Poll: Social Conservative Values v Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

Good day,

Always like your seeds.

I think it would be a better survey if you included an option of your affiliation - Republican, Tea Partier, Independent, Libertarian, Democrat, Socialist, etc.

I'm not a Republican, but examining the news the last several months, I see not one group within the party demanding a clear plan forward, and what exactly do they expect a candidate would do differently other than the same failed policies that got us in this mess to begin with. I only hear, "We are on the wrong course", or "Obama's policies are hurting the recovery", and etc - no substance or thinking.

Do that extent, the base these candidates are pandering to care mostly about social conservatism, than the economy. The others in that party are too busy for such nonsense, and simply want a candidate that has a plan. What they get is nothing but lip service or no service at all. There have been many prominent retired Republicans that have admitted that this is not the party they belonged to.

So while the well-balanced Republicans tune off this campaign, what's left is a base that cares mostly about social conservatism. More unfortunate with whats left is the large percentage that harbors a lot of hatred toward our President.

I can hear it now by others saying that during the Bush years, there was just or even more hatred. I disagree! It wasn't hatred but sheer frustration and anger over his management and decision-making skills. It got more and more difficult to have any faith that his presidency was nothing more than one disaster after another - ultimately being the economy collapsing. That's not hatred but anger.

What gets me is the anger the Tea Party and large percentage of the Republican Party harbor at the President in that it is "your" party's policies that got us to this mess to begin with.

It is so funny to hear Protestants argue for more church and state connections. They really should read more of the history of the Reformation to understand this was not what the first protestors wanted.

You can not evangilize through government unless you want to be more like Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Soph

I voted "don't know." All of the Republican candidates are "whack jobs." The GOP candidate must be defeated, whomever it is. There is no alternative.

"What's Wrong With Kansas"- a great book that shows how blue collar, Middle America continue to vote against their economic interests and instead for emotional, religious reasons that as we can clearly see, will not be realized either.

This will never be a Christian nation i.e- laws, public policy and rights are decided by Christian doctrine. There may be some seeming small-scale victories from time to time in pockets of deep fundamentalism in the Bible Belt but the tide is continually shifting towards secularism.

So why not vote on pragmatic, common-benefit issues- jobs, economy, regulating corporate greed, education, health?

After all, you cannot praise God, teach Creationism and hate gays on an empty stomach can you?

Let's face it folks, the Boehner and McConnell obstacle course to destroy Obama was exposed by a number of factors - so they've nothing left. recent reports of 20% republicans leaning Obama in addition to the primary poor turnout is quite telling.

Reasonable republicans recognize that the entire field the GOP contenders were all frauds. I even ran into one of them - admittedly he's a racist and a bit ignorant, BUT he recognizes the idiots in the field and does understand that Boehner/McConnell had no interest in the recovery.

So we're back to the faux christian social value agenda. Vlad is correct. I have contended (even tho I'm a recovering christian) that the right is theology challenged maybe even stupid. Much of this comes from recent Polls including PEW and Duke. (Of course, one only needs to read local letters ot the ed to see how mis-informed they are too.)

It's interesting because I think collectively, the Republicans couldn't give a rat's butt about social values the goal is to protect the wealthy. But Santorum's one of the GOP minority who actually cares about that. And if you actually listen to what he says, he's actually suggested some social support for poor and middle class Americans because not only does he care about the social values a lot, but he doesn't care about the GOP economic platform all that much he's spouting the same line as the rest but it's obvious it's not where his interest is.

There's absolutely no snowball's chance in hell the establishment GOP's going to let him get very far. For the GOP it's really all about the money.

His specific social views are very far to the right anyway even by GOP standards. It's like turning back the clock 50 or 100 years. I'm enjoying the entertainment value of watching the party juggle with what to do with this stranger in their midst.

Did you see Redsfan's article about 20% of Reps lean toward Obama? And that was from World Net Daily who conducted their own poll. Too funny.

Have you checked your NV email recently? I emailed you yesterday about an idea I have. I hope you let me know what you think.

(Sorry to go off topic).

Playing the values card while Newt Gingrich is still in the running is just too transparent for most people. Go ahead GOP, make my day.

If I were hiring a preacher, I'd worry about his/her values, BUT when I'm in the voting booth, church is not on my mind. Likewise, when I'm in the pew, I shouldn't be wondering about politics. One tells me the spiritial rules I should live by, the other the secular rules to live by. If I take my teachings from Sun. out into my life Mon.-Sat. and apply them, I don't need to be too concerned about the secular rules now should I?????? No one in government tells you, you have to: take birth control, get an abortion, drink alcohol, get married, or care for your neighbor. These are things YOU determine based on your "values" you get from your own "value" system, but they are available if and when you need them, if you CHOOSE. Tpubs-STAY OUT OF OURS PRIVATE LIVES!!!! And I agree with markpup, they don't CARE about those "values", but they do know it's a bone they can throw to the base that have no other idea of government, other than to use it to further their agenda- that everyone "believes their way". Just watch out if "their" way isn't "your" way!!

None of the above. In a general election it will be more than a couple of issues that the majority will choose. It's counter productive for any political party to put all their hopes on one issue. Values voters have gotten it wrong on everything. They haven't gotten their way on a host of personal or social issues and they ended up with Bush/Cheney which was disastrous economically, bad for jobs. GOP voters blame other people for their own bad voting decisions & the outcome of their votes. They can't even pick a candidate to solidly get behind because none of the candidates have the solutions for a all Americans.