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Washington (CNN) - Texas Rep. Ron Paul, a stalwart foe of government
spending, won a blowout victory Saturday in the annual Conservative
Political Action Conference presidential straw poll.

With participants naming "reducing the size of federal government" as their
top issue, the 74-year old libertarian hero captured 31 percent of the
2,400 votes cast in the annual contest, usually seen as a barometer of how
the GOP's conservative wing regards their potential presidential
candidates.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney finished second with 22 percent of
the vote, ending a three-year winning streak at CPAC. Former Alaska Gov.
Sarah Palin finished third with 7 percent of the vote, followed by
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty at 6 percent and Indiana Rep. Mike Pence at 5
percent.

They were followed by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former
Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who tied at 4 percent. Indiana Gov. Mitch
Daniels, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, South Dakota Sen. John
Thune and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour rounded out the results.

Five percent of participants voted for "Other" and six percent were
undecided.

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--- Xnews/5.04.25