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so rand paul won the straw poll at cpac (Original Post) spanone Feb 2015 OP
Actually, I like this, for the mere reason that Jennifer Rubin and the TwilightGardener Feb 2015 #1
it's his third consecutive win so it must be meaningless spanone Feb 2015 #2
All straw polls are meaningless--that said, he's pretty much already been TwilightGardener Feb 2015 #5
Bwaaaaaaaaaah malaise Feb 2015 #6
He won it in 2014, too... DonViejo Feb 2015 #3
LOL. JaneyVee Feb 2015 #4

TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)
1. Actually, I like this, for the mere reason that Jennifer Rubin and the
Sat Feb 28, 2015, 08:18 PM
Feb 2015

GOPNeocons will have a meltdown and proclaim it a meaningless win.

spanone

(135,873 posts)
2. it's his third consecutive win so it must be meaningless
Sat Feb 28, 2015, 08:19 PM
Feb 2015

romney won four times...absolutely meaningless

TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)
5. All straw polls are meaningless--that said, he's pretty much already been
Sat Feb 28, 2015, 08:28 PM
Feb 2015

written off for his less-interventionist viewpoint, so it's a nice thorn in the side of the Kristol/Bolton/Adelson wing of the GOP...which is pretty much the entirety of the GOP. It's got one wing now--the Ground Troops, Fuck Yeah!! wing.

DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
3. He won it in 2014, too...
Sat Feb 28, 2015, 08:24 PM
Feb 2015

but remember, 75% of CPAC'ers voted against him. Poor Jeb, 92% of convention attendees voted against him.

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