But why would McCain win a CPAC straw poll if he never even pretended to be a Conservative the way Romney sometimes does?
Or even worse, why would the GOP nominate him for President & millions of "conservatives" vote for him in the first place???
I think McCain did his part to act the role of a conservative, regardless of whether or not it people bought it. Romney was just a better organizer around CPAC time than McCain was. However, when election time rolled around, it was different story. The point it, really, that everybody is freaking out over this straw poll as if Ron Paul is already the anointed 2012 GOP candidate, and the CPAC poll only gives the winner bragging rights not necessarily some long term primary win.