This news just came across the wire not more then 30 minutes ago. It is official, Ron Paul has won a straw poll that was conducted by the notorious CPAC. You can see one of the speaker’s remarks here. Although this remark is one of less-professional of the bunch. But, calling your president a cocaine abuser seems to be popular.
Anyways, this is great news for Republicans. Ron Paul has an actual chance of winning an election against Obama, maybe the only person with a chance. He is smart, can debate, has his facts in a row and is not afraid to say the things that will put Obama in an awkward position. He can say them in a way that is meaningful, something that Palin, Boehner and others fail to do. (They just preach hate anyways)
Rep. Ron Paul not only won this straw poll, but he did so with 31% of the vote. Mitt Romney placed second at 22%, but he will never win an election almost solely because he is Mormon. Which is too bad that religion plays such a strong role in electing a leader.
This news has also shown that Republicans are not warming up to Tim Pawlenty’s version of conservatism. Which, until recently, was more liberal then others. ( As soon as T-Pa thought about the nomination he knew he no longer needed Minnesota, so he has tried to make himself seem more conservative, ex: veto, veto veto)
The bad news? Well, Sarah Palin was still mentioned in this running, which is just horrible for any person with any conservative belief. (It is like a liberal who was in love with McGovern, it is great and all, but he can’t win)
Sarah placed third behind people who have a rational and logical platform. That is great news! Maybe, just maybe, the Republicans will start with solid debate that is backed by evidence and something other then rhetoric and propaganda (see Fox News).
Maybe, just maybe, Ron Paul, Tim Pawlenty or Mitt Romney will get the nomination, which would be a huge slap in the face for the Religious right. None of these people represent the religious right; they represent the old-school fiscal conservative (who was almost dead because of Reagan, Bush and Bush jr.).
That is all great news! Many of you are wondering, what the hell is this guy talking about? Isn’t he progressive and liberal? Well, yes I am! I also believe in the multi-party system, we need more then one-party to succeed as a country. So, having a strong fiscal conservative (including military) voice for the Republicans would be a major turning point for the USA. Even though I would most likely continue to support Obama, if Ron Paul ran he could make my decision a lot harder then what I ever could imagine.
By ERIC ROPER, Star Tribune
Last update: February 20, 2010 – 5:49 PM
WASHINGTON – Gov. Tim Pawlenty placed fourth in a straw poll of potential Republican presidential candidates Saturday at a conservative conference in the nation’s capital, finishing far behind the winner: Texas Rep. Ron Paul.
Pawlenty, who spoke at the high-profile Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Friday, captured 6 percent of the nearly 2,400 votes cast, compared with Paul’s 31 percent.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts placed second with 22 percent, and former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin barely edged out Pawlenty with 7 percent.
The crowd booed when the results were displayed, apparently a jibe at Paul’s win.
The CPAC straw poll is often seen as an early bellwether of a presidential candidate. Pawlenty said last week that he did not anticipate faring very well.
“I’m still not well known nationally and won’t register on most polls. … The familiarity with me is low, much less the support level,” Pawlenty said.
Not one of the dozen people randomly queried by the Star Tribune leaving the straw poll said they had voted for Pawlenty.
New York resident Dustin Reid said he voted for Paul because the lawmaker defends the Constitution aid is a “true fiscal conservative.”
“To be honest, I don’t know much about [Pawlenty],” Reid said. “I hear his name in the news and I’ve read about him a little bit, but I really don’t know where he stands on certain issues.”
Hayley Tsukayama and Rachel E. Stassen-Berger contributed to this report.
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