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March 8, 2014--Washington Times president and CEO Larry Beasley, ACU chairman Al Cardenas, and pollster Tony Fabrizio announced the results of the Washington Times CPAC 2014 Straw Poll. 
A total of 2,459 CPAC attendees participated.  Forty-two percent of CPAC registrants were students, so the numbers are skewed toward youth (46% in the 18-25 age bracket, 18% 26-40, 15% 41-55, 11% 56-65 and 9% over 65).  For the second year in a row, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) won.  Keeping in mind the limited value of straw polls, the 20-point margin was surprising as was Carson's strong showing and Rubio's diminished showing.
Q. Thinking ahead to the 2016 Presidential election, who would you vote for as the next Republican nominee for President?
KY Sen. Rand Paul
31%
TX Sen. Ted Cruz
11%
Neurosurgeon Ben Carson
9%
NJ Gov. Chris Christie
8%
WI Gov. Scott Walker
7%
Former PA Sen. Rick Santorum
7%
FL Sen. Marco Rubio
6%
WI Cong. Paul Ryan
3%
TX Gov. Rick Perry
3%
LA Gov. Bobby Jindal
2%
Former Sec. of State Condoleezza Rice
2%
Former AR Gov. Mike Huckabee
2%
Former AK Gov. Sarah Palin
2%
Other
9%
Undecided
1%

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