Mitt Romney won the SRLC straw poll yesterday, so what does that tell us? It tells us that Mitt Romney was better at gaming the straw poll this time than Ron Paul was.
Here are the official results from SRLC:
If the primary election for president were held today, for whom would you vote? Please check the box by the candidate of your choice.
Newt Gingrich 18%
Mike Huckabee 4%
Gary Johnson 1%
Sarah Palin 18%
Ron Paul 24% (438 votes)
Tim Pawlenty 3%
Mike Pence 3%
Mitt Romney 24% (439 votes)
Rick Santorum 2%
2. Who would be your second choice in the Republican Primary Election for president?
Newt Gingrich 19%
Mike Huckabee 10%
Gary Johnson 6%
Sarah Palin 18%
Ron Paul 5%
Tim Pawlenty 6%
Mike Pence 8%
Mitt Romney 13%
Rick Santorum 7%
It would have been interesting to see what the numbers would have been like without the gaming. Where would have Romney and Paul actually placed? For myself, I don’t think Romney has really answered the RomneyCare question. Romney's Tenth Amendment argument seems a wee bit weak to me (National socialism = bad, State level socialism = good). On the upside, Romney still has over a year to come up with a better answer.
Via: Memeorandum
Via: Politico
Via: SLRC
Via: Left Coast Rebel