February 13, 2006

Full CPAC Straw Poll Results

Here are the full CPAC straw poll results. Jumping out from the pack is Sen. John McCain, who did not attend. Two factors to consider. One -- the wording of the question asked delegates to select who they think "will be the next Republican nominee" -- a question which asks them to relegate their personal preferences to their political forecasting skills. Second: there were lots of young 'uns there -- even more than we've seen at CPACs past.

George Allen: 22%
John McCain: 20%
Rudy Giuliani: 12%
Condoleezza Rice: 10%
Bill Frist: 6%
Tom Tancredo: 5%
Mitt Romney: 5%
Newt Gingrich: 5%
Rick Santorum: 3%
George Pataki: 3%
Undecided: 4%

Team Allen is quite pleased.

And we don't think Team McCain is unhappy, even with the caveats.

That's because it's evidence in support of their theory of Hegelian Political Determinism, 2008. (Think dialectically: McCain -- he can't win. But history progreses. The base is moving towards him. He's the only one who can beat Hillary. That moves the party toward him. He becomes the inevitable frontrunner. Etc. etc.)

Posted at 09:14 AM

Comments

I saw on cspan that Allen spoke at the convention and I read he and his supporters worked the floor. McCain didn't even attend; so he's got to feel like he's in the catbird seat.

CharlesJordan | 02.13.06 01:03 PM

Each of the candidates you have listed need to be asked their comments about a featured CPAC speaker who said:

"I think our motto should be, post-9/11, 'Raghead talks tough, raghead faces consequences.'"

and:

"There was one time I had a shot at Clinton."

And specifically, Bill Frist needs to explain why when asked his thoughts on the "raghead" comment that he had no reply.

I guess overt racism and comments abt assassinating someone who was, at the time, a sitting President of the United States both get a pass from the GOP.

Ragheads? | 02.13.06 09:24 PM

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