Larry Beasley, from left, president and CEO of The Washington Times, Tony Fabrizio, of the Fabrizio-McLaughlin polling firm, and Al Cardenas, chairman of the American Conservative Union, take the stage to announce the results of the Washington Times/CPAC 2013 straw poll during the final day of the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference in Fort Washington, Md. on March 16, 2013. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was the winner, narrowly edging out the close second place Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL). (T.J. Kirkpatrick/Special to The Washington Times)
Tony Fabrizio, from left, of the Fabrizio-McLaughlin polling firm, announces the results of the Washington Times/CPAC 2013 straw poll with Al Cardenas, chairman of the American Conservative Union, and Larry Beasley, president and CEO of The Washington Times, during the final day of the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference in Fort Washington, Md. on March 16, 2013. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was the winner, narrowly edging out the close second place Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL). (T.J. Kirkpatrick/Special to The Washington Times)
Tony Fabrizio, from left, of the Fabrizio-McLaughlin polling firm, announces the results of the Washington Times/CPAC 2013 straw poll with Al Cardenas, chairman of the American Conservative Union, and Larry Beasley, president and CEO of The Washington Times, during the final day of the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference in Fort Washington, Md. on March 16, 2013. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was the winner, narrowly edging out the close second place Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL). (T.J. Kirkpatrick/Special to The Washington Times)
Larry Beasley, president and CEO of The Washington Times, speaks before the results of the Washington Times/CPAC 2013 straw poll are announced during the final day of the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference in Fort Washington, Md. on March 16, 2013. Beasley is joined by Al Cardenas, left, chairman of the American Conservative Union, and pollster Tony Fabrizio, of the Fabrizio-McLaughlin polling firm that conducted the straw poll. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was the winner, narrowly edging out the close second place Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL). (T.J. Kirkpatrick/Special to The Washington Times)
Larry Beasley, president and CEO of The Washington Times, speaks before the results of The Washington Times-CPAC 2013 Straw Poll are announced during the final day of the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference in Fort Washington, Md., on March 16, 2013. Mr. Beasley is joined by Al Cardenas, left, chairman of the American Conservative Union, and pollster Tony Fabrizio, of the Fabrizio-McLaughlin polling firm that conducted the straw poll. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was the winner, narrowly edging out the close second place Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). (T.J. Kirkpatrick/Special to The Washington Times)
** FILE ** Sen. Rand Paul (R-K.Y.) speaks at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference (C.P.A.C.) held at the Gaylord National Hotel, National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 14, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Supporters of Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, listen to his CPAC speech. He drew cheers from young voters who see him as a libertarian hero. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
welcome: Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, acknowledges the response from the audience as he takes the stage to address the Conservative Political Action Conference at National Harbor in Maryland on Thursday, the first day of the gathering.
** FILE ** Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, acknowledges the response from the audience as he takes the stage to address the Conservative Political Action Conference at National Harbor in Maryland on Thursday, the first day of the gathering. (Photographs by Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
