ConservativeHome Republican Panel II

1. Your Views on the Republican Party and Its Future

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* 1. Thinking about Congress, on which issue would you most like to see Republicans provide leadership? (choose no more than 3)

Lowering taxes

Repealing the new healthcare law

Creating jobs

Reforming Medicare & Social Security

Succeeding in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Reforming immigration policy

Improving prospects for lower income families

Reforming the financial sector/Wall Street

Creating a new energy policy that makes us less dependent on oil

Helping the environment in ways consistent with conservative values and principles

Reducing abortion in America

Stopping same-sex marriage

Other (please specify)

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* 2. When you think about the Tea Party movement, how would you describe yourself?

I’m a Tea Partier

I sympathize with the Tea Party movement

I don’t have an opinion about it one way or the other

I’m somewhat suspicious of the Tea Party movement

I’m very suspicious of the Tea Party movement

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* 3. The following is a list of the most talked-about Republican candidates for President in 2012. Who is your favorite?

Jeb Bush

Mitch Daniels

Newt Gingrich

Mike Huckabee

Sarah Palin

Tim Pawlenty

Mike Pence

Mitt Romney

John Thune

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Who do you think would be most likely to win the nomination in the Republican primary to run against President Obama in 2012?

Jeb Bush

Mitch Daniels

Newt Gingrich

Mike Huckabee

Sarah Palin

Tim Pawlenty

Mike Pence

Mitt Romney

John Thune

Other (please specify)

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* 5. If someone asked you, “Who best represents what the Republican party stands for?”, who would you say?

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* 6. In what ways, if any, do you think Republicans in Washington have let down their voters over the past few years (choose no more than three)?

Republicans have gotten too used to spending taxpayer money

Republicans have gotten too comfortable with power

Republicans have stopped caring that much about the size of government

Republicans have paid more attention to special interests than my concerns

Republicans have stopped being the party of ideas

Republicans have stopped talking about values and cultural issues

Republicans have not worked hard enough to make the Party more diverse

Republicans have not done enough for lower income families and individuals

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Thinking about the economy and your future, what would you most like to see Republicans do? (choose no more than 3)

Promote more rapid job creation in America

Lower income tax rates

Make it easier to save and invest

Make it safer and easier to buy a home

Reduce the cost of college

Make it more appealing to start and run a business

Make it easier for Americans to do business around the world

Keep American jobs from going overseas

Make life less expensive for middle class families and others having a hard time getting by

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Of the “new faces” in the Republican party who have been elected in the past few years, who gives you most hope for the future?

Chris Christie (NJ Governor)

Bobby Jindal (LA Governor)

Susana Martinez (NM Governor-elect)

Rand Paul (KY Senator-elect)

Marco Rubio (FL Senator-elect)

Other (please specify)

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* 9. How confident are you that the massive gains by Republicans in the elections on November 2 will help put America on the right track?

Very confident

Somewhat confident

Unsure

Not very confident

Not at all confident