2008 Straw Poll Results!
1) Whom do you prefer for the Republican Vice Presidential nomination?
Mitt Romney 34%
J.C. Watts 17%
Bobby Jindal 11.3%
Tim Pawlenty 9.4%
Haley Barbour 7.5%
Charlie Crist 7.5%
Mark Sanford 5.7%
Jeb Bush 3.8%
Carly Fiorina 1.9% 
Michael Bloomberg 1.9%
Mike Huckabee 0%
2) For whom would you vote in the 5th Congressional District Republican Primary?
Gerard Donovan 67%
Vijay Kumar 33%
3) For whom would you vote in the 7th Congressional District Republican Primary?
Marsha Blackburn 96%
Tom Leatherwood 4%
4) For whom would you vote in the 52nd State House District?
Mike Stewart 67%
Dan Scott 30%
Eric Jackson Stansell 3%
5) At this point, whom do you think would be the strongest Republican candidate for Governor in 2010?
Bill Frist 59%
Marsha Blackburn 25%
Beth Harwell 7%
Bill Haslam 5%
Bill Gibbons 2%
Ron Ramsey 2%
Zack Wamp 0%
6) At this point, who do you think would be the strongest Democratic candidate for Governor in 2010?
Lincoln Davis 35%
Harold Ford, Jr. 33%
Bob Clement 13%
Bill Purcell 9%
Matt Kisber 5%
Kim McMillan 3%
7) Do you support the sale of wine in grocery stores?
Yes 88%
No 12%
8) Do you support legislation that allows employers to require English to be spoken in the workplace?
Yes 89%
No 11%
9) Do you favor changing to direct election of the Lt. Governor or support the current system where the State Senate elects the Lt. Governor?
I favor direct election of the Lt. Governor. 76%
I favor leaving this to the State Senate. 24%
10) Do you favor changing to direct election of the Secretary of State or support the current system where the Secretary of State is chosen by vote of the Legislature?
I favor direct election of the Secretary of State. 74%
I favor leaving this to the Legislature. 26%
11) Should judges in Tennessee be elected by popular vote of the people, as set forth in the State’s Constitution, or appointed by a Commission?
Elected 85%
Appointed 15%
12) What is the most important issue facing Metro in the next year?
Education. 40%
Budget shortfall. 29%
Crime, particularly Gangs. 21%
Managing growth and sprawl. 6%
Real estate market. 4%
13) What is the most important thing we should do to fix Metro schools?
Greater choice for parents. 43%
New charter schools. 23%
Greater community input. 17%
Smaller schools. 13%
Improved funding. 4%

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