Mitt wins CPAC Straw Poll, Santorum in second.

[tpfkaw]

Straw poll was "conducted online for the first time."  After last year, CPAC banned the Campaign for Liberty (pro-Ron Paul PAC formed from his '08 campaign, similar to Organizing for America), as well as GOProud (gay Republicans) and the John Birch Society from being cosponsors anymore.

3408 participants

Presidential choice:

1. Romney: 38
2. Santorum: 32
3. Gingrich: 25
4. Paul: 12

VP choice

1. Marco Rubio
2. Chris Christie
3. Bob McDonnell
4. Paul Ryan

Washington Times telephone poll of "self-identified conservatives"

Pres choice:

1. Romney: 27
2. Santorum: 25
3. Gingrich: 20
4. Paul: 8

VP choice

1. Marco Rubio

Two most volunteered names: Allen West and Rand Paul

[tpfkaw]

So when you ban supporters for candidates who aren't Romney, Romney wins? Go figure.

Well, not necessarily banned, but cosponsors can offer heavily-discounted tickets to their membership, so the ACU board can essentially get any result they want by choosing who gets to be cosponsors.

I forgot to mention, they also banned a group of Muslim Republicans from being cosponsors anymore, IIRC.