Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul easily won CPAC’s straw poll again this year, winning 31 percent of the vote. Second and third place were won by Sen. Ted Cruz and Dr. Ben Carson, respectively.
CPAC straw poll results for president: Paul 31. Cruz 11. Carson 9. Christie 8. Walker 7. Santorum 7. Rubio 6. Ryan 3. Perry 3.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) March 8, 2014
Rand Paul Just Shredded The Field In The CPAC Straw Poll http://t.co/wOlBQTm58h
— Business Insider (@businessinsider) March 8, 2014
https://twitter.com/SeanWats/status/442435970345209856
Rand Paul staff hands out press release thanking straw poll voters one min after results #cpac2014 pic.twitter.com/fc3WWBaklO
— Emily Miller (@emilymiller) March 8, 2014
https://twitter.com/Toure/status/442434759848116224
So, does that mean Paul will be the Republican nominee in 2016? Opinion is mixed.
Rand Paul carrying on dad's tradition of winning CPAC straw poll. Hopes to avoid dad's tradition of then crashing in primaries
— HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) March 8, 2014
Under Rand Paul there will be two cabinet departments: Department of Abolishing Departments and the Department of Going Galt.
— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) March 8, 2014
@derekahunter Rand Paul works for me.
— Mezzo (@LEOstrious) March 8, 2014
Hard to believe party of Reagan & George H. W. Bush cld possibly nominate Rand Paul in 2016. Surely sanity will soon prevail. #CPAC2014
— Daniel Hamilton (@danielrhamilton) March 8, 2014
U.S. Senator from Kentucky, Rand Paul, wins the #CPAC2014 Presidential Straw Poll, & Ted Cruz, 2nd! If only they could be elected this year.
— AARON R. SNODDERLY (@aaronrs1) March 8, 2014
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Rand Paul wins CPAC straw poll… So how long before the GOP establishment tries to destroy him?
— Jonathan King (@johnnykash023) March 8, 2014
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Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky wins the CPAC straw poll for the second year in a row! Hopefully a sign of things to come! #RandPaul2016
— Hunter DeRensis (@HunterDeRensis) March 8, 2014
Congratulations to Rand Paul on winning the CPAC straw poll to see who will definitely not be our next president!
— Devin Gordon (@DevinGordonX) March 8, 2014
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https://twitter.com/Toure/status/442436271110381568
@Toure yes, he scares me more than most of them.
— Any Day Now (@drdobie) March 8, 2014
https://twitter.com/Toure/status/442437528214573056
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