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from Speech at 2013 CPAC conference (number of quotes indicated): |
Sen. Rand Paul, R-KY., won this year's Conservative Political Action Conference straw poll. His father Ron Paul won the CPAC straw vote in two previous years.
| Contender | Poll result |
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| Sen. Rand Paul (KY) | 25% |
| Sen. Marco Rubio (FL) | 23% |
| Other/Write-in | 14% |
| Former Sen. Rick Santorum (PA) | 8% |
| Gov. Chris Christie (NJ) | 7% |
| Rep. Paul Ryan (WI) | 6% |
| Gov. Scott Walker (WI) | 5% |
| Dr. Ben Carson | 4% |
| Sen. Ted Cruz (TX) | 4% |
| Gov. Bobby Jindal (LA) | 3% |
| Former Gov. Sarah Palin (AK) | 3% |
The snapshot above was one highlight of the CPAC convention: Sarah Palin publicly drank a "Big Gulp" to protest NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg's attempted ban on Big Gulps and other large soft drinks. Her speech excerpts and others below....
| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details) |
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Abortion Marco Rubio: I believe in protecting life but I'm not a chauvinist. |
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Budget & Economy Bobby Jindal: Replace "obsession with zeroes" with growth strategy. Sarah Palin: No budget for 4 years? No budget is no leadership. Rand Paul: We cannot continue to borrow $50,000 per second. Rand Paul: Sequester doesn't cut spending; it just slows rate of growth. |
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Corporations Marco Rubio: The banks caused the mortgage crisis and we bailed them out. |
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Education Ben Carson: Education worked for me; don't throw young people away. |
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Foreign Policy Marco Rubio: The China Dream is to surpass America as world leader. Rand Paul: End US aid to countries that burn our flag. |
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Government Reform Bobby Jindal: If it's worth doing, then block-grant it to the states. Allen West: Constitution should control the government, not the people. |
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Gun Control Sarah Palin: Gun laws just take away the good guys' freedom. |
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Health Care Ben Carson: Health savings account from birth; teach poor responsibility. |
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Homeland Security Rand Paul: 13-hour filibuster against drone strikes targeting Americans. Rand Paul: Only Judiciary can detain and drone, not the President. |
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Immigration Donald Trump: Citizenship for illegal immigrants is a GOP suicide mission. |
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Jobs Sarah Palin: 8% unemployment rate doesn't tell the story of the pain. |
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Principles & Values Ben Carson: Not running for office, but God may call on me. Ben Carson: End the "war on God". Bobby Jindal: Dems are for government expansion & economic contraction. Sarah Palin: Don't rebrand the party; rebuild the country. Jeb Bush: GOP must stop being the party of 'anti' everything. Jeb Bush: We need to be the party of inclusion and acceptance. Mitt Romney: We lost the election, but we haven't lost our way. Tim Scott: We in America are a conservative nation. |
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Social Security Donald Trump: Cannot change Medicare or Soc.Sec. and still win elections. |
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Tax Reform Bobby Jindal: Simplify our complicated tax code by blowing it up. Ben Carson: Bible endorses flat tax--10% tithing. New Testament: OpEd: Bible endorses flat tax--10% tithing. |
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Technology Marco Rubio: Information age has changed world; people have not changed. |
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War & Peace Donald Trump: Take $1.5T in oil from Iraq to pay for US victims. |
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Welfare & Poverty Ben Carson: Charities better at providing for needy than the government. Jeb Bush: If you're born poor, the odds are stacked against you. |
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