March 1, 2015 - Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky came in first yesterday in the CPAC stray poll with a surging Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker a strong second. Paul winning the CPAC straw poll for the third year in a row received 25.7% of the vote followed by Walker with 21.4. Walker's showing in the straw poll continues a series of good news for the Wisconsin Governor as he is currently leading in both Iowa and New Hampshire.

In third place in the straw poll was Senator Ted Cruz of Texas at 11.5% followed by Dr. Ben Carson at 11.4%.

The complete results of the CPAC straw poll are as follows:

1. 25.7% Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky
2. 21.4% Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker
3. 11.4% Senator Ted Cruz of Texas
4. 11.4% Dr. Ben Carson
5. 8.3% former Florida Governor Jeb Bush
6. 4.3% former Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvanian
7. 4.0% Senator Marco Rubio of Florida
8. 3.5% Donald Trump
9. 3.0% Carly Fiorina
10. 2.8% New Jersey Governor Chris Christie
11. 1.1% former Texas Governor Rick Perry
12. 0.9% former Louisianan Governor Bobby Jindal
13. 0.8% former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin
14. 0.3% former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee
15. 0.3% former Ambassador John Bolton
16. 0.1% Senator Lindsay Graham of South Carolina
17. 0.1% former New York Governor George Pataki