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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Don't settle for a moderate? Ha! Like political extremism is really what we need right now.
This should be front-page news.
Ron Paul 2012!
Hello America...welcome back from your temporary insanity (ie the last decade)
How can America treat Ron Paul in this way? He is overwhelmingly a favorite, people that believe in Ron Paul believe in America.
"Family Research Council president Tony Perkins said 600 attendees registered just for Saturday." Where were the other candidates supporters??? Ron Paul is AWESOME! So... what did he say? Or are you just going to talk about the other candidates who lost? Lame as usual.
Oh how awesome it is to see Ron Paul on the Political front page! More people need to hear what Ron Paul has to say! The media does a good job blacking him out. Go to YouTube and watch how he predicted the housing crash back in 2002! But nobody listened! Watch Ron Paul and learn what they don't want you to know!
Love how you tried to justify it CNN. Face it hes the real deal RON PAUL 2012 !!!!!!!!
If any other GOP wins a straw poll it's front page news on FOX and every other conservative outlet. When Ron Paul wins a poll it's crickets chirping.
Makes you wonder what they're afraid of.
Wow, Fox actually posting that Ron Paul wins. I hope you continue practicing what you preach.. Fair and Balance
If Ron Paul wasn't running, I don't even know if I could bring myself to vote. Ron Paul 2012!
Thank you for sharing this news about Ron Paul!
For once, it would be nice to see a reporter say "The people spoke up again, and they picked Ron Paul to be their top candidate" instead of trying to downplay his wins. Come on already, admit that Ron Paul is a viable top tier candidate and that the people are behind him (even if the corporation and establishment is not).
Another Ron Paul article that doesn't focus on the good Doctors plan but rather focuses on his opponents that are bought and paid for by the global elite banking cartel. Wake up America!!!!
Why is this listed under 'mormonism controversy'?
That was a very bad reporting you guys at CNN did after Ron Paul won the straw poll, in fact Ron Paul is winning more straw polls then he did in 2008/2007, Oh and CNN that report by Peter Hamby was a an epic failure it was nothing more then a hit piece, people who saw it live said that there weren't hardly any boos.
I wonder Did Cain Stuff the ballot box in florida????
Dr. Paul is the ONLY GOP candidate worthy of my vote because of the unparalleled integrity and the amazing wisdom and foresight he has exhibited over the years. Six years before the collapse of the housing bubble, Ron Paul predicted it would happen and explained WHY it would happen. Two weeks before it happened, Herman Cain was still in denial, calling it a "fairy tale". Let's see: Ron Paul or Herman Cain? No contest, just as there was no contest in this straw poll. Ron Paul 2012! I'll be donating to the BlackThisOut Moneybomb on October 19th and hope you do too. Tell your friends about it! Let's make this thing HUGE!!!! http://www.BlackThisOut.com
Last hope America, Ron Paul. Take it or leave it... All republicans who do not stand behind Ron Paul, will find themselves voted out of office as well when the dust settles.. You can be part of the solution, or you are the problem. capish?
Nice biased reporting media! If Romney or Cain would have one it would have been a valid win! But not for Dr Ron Paul. He must have cheated to win. Face the facts, Ron Paul is a top tier candidate.
So people paid to come to the summit and voted for Ron Paul. Isn't that called democracy?
Another indication that the Republicans are all over the map and are not satisfied with their candidates.
Ya Paul's the only honest politician and hope for this country but the two fascist parties would never let him win and put out constant misinformation and lies since they have to protect their corporate interests and don't give a damn about the rest of "US"...
So sick of the media dictating who is a front runner while at the same time not giving coverage to other candidates.
strange to me. Paul seems to have no problem (based on the debate in Florida) that poor people that get sick from
something costly and can't find a benefactor should be left to die. Some values from our so called
"Christian nation"
Ron Paul is an idealist and doesn't really understand what is going on this reality. We can't just up and leave from where we are and the alliances we have built up (most of which since WWII and the cold war). Yes, it would be nice to reduce regulations, but they are there because businesses have failed to self regulate. They are doing what they can to make money and don't care about the rest. Companies won't bother to clean up the polution unless they are forced to do that. That is just part of my problem with Paul.
Ron Paul is a good honest decent man and would be a wonderful president, but the establishment will run all over him.