“If Ron Paul is behind it, and it has nothing to do with foreign policy, I agree.”
-Ann Coulter



The Straw Poll conducted at CPAC this year, and the results that show Ron Paul being the #1 choice of attendees to be the Republican nomination for President of the United States, has attracted a lot of attention. Unfortunately the numbers behind this straw poll are skewed beyond the point of relevancy.  

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Now this isn't a hit piece on Ron Paul by any means, and I'm happy that his supporters have a win under their belt.  That being said there are too many people out there who are making way too much of a deal about this.  I'm a firm believer that a picture is worth a thousand words, so let's take a look at the slides they presented during the results of the Straw Poll.




This is less than 1/4 of all the registered attendees.









There was no "Straw Pole Primary."  Who knows who decided what names would be on the ballot?





Students were allowed entry for as little as $20.  It's worth noting that one of the cosponsors was "Campaign For Liberty," which happens to be Ron & Rand Paul's organization.










So what does this all mean?  It means that a majority of the votes came from male college students between the ages of 18-25.  This isn't quite the most influential voting demographic.  Please by all means if you're a Ron Paul supporter enjoy the victory, but don't get delusions of grandeur.