As I predicted yesterday, [mc_name name=’Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)’ chamber=’senate’ mcid=’P000603′ ] won the 2015 CPAC Straw poll for the third time in a row:
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- [mc_name name=’Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)’ chamber=’senate’ mcid=’P000603′ ] – 26%
- Scott Walker – 21%
- [mc_name name=’Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)’ chamber=’senate’ mcid=’C001098′ ] – 17%
- Ben Carson – 11%
- Jeb Bush – 8%
- [mc_name name=’Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)’ chamber=’senate’ mcid=’R000595′ ] – 4%
- Donald Trump – 3.5%
- Chris Christie – 2.8%
- Bobby Jindal – 0.9%
- Sarah Palin – 0.8%
- Mike Huckabee 0.3%
- John Bolton 0.3%
- [mc_name name=’Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)’ chamber=’senate’ mcid=’G000359′ ] 0.1%
- George Pataki – 0.1%
- Undecided – 1.0
- Other 0.7%
There is an art to winning these sort of straw polls. You organize a campaign, bus in supporters and make a media splash. Paul’s father was good at it as well. Other than a few bragging rights and helping to convince people to contribute to you, it just doesn’t matter.
Results Courtesy of the Washington Times.
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