Results of Survey 'The Pulse of Grassroots Conservatives' -- GOPUSA

Results of Survey 'The Pulse of Grassroots Conservatives'
By Bobby Eberle
GOPUSA News
March 22, 2006

(GOPUSA News) -- Below is the results of 2367 respondents to GOPUSA's recent survey, "The Pulse of Grassroots Conservatives." The survey was administered to members of GOPUSA's Grassroots Survey Team.

Total Number of Respondents = 2367

Question 1 -- How satisfied are you with the job President Bush is doing?

Very satisfied -- 32%
Somewhat satisfied -- 48%
Somewhat unsatisfied -- 14%
Very unsatisfied -- 6%

Question 2 -- How satisfied are you with the job the Senate is doing?

Very satisfied -- 1%
Somewhat satisfied -- 26%
Somewhat unsatisfied -- 38%
Very unsatisfied -- 34%

Question 3 -- How satisfied are you with the job the House of Representatives is doing?

Very satisfied -- 4%
Somewhat satisfied -- 37%
Somewhat unsatisfied -- 37%
Very unsatisfied -- 22%

Question 4 -- If your Senator(s) is/are Republican, how satisfied are you with the job your Senator(s) is/are doing?

Very satisfied -- 17%
Somewhat satisfied -- 27%
Somewhat unsatisfied -- 16%
Very unsatisfied -- 9%
My Senator is not a Republican -- 30%

Question 5 -- If your Congressman is a Republican, how satisfied are you with the job your Congressman is doing?

Very satisfied -- 23%
Somewhat satisfied -- 30%
Somewhat unsatisfied -- 13%
Very unsatisfied -- 7%
My Congressman is not a Republican -- 27%

Question 6 -- Do you believe the Iraqi people are better off today than they were before the ouster of Saddam Hussein?

Strongly believe -- 82%
Somewhat believe -- 14%
Somewhat do not believe -- 1%
Strongly do not believe -- 1%
Not sure -- 1%

Question 7 -- Do you believe Iraq will eventually have a stable, democratic government?

Strongly believe -- 30%
Somewhat believe -- 52%
Somewhat do not believe -- 9%
Strongly do not believe -- 5%
Not sure -- 5%

Question 8 -- Should President Bush be censured for approving the NSA wiretapping program?

Yes -- 3%
No -- 95%
Not sure -- 2%

Question 9 -- Who is your choice to be the Republican presidential nominee in 2008?

Sen. George Allen -- 17%
Sen. Sam Brownback -- 2%
Sen. Bill Frist -- 6%
Former Rep. Newt Gingrich -- 13%
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani -- 10%
Sen. Chuck Hagel -- 0%
Gov. Mike Huckabee -- 2%
Sen. John McCain -- 4%
Gov. George Pataki -- 0%
Rep. Mike Pence -- 1%
Sec. of State Condoleezza Rice -- 21%
Gov. Mitt Romney -- 6%
Gov. Mark Sanford -- 0%
Sen. Rick Santorum -- 4%
Rep. Tom Tancredo -- 7%
Other -- 6%

Question 10 -- Who is your second choice to be the Republican presidential nominee in 2008?

Sen. George Allen -- 11%
Sen. Sam Brownback -- 4%
Sen. Bill Frist -- 7%
Former Rep. Newt Gingrich -- 13%
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani -- 12%
Sen. Chuck Hagel -- 0%
Gov. Mike Huckabee -- 1%
Sen. John McCain -- 4%
Gov. George Pataki -- 1%
Rep. Mike Pence -- 2%
Sec. of State Condoleezza Rice -- 16%
Gov. Mitt Romney -- 6%
Gov. Mark Sanford -- 1%
Sen. Rick Santorum -- 7%
Rep. Tom Tancredo -- 7%
Other -- 9%

Question 11 -- What do you think is the most important issue facing America today?

2nd Amendment Issues -- 1%
Abortion -- 4%
Border Security/Immigration -- 33%
Corruption of Elected Officials -- 4%
Deficit/National Debt -- 3%
Education -- 0%
Energy Policy -- 1%
Gay Marriage -- 1%
Government Spending -- 8%
Health Care -- 1%
Iran Nukes -- 3%
Judicial Reform -- 3%
Moral Decline -- 10%
Nuclear Proliferation -- 0%
Private Property Rights -- 1%
Social Security Reform -- 1%
Tax Policy -- 2%
War on Terror -- 22%
Other -- 1%

Question 12 -- What foreign country poses the biggest security threat to America?

China -- 29%
France -- 0%
Germany -- 0%
India -- 0%
Iran -- 54%
Iraq -- 2%
Ireland -- 0%
Japan -- 0%
North Korea -- 6%
Pakistan -- 0%
Russia -- 1%
Saudi Arabia -- 2%
Syria -- 1%
Other -- 3%

Question 13 -- What foreign country poses the biggest economic threat to America?

China -- 81%
France -- 0%
Germany -- 0%
India -- 2%
Iran -- 4%
Iraq -- 1%
Ireland -- 0%
Japan -- 2%
North Korea -- 0%
Pakistan -- 0%
Russia -- 0%
Saudi Arabia -- 7%
Syria -- 0%
Other -- 3%

Question 14 -- What are your feelings about Republican prospects for success in the 2006 elections?

Very confident -- 12%
Somewhat confident -- 36%
Somewhat worried -- 37%
Very worried -- 13%
Not sure -- 2%

Question 15 -- Generally speaking, would you say things in this country are heading in the right direction or wrong direction?

Right direction -- 57%
Wrong direction -- 29%
Not sure -- 14%

Question 16 -- Are you aware of the House Republican Study Committee and its efforts to control government spending?

Very aware -- 19%
Somewhat aware -- 42%
Never heard of the group -- 39%

Question 17 -- How serious a problem is illegal immigration into the United States?

Very serious -- 88%
Somewhat serious -- 9%
Not too serious -- 2%
Not a problem -- 0%
Not sure -- 0%

Question 18 -- Do you believe illegal immigrants' children who are born in the United States should be granted automatic American citizenship?

Yes -- 8%
No -- 86%
Not sure -- 6%

Question 19 -- Do you believe illegal immigrants should be allowed to get drivers' licenses?

Yes -- 2%
No -- 96%
Not sure -- 2%

Question 20 -- Do you think recent reports of lobbyists bribing members of Congress are isolated incidents of corruption, or do you think this kind of behavior is common in Congress?

Isolated -- 15%
Common -- 78%
Not sure -- 7%

Question 21 -- Do you think bribery and corruption in Congress is more common now than it used to be, or no different from the past?

More common now -- 32%
No different -- 62%
Not sure -- 7%

Question 22 -- Do you feel the Republican leadership in Washington has been strong enough in pushing for conservative legislation and policies?

Yes -- 9%
No -- 87%
Not sure -- 4%

Question 23 -- How much of a problem are so-called RINOs (Republicans in Name Only) to the advancement of the conservative agenda?

Very big problem -- 66%
Somewhat of a problem -- 26%
Not much of a problem -- 4%
No problem -- 2%
Not sure -- 2%

Question 24 -- What do you think is the biggest success for Republican-led Washington?

Energy policy -- 0%
Government spending -- 1%
Immigration reform -- 1%
Intelligence reform -- 2%
Iraq -- 3%
Supreme Court justices -- 58%
Prescription drug plan -- 1%
Tax cuts -- 17%
War on terror -- 18%

Question 25 -- What do you think is the biggest failure for Republican-led Washington?

Energy policy -- 7%
Government spending -- 49%
Immigration reform -- 34%
Intelligence reform -- 1%
Iraq -- 2%
Supreme Court justices -- 1%
Prescription drug plan -- 5%
Tax cuts -- 1%
War on terror -- 1%

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