, in the poll, they were NOT satisfied with the current field...

With all the homos in attendance at CPAC, this shouldn't be a surprise.

[Moorings]

Didn’t this nimrod vote for the repeal of DADT?!! I guess I am not a Paul kind of conservative.

[toddausauras]

Here’s the thing that should give Palin detractors pause:

Why isn’t he headline “Paul wins Romney loses, or Huck loses”? The reason she can win the nomination is because she has the ability to always control the narrative.

[bwc2221]

What this demonstrates is how different the average CPAC attendee (fiscally conservative College Republican looking for parties and one-nighters) is from the grass roots.

[bwc2221]

What this demonstrates is how different the average CPAC attendee (fiscally conservative College Republican looking for parties and one-nighters) is from the grass roots.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

Allow me to quote, or at least paraphrase, Donald Trump:

"No offense to you Paulbots, but Ron Paul doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of winning!"

[bwc2221]

What this demonstrates is how different the average CPAC attendee (fiscally conservative College Republican looking for parties and one-nighters) is from the grass roots.

[LostInBayport]

Well, CPAC did hang up the “ Poofters Welcome” sign. They have become a joke anyway, just gives the MSM something to yammer about for a few days.

A witty FReeper renamed CPAC FudgePAC on a thread yesterday, and it seems that moniker is appropriate in more ways than one. Cue the photo of Mitt putting on the glove!