ORLANDO – In a shocking upset, grassroots U.S. Senate candidate Alexander Snitker defeated GOP frontrunner Marco Rubio in a straw poll held at the Florida Liberty Summit hosted by Campaign for Liberty at the Rosen Centre in Orlando, Florida this weekend.
The Libertarian Senate hopeful not only won the straw poll, but defeated Rubio by a landslide. The final results were: Alex Snitker (L) 53% 84 Votes Marco Rubio (R) 30% 48 votes Bernie DeCastro (C) 13% 21 votes Charlie Crist (NPA) 3% 5 votes Kendrick Meek (D) <1% 1 Vote Jeff Greene (D) <1% 1 vote Snitker said of his surprise win, “I think this shows that Americans are starting to shy away from the two-party political class, and are instead looking for candidates that will uphold the Constitution and defend their personal and economic freedoms.” Campaign for Liberty is a non-partisan group that was founded by supporters of Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) after his 2008 Presidential primary bid. Rep. Paul was the keynote speaker at the three-day event, attended by an estimated crowd of 1,200 people. John Wayne Smith was also in attendance. The results of the straw poll for Governor: Scott 41% (65 votes) Smith 38% (60) McCullum 19% (30) Chiles 3% (4) Sink <1% (1)
