Rand Paul wins 2014 CPAC straw poll

It was a clear and solid victory for Rand Paul on Saturday with the final day of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) ushering in the straw poll which is taken at each annual event. This is a repeat for Paul who also won in 2013. Here are the complete CPAC 2014 straw poll results.

31% – Rand Paul (1)
11% – Ted Cruz (2)
9% – Ben Carson (3)
8% – Chris Christie (4)
7% – Rick Santorum, Scott Walker (tie 5)
6% – Marco Rubio (6)
3% – Paul Ryan, Rick Perry (tie 7)

What do you make of these results? Where does the GOP appear to be headed in 2016?

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