Libertarian darling Ron Paul won the CPAC straw poll tonight, taking 31% of the vote in the multi-candidate field. Mitt Romney came in a distant second place. Sarah Palin came in third, drawing single-digits.
Only 2,395 straw poll votes were cast by what organizers said was 10,000 attendees at this year’s CPAC.
Results from the full field, and a link to the complete poll after the jump.
Haley Barbour: 1%
Mitch Daniels: 2%
Newt Gingrich: 4%
Mike Huckabee: 4%
Sarah Palin: 7%
Ron Paul: 31%
Tim Pawlenty: 6%
Mike Pence: 5%
Mitt Romney: 22%
Rick Santorum: 2%
John Thune: 2%
Read the full poll here.
Late Update: Another shocker from the straw poll – just 2 percent of CPACers approve of Obama.
