Politics DailyPolitics Daily

  • HOME
  • ABOUT
  • COLUMNISTS
  • TOPICS
  • THE CAPITOLIST
  • WOMAN UP
  • DAILY FLOTUS
  • JUST IN
  • THE CRAM
  • CONTACT

    Stay in Touch

  • Inside Politics Daily

    CPAC: Romney Wins Straw Poll

    Posted:
    02/28/09

    Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, for the third straight year, won the CPAC straw poll with 20 percent of the straw poll vote.

    Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal came in second with 14 percent of the conservatives at the annual Washington gathering. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and former presidential candidate Ron Paul tied for third (each garnering 13 percent). Former Speaker Newt Gingrich came in fifth, with 10 percent of the straw poll vote.


    Unlike presidential years -- when operatives "work" the vote -- Romney's victory may be more telling because it appears to be purely organic.


    Complete results are as follows:


    Mitt Romney - 20 percent
    Bobby Jindal - 14 percent
    Sarah Palin - 13 percent
    Ron Paul - 13 percent
    Newt Gingrich - 10 percent
    Mike Huckabee - 7 percent
    Mark Sanford - 4 percent
    Rudy Giuliani - 3 percent
    Tim Pawlenty - 2 percent
    Charlie Crist - 1 percent




    Follow PoliticsDaily On Facebook and Twitter

    Matt Lewis

    Matt Lewis is a writer and commentator based in Alexandria, VA ... more

    Contact Matt Lewis

    subscribe to: RSS email: Matt Lewis
    • Happening Right Now

       
    Politics Daily on Facebook

    Other News

     
    News Logo