Last week at CPAC we asked conservatives walking by our exhibit booth to take the CPAC Slatecard.com Pulse. The Pulse was a quick poll where conservatives selected their choice for the Republican nominee for president and then assign an "Issue Badge" to describe why they were supporting that candidate.

Well the results are in and with 289 votes cast, conservatives at CPAC have spoken.

With 151 votes, John McCain came away the clear winner of our CPAC Pulse, followed by Mike Huckabee with 92 votes and Ron Paul with 46 votes. 

But what's most interesting are the top issues driving support to the candidates.

 

For those backing John McCain the top issue by far was "Protect & Defend America":

 

But for Mike Huckabee his supporters top issue was "Faith & Values":

And for Ron Paul's backers, it was "Cut the Pork":  

 

Of course, the cool thing about Slatecard is that when you donate to a candidate, we ask donors to tag your donation with an issue badge that explains why you're supporting them. It works the same way as the poll folks took at CPAC. For more information about issue badges, read this blog post.

Here's a short video explaining how Slatecard works:

Thanks to the generous support of the Slatecard community, we're coming to you live from the Slatecard.com exhibit at CPAC.

Here's a picture of our booth that you helped build:

As you may have read, Mitt Romney announced moments ago that he was dropping out of the race.

We have just launched the Slatecard.com Three-Way Challenge to see which candidate our community supports. Make sure you vote with a generous donation to the candidate you support.

Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has won the GOLD in the Slatecard.com Super Tuesday Challenge.
 
Here's the tally (click on the candidate's name to make an urgent donation to the candidate):

1. GOLD - Mitt Romney: 6 supporters, $475
2. SILVER - Mike Huckabee: 2 supporters, $120
3. BRONZE - John McCain: 1 supporter, $100
   

(Note: Ron Paul did not receive any votes.)
 
What the Slatecard Community said about their candidate of choice...
 
...Gordon L. Converse assigned the Defeat Radical Islam badge to Mitt Romney saying, "This is Our Country's primary concern. Next is Cut the Pork!" Of note, Mitt received an additional Defeat Radical Islam badge and a Cut the Pork badge from other supporters.

...Mary and Joe gave the Jobs and Economy badge to Mitt Romney saying, "Mitt's right on all the issues!"
 
...Bill Vinet gave the Pro-Life badge to Mike Huckabee.
 
...Ethan Demme gave the Pro-Life badge to John McCain saying, "Bully for you Senator McCain!"
 
Remember, it's not too late to stand-up and Make a Difference for the candidate you support.