[campaignPete R-CT]

Ben Carson-224

Carly Fiorina-201

Scott Walker-192

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)-100

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY-34

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)-24

Rick Perry-20

Rick Santorum-16

Donald Trump-15

Mike Huckabee-13

Bobby Jindal-9

Bill Armstrong-6

Jeb Bush-4

John Kasich-4

Chris Christie-3

Lindsay Graham-3

Mitt Romney-3

George Pataki-0

Total-871

Carson is a problem.

[Amendment10]

"Carson is a problem."

The concern is that the conservative that hopefully wins Oval Office in ’16 will be open to letting patriots get her/him up to speed on the federal government’s constitutionally limited powers.

[Dave W]

Carson will be a problem until the first several debates. Remember, it is early. Don't panic. I believe many of these votes are good will votes. Everyone I know likes the guy. He is admired and I admire him. But if this was a true vote for the presidency, I don't think he would be at the top. I believe these straw poll votes point more to the likeableness of the candidates. Generally speaking, if you like a candidate, you are much more likely to vote for that candidate. It is rare that someone who does not like a candidate, will vote for that candidate.

[Zathras]

Looking closer you see Cruz is the cutoff.
Ben Carson support is coming from Colorado Springs “Focus on the Family” group.
Carly is not a good pick for CO because of the damage she did to HP in CO.

Distilled down its Walker and Cruz.