Ted Cruz Wins 2014 Values Voter Summit Presidential Straw Poll (Again)

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas speaks at the 2014 Values Voter Summit in Washington, Friday, Sept. 26, 2014. Prospective Republican presidential candidates are expected to promote religious liberty at home and abroad at a ga... Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas speaks at the 2014 Values Voter Summit in Washington, Friday, Sept. 26, 2014. Prospective Republican presidential candidates are expected to promote religious liberty at home and abroad at a gathering of evangelical conservatives, rebuking an unpopular President Barack Obama while skirting divisive social issues that have tripped up the GOP. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) MORE LESS
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) won the 2014 Values Voter Summit presidential straw poll. The results were announced on Saturday.

Cruz came in first with 25 percent of the vote followed by Dr. Ben Carson with 20 percent of the vote and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) in third with 12 percent of the vote.

Carson actually won the straw poll for the vice presidential spot with 22 percent of the vote.

Cruz actually won the straw poll in 2013, during the government shutdown, with 42 percent of the vote.

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