Rep. Paul Ryan is the Independence Hall Tea Party PAC Straw Poll pick for President!

Rep. Paul Ryan's endorsement/run for president tour hit pay dirt in Philadelphia!

The Weekly Press.com: The Independence Hall Tea Party PAC has announced that Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) has won the Presidential Straw Poll conducted at its Tri-State "Take Back Congress" Tea Party held this past weekend. "We were very surprised that Rep. Ryan finished on top,'' said Organizer, Teri Adams. "And while former Governors Sarah Palin and MittRomney did well, we were also surprised that former Senator Rick Santorum placed among the top five."

Out of nearly 500 votes cast, here's the complete breakdown:
Paul Ryan -- 76 votes, 15.2 %
Sarah Palin -- 64 votes, 12.8 %
Mitt Romney -- 55 votes, 11 %
Newt Gingrich -- 40 votes, 8 %
Rick Santorum -- 39 votes, 7.8 %
Ron Paul -- 30 votes, 6 %
Mike Huckabee -- 28 votes, 5.6 %
General David Patraeus -- 23 votes, 4.6 %
Tim Pawlenty -- 22 votes, 4.4 %
Bobby Jindal -- 21 votes, 4.2 %
Mike Pence -- 20 votes, 4 %
Mitch Daniels -- 15 votes, 3 %
Ruddy Giuliani -- 15 votes, 3 %

Smaller and smaller numbers of rogue Republicans, otherwise known as the tea party movement, showed up:

"Despite the unpleasant weather, over a thousand people attended our April 17th Tri-State Take Back Congress Tea Party," said Ms. Adams.