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For the third year in a row, Sen. Rand Paul (R) of Kentucky has won The Washington Times/CPAC presidential preference straw poll taken at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference. His young libertarian legions made that possible again, as they did for Sen. Pauls father, former Rep. Ron Paul.

More interesting and likely more significant for the run-up to the 2016 presidential race is how well Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker did as well as former Florida governor Jeb Bushs relatively mediocre showing.

Gov. Walker surged from sixth place in 2014 to second place this year, tripling his portion of the 3,007 votes spread among 17 candidates to 21.4 percent, not far behind Pauls 25.7 percent. The margin between the two was even closer (less than one percentage point) when first and second choices were tallied.

Mr. Bush, meanwhile, was back in fifth place, behind physician Ben Carson and Sen. Ted Cruz as well as Paul and Walker.

When seen in light of this Crowdpac spectrum of a dozen potential GOP candidates, the results could have been predictable especially given CPACs gathering of activists from the most conservative wing of the Republican Party.

Least conservative here is New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, with Bush judged to be only slightly more conservative. Most conservative is Paul, with Cruz, Walker, and Carson not far behind. (Crowdpac is a political technology start-up that bases its rankings on an individuals voting record, campaign donations, and communications, including speeches and social media.)

Still, Bush who met with boos over his positions on immigration reform and the Common Core educations standards can claim to have met expectations at CPAC without any major gaffes.

Falling away behind Bush in the straw poll were former Sen. Rick Santorum and Sen. Marco Rubio. Gov. Christie won just under 3 percent of the vote and former Texas governor Rick Perry took barely more than 1 percent.

What would any election be without charges of vote manipulation serious or not?

The Pauls Ron and son Rand have done well in recent years by encouraging their libertarian followers to show up and of course vote. Nearly half those voting this year were ages 18-25.

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1. Winning CPAC once meant little, but are Rand Paul's multiple wins just the ticket?

Rand Paul won his third consecutive CPAC presidential straw poll this weekend, and most political journalists yawned -- and understandably so.

There have been 20 previous CPAC straw polls, and only in four of those cases has the winner ended up as the Republican presidential nominee. And in all four of those cases, it was in the actual election year.

Never has a winner in the year before the presidential vote -- like this year -- gone on to win the nomination. So Sen. Paul shouldn't rush to measure the White House drapes.

But he is now in special company: He's in a tie for CPAC wins (three) with Ronald Reagan and Jack Kemp. Mitt Romney is the all-time leader with four CPAC wins. Ron Paul has two.

So winning once is more or less meaningless, but winning twice or more? The Pauls -- Rand and Ron -- are the only two men with at least two CPAC wins who have not appeared on the GOP ticket. (Kemp was Bob Dole's VP nominee.)

It's one more way, we can assume, that Rand Paul hopes to get some separation from his dad heading into 2016.

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Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul won the Conservative Political Action Conferences straw poll for the third year in a row Saturday, while Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker placed second, reflecting his surging popularity.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush placed fifth, with just over 8% of the vote. Mr. Bush is considered a frontrunner for the GOP nomination in 2016 but is seen as too centrist by some in the partys conservative wing. On Friday, Mr. Bush sought to woo conservatives at the three-day CPAC conference, addressing questions about his policy positions that are at odds with those of the GOP base, such as his support for the Common Core national education standards and for granting legal status to illegal immigrants.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and conservative neurosurgeon Ben Carson, both favorites of the young conservatives who attend CPAC every year, landed in third and fourth place in the straw poll, respectively.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christies standing among conservatives fell sharply in the last year to 10th place in the survey, down from fourth in 2014.

Mr. Pauls win, with nearly 26% of the vote, was widely expected and not necessarily indicative of the views of the party as a whole. Conservatives who vote in the CPAC straw poll tend to be younger than the rest of the party, and the conference draws a large share of libertarian-leaning Republicans who see Mr. Paul as a champion of libertarian ideals.

In 2014, Mr. Pauls win was broader, with 31% of the vote. Mr. Pauls father, former Texas Rep. Ron Paul, won the poll in 2010 and 2011 but has never come close to winning the GOP presidential nomination.

With 21% of the vote, Mr. Walkers silver medalup from sixth place last yearcomes as two polls in the early-nominating state of Iowa show him topping the field.

At the CPAC conference on Thursday, he had sought to paint himself as a fighter for conservative causes, saying he had stared down protesters in Madison as part of his effort to scale back the powers of Wisconsin public-sector unions.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio won 3.7% of the vote. Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry had 1.1%, and 0.9% went to Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal.

More than 3,000 conservatives cast votes in CPACs poll between Feb. 25-27.

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