Mitt Romney Wins CPAC Straw Poll
Mitt Romney wins straw poll at CPAC by 35%, McCain in second and in third Huckabee. It is obvious McCain and Huckster are not favorites by Conservatives, including myself. Go MITT!!
WASHINGTON — Talk about cold comfort.This poll is revealing.....
Mitt Romney, who dropped out of the Republican presidential race on Thursday, won a straw poll of conservative activists on Saturday, edging out likely nominee John McCain.
Ballots for the straw poll conducted at the Conservatives Political Action Conference were collected Thursday morning through Friday afternoon. Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, quit the race in a midday speech to the conference on Thursday.
In the straw poll vote, Romney got 35 percent and McCain 34 percent. Mike Huckabee and Rep. Ron Paul of Texas tied with 12 percent.
Romney won the straw poll at the conference last year.
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