Freshman Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is the CPAC Chicago favorite to be Mitt Romney’s running mate. The Florida Senator won the poll with 30 percent of the vote. He also won a similar straw poll at CPAC in Washington in February.
American Conservative Union President Al Cardenas found the similar results between the Midwestern demographic that participated in the CPAC Chicago poll and the CPAC poll in Washington of a largely Northeastern demographic of particular interest.
Rubio, however, has repeatedly denied having an interest in the GOP’s number two slot.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was the runner up with 14 percent of the vote. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., came in third with 9 percent of the vote. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., received 8 percent of the vote. And Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and Rick Santorum rounded out the bottom with 7 and 5 percent respectively.
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Because they resent him for being iednrcibly consistent. The odd thing about the Fox News crowd is that they love Rand Paul for the most part, and by virtue of that, there seems to be more respect for Ron Paul. But the shallow admiration of Ron Paul doesn’t get him anywhere. Trump said he likes Ron Paul, but that he doesn’t have a chance. People like Ron Paul, but they do not take him seriously. It is a shame, and there is no rational reason to not take Ron Paul seriously. To support Romney or any other neoconservative over Ron Paul is irrational and makes no sense. Was this answer helpful?