Launched in 1974, cpac brings together hundreds of conservative organizations, thousands of activists, millions of viewers and the best and brightest leaders in the world. Rand paul wins 2014 cpac straw poll carl cameron reports from oxon hill, md the first term senator won 31 percent of the vote, ahead of secondplace finisher texas gop sen. Cpac straw poll 20 united states budget sequestration. Mitt romney, the republicans 2012 presidential candidate, won last years cpac poll, with santorum in second place. Tony fabrizio announced the results of a presidential straw poll taken ant the annual conservative political action conference cpac. President trump on saturday tweeted the results of a conservative political action conference cpac straw poll that showed 93 percent of attendees approving of his job performance in the white house. What do we know about 2016 after the cpac straw poll. Trump tweets cpac straw poll showing favorable approval. Some of the topics included the attendees views on what. Conservative political action conference wikipedia. One of the big news items out of cpac is the annual presidential straw poll of attendees. The straw poll victory offers little more than bragging rights for.
Of course as we know that has never resulted in a great deal of support during a presidential run. The paul family has often represented itself well in the cpac straw poll. Cpac straw poll finds 93 percent support for donald trump. For the second time in as many years, rand paul has won the presidential straw poll at the conservative political action conference. Rand paul wins conservative vote by paige lavender sen. Rand paul rky has won the 20 cpac presidential straw poll, settling questions whether the junior senators more mainstream libertarianism could draw the same enthusiasm as his nowretired father, perennial presidential hopeful ron paul. Jonathan martin and jessica taylor of politico note that the reaction to the announcement was les. A year later, goprouds request to again be a cosponsor was declined by cpac organizers. Ron paul, who had run for president in 2008 as the champion of the constitution, won this years cpac straw poll with 30 percent of the vote, followed by. Political contributions by owners of polling places. The annual survey was available to cpac attendees from wednesday, february 26th to saturday, february 29th. Rand paul won the 20 washington times cpac presidential preference straw poll this past weekend with sen. In 2015, months before he formally announced, trump placed eighth in the cpac straw poll, with only 3. Conservative political action conference 2017 straw poll cspan.
Rand paul, did the best, just like his dad before him. Officials said 2,930 people participated in this years online poll that. Republican pollster john mclaughlin presented the results of the annual straw poll of the conservative political action conference cpac. Rand paul on saturday won this years conservative political action conference straw poll, with sen. A total of 36 cpac attendees participated in the survey. One day after riveting a packed convention ballroom, tea party darling sen. Straw polls for the 2016 republican party presidential primaries. Cpac makes its pick for 2016 in straw poll cbs news.
Paul won with 25% of the vote and finished slightly ahead of sen. President donald trumps approval rating among young conservative activists at the conservative political action conference is 93%, according to the cpac 2018 straw poll. The conservative political action conference is the largest and most influential gathering of conservatives in the world. Donald trump boasts about straw polls he lost time. Marco rubio coming in at a close second and rick santorum at a. In third place was former senator and presidential candidate rick santorum of pennsylvania. The conservative political action conference straw poll results have been announced, and the winner is last years winner. This year, he took 31% of the vote, far ahead of secondplace.
Straw poll is the best place to create instant, realtime polls for free. Rand paul has won the 20 conservative political action conference straw poll with 25% of the vote. Today, the conservative political action conference cpac 20 concluded with senator rand paul winning the. Cpac straw poll results coming talking points memo. Rand paul won the conservative political action conference straw poll for the third year in a row on saturday, with 25. Cpac is hosted by the american conservative union acu. We still have two more possible 2012 contenders to go here at cpac, but the real news on the dais today wont come from the pen of a speechwriter. Rand paul wins the washington timescpac 20 straw poll. Cpac straw poll results by politico staff 031520 sen. Although the cpac straw poll has been considered an initial test of strength for prospective presidential candidates, no 2016 hopeful admitted to doing any organizing around it. P resident donald trump boasted about doing well at a grassroots conservative conference in years past, but he actually lost a straw poll of attendees every single year speaking at the annual. The following is a list of notable straw polls for the 2016 republican partys presidential nomination. Fueled in part by fervent, collegeaged supporters participants aged 1825 made up. Rand paul wins 20 cpac presidential straw poll cnn.
Participants had the option to complete the survey through the official cpac app on their mobile device or in person at one of the poll stations. Rand paul of kentucky won the presidential straw poll at the conservative political action conference on saturday. Trump breaking news network cpac straw poll finds 93 percent support for donald trump the washington times annual straw poll at the conservative political action conference cpac has. Walker saw the biggest surge in this years poll, rising from sixth place and 7. Paul edges walker in straw poll rand paul won a highprofile straw poll for a third straight. Rand paul wins cpac straw poll again, while wisconsin gov. Ron paul beat out mitt romney in the 2010 cpac straw poll, with sarah palin finishing a distant third. Below are the full results which include the much anticipated presidential vote as well as where cpac attendees stand on key issues that have. The cpac straw poll winner a year out from the primaries has never gone on to be the partys nominee.
For security purposes, each cpac attendee was assigned a unique, eight digit pin code with their registration materials. Cpacs straw poll measures intensity of conservative activist support for a candidate and this year ron paul raised the roof mon 22 feb 2010. Republican pollster john mclaughlin presents the results of the annual straw poll of the conservative political action conference cpac. Prince, tom petty, steve winwood, jeff lynne and others while my guitar gently weeps duration. Paul wins cpac presidential straw poll, rubio takes second. Chris christie r, who was not invited to speak at cpac, placed fourth in the 20 straw poll with 7 percent support, followed by rep. Every year, one of the big news headlines coming out of cpac is who wins the closelywatched presidential straw poll. This seminar focuses on major issues in modern survey research and public opinion.