Right On The Right

I watched quite a bit of the Conservative Political Action Conference on CSPAN and I was impressed by a couple people. The first person, was Governor Mitt Romney. He continues to impress me and he continues to be the best hope for the Republican Party (as of right now). The second person I was impressed with was Duncan Hunter, who did extraordinarily well in the South Carolina Straw Poll and who has unmatched military credentials. CPAC had a straw poll on the 2008 contenders, and The ACT Blog brings us the results:

Romney's 21% won the race, but it also showed that the field is split pretty thin. Giuliani was a favorite going into the event, so I think this might make a few Conservatives look again at the Mitt Camp. Patrick Ruffini would like to think Rudy won because of the "combined first and second place results." I am confused why some Conservatives are so eager to support a pro-choice, pro-gay, pro-gun control Republican. Presidents are elected by 1st place votes Patrick, Romney won it. I was a bit surprised by Brownback's high numbers but he is the "evangelical choice." If it wasn't for Brownback's opposition to the troop surge, I might like him a bit more. Overall, it looks like Romney is coming out of CPAC looking good. Full speed ahead Governor.