Washington (CNN) - GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul secured yet another straw poll victory Saturday.
The Texas congressman won 37% of the poll at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, sponsored by the Family Research Council, a social conservative group.
However, not all of those who voted for Paul in the straw poll were necessarily participants in the summit. Family Research Council president Tony Perkins said 600 attendees registered just for Saturday. Paul ended up winning with 732 votes.
Paul has won a handful of straw polls this year, including contests held in California and South Carolina, in addition to a straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference in February.
Coming in second on Saturday, rising GOP candidate and Georgia businessman Herman Cain took 23% of the vote. Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum came in third with 16%.
Two front-runners, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, placed fourth and sixth, respectively. Perry garnered 8% of the vote, while Romney had 4%.
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, who touts herself as a strong social conservative and won the much-watched Ames Straw Poll in Iowa, came in fifth, while former House Speaker Newt Gingrich took seventh place.
– CNN's Peter Hamby and Ashley Killough contributed to this report.
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Defending everyone's beliefs; way to go Ron! Individual liberty is contagious!
Don't settle, period. I feel these straw polls to be silly.
I'm amazed the media is publishing Ron Paul's win – they usually ignore him consistently. I've got my own personal bet going as to who drops the article first – CNN or Fox. Makes me wonder who the people are that the national polls are tapping, because none of the straw polls line up with the national polls. (Ron Paul has won all but one straw poll, and in that one he took a very close second.) I know a lot of people who started listening very closely to Paul in the past few months, and have gone out and bought his books so they can thoroughly understand where he is coming from. To a man, all have found his views to make absolute sense (the media always distorts what he says or takes it out of context) and a good number of these people were Obama supporters last time around. Ought to be an interesting primary.
I'm amazed the media is publishing Ron Paul's win – they usually ignore him consistently. I've got my own personal bet going as to who drops the article first – CNN or Fox. Makes me wonder who the people are that the national polls are polling, because none of the straw polls line up with the national polls. (Ron Paul has won all but one straw poll, and in that one he took a very close second.) I know a lot of people who started listening very closely to Paul in the past few months, and have gone out and bought his books so they can thoroughly understand where he is coming from. To a man, all have found his views to make absolute sense (the media always distorts what he says or takes it out of context) and a good number of these people were O b a m a supporters last time around. Ought to be an interesting primary.
Let me try this again. Don't know what word in here is requiring "moderation".
I'm amazed the media is publishing Ron Paul's win – they usually i g n o r e him. I've got my own b e t going as to who pulls the article first – C N N or F o x. Makes me wonder who the people are that the national polls are polling, because none of the straw polls line up with the national polls. (Ron Paul has won all but one straw poll, and in that one he took a very close second.) I know a lot of people who started listening very closely to Paul in the past few months, and have gone out and bought his books so they can thoroughly understand where he is coming from. To a man, all have found his views to make absolute sense (the media always distorts what he says or takes it out of context) and a good number of these people were O b a m a supporters last time around. Ought to be an interesting primary.
OK. I give up. CNN won't let me say anything without being censored, and there isn't one bad word or comment in there.
Ron Paul 2012!!!!
Why are these straw poll results so consistently inconsistent? It seems that every GOP candidate has won at least one. That said, I would be interested to see how Rep. Paul would do in a head-to-head poll vs. Obama. He's the only one of them I would choose over Obama.
Value Voters....what a crock of sh!t. These people lie, cheat, drink and pass themselves off as god chosen few. Most of them are the biggest HYPOCRITES! The don't have any values, they are full of sh!t.
Right on Ron Paul!!!!
Hey CNN, why aren't you participating in the media blackout of this mad man? Everyone knows he is unelectable. He is actually a principled politician that believes in ending our imperial wars, rolling back our creeping police state, ending the unaccountable federal reserve, and following the rule of law. WHAT A NUT!
This Ron Paul is a total crackpot and disgrace to America. Sure, he is sincere, but his ideas would do nothing but destroy everything that we value. Hopefully, he will be finally voted out next time around so that we don't have to have his nonsense influencing political decisions. I just hope he finds some deserted island somewhere where he can spend the rest of his life partying with fellow Libertarians.
Can't argue with REASON.
Ron Paul winning polls after polls like a boss
Ron Paul is a front runner. The mainstrem media is bought off by the elite wealthy who want their cronies in powerful positions in government so they can promote their own agenda that does not include good hard working Americans. And if I am wrong about this, then why doesn't the media talk about Herman Cains position he held at the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City, Rick Perry's vote for Jimmy Carter, he also was Al Gores Campaign Manager, and now is a proven racist. As for Romney, he seems somewhat sane but use to be a Democrat too and cannot be trusted. Paul is the only true conservative here and has the voting record to substantiate that claim. Bachmann has no experience. We tried that with Obama and you can see where that is getting us.
Wow this is working its way off the front page already. If it was any other candidate, it would be the front-page. Why is CNN terrified of Ron Paul?
Awesome – I hope Americans see through the smoke and mirrors and elect someone who can make a difference, I sincerly think that person is Ron Paul.
Good luck Ron – From Canada.
voted for hope and change in 2008 and was lied to again. my final vote will be ron paul 2012. after that its no more voting. i pray we are not to late.
I wouldn't consider that much of a recommendation. Considering what has come out of that 'summit' I would think that he would want to distance himself as far away from those loony tunes as possible.
He has won nearly every straw poll and still gets no recognition from the media. This has to stop! Give this man his opportunity to restore this country to what it could be. Economical collapse is in our near future and yet a man who is clearly favored by the people is continuously ignored. This country will not make any positive strides until we stop playing this pity party crap and actually take a look what he is saying. RON PAUL 2012.
And Republicans wonder why independents are reluctant to vote for their presidential candidates. How about a Rick Perry / Sara Palin ticket, aka dumb and dumber. But at least they fit what the religious right is looking for...
NOT TO MENTION: This article is about Ron Paul! And still he isn't even talked about in half of it. How are you people not seeing this?
Seriously CNN? You give so much in-depth coverage of other candidates campaigns when they win a straw poll. See your own coverage of Cain when he won the Florida straw poll. Ron Paul has won more straw polls than any other candidate. Now Ron Paul has won another straw poll and you spent 5 of the 8 sentences written in this article talking about other candidates. Come on, look at the facts, people are ready for real substantive change and they see Ron Paul as their candidate.
The west region of USA has only moderate republicans so I would only expect more moderates to win.
Herman Cain, 2012