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applegrove

(118,765 posts)
Sat Mar 16, 2013, 08:06 PM Mar 2013

"CNN Breaking News Email" on Rand Paul winning the straw poll at CPAC

"Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky won the presidential straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday. Paul won with 25% of the vote and finished slightly ahead of Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida. In third place was former senator and presidential candidate Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania."



LOL! Oh please let him lead the GOP for here on in. Please, please, please.

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"CNN Breaking News Email" on Rand Paul winning the straw poll at CPAC (Original Post) applegrove Mar 2013 OP
The thing on his head shenmue Mar 2013 #1
Arianna Huffington saw Rand at some function and actually touched his... top hair. She said it was applegrove Mar 2013 #2
25% of the Vote? That's Hardly a Mandate. dballance Mar 2013 #3
Not Cirque du So-What Mar 2013 #5
Not Sure How Much Smarter... KharmaTrain Mar 2013 #6
We would be better off dealing with Santorum Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #4
How about a Paul Bachman ticket gopiscrap Mar 2013 #7

applegrove

(118,765 posts)
2. Arianna Huffington saw Rand at some function and actually touched his... top hair. She said it was
Sat Mar 16, 2013, 08:12 PM
Mar 2013

real.

 

dballance

(5,756 posts)
3. 25% of the Vote? That's Hardly a Mandate.
Sat Mar 16, 2013, 08:23 PM
Mar 2013

It also points out that 75% of average Republicans attending the conservative confab are smarter than their compatriots.

Cirque du So-What

(25,965 posts)
5. Not
Sat Mar 16, 2013, 08:26 PM
Mar 2013

if you take into consideration that the rest voted for Marco Rubio, Rick Santorum, or any of the also-rans at that clown circus.

KharmaTrain

(31,706 posts)
6. Not Sure How Much Smarter...
Sat Mar 16, 2013, 08:26 PM
Mar 2013

...if Rectorum finished third...and I'm sure Cruz, Bachmann, Mooselini and the usual suspects got a majority of the vote. It's just setting up the next clown car demolition derby...

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