Sen. Sam Brownback was at the Conservative Political Action Conference last Saturday and came in third in the straw polling there. The results were as follows:

1. Mitt Romney 21%
2 .Rudy Giuliani 17%
3. Sam Brownback 15%
4. Gingrich 14%
5. McCain 12%

It is a very a positive sign that he came out ahead of Gingrich and McCain considering many think of the Senator as a virtual unknown. It is also a good sign to see Romney (or anyone, for that matter) ahead of Giuliani, which suggests that not all conservatives are compromising their pro-life principles to support a candidate that some consider more “winnable.”