I've been following CPAC since the late 1990's and it's been like that every year. One would think this could have been remedied by now.
I think the more interesting number is that Santorum got 31% to Gingrich’s 15%. Neither of these likely had the money to pad the vote, and the results show, in spite of the acclaim that some in here have given Gingrich’s speech, that the conservatives are starting to rally around Santorum.
The fact that Paul wins this thing some years is plenty of indication that it’s a vote that can be bought by bussing in supporters and paying their way for a weekend, nice work if you can get it.
But I doubt either Santorum or Gingrich had the resources to do so. Certainly Santorum didn’t as he was operating on a shoestring until the middle of the last week.
Michigan is going to be very interesting if Gingrich continues to fade, as I expect he will, and the conservative vote starts to consolidate around one candidate.
I think the more interesting number is that Santorum got 31% to Gingrich’s 15%. Neither of these likely had the money to pad the vote, and the results show, in spite of the acclaim that some in here have given Gingrich’s speech, that the conservatives are starting to rally around Santorum.
The fact that Paul wins this thing some years is plenty of indication that it’s a vote that can be bought by bussing in supporters and paying their way for a weekend, nice work if you can get it.
But I doubt either Santorum or Gingrich had the resources to do so. Certainly Santorum didn’t as he was operating on a shoestring until the middle of the last week.
Michigan is going to be very interesting if Gingrich continues to fade, as I expect he will, and the conservative vote starts to consolidate around one candidate.