CPAC straw poll results

will add my comments after posting

and the Presidential result at the bottom -  because they did not give it until last

balloting from ( AM Thursday until 1 PM today, according to Tony Fabrizio, Republican pollster and strategist

also did a national telephone survey with help of Washington Times

results largely the same with straw poll

3408 participants, a bit less than in 2011 (hah!)

44% students (might still mean Ron Paul?)

Freemarkets is biggest core value  63% CPAC 47% nationally

traditional values 2nd

security was 3rd Ionly a bit over 10%)

social issues only 19% at CPAC, 32% nationally,

19% of people in national survey approved of Obama -

Republicans in Congress drew 70% approval at CPAC, only 48% (vs 46% negative) nationally.

still waiting on presidential results

Choice for VP  - Marco Rubio, 34% of CPAC, no one else over 10% at CPAC,  Christie at 15% nationally

they wanted candidate's position on issues, not electability, as primary reason for choosing candidate for president

National Survey
Romney 27
Santorum 25
Gingrich 20
Paul 8

and at CPAC:
Romney 38
Santorum 31
Gingrich 15
Paul  12

Result were booed (?perhaps by Paul supporters?)

CPAC was younger and more heavily young than was national survey

I find it odd that Paul did so poorly with even fewer people voting than did last year when Paul won.

Romney will count heavily on this to stem his bleeding.

Clearly, Santorum is the anti-Romney

worth noting that Romney still not drawing 40%

also wonder, how many of attendees were paid to attend by Romney folks to help him win the straw poll?

And no, I will not continue to listen to Palin.