In a possible sign that he is gaining some notoriety among a small group of attentive young conservatives, Sen. Allen finished first in a poll of 1,251 mostly 18-24 year-old conservative activists attending the annual CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) in Washington, DC this weekend.
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With 22% support, Allen edged out several better-known Republicans.
Participants were asked "who will" be the republican nominee in 2008. The straw poll results:
Allen 22%
McCain 20%
Giuliani 12%
Rice 10%
Frist 6%
Tancredo 5%
Romney 5%
Gingrich 5%
Santorum 3%
Pataki 3%
Undecided 4%
...While Noting that Allen's people made good on their private assertions that they would win the straw poll, it's worth Noting that Sen. McCain also improved upon his 2005 CPAC performance. Last year, McCain tied for third place with only 11 percent of the vote. Sen. McCain's improvement came without working the vote the way Allen's people did and without speaking to the conference. Last year, the top finishers, according to Human Events, were:
19% Giuliani
18% Rice
11% Allen, Frist, McCain
4% Owens, Romney, Santorum
5% Gingrich
2% Pataki
1% Hagel, Huckabee, Pawlenty, Santorum
0% Barbour
More from Human Events:
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(So, it looks like that --- among this group of 'young conservatives' Giuliani, Rice, Frist have moved DOWNWARD in the group's estimation of their Presidential chances, while McCain and Allen have moved UPWARD significantly... and most of the 'minor' other candidates are still minor. |
