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[h=1]Ron Paul wins conservative voter straw poll[/h]http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/oct/8/ron-paul-wins-conservative-voter-straw-poll/
Rep. Ron Paul easily won a Republican presidential candidate straw poll Saturday at the conservative Values Voter Summit in Washington, while two of the most popular candidates in the race — Ron Perry and Mitt Romney — finished near the bottom.
Mr. Paul won with 37 percent of the vote, while Herman Cain, who has been surging in the polls recently, finished in second with 23 percent. Former Massachusetts governor Rick Santorum finished third with 16 percent.
“Dr. Paul’s standing among Christian conservative voters is growing as people become more familiar with the man as well as the message,â€said Paul presidential Campaign Chairman Jesse Benton.
Mr. Perry and Rep. Michele Bachmann officially tied for fourth place with 8 percent of the vote, although Mr. Perry’s 167 votes was 10 more than Mrs. Bachmann’s tally. Mr. Romney, who has struggled to win the support of conservative voters, had 4 percent.
Newt Gingrich finished second-from-bottom with 3 percent, while Jon Huntsman, the only major GOP presidential candidate who declined to attend the weekend event, finished last with less than 1 percent of the vote.
** FILE ** Ron Paul (Associated Press)
Mr. Paul, an outspoken Texan whose libertarian-leanings often don’t sit well with conservatives in his party, trails significantly in most national polls. But his fiercely loyal band of supporters often show up in mass for Republican straw polls, pushing him near or at the top of the table in those contests.
More than 600 people registered for the three-day Values Voter Summit on Saturday morning just prior to the straw poll’s noon closing time, with many, if not most, believed to be Paul supporters.
Event organizer Tony Perkins, an influential figure in the American conservative movement, declined to say if he was disappointed in the poll results, instead saying that “the field is still somewhat fluid.â€
“Ron Paul and his campaign is very well organized in showing up for straw polls,†said Mr. Perkins, president of the Family Research Council’s lobbying political action committee.
Mr. Perkins, when asked to explain why Mr. Perry and Mr. Romney did so poorly in the poll, suggested that conservative voters “are still in the process of deciding where they want to go.â€
“This is really a testing ground for what it’s going to take for someone to capture the Republican nomination†for president, he said.
© Copyright 2011 The Washington Times, LLC. Click here for reprint permission.
[h=1]Ron Paul wins conservative voter straw poll[/h]http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/oct/8/ron-paul-wins-conservative-voter-straw-poll/
Rep. Ron Paul easily won a Republican presidential candidate straw poll Saturday at the conservative Values Voter Summit in Washington, while two of the most popular candidates in the race — Ron Perry and Mitt Romney — finished near the bottom.
Mr. Paul won with 37 percent of the vote, while Herman Cain, who has been surging in the polls recently, finished in second with 23 percent. Former Massachusetts governor Rick Santorum finished third with 16 percent.
“Dr. Paul’s standing among Christian conservative voters is growing as people become more familiar with the man as well as the message,â€said Paul presidential Campaign Chairman Jesse Benton.
Mr. Perry and Rep. Michele Bachmann officially tied for fourth place with 8 percent of the vote, although Mr. Perry’s 167 votes was 10 more than Mrs. Bachmann’s tally. Mr. Romney, who has struggled to win the support of conservative voters, had 4 percent.
Newt Gingrich finished second-from-bottom with 3 percent, while Jon Huntsman, the only major GOP presidential candidate who declined to attend the weekend event, finished last with less than 1 percent of the vote.
** FILE ** Ron Paul (Associated Press)Mr. Paul, an outspoken Texan whose libertarian-leanings often don’t sit well with conservatives in his party, trails significantly in most national polls. But his fiercely loyal band of supporters often show up in mass for Republican straw polls, pushing him near or at the top of the table in those contests.
More than 600 people registered for the three-day Values Voter Summit on Saturday morning just prior to the straw poll’s noon closing time, with many, if not most, believed to be Paul supporters.
Event organizer Tony Perkins, an influential figure in the American conservative movement, declined to say if he was disappointed in the poll results, instead saying that “the field is still somewhat fluid.â€
“Ron Paul and his campaign is very well organized in showing up for straw polls,†said Mr. Perkins, president of the Family Research Council’s lobbying political action committee.
Mr. Perkins, when asked to explain why Mr. Perry and Mr. Romney did so poorly in the poll, suggested that conservative voters “are still in the process of deciding where they want to go.â€
“This is really a testing ground for what it’s going to take for someone to capture the Republican nomination†for president, he said.
© Copyright 2011 The Washington Times, LLC. Click here for reprint permission.
CS, glad you're scaling back on the hellivision. We 86'd the cable pert near a year ago. I've only "missed" it for a few football games (& UFC on Spike).