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General Category => National/Breaking News => Topic started by: Cincinnatus on October 12, 2013, 07:54:46 pm

Title: Cruz Easily Wins Value Voters Summit Straw Poll
Post by: Cincinnatus on October 12, 2013, 07:54:46 pm: Quote
Senator Ted Cruz easily beat the competition in the Value Voters Summit Presidential Straw Poll, winning a whopping 42 percent of votes cast by social conservatives at the summit.

Both Doctor Ben Carson and former senator Rick Santorum won 13 percent of the vote. Rounding out the top five were Senator Rand Paul (six percent) and Senator Marco Rubio (five percent).

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/361079/cruz-easily-wins-value-voters-summit-straw-poll-katrina-trinko
Title: Re: Cruz Easily Wins Value Voters Summit Straw Poll
Post by: Rapunzel on October 12, 2013, 07:56:42 pm: but............ :nometalk: :nometalk: :nometalk:
Title: Re: Cruz Easily Wins Value Voters Summit Straw Poll
Post by: evadR on October 12, 2013, 07:57:01 pm: I've never heard of this poll but...
anytime Dr. Ben Carson wants to run for anything, he has my vote.
Title: Re: Cruz Easily Wins Value Voters Summit Straw Poll
Post by: Rapunzel on October 12, 2013, 07:58:18 pm: Quote from: evadR² on October 12, 2013, 07:57:01 pm
I've never heard of this poll but...
anytime Dr. Ben Carson wants to run for anything, he has my vote.

The Values Voters Summit is held once a year in Washington, DC... used to be Ron Paul would win the straw poll.
Title: Re: Cruz Easily Wins Value Voters Summit Straw Poll
Post by: Cincinnatus on October 12, 2013, 07:59:37 pm: How about a Cruz/Carson Presidential ticket? Or Carson/Cruz?

Just speculating.
Title: Re: Cruz Easily Wins Value Voters Summit Straw Poll
Post by: Rapunzel on October 12, 2013, 08:05:03 pm: Quote from: Cincinnatus on October 12, 2013, 07:59:37 pm
How about a Cruz/Carson Presidential ticket? Or Carson/Cruz?

Just speculating.

~LOL~ I'll wait a couple of years before getting emotionally invested in anyone...
Title: Re: Cruz Easily Wins Value Voters Summit Straw Poll
Post by: evadR on October 12, 2013, 11:17:46 pm: :amen:
Quote from: Cincinnatus on October 12, 2013, 07:59:37 pm
How about a Cruz/Carson Presidential ticket? Or Carson/Cruz?

Just speculating.
:amen:
Title: Re: Cruz Easily Wins Value Voters Summit Straw Poll
Post by: massadvj on October 12, 2013, 11:21:54 pm: Quote from: Rapunzel on October 12, 2013, 07:58:18 pm
The Values Voters Summit is held once a year in Washington, DC... used to be Ron Paul would win the straw poll.

CPAc, yes. Ron Paul with values voters? Not so much.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/09/19/huckabee-wins-values-voters-2012-straw-poll/ (http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/09/19/huckabee-wins-values-voters-2012-straw-poll/)
Title: Re: Cruz Easily Wins Value Voters Summit Straw Poll
Post by: Rapunzel on October 12, 2013, 11:25:15 pm: Quote from: massadvj on October 12, 2013, 11:21:54 pm
CPAc, yes. Ron Paul with values voters? Not so much.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/09/19/huckabee-wins-values-voters-2012-straw-poll/ (http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/09/19/huckabee-wins-values-voters-2012-straw-poll/)

Thanks, m... I was going to look it up and got side-tracked. Ron Paul won in 2011, I forgot Huck won it in 2012... and a really good guy won it in 2010 - Mike Pence.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/08/ron-paul-2011-values-voter-straw-poll_n_1001575.html
Title: Re: Cruz Easily Wins Value Voters Summit Straw Poll
Post by: Oceander on October 13, 2013, 12:48:24 am: Now you people! Stop cheerleading for that danged Cruz, who just blew any chance we ever had of getting anything constructive done in Congress!!!