2009. she is 78-year-old old. congressman ron paul is their choice for president, at least some conservative activists. this is at the cpac event that happened last week. he got 30% of the vote at the straw poll there. former massachusetts gov near matt romney was the runner-up with 23%. this always gets headlines because of all the headliners who show up. donald trump was a late add. he said that paul who won the straw poll as you see there, paul could not win in 2012, a lot of people started booing him when he made that comment. but you see the others who came in there in single digits, newt begin grich and tpaul will be here. the president is releasing his budget plan this morning. it s not a matter of whether to cut or how much to cut and which programs will get the ax.
throughout the three-day event and saying, don t get complacent after the victory in the midterm election. the next drive is the white house in 2012. they were encouraging the people who came here, 11,000 conservatives came to this cpac event, they were encouraging them to get out and get involved in the 2012 presidential election and try to get a republican in the white house. heather: thank you very much. a lot of excitement going on behind you. we now know who cpac attendees would prefer to see in the white house. but who do voters think would make a good president? julie banderas is live in new york with more on that. almost two full years, i don t need to tell you that, out from 2012 elections. but speculation is already swirling over who will top the gop s ticket. the list of potential republican presidential candidates now ranges from former massachusetts governor mitt romney to real estate developer and television personality donald trump. but former arkansas governor mike