may 5 in greenville, south carolina. tonight, the man credited by many with lighting the fire but became the tea party. the the winner of the straw poll is republican ron paul. bret: for the past two years at the cpac convention. the winner of the straw poll, congressman ron paul. bret: texas congressman ron paul has been the hands-down winner of the straw poll. dr. paul, obte trition and gynecologist by trade served eight years in house in the late position late 70s and early 80s. he elected again to house as republican in 1996. he has always been referred to as dr. no because he votes against most legislation involving federal spending. government expansion, or any reduction of privacy rights. in a second white house run in