OXON HILL, Md.

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has won the Conservative Political Action
Conference's annual presidential preference straw poll.

Pollsters announced Saturday that Paul won 25.7 percent of the votes in
the annual survey, giving Paul his third consecutive win in as many years.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker came in second, with 21.4 percent. Sen. Ted
Cruz came in third in the contest with 11.5 percent, followed by retired
neurosurgeon Ben Carson with 11.4 percent and former Florida Gov. Jeb
Bush with 8.3 percent. All of the other names listed received under 5
percent.

The three-day CPAC conference in suburban Washington draws many
libertarian-leaning college students whose views and priorities differ
significantly from the Republican Party at large. But it is nonetheless
seen as a barometer of certain conservative activists' early leanings.

Pollsters said just over 3,000 attendees voted. Nearly half identified
as between the ages of 18 and 25.

Read more he
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nati...#storylink=cpy
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On Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 6:11:08 PM UTC-8, Keyser Söze wrote:
OXON HILL, Md.

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has won the Conservative Political Action
Conference's annual presidential preference straw poll.

Pollsters announced Saturday that Paul won 25.7 percent of the votes in
the annual survey, giving Paul his third consecutive win in as many years..

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker came in second, with 21.4 percent. Sen. Ted
Cruz came in third in the contest with 11.5 percent, followed by retired
neurosurgeon Ben Carson with 11.4 percent and former Florida Gov. Jeb
Bush with 8.3 percent. All of the other names listed received under 5
percent.

The three-day CPAC conference in suburban Washington draws many
libertarian-leaning college students whose views and priorities differ
significantly from the Republican Party at large. But it is nonetheless
seen as a barometer of certain conservative activists' early leanings.

Pollsters said just over 3,000 attendees voted. Nearly half identified
as between the ages of 18 and 25.

Read more he
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nati...#storylink=cpy
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Proud to be a Liberal.

"The straw poll of about 3,000 attendees was conducted throughout the three-day conference. This year's poll was a big one, with 17 names to choose from and an option to pick none."

A straw poll of 3000 does not a primary make. Or can you not figure that out?

Here Krause. This may help you.

http://www.nationaljournal.com/twent...-more-20150228

On 2/28/15 11:23 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 28 Feb 2015 21:11:05 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

OXON HILL, Md.

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has won the Conservative Political Action
Conference's annual presidential preference straw poll.

Pollsters announced Saturday that Paul won 25.7 percent of the votes in
the annual survey, giving Paul his third consecutive win in as many years.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker came in second, with 21.4 percent. Sen. Ted
Cruz came in third in the contest with 11.5 percent, followed by retired
neurosurgeon Ben Carson with 11.4 percent and former Florida Gov. Jeb
Bush with 8.3 percent. All of the other names listed received under 5
percent.

The three-day CPAC conference in suburban Washington draws many
libertarian-leaning college students whose views and priorities differ
significantly from the Republican Party at large. But it is nonetheless
seen as a barometer of certain conservative activists' early leanings.

Pollsters said just over 3,000 attendees voted. Nearly half identified
as between the ages of 18 and 25.

Read more he
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nati...#storylink=cpy

This is CPAC, what did you expect?
It is like having a Socialist Workers Party conference choosing their
favorite democrat. It has little to do with who actually gets the
nomination.

Oxon Hill was an interesting place to hold this thing tho ... really?


Oxon Hill is just a dateline for the new National Harbor.

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On 3/1/15 10:41 AM, wrote:
On Sun, 01 Mar 2015 07:52:51 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 2/28/15 11:23 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 28 Feb 2015 21:11:05 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

OXON HILL, Md.

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has won the Conservative Political Action
Conference's annual presidential preference straw poll.

Pollsters announced Saturday that Paul won 25.7 percent of the votes in
the annual survey, giving Paul his third consecutive win in as many years.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker came in second, with 21.4 percent. Sen. Ted
Cruz came in third in the contest with 11.5 percent, followed by retired
neurosurgeon Ben Carson with 11.4 percent and former Florida Gov. Jeb
Bush with 8.3 percent. All of the other names listed received under 5
percent.

The three-day CPAC conference in suburban Washington draws many
libertarian-leaning college students whose views and priorities differ
significantly from the Republican Party at large. But it is nonetheless
seen as a barometer of certain conservative activists' early leanings.

Pollsters said just over 3,000 attendees voted. Nearly half identified
as between the ages of 18 and 25.

Read more he
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nati...#storylink=cpy

This is CPAC, what did you expect?
It is like having a Socialist Workers Party conference choosing their
favorite democrat. It has little to do with who actually gets the
nomination.

Oxon Hill was an interesting place to hold this thing tho ... really?


Oxon Hill is just a dateline for the new National Harbor.

Yeah I saw that after I posted. That is new since I was up there.
Most of Oxon Hill is "garden apartments" and little 50s era houses
that have simply been an extension of SE DC for the last 40 years.



I suppose when the casino goes in there, it'll get some traffic, but of
the wrong kind.

The few times we've been over there to try out a restaurant, the entire
"National Harbor" area was pretty much empty of touri$t$. Plus you have
to pay to park, a no-no for suburban shopping.

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On 3/1/15 11:35 AM, wrote:
On Sun, 01 Mar 2015 10:54:02 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 3/1/15 10:41 AM, wrote:
On Sun, 01 Mar 2015 07:52:51 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 2/28/15 11:23 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 28 Feb 2015 21:11:05 -0500, Keyser Söze


Oxon Hill is just a dateline for the new National Harbor.

Yeah I saw that after I posted. That is new since I was up there.
Most of Oxon Hill is "garden apartments" and little 50s era houses
that have simply been an extension of SE DC for the last 40 years.



I suppose when the casino goes in there, it'll get some traffic, but of
the wrong kind.

The few times we've been over there to try out a restaurant, the entire
"National Harbor" area was pretty much empty of touri$t$. Plus you have
to pay to park, a no-no for suburban shopping.

Maryland has been tiptoeing around the gambling thing for close to 100
years. Way back there was a very active illegal casino on a pier at
Colonial Beach Va, that was technically in Maryland but it was
virtually impossible for the Maryland cops to get there. After they
built the 301 bridge, it was just slot machines.. For years they had
slot machines in the southern counties and they disappeared in the
late 60s. Then there was the "fire department casino" dodge for a
number of years. I think they may have shut that down I would not be
surprised if they went to full casino operations in places that are
not doing that well, like PG county. I am sure that would pep up the
harbor.


I believe the voters approved a casino for national harbor. There's one
up at Arundel Mills in a big pseudo off-price shopping center. There
also are other casinos in the state, I think, and there are plenty of
"bingo" parlors operating legally. The "too many times" I've been to
meetings at casino hotels in Vegas and Atlantic City have made them into
a huge turnoff for me, especially since they still allow smoking in the
casino areas, and you pretty much have to walk through or around them to
navigate the hotel. Yuck...what a stench.

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