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Rand Paul wins The Washington Times-CPAC 2013 Straw Poll
The Washington Times ^ | 3/16/13 | Sephen Divan and Diane Sherfiinski

Posted on 03/16/2013 2:40:59 PM PDT by advance_copy

Marco Rubio takes second place -

Sen. Rand Paul won the 2013 Washington Times-CPAC presidential preference straw poll Saturday, and Sen. Marco Rubio was a close second, easily outdistancing the rest of the field and signaling the rise of a new generation of conservative leaders who will take the Republican Party into the 2016 election.

Mr. Paul won 25 percent of the vote, and Mr. Rubio collected 23 percent. Former Sen. Rick Santorum was third with just 8 percent, New JerseyGov. Chris Christie — who was not invited to speak at the three-day Conservative Political Action Conference — was next with 7 percent, and Rep. Paul D. Ryan, the GOP’s vice presidential nominee last year, was fifth with 6 percent.

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KEYWORDS: 2013; 2016; 2016strawpolls; cpac; paul2016
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Sounds good to me.


101 posted on 03/16/2013 10:00:22 PM PDT by Monorprise
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To: advance_copy
I hope Rand, Rubio, Palin, Cruz and any other conservatives understand that they need to remain alert ,and be leery of the other democrat party (known as "republicans")- Who will be trying EVERYTHING/Every dirty trick in the book, to make sure that they are NOT nominated in 2016.

I hope they are thinking about how they are going to handle the boat load of BS that's about to be unleashed on them.

Looks like Christy/Bush or Bush/Christy is the chosen ticket for the 2016 Gee-we-don't-know-why-we-lost-again election loss.

Why go for half measures?

McCain/Romney for 2016.

Or McCain/ Christy 2016

Of course the question for conservative candidates is- What are you going to do when you figure out that the party you belong to has no intention of EVER letting you run?

102 posted on 03/16/2013 10:05:53 PM PDT by Pajamajan (Pray for our nation. Thank the Lord for everything you have. Don't wait. Do it today.)
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To: advance_copy

A Ted Cruz/Tom McClintock ticket for ‘16 POTUS would be good, but there are plenty of candidate possibilities from other people who are true conservatives. I, also, like Senator Rand Paul, except for his Libertarian positions on most foreign policy issues-Rand’s major weakness, IMHO. Unfortunately, too many of the other possibilities for ‘16 GOP POTUS practice RINO Republicanism. I curious as to how many CPAC attendees who voted the way that they did knew which of the candidates are for amnesty for illegal immigrants as well as which of the candidates are not for amnesty for illegal immigrants.


103 posted on 03/16/2013 10:16:26 PM PDT by johnthebaptistmoore (The world continues to be stuck in a "all leftist, all of the time" funk. BUNK THE FUNK!)
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To: advance_copy

Hasn’t Rubio been as flaky as a pastry crust?


104 posted on 03/16/2013 11:39:18 PM PDT by wastedyears (I'm a gamer not because I choose to have no life, but because I choose to have many.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Ted Cruz I believe was born in Canada!!!


105 posted on 03/17/2013 12:21:21 AM PDT by tallyhoe
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To: willardwx
This is so great. Paul is now the leader of the conservatives!!

Not while he pushes defacto Amnesty, or as he calls it, "Normalization", or wants to soften the GOP message on the social issues.

That may make him the leader of Libertarians, or even Republicans, but removes him from the conservative category.
106 posted on 03/17/2013 12:24:01 AM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: SunkenCiv

That article you keep posting about Rand Paul is totaly false. Notice that there is not a single quote that matches the outrageous headline. His position on gay marriage is that marriage should be between a man and a woman but it should be removed from the tax code. I don’t know how you can then jump to the conclusion that he is in favor of gay marriage. Your source is just not reliable. The article is hit piece.


107 posted on 03/17/2013 2:23:55 AM PDT by BarnacleCenturion
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To: SoConPubbie

“That may make him the leader of Libertarians, or even Republicans, but removes him from the conservative category. “

LMAO, if you say so..

/s

Read the article. The largest Conservative Political Action Committee in the country just selected Rand Paul as their guy.


108 posted on 03/17/2013 2:37:57 AM PDT by BarnacleCenturion
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To: tallyhoe

Oh my, there you people go again.

Born in Canada. Oh my/TO AN AMERICAN MOTHER WHO HAD HER BABY WHILE WORKING IN CANADA.

Ted knows he was born in Canada. Ya think? He also knows more about the Constitution and laws and interpretation of laws than you. Just a tiny bit more...

Hint: you need to do some research, or, do MORE research if you’ve done any.

Then, you might learn that Ted Cruz says he is a natural born citizen and is eligible to run and you might learn WHY that is.


109 posted on 03/17/2013 4:24:49 AM PDT by txrangerette ("...hold to the truth; speak without fear..."(Glenn Beck))
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To: BarnacleCenturion

He was virtually tied by Marco Rubio. Then add in all the votes for someone OTHER than Rand Paul, or Rubio for that matter, and you have the truth, instead of fuzzy math. To say he was chosen by them is not mathematically true. He barely edged out another, and the two of them got less than half the votes. Math. Do the math.


110 posted on 03/17/2013 4:28:59 AM PDT by txrangerette ("...hold to the truth; speak without fear..."(Glenn Beck))
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To: willardwx

Have you consulted Ted Cruz about “natural born citizen”?

He might know a little something about it, being a constitutional lawer and all...

I COULD link you to his pronouncements on that, but that would allow you to be lazy so I won’t...


111 posted on 03/17/2013 4:39:22 AM PDT by txrangerette ("...hold to the truth; speak without fear..."(Glenn Beck))
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Ted Cruz could speak well till he is blue in the face. But the communists who currently run this country and their useful idiots in the MSM will not allow this CANADIAN BORN conservative run for president because of his birthplace. Meanwhile our _resident is a Kenyan born, Indonesia bred MARXIST ALIEN!


112 posted on 03/17/2013 4:52:15 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: txrangerette

He didn’t even put much effort into it and still won it.

This is just the start...


113 posted on 03/17/2013 5:27:57 AM PDT by JohnPDuncan
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To: BfloGuy

We have plenty of time to watch and question.

Actually, we don’t. Conservatives need to unify behind a single candidate within the next 12 months.


114 posted on 03/17/2013 5:32:55 AM PDT by freedomfiter2 (Brutal acts of commission and yawning acts of omission both strengthen the hand of the devil.)
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To: Vince Ferrer
How’d McCain do?

"GRIDLOCK!!!"


115 posted on 03/17/2013 5:43:19 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: tallyhoe

Sean Hannity Declares Canadian-Born Ted Cruz Eligible To Be President


116 posted on 03/17/2013 5:44:35 AM PDT by deport
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To: JohnPDuncan

I’m not belittling it.

I’m just not letting it be overstated.

But please, you’re obviously here to pound and pound and pound for the Pauls.

I’m not going to waste my time replying over and over to someone who is here for that purpose.

I weigh in now and again with what I believe to be factual posts, to contribute something to the conservative cause.

That’s about it.


117 posted on 03/17/2013 5:48:25 AM PDT by txrangerette ("...hold to the truth; speak without fear..."(Glenn Beck))
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To: deport; tallyhoe

There’s plenty available from Ted Cruz himself about eligibility and natural born. What Hannity says about it isn’t as telling to me as what the man himself says. You could always post a link to what Cruz says about it. I would, but that would enable all those posting their self-made conclusions to be lazy lay-abouts.


118 posted on 03/17/2013 5:54:00 AM PDT by txrangerette ("...hold to the truth; speak without fear..."(Glenn Beck))
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To: Red in Blue PA

Cruz’IN with Rand, 2016.


119 posted on 03/17/2013 6:23:25 AM PDT by TArcher ("TO SECURE THESE RIGHTS, governments are instituted among men" -- Does that still work?)
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To: GeronL
The libertarians have been stuffing vote for this straw poll forever, Ron Paul won it how many times?

Like last year, when Romney won the 2012 CPAC straw poll with 38%?

120 posted on 03/17/2013 7:26:02 AM PDT by ecomcon
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