Ron Paul wins RLC straw poll, Huntsman in 2nd — but does it matter?

Published June 18, 2011 4:00am ET



Straw poll results should always be taken with a grain of salt, because they’re very easy to manipulate by paying supporters to show up. Nonetheless there are some elements of this regional Republican Leadership Council straw poll in New Orleans that are worth a comment.

First, here were the results:

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