Paul carries county caucus, Colfax goes for Santorum

Texas Congressman Ron Paul won the straw poll taken of Whitman County Republicans during the party’s caucuses last Saturday.

Though former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney took the statewide win, Paul posted a close win in the non-binding countywide returns over former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum.

“He’s a consistent conservative. Unlike his opponents, he never flip-flops,” Carolyn Kiesz of Thornton told her party mates at the caucus session in Colfax.

Paul received 98 votes in overall county returns for 31 percent. Santorum followed in second with 94, trailed by Romney’s 54 and former Spe...