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CPAC 2011: Ron Paul’s Last Straw With YAF (Time for Paulies to Grow Up)

February 13, 2011 by 5 Comments

-By Warner Todd Huston

Ron Paul may have won the CPAC straw poll but he’s lost Young Americans for Freedom, a conservative, college Republican-style organization to which he used to belong. Just as the results of the straw poll were revealed YAF announced they were kicking Paul out of the organization.

This is a pretty big deal, too. If you aren’t aware, Paul served on YAF’s board of advisors for more than two decades, he’s commented positively about YAF on the floor of the House in the past, and was once awarded the Guardian of Freedom award, YAF’s top honor.

This break is a hard one, indeed, and it’s mostly over Paul’s simple-minded foreign policy ideas.
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CPAC 2011: Ron Paul Wins CPAC Poll Again, Beats Romney by 7 Percent

February 12, 2011 by 2 Comments

-By Warner Todd Huston


Once again Congressman Ron Paul of Texas has won the CPAC straw poll. Paul took 30 percent of those polled this year. Former Governor Mitt Romney took second place with 23 percent of the vote.

Naturally when Paul’s name came out on top the Paulies erupted in glee.

To see a bigger shot of the results on the jumbo screen, click on the images below.


First choice results


First choice results coupled with second choice

Full first choice poll results:

  • Congressman Ron Paul (Teas): 30%
  • Mitt Romney (Mass.): 23%
  • Former NM Gov. Gary Johnson: 6%
  • NJ Gov. Chris Christie: 6%
  • Newt Gingrich: 5%
  • Former Minn. Gov. Tim Pawlenty: 4%
  • Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann: 4%
  • Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels: 4%
  • Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin: 3%
  • Businessman Herman Cain: 2%
  • Former Ark. Gov. Mike Huckabee: 2%
  • Former Penn. Senator Rick Santorum: 2%
  • So. Dakota Senator John Thune: 2%
  • Fomer Utah Gov. John Hunstman: 1%
  • Miss. Governor Haley Barbour: 1%
  • Other: 5%
  • Undecided: 1%

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