October 7-9, 2011--Values Voter Summit 2011

Values Voter Summit Draws the Candidates >

Oct. 7-9, 2011--The 2011 Values Voter Summit drew a record crowd; 3,406 registered attendees heard from seven presidential candidates and a range of conservative luminaries, in addition to attending various to breakout sessions.

Close to two thousand attendees participated in a straw poll, and Rep. Ron Paul won with 37-percent. However, the results were significantly skewed by over 600 people who
registered on the final day of the conference; the vast majority of them were Paul supporters. Former Gov. Mitt Romney, the GOP frontrunner according to conventional wisdom, obtained only 4-percent. Perkins said Romney hit all the right notes in his speech, but that the outcome showed "there's still work to do" for Romney.

Straw Poll Results
(1,983 votes cast)

Ron Paul	732	37%
Herman Cain	447	23%
Rick Santorum	323	16%
Rick Perry	167	8%
Michele Bachmann	157	8%
Mitt Romney	88	4%
Newt Gingrich	54	3%
Jon Huntsman	2	0%
Undecided	13	1%

Wrapping up the conference, FRC Action President Tony Perkins observed that, "The hearts and minds and passions of the value voters are still to be won." "People are still in the process of deciding where they want to go," Perkins said.

Presidential Candidates October 7 Former Sen. Rick Santorum Gov. Rick Perry Herman Cain Former Speaker Newt Gingrich Rep. Michele Bachmann October 8 Rep. Ron Paul Former Gov. Mitt Romney	More General More day one More day two More scenes Handing out literature Booths Straw Poll Launching the bus tour
	Main \| Next >

SPLC ad run in the Washington Post [PDF]

2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010