Straw

Poll
Results
February 26 to 28, 2009
N = 1,757 CPAC
Registrants
 Key Points
About Straw Poll
 Ballotscollected from
Thursday morning through
Friday afternoon
 Only registrants could vote
 1,757 straw polls cast
 48 States plus DC
represented in the balloting
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Total Straw Polls Cast

1705 1757
1558
1251

641

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

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TYPE OF REGISTRANT
Student, 52%

Individual, 36%

Associated w/ Co-Sponsor,
Co-Sponsor, 6%
7%

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Do you approve or disapprove of
the job that Barack Obama is
doing as President?
■ Approve ■
Disapprove
Strongly Approve: 1%
4% Somewhat Approve:
3%

Strongly Disapprove: 95%

80%
Somewhat Disapprove:
15%
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Do you approve or disapprove of
the job that the Republicans in
Congress are doing?
■ Approve ■
Disapprove

Strongly Approve:
17%
70%
Somewhat Approve:
53%

29% Strongly Disapprove:

19%
Somewhat
Disapprove: 10%

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 Thinking ahead to the 2012
Presidential election, who would
you vote for as the next
Republican nominee for
President?
Former MA Gov. Mitt Romney 20%
LA Governor Bobby Jindal 14%
TX CongressmanRonPaul 13%
AK Governor SarahPalin 13%
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich 10%
Former AR Gov. MikeHuckabee 7%
SC Governor Mark Sanford 4%
Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani 3%
MN Governor TimPawlenty 2%
FL Governor CharlieCrist 1%
Undecided 9%
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Would you say that you are generally satisfied
with the names that have been floated as
potential Republican Presidential contenders for
2012 or do you wish the Republican Party had a
better field of potential candidates?

Generally satisfied
with the field of 55%
potential
candidates
Wish the GOP had
44%
a better field of
potential
candidates

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Which ONE of the following
comes closest to your core beliefs
and ideology?
My most important goal isto promote
individual freedomby reducingthesize 74%
andscopeof government andits
intrusioninto thelivesof itscitizens.
My most important goal isto promote
traditional valuesby protecting
15%
traditional marriageandprotectingthe
lifeof theunborn.
My most important goal isto secure
andguaranteeAmericansafety at home
10%
andabroadregardlessof thecost or the
sizeof government.

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 Which of the following issues is
MOST and SECOND MOST to
you personally?
Reducing Sizeof Federal Gov't 27% 16%
Reducing Government Spending 9% 15%
TheWar on Terrorism 12% 11%
Lowering Taxes 9% 13%
Doing Away with Abortion 10% 5%
Illegal Immigration 4% 6%
Stimulating theEconomy 5% 4%
Restoring Gov't Honesty 4% 4%
Promoting Traditional Values 4% 4%
Most Important
Protecting Gun Owner's Rights 3% 4%
Improving Education 2%3% Second Most Important
TheWar in Iraq 2%3%
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 Which of President Obama’s and
the Democrats in Congress policy
initiatives do YOU fear MOST…
Expandinggov't withnewspendingprograms 36%
Nationalizingagovernment healthcaresystem 20%
RestoringtheFairnessDoctrine 10%
ReversingtheBushtax cutsandraisingtaxes 9%
Allowingfederal fundstopay for abortions/clinics 8%
ClosingtheGuantanamoBay prison 6%
EstablishingU.SdialoguewithIran/Hamas 4%
Establishingatimetablefor withdrawal fromIraq 2%
Takingaway workers’ rightstosecret ballot 2%
HavingtheU.S. signontotheKyotoProtocol 2%
Allowinggaystoopenly serveinthemilitary 1%

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Who is your favorite conservative
media personality on either TV or
radio?
RushLimbaugh 26%
GlennBeck 17%
SeanHannity 11%
Bill O’Reilly 10%
AnnCoulter 7%
LauraIngraham 4%
Michael Savage 3%
Mark Levin 2%
Michael Medved 2%
Neal Boortz 2%
Bill Bennett 2% Remaining Answers
< 1%
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 AGE

57%
16%

12%
2% 5% 7%

Under 18 18-25 26-40 41-55 56-65 Over 65

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 GENDER

59%

29%

12%

Male Female Refused

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