Politics | CPAC Ron Paul Wins CPAC Straw Poll, Again He's No. 1 for second straight year By John Johnson Posted Feb 12, 2011 4:23 PM CST Copied Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, Friday, Feb. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Ron Paul remains the darling of CPAC. The GOP congressman won the annual straw poll at the conservative convention for the second year in a row with 30% of the vote, reports Human Events. Mitt Romney finished second at 23%, and nobody else cracked 6%. Chris Christie and former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson got that amount for third place, followed by Newt Gingrich with 5%, notes Fox News. Bringing up the rear: Tim Pawlenty, Michele Bachmann, and Mitch Daniels at 4%; Sarah Palin at 3%; Herman Cain, Rick Santorum, and John Thune at 2%; and Jon Huntsman and Haley Barbour at 1%. Paul's victory was no great surprise—his followers always show up strong at the conference. To read how he and son Rand won over the crowd, click here. Read These Next Baseball has a dirty secret hiding in plain sight. That million-dollar retirement stash looks good on paper, but.... The weekend was full of not-so-great headlines about Delta. Newborn's sex isn't random, research suggests. Report an error