CPAC Bloggers

My good friend Matt Lewis at Townhall says this of the CPAC straw poll results:

Some people will tell you that Mitt Romney didn’t deserve to win (because he bussed in College Republicans to vote for him). That’s like saying George W. Bush didn’t deserve to win because he raised more money than his opponent. Romney’s ability to organize, inspire, and transport college students to the conference is precisely why he did deserve to win!

Matt and I think alike, but other bloggers are (in my opinion) unfairly criticizing Romney. Among them are Ed Morrissey of Captain’s Quarters and C. Jane Stewart of See Jane Mom. Meanwhile, Patrick Ruffini puts a pro-Giuliani spin on the results and Erick Erickson of RedState sees the results as confirmation that the race will come down to Rudy vs. Romney. Sean Hackbarth at The American Mind seems to agree. Ace at Ace of Spades also recaps the straw poll.