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From http://www.historyguy.com/politics/2010_political_news.htm
The Presidential Straw Poll taken at the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) conference in February, 2010, ended up with a somewhat surprising winner: Texas Republican Congressman Ron Paul, who in many respects is the philosophical godfather of the Tea Party Movement. In a sense, his win should not be a total surprise given the very high anti-tax, and anti-Big Government feeling in Conservative circles these days. The Social Conservaties like Rick Santorum and Mike Huckabee are now in the backseat. Economic conservatism has often been the bedrock philosophy that the conservative movement goes back to when faced with a liberal, big-government president and (in this case), an even more liberal and left-leaning Democratic majority in Congress. The full poll results are:
Texas Rep. Ron Paul – 31 %
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney — 22 %
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin — 7 %
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty – 6 %
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich – 4 %
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee — 4 %
Indiana Rep. Mike Pence – 5 %
South Dakota Sen. John Thune — 2 %
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels — 2 %
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum — 2 %
Mississippi Gov. Hailey Barbour – 1 %
Other – 5 %
Undecided – 6 %