Cpac Straw Poll

Straw Poll Results February 26 to 28, 2009 N = 1,757 CPAC Registrants

Key Points About Straw Poll  Ballots

collected from Thursday morning through Friday afternoon  Only registrants could vote  1,757 straw polls cast  48 States plus DC represented in the balloting 2

Total Straw Polls Cast 1705

1558

1757

1251 641

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009 3

TYPE OF REGISTRANT Student, 52% Individual, 36%

Associated w/ Co-Sponsor, 7%

Co-Sponsor, 6%

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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: 80%

95%

Somewhat Disapprove: 15% 5

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% 6

Thinking ahead to the 2012 Presidential election, who would you vote for as the next Republican nominee for President? Former MA Gov. Mitt Romney 14%

LA Governor Bobby Jindal

13% 13%

TX CongressmanRonPaul AK Governor SarahPalin

10%

Former Speaker Newt Gingrich 7%

Former AR Gov. MikeHuckabee SC Governor Mark Sanford Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani MN Governor TimPawlenty FL Governor CharlieCrist Undecided

20%

4% 3% 2% 1% 9% 7

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 potential candidates Wish the GOP had a better field of potential candidates

55% 44%

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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 andscopeof government andits intrusioninto thelivesof itscitizens. My most important goal isto promote traditional valuesby protecting traditional marriageandprotectingthe lifeof theunborn.

74%

15%

My most important goal isto secure andguaranteeAmericansafety at home 10% andabroadregardlessof thecost or the sizeof government. 9

Which of the following issues is MOST and SECOND MOST to you personally? 27%

Reducing Sizeof Federal Gov't Reducing Government Spending

9%

Lowering Taxes

15%

12%

TheWar on Terrorism

11%

9%

13%

10%

Doing Away with Abortion Illegal Immigration

4%

6%

Stimulating theEconomy

5%

4%

Restoring Gov't Honesty

4% 4%

Promoting Traditional Values

4% 4%

Protecting Gun Owner's Rights 3% 4% Improving Education 2%3%

16%

5%

Most Important Second Most Important

TheWar in Iraq 2%3% 10

Which of President Obama’s and the Democrats in Congress policy initiatives do YOU fear MOST… 36%

Expandinggov't withnewspendingprograms

20%

Nationalizingagovernment healthcaresystem

10% 9%

RestoringtheFairnessDoctrine ReversingtheBushtax cutsandraisingtaxes Allowingfederal fundstopay for abortions/clinics ClosingtheGuantanamoBay prison EstablishingU.SdialoguewithIran/Hamas

8% 6% 4%

Takingaway workers’ rightstosecret ballot

2% 2%

HavingtheU.S. signontotheKyotoProtocol

2%

Establishingatimetablefor withdrawal fromIraq

Allowinggaystoopenly serveinthemilitary

1% 11

Who is your favorite conservative media personality on either TV or radio? 26%

RushLimbaugh GlennBeck

17% 11%

SeanHannity

10%

Bill O’Reilly 7%

AnnCoulter LauraIngraham Michael Savage

4% 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%

Under 18

18-25

7%

5%

26-40

41-55

56-65

Over 65 13

GENDER 59%

29%

12%

Male

Female

Refused

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