By now, most of you have already heard that Ron Paul has won the CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) Presidential Straw Poll for a second straight year with 30% of the vote.
Ron Paul ran in the 2008 Presidential race but was never much of a contender for the Republican nomination. To top it all off a Public Policy Poll of the top eight prospective candidates has him much closer to the bottom.
While the Ronulans boisterously supported their favorite candidate at the conference, it is likely that his base was more motivated to participate in the straw poll as Sarah Palin didn’t even attend. With no truly announced candidates in the race, this poll was nothing more than a way to keep Paul’s supporters energized.
Further proof of CPAC’s poll’s worthlessness is seeing Mitt Romney (he who created socialized health care in Massachusettes) come in with a very strong second place finish (23%). Romney had managed to win the CPAC straw poll in 2007, 2008 and 2009 but still didn’t manage the 2008 Republican nomination. That’s 0 for 2 there CPAC pollsters.
Paul and Romney are the last two candidates that have a chance at the Republican nomination .. well, other than Newt Gingrich.
Really? Mike Huckabee??? We’re doomed.
I don’t think Huckabee will run. He has too much of a good thing going. Ron can’t win the primary and I hope Mitt can’t.
Right now I’m finding more people that I don’t want to see run than I can find to support. Seems like it starts this way every time then we end up with McCain or some crap.
I hear ya both. Mitt is a flip-floppy, McCain-like, say anything candidate.
Paul is just way out there on some things and I can’t support him.
I’m looking at Mitch Daniels, Maybe Pawlenty – I’m still looking around. It’s early yet.
My definitely nots:
– Newt
– Ron Paul
– Romney
Gary Johnson is quite a viable condidate, IMO. Proven fiscal hawk/ budget chopper, been out of politics for a bit, strong solid cons. creds. Check him out here at CDN Lets us know of anything we may have missed on him, pros or cons.
How did Sarah do in the conference poll?
The full results: Sarah Palin 3%
Texas Rep. Ron Paul: 30 percent
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney: 23 percent
Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson: 6 percent
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie: 6 percent
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich: 5 percent
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty: 4 percent
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann: 4 percent
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels: 4 percent
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin: 3 percent
Former talk show host Herman Cain: 2 percent
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee: 2 percent
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum: 2 percent
South Dakota Sen. John Thune: 2 percent
U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman: 1 percent
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour: 1 percent
Others: 5 percent
Undecided: 1 percent
Tom Tancredo is the one candidate, announced or otherwise, whom I would support for president. He’s the only one among the GOP pack with the guts to say things about mass Third World immigration (i.e., the need to end it) that are banned from polite company. Go, Tom, go!
Seek certainly had to brush the cobwebs off to find this one. BUT…it’s not too early to start the ball moving!!!We have a super steep hill to climb & in just 2 years another election! Another chance to score bit time. Re-elections seem to bring out an effort to actually listen & act on ‘why’ they got elected the first time!! Put them on notice NOW while you’re vetting others. (there just might be a Ted Cruz in your neighborhood)