Romney over Huckabee and Paul among the "Values Voters"

In last weekend's first-ever "Values Voters Straw Poll" at the Family Research Council Action's 2nd Annual Washington Briefing, it's noteworthy that...

-Romney edged out Huckabee for first place-- the 1st-tier Mormon beating out the favorite non-Mormon, 2nd-tier social conservative

-Brownback had not backed out soon enough to come off the ballot, probably costing Huckabee the win

-Paul finished third-- when social conservatives have often, mysteriously, seemed to overlook him

-all three smoked the other front-runners, including Fred Thompson, who many imagined to take conservatives (social and other) by storm...at this point, Thompson is looking more like a drizzle

Candidate Votes Percentage
1. Mitt Romney 1,595 27.6%
2. Mike Huckabee 1,565 27.1%
3. Ron Paul 865 15.0%
4. Fred Thompson 564 9.8%
5. Sam Brownback 297 5.1%
6. Duncan Hunter 140 2.4%
7. Tom Tancredo 133 2.3%
8. Rudy Giuliani 107 1.9%
9. John McCain 81 1.4%