Key word for Christie = "Conservative" PAC.
Get the hint guvnah? So now that Paul and Rubio seem to be front runners, the left will just stop cryin and start fryin these two like a pair of fresh caught catfish. They will be continuously portrayed as hating poor people, being only for the rich, racists, and totally against all gays. Sadly everyone will believe every word of it.

Still waiting for comments from Karl Rove.

I heard parts of Cruz speech, he should be up there with the top runners, he´s good, very good.

I imagine the RINO/Rove herd will come hard-charging to attack these two men.

I´m not sure why one would assume Karl Rove disdains Rubio, Cruz or Paul, #4.

I do find it odd that Santorum still ranks so high and I´m puzzled why Cruz wasn´t higher. It´s going to be a good three years until the primaries begin shaping up. I love our bench.

While Rand Paul deserves high marks for the filibuster, I´m afraid he doesn´t have the personality to be a good presidential candidate. Cruz is more Reagan-like and even more intelligent. The GOP has to realize that they need a candidate who is not only right on the issues, but one who the public can connect with. Unfortunately, neither
Romney nor his running mate were .

Cruz knocked it out of the park in closing comments.

All the speakers were notable, and Cruz just added icing to the cake, iMO. I was encouraged by the 10 "under 40" speakers this afternoon, as well. They won´t get much press, but we need to know who they are.

I´m not willing to speculate on a candidate for 2016; it´s way too early, and anything can happen between no and then. Rather, our focus should be on 0bama, who is absolutely out of control. It´s time to put the screws to the GOP leadership. Man up and show leadership. We´re sick and tired of your excuses for not reigning in the lunatic in the Oval Office.

Sarah at 3 percent?

Please inform me of the vote totals for John McCain and Mitt Romney.

This straw poll was also conducted online and I can just imagine the top two had their computer bots working overtime.

Way too early for any poll. Romney won the straw poll at CPAC last year--cost a pretty penny and lots of buses to bus in the student.

Many of us are hungry for strong and passionate speeches and statements on just what this country (we citizens) are up against now that we have an autocrat in the White House.

Thanks to Rand Paul, Ted Cruz and others we are seeing some of it.

We don´t need to be tepid and restrained in our criticism of this administration. That´s what happened in our party during the run up to our last election.

It´s time to get forceful, strong and unapologetic about our views concerning our country´s downward direction. I´m tired of all this ´pussafootin´ around, hoping we don´t offend this group or that, or - heaven forbid - this president. He offends me just about every day.

Who was the last CPAC straw poll winner who actually won the following Presidential race?

Enough already -- to all you doom and gloomers.....

Let´s enjoy our NEW leaders and their attempt to Save America.....

Our new crop of conservatives is an energizing push into the election of 2014...

Wasn´t it "great" to here Sarah speak again? What a fabulous woman!! Remember what she told her daughter when she missed a shot with her rifle -- "just reload"....

So -- my fellow conservatives -- let´s reload our Constitutional message to our neighbors and friends. It´s grass roots time again -- just like in the 2010 election....

LZK

#13, George W. Bush (against Al Gore) and Ronald Reagan (against the Republican Party).

I like all of our new crop of conservatives. I am not including Christie or MacDonald in that group. I am a Virginian and McDonald just raised at least seven taxes, the highest tax raise in recent history. He is another Bush 41.
I really like Ted Cruz because of his focus on the Constitution and government. I have a feeling the Dems in the Senate will hear many questions from him about the Constitutionality of their legislative proposals in the coming years. I don´t know if his questions to senator Feinstein made the LSM this week, but it is a good way to push information about our Constitution toward the LIV should they watch the morning shows. It´s also a good way to get Dems to repeatedly show the public their disregard for our founding documents . That is Ted Cruz´s gift.
Each of the new crowd of conservatives has a gift to offer, many are different gifts. All the gifts compliment the others and I am hoping the 2016 election does not get in the way of the all working together to move our message.

Ok. I will. Say it..... cruz is great but needs to smile more often...will connect better with the lofos he,already has ldotters...lose a. Leeetle bit of the pit bull veneer

Yeah....a big toothy smile like Jimmah Carter or Lindsey Graham. Sorta like a mule eating briars. That´ll do it.

17 no chatting on ms l site but cruz tho great and welcome for sure has an per cpac appearance an unrelenting prosecutorial style u like it I like it ...yeahhh....but he has to appeal to millions ....btw...haveyou
ever been deposed? Ted is what we need...c´mon 17 look at the teleprompter in charge s venue...perception is reality

Did Boehner, McCain & Rove congratulate Rand?????

As opposed to #17 who favors a jocular presidential style, I would prefer my candidate not be yukking it up while Rome burns. Doesn´t anybody else miss a leader with gravitas?

There is a runner who is laying back of the guys in the front pack. Those 4 strides of sprint and he will be the primary winner...his name is not on the list.
Hint: He is 62yo.
He was there.
He will begin his sprint in 2014.

Rand Paul deserves to win the CPAC straw poll. We heard Cruz speak at NRI and were not terribly impressed. We found Cruz´ support of Paul during the filibuster and his grilling of Feinstein more impressive.