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jezebel

(1,772 posts) Sat Feb 11, 2012, 05:25 PM Feb 2012

Romney wins straw poll at CPAC with 38%

Santorum second with 31%
Gingrich third with 15%l
Paul 4th with 12%

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Romney wins straw poll at CPAC with 38% (Original Post) jezebel Feb 2012 OP

Huh? Hard to figure these people. DCBob Feb 2012 #1

Bussing in support helps. nt dmallind Feb 2012 #2

CPAC is an establishment event, not a grassroots event bluestateguy Feb 2012 #3

but this result shows Romney is still considered the top clown. DCBob Feb 2012 #4

Last year Ron Paul won, right? Raine1967 Feb 2012 #5

Lots of Mormons in CPAC? DippyDem Feb 2012 #6

DCBob

(24,689 posts)

1. Huh? Hard to figure these people.

Reply to jezebel (Original post)

Sat Feb 11, 2012, 05:26 PM

Feb 2012

dmallind

(10,437 posts)

2. Bussing in support helps. nt

Reply to jezebel (Original post)

Sat Feb 11, 2012, 05:30 PM

Feb 2012

bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)

3. CPAC is an establishment event, not a grassroots event

Reply to jezebel (Original post)

Sat Feb 11, 2012, 05:39 PM

Feb 2012

Speaker after speaker, panel after panel is politicians, ex-politicians, captains of industry types, party bosses, pundits and D.C. interest group bosses.

In other words, Romney's people. Not regular Americans.

DCBob

(24,689 posts)

4. but this result shows Romney is still considered the top clown.

Reply to bluestateguy (Reply #3)

Sat Feb 11, 2012, 05:41 PM

Feb 2012

even amongst conservatives... albeit mainstream ones.

Raine1967

(11,589 posts)

5. Last year Ron Paul won, right?

Reply to jezebel (Original post)

Sat Feb 11, 2012, 06:38 PM

Feb 2012

yeahhhh -- I'm sure they are a reliable indicator!

DippyDem

(659 posts)

6. Lots of Mormons in CPAC?

Reply to jezebel (Original post)

Sat Feb 11, 2012, 07:02 PM

Feb 2012

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