Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has won the Conservative Political Action Conferences straw poll for the second year in a row. Paul took 31 percent of the vote, a 20 point lead over second-place finisher Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). The freshman senator got 11 percent, but saw a significant uptick from just 4 percent last year. Conservative favorite Ben Carson, a neurosurgeon whos amassed a grassroots following, was third with 9 percent. Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.), who addressed the crowd this year after not being invited in 2012, was fourth with 8 percent support. The biggest loser of the night was Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). Though he finished in second place last year with 23 percent, this year his support cratered and he finished in seventh place with just 6 percent support. The Florida senator saw his support among the conservative base erode following his support for comprehensive immigration reform. Read more: thehill/blogs/ballot-box/200274-paul-wins-straw-poll-as-cruz-rises-and-rubio-craters#ixzz2vQ41tNTr Follow us: @thehill on Twitter | TheHill on Facebook
Posted on: Sun, 09 Mar 2014 00:07:47 +0000
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