The Conservative Politcal Action Committee held there annual meeting starting from February 10-12 and was considered by many as the start of the campaign. The following potential candidates were listed in the CPAC straw poll

Michele Bachmann
Haley Barbour
Herman Cain
Chris Christie
Mitch Daniels
Newt Gingrich
Mike Huckabee
Jon Huntsman
Gary Johnson
Sarah Palin
Tim Pawlenty
Ron Paul
Mitt Romney
Rick Santorum
John Thune

As candidates declare that they are running we will bring you additional details on them