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Rand Paul wins CPAC straw poll.
Posted on 3/8/14 at 5:06 pm
Posted on 3/8/14 at 5:06 pm
Wins 31% of vote. Cruz finishes distant 2nd with 11%
Anyone surprised?
Results:
31 KY Senator Rand Paul
11 TX Senator Ted Cruz
9 Neurosurgeon Ben Carson
8 NJ Governor Chris Christie
7 Former PA Senator Rick Santorum
7 WI Governor Scott Walker
6 FL Senator Marco Rubio
3 TX Governor Rick Perry
3 WI Congressman Paul Ryan
2 Former AR Governor Mike Huckabee
2 LA Governor Bobby Jindal
2 Former AK Governor Sarah Palin
2 Former Sec. of State Condoleezza Rice
1 Former IN Governor Mitch Daniels
1 OH Governor John Kasich
1 IN Governor Mike Pence
1 OH Senator Rob Portman
1 SD Senator John Thune
1 Business Executive Donald Trump
1 Former FL Congressman Allen West
* NH Senator Kelly Ayotte
* KS Governor Sam Brownback
* SC Governor Nikki Haley
* NM Governor Susana Martinez
* SC Senator Tim Scott
Read more: LINK
Anyone surprised?
Results:
31 KY Senator Rand Paul
11 TX Senator Ted Cruz
9 Neurosurgeon Ben Carson
8 NJ Governor Chris Christie
7 Former PA Senator Rick Santorum
7 WI Governor Scott Walker
6 FL Senator Marco Rubio
3 TX Governor Rick Perry
3 WI Congressman Paul Ryan
2 Former AR Governor Mike Huckabee
2 LA Governor Bobby Jindal
2 Former AK Governor Sarah Palin
2 Former Sec. of State Condoleezza Rice
1 Former IN Governor Mitch Daniels
1 OH Governor John Kasich
1 IN Governor Mike Pence
1 OH Senator Rob Portman
1 SD Senator John Thune
1 Business Executive Donald Trump
1 Former FL Congressman Allen West
* NH Senator Kelly Ayotte
* KS Governor Sam Brownback
* SC Governor Nikki Haley
* NM Governor Susana Martinez
* SC Senator Tim Scott
Read more: LINK
This post was edited on 3/8/14 at 5:12 pm
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Posted on 3/8/14 at 5:14 pm to LSUGrrrl
Nope. He won it last year. I thought his speech was good but he seemed a little drained. Like he didn't get any sleep for 3 days.
Posted on 3/8/14 at 5:18 pm to LSUGrrrl
And by a wide margin.
There's no doubt Rand is the GOP's best shot. He has a good message and outreach to new constituencies that the GOP needs to make gains with in order to win elections. He is also a principled man who will stick by his beliefs, and his track record proves it.
I really hope he gets the nomination. At this point I don't really see who else even comes close enough to be considered a viable alternative. Scott Walker maybe? Christie is done, Rubio is done. Santorum =
There's no doubt Rand is the GOP's best shot. He has a good message and outreach to new constituencies that the GOP needs to make gains with in order to win elections. He is also a principled man who will stick by his beliefs, and his track record proves it.
I really hope he gets the nomination. At this point I don't really see who else even comes close enough to be considered a viable alternative. Scott Walker maybe? Christie is done, Rubio is done. Santorum =
Posted on 3/8/14 at 5:18 pm to Zach
His voice was hoarse, too.
Posted on 3/8/14 at 5:22 pm to LSUGrrrl
Bobby J bringing the pain at 2. 
Posted on 3/8/14 at 5:30 pm to skinny domino
I'm a big fan of Ben Carson
Posted on 3/8/14 at 5:31 pm to hsfolk
quote:The good Doctor!
I'm a big fan of Ben Carson
Posted on 3/8/14 at 5:32 pm to Jbird
Would make heads explode.
Posted on 3/8/14 at 5:33 pm to LSUGrrrl
Paul - Carson?
Posted on 3/8/14 at 5:33 pm to deltaland
quote:
Christie is done, Rubio is done.
No one is "done" - it's early March of 2014.
Posted on 3/8/14 at 5:33 pm to LSUGrrrl
No doubt the explosion would be epic.
Posted on 3/8/14 at 5:35 pm to LSUGrrrl
I think Paul is the best hope to stop the 8-year nightmare from turning into a 12-year nightmare.
Of all the candidates, I could see him being the most effective at convincing people in the middle that the media's negative narrative concerning the GOP candidate is false. Imo, that's a huge factor, too, because the media uses their considerable clout to portray the conservative candidate in a negative way every time.
That was my biggest problem with Romney. He almost never fought back. You have to fight back. In Paul's case, I think the more people see of him, the more they will like him. Who knows? His candidacy just might cause a lot of generally unaware people to wake up to the truth about the extent of media bias in this country.
Of all the candidates, I could see him being the most effective at convincing people in the middle that the media's negative narrative concerning the GOP candidate is false. Imo, that's a huge factor, too, because the media uses their considerable clout to portray the conservative candidate in a negative way every time.
That was my biggest problem with Romney. He almost never fought back. You have to fight back. In Paul's case, I think the more people see of him, the more they will like him. Who knows? His candidacy just might cause a lot of generally unaware people to wake up to the truth about the extent of media bias in this country.
Posted on 3/8/14 at 5:39 pm to LSUGrrrl
Rick Santorum still being that high is embarrassing with that many options. I can understand if your only choices were something like Christie, McCain, Susan Collins, Larry Craig, Billy Tauzin, John Alario... but there's much better options than that on the list.
Posted on 3/8/14 at 5:40 pm to BlackHelicopterPilot
Carson would get hammered worse than Thomas ever imagined.
Posted on 3/8/14 at 5:43 pm to Jbird
quote:
Carson would get hammered worse than Thomas ever imagined.
why's that?
Posted on 3/8/14 at 5:44 pm to ragincajun03
quote:
Rick Santorum still being that high is embarrassing with that many options.
Santorum is certainly not a guy I would ever vote for.
But he did come in second in the 2012 primaries, which means that just two years ago he had a decent number of supporters. It's not realistic to think some of those would not support him again.
Posted on 3/8/14 at 5:44 pm to BlackHelicopterPilot
quote:
Paul - Carson?
I'd be good with that but it would get ugly. Would be fun to watch Hillary walk the "that's racist" line.
Posted on 3/8/14 at 5:45 pm to hsfolk
quote:Come on really?
why's that?
Posted on 3/8/14 at 5:46 pm to Jbird
quote:
why's that?Come on really?
im really asking
Posted on 3/8/14 at 5:46 pm to Jbird
They will Uncle Time him, no doubt. But that will be a fine line to walk without losing the AA vote.
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