The CPAC straw poll puts Romney ahead of the pack.

Romney 21%
Giuliani 17%
Brownback 15%
Gingrich 14%
McCain 12%

McCain shouldn't have snubbed the conference.

But Romney's lead isn't that important this early on. What is more telling is that McCain only got 2 more points than Giuliani in the SC straw poll. I hope this is an early indication that McCain doesn't have the power to forge ahead. He is the one person in this race that I want to see gone.

What's interesting is that Gingrich, who hasn't even said if he'll run, managed to get 14% in this latest poll.

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