tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post4024418189632708146..comments2024-03-26T14:01:36.240-05:00Comments on Public Policy Polling: Mixed news for SantorumTom Jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545052616714485196noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-62535244294132829992011-01-12T17:44:51.012-05:002011-01-12T17:44:51.012-05:00Pennsylvania has three regions. Pittsburgh, Philad...Pennsylvania has three regions. Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Pennsyltucky. Rural PA voters are every bit as likely to go for a god-guns-n-gays good ol' boy candidate like Huckabee as a rural Kentuckian voter. Pennsylvania Republicans who hail from the suburbs and exurbs are more likely to be fiscal conservatives, but urban-centric areas are Democratic bastions, not the heart of Republicanism.NRHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565160695480579309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-81555032668266968142011-01-12T14:21:09.864-05:002011-01-12T14:21:09.864-05:00"Do you have anything on how this broke down ..."Do you have anything on how this broke down geographically?"<br /><br />Not offhand, but I'd imagine the western part of the state is giving them their strength. The two were doing well in Ohio and Illinois, and I'd imagine they'd be doing well in Indiana if we could poll it. Romney's probably doing well along the Philly/Jersey/NY burbs. Just a hunch.<br /><br />"When talking to only Republicans you might be better off with only two options, "moderate" and "conservative.""<br /><br />Can't really do that--it's the same question we ask to everyone. We just take the responses of those who say they usually vote in Republican primaries. We could eliminate the liberals, but that'd be disingenuous, because even if they aren't truly liberal, they still are Republican voters.Dustin Ingallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599131416393266722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-76026914617030307332011-01-12T13:01:16.059-05:002011-01-12T13:01:16.059-05:00I'm surprised Huckabee and Palin are #1-#2 in ...I'm surprised Huckabee and Palin are #1-#2 in Pennsylvania, mainly because I doubt that'd be the case with the Republicans where I grew up. Do you have anything on how this broke down geographically? I guess you don't ask questions on education or household income, but you might want to consider that. You could also ask Republicans what their most important issue is for deciding on a candidate. Huckabee and Palin supposedly appeal stronger to values voters, while Romney and Gingrich appeal to fiscal voters.<br /><br />Palin leads with "Republican liberals" by a wide margin. I assume that because they are 3% of the survey the numbers are too small to be reliable. When talking to only Republicans you might be better off with only two options, "moderate" and "conservative."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928675187803337574noreply@blogger.com