The big GOP primary news of the day is Jon Huntsman’s surprisingly strong showing in the straw poll at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans:
Rep. Ron Paul of Texas took the honors in the straw poll at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans today, but it was Jon Huntsman who sprang a surprise with a strong second-place finish.
Paul won with 612 votes, followed by Huntsman with 382 and Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota –- who won praise for her performance in Monday’s debate in New Hampshire -– in third with 191. Herman Cain came in fourth with 104 votes, with GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney rounding out the top five with 74 votes.
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