Straw Poll 

Straw Poll
Results
February 18‐20, 2010
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N =  2,395 CPAC Registrants 1
 Key Points About Straw Poll

• Ballots
Ballots collected from Thursday morning 
collected from Thursday morning
through Friday afternoon
• Only registrants could vote
• 2,395 straw polls cast
2,395 straw polls cast
• 50 States plus DC represented in the 
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balloting

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Total Straw Polls Cast

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Type of Registrant

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Which ONE of the following comes closest to 
your core beliefs and ideology?
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 Job Approval
Do you approve or disapprove of the job that…

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 Images
Please read through the following list of political figures.  For each one, please indicate whether you 
view them very favorably, somewhat favorably, somewhat unfavorably, or very unfavorably.  If you have 
not formed an impression about the person or have never heard of him or her, just mark it that way

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Which of the following issues is MOST, and SECOND
MOST IMPORTANT to you personally?
MOST IMPORTANT to you personally?

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When it comes to fiscal issues, which of the 
following should be the TOP PRIORITY of
following should be the TOP PRIORITY of 
Republicans in Congress? 

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Thinking ahead to the November elections, how 
many seats if any will Republicans PICK UP in the
many seats, if any, will Republicans PICK UP in the 
U.S. House of Representatives? 

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Thinking ahead to the 2012 Presidential election, 
who would you vote for as the next Republican
who would you vote for as the next Republican 
nominee for President?

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Would you say that you are generally satisfied with the 
names that have been floated as potential Republican 
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Presidential contenders for 2012 or do you wish the 
Republican Party had a better field of potential candidates?

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Age

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Gender

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