Romney defeats McCain

By Alex Koppelman

Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008 10:30 EST

Mitt Romney was supposed to be the golden boy at the Conservative Political Action Conference, the man who would deliver attendees from the haunting specter of John McCain. Then he dropped out.

But while Romney may have been willing to quit on CPAC, CPAC wasn't willing to quit on him. Results from a straw poll conducted there were released over the weekend: Romney 35 percent, McCain 34 percent.

― Alex Koppelman

Posted in: Mitt Romney, 2008 Election, John McCain

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