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[[Ted Cruz]] and [[Marco Rubio]] finished 1–2 in the straw poll for president at CPAC in 2016.<ref>https://www.newsmax.com/Politics/ted-cruz-wins-cpac-straw-poll/2016/03/05/id/717646/</ref>  [[Donald Trump]], who dropped out of the event at the last minute,<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/04/politics/donald-trump-skipping-cpac/index.html</ref> finished in a distant third place, but then won the [[Republican]] nomination and the presidency. [[Ron Paul]] won the straw poll among attendees for president in 2012, but [[Mitt Romney]] came in a close second. Romney then won the Republican nomination for president but lost in the general election.  

[[Ted Cruz]] and [[Marco Rubio]] finished 1–2 in the straw poll for president at CPAC in 2016.<ref>https://www.newsmax.com/Politics/ted-cruz-wins-cpac-straw-poll/2016/03/05/id/717646/</ref>  [[Donald Trump]], who dropped out of the event at the last minute,<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/04/politics/donald-trump-skipping-cpac/index.html</ref> finished in a distant third place, but then won the [[Republican]] nomination and the presidency. [[Ron Paul]] won the straw poll among attendees for president in 2012, but [[Mitt Romney]] came in a close second. Romney then won the Republican nomination for president but lost in the general election.  

=== Ronald Reagan Award ===

== Ronald Reagan Award ==

Each year the special [[Ronald Reagan]] Award is given to a rising star in the conservative movement, and there have been some tremendous recipients in the 1990s and 2000s. In 2010, this award went to the [[Tea Parties]].

Each year the special [[Ronald Reagan]] Award is given to a rising star in the conservative movement, and there have been some tremendous recipients in the 1990s and 2000s. In 2010, this award went to the [[Tea Parties]].