Romney wins conservative straw poll: media reports | Bangkok Post: news

Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney won a straw poll at a major conference of conservatives here, with 38 percent of the vote, in a boost for his White House bid, US media reported.

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney speaks during an address to the 39th Conservative Political Action Committee February 10, 2012 in Washington, DC. Romney won the straw poll at CPAC, with 38 percent of the vote, in a boost for his White House bid, US media reported.

Former senator Rick Santorum came in second with 31 percent, followed by former House speaker Newt Gingrich at 15 percent and Texas congressman Ron Paul at 12 percent, according to Fox News, CNN and The Washington Post.