april 2015 rmn poll

April 2015 Poll(121respondents)

Red Maryland April 2015 GOP Poll

1. What county are you from?

Answer Options Response Percent

Response Count

Allegany 2.5% 3Anne Arundel 18.2% 22Baltimore City 1.7% 2Baltimore County 14.0% 17Calvert 5.0% 6Caroline 0.8% 1Carroll 4.1% 5Cecil 1.7% 2Charles 5.8% 7Dorchester 0.8% 1Frederick 5.0% 6Garrett 1.7% 2Harford 5.0% 6Howard 4.1% 5Kent 1.7% 2Montgomery 9.1% 11Prince George's 5.8% 7Queen Anne's 0.8% 1St. Mary's 5.8% 7Somerset 2.5% 3Talbot 0.8% 1Washington 0.8% 1Wicomico 1.7% 2Worcester 0.8% 1

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2. Are you a member of your County Republican Central Committee?


Response Count

Yes 9.9% 12No 90.1% 109


3. What is your age?


Response Count

18 to 24 14.9% 1825 to 34 17.4% 2135 to 44 19.8% 2445 to 54 20.7% 2555 to 64 11.6% 1465 to 74 14.0% 1775 or older 1.7% 2


4. What is your gender?


Response Count

Female 26.7% 31Male 73.3% 85


6. At this moment, who would be your first choice to be the Republican Nominee for US Senate in 2016?


Response Count

Former Ambassador John Bolton 4.1% 5Dan Bongino 33.9% 41Ray Bly 0.0% 0Robert Broadus 0.8% 1Richard Douglas 0.0% 0Former Governor Bob Ehrlich 13.2% 16Kendel Ehrlich 1.7% 2

Rick Hoover 0.0% 0Chrys Kefalas 0.8% 1Charles Lollar 1.7% 2Former Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman

21.5% 26

Jim Rutledge 2.5% 3Former Lt. Governor Michael Steele 5.0% 6Delegate Kathy Szeliga 3.3% 4Brian Vaeth 0.0% 0Corrogan Vaughn 0.0% 0Undecided 11.6% 14


7. At this moment, who would be your first choice to be the Republican Nominee for President in 2016?


Response Count

Former Ambassador John Bolton (MD) 0.0% 0Former Governor Jeb Bush (FL) 6.6% 8Herman Cain (GA) 0.0% 0Dr. Ben Carson (MD) 3.3% 4Governor Chris Christie (NJ) 2.5% 3Senator Ted Cruz (TX) 11.6% 14Former Governor Bob Ehrlich (MD) 3.3% 4Former IRS Commissioner Mark Everson (MS)

0.0% 0

Carly Fiorina (CA) 0.0% 0Former Governor Jim Gilmore (VA) 1.7% 2Senator Lindsey Graham (SC) 0.0% 0Former Governor Mike Huckabee (AR) 1.7% 2Governor Bobby Jindal (LA) 5.0% 6Governor John Kasich (OH) 0.8% 1Representative Peter King (NY) 0.0% 0Representative Steve King (IA) 0.0% 0Former Governor George Pataki (NY) 0.0% 0Senator Rand Paul (KY) 24.0% 29Governor Mike Pence (IN) 0.0% 0Former Governor Rick Perry (TX) 2.5% 3Senator Marco Rubio (FL) 3.3% 4Former Senator Rick Santorum (PA) 0.0% 0Governor Rick Scott (FL) 0.0% 0Governor Rick Snyder (MI) 0.0% 0Governor Scott Walker (WI) 25.6% 31Undecided 8.3% 10


8. Are you satisfied with the version of the budget that has passed in the House and the Senate?


Response Count

Yes 23.3% 28No 53.3% 64I Don't Know 23.3% 28


9. Do you plan to attend the 2015 Spring Maryland Republican Party Convention in Ocean City?


Response Count

Yes 27.3% 33No 53.7% 65I Don't Know 19.0% 23


10. Should the state outlaw powdered alcohol?


Response Count

Yes 25.6% 31No 55.4% 67I Don't Know 19.0% 23


11. Should Maryland pass a version of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act?


Response Count

Yes 59.5% 72No 25.6% 31I Don't Know 14.9% 18


12. How will the Orioles do this season?


Response Count

Win the World Series 19.5% 23

Win the AL Pennant 8.5% 10Win the AL East 8.5% 10Win the AL Wild-Card 7.6% 9Miss the playoffs 20.3% 24I Don't Know 35.6% 42


13. Open Ended Answers

Tamara Darvish, Republican, business executive, philanthropist, and former automotive magnate of DARCARS, is strongly considering a run for MD6 if Delaney runs for Senate, or a run for the open Senate seat.

"Why not considering asking something along the lines of which presidential candidate are acceptable vs. which are not?

Looks like at least a couple of congressional seats will be open. Isn't it time to start pushing a candidate for district 4?"

After the referendum against gay marriages in Maryland failed, Martin O'Malley increased the number of votes needed during a very short period of time so it would fail. Will governor Hogan change it back to what it was? Todays date is 4/1/2015

Means testing punishes the behaviors we should encourage. There are too many committed socialists in the MD legislature to pass a Religious

Freedom Restoration Act , unfortunately. Most of the current legislators supported the Bathroom Bill and Same Sex Marriage, thereby legally imposing their will on us. Disgusting.

I am satisfied with the budget not because it is the BEST but it is certainly BETTER than Obama's budget. It may be able to pass without a veto. I have high hopes that a Republican president can find real savings, create a much better budget and put us on the road to recovery

Go Yankees Isn't Ben Cardin a Maryland resident? Why wouldn't we run him for Senate? Then we

win and later we have a stronger Presidential candidate than he is now. Why go for two hail-Marys when we can simply score? Add him to your poll for Senate. Get something started.

Repeal SB 281 ; or execute a Gubenitorial executive order repealing it. Good Luck to all who run! Use a "NOT SURE" or "NOT CERTAIN" box as an answer also.

Governor Hogan is a bigger bully than his friend from New Jersey. Hogan and his staff in the appointment office tampered with the county central committees and openly threatened retribution to AA County Central Committee if they did not comply with his request. THE PARTY IS NOT ABOVE THE COUNTRY, AND NO ADMINISTRATION IS ABOVE THE CONSTITUTION! Since this "media" source also will not cover this story but instead will "cover it up" how can any of you BIG R Republicans claim any higher ground over the Democrats and their tactics. It is laughable that you think you are somehow better than Obama supporters who blindly follow him and do whatever it takes to win and then do whatever you want when you do win. If you believe you are somehow better than anyone at MSNBC because you are so ethical in your reporting, you are shocking more self-absorbed than Hillary Clinton.

Republicans need to grow a pair "The thug tactics used on the Carroll County Central Committee by the Hogan team,

Chris Cavey, Joe Cluster and the MDGOP to intimidate the committee to submit 3 names for the open senate seat so they could get their compliant hand picked guy in Carroll in contradiction to the Maryland Constitution, Carroll County Central Committee constitution and Robert's Rules of Order, under which the original nominee was selected, to be disgusting.

This is yet another attack on central committees and their powers in keeping with the spirit HB 1513. The MDGOP becomes more Democrat like with each passing month. A party that is nearly irrelevant in the state is only making itself more so. Why would any good activist want to become a member of a GOP central committee when the state party and GOP elected officials are actively working against to marginalize them at every opportunity they have to do so? You can't talk the talk of rule of law and the Constitution if you are not going to walk the walk. I find the actions of the above named individuals and the MDGOP to be disgusting and unworthy of support by conservatives.

If at the next MDGOP state convention Cavey, Cluster and Chairman Waterman attempt to circumvent the Maryland Constitution and ram rod a resolution whereby county committees are obligated submit 3 names for vacancies that may occur in the HofD's or Senate, the members of county central committees should wage total war against the effort. If not stopped we will continue to see similar efforts to marginalize the county central committees to the point where they are mere hand maidens to elected officials and state party officials. County are elected by the GOP voters of their county and represent those voters and their interests to the MDGOP. They are not elected by state elected officials of state party officials. We do not exist at the pleasure of state elected officials and party elected officials. County central committee members need to drive that point home hard or these activities will not stop."

Still waiting on Andy Harris to take to the house floor and demand that John Boehner be replaced as speaker. He PROMISED and swore up and down he would if the speaker caved on amnesty. I guess he is just another lying hack.

Rand Paul 2016! Less Government. Please help the retirees from the Fire Dept. They are way behind in pension and they

need a tax break. Also increase the deduction for the volunteer firefighters. They save the community millions of dollars with very little benefit. Please increase their LOSAP deduction.

Stand with Rand! Rand Paul/Ted Cruz 2016! I want to know more about Chrys Kefalas and whether or not he actually plans on

running for the U.S. Senate in Maryland. Maryland Gun Laws are a disgrace to the constitution and the rights of American

citizens. If you want more republicans in office you guys better get the Governor on board and change them.

"It's time for a new way, a new set of ideas and a new leader . . ." -Rand Paul "1. Dump the Purple Line 2. Widen I-270 from Germantown to Frederick 3. Bus pull offs

on E-W Hwy and other major traffic roads" Joey Steffan and Nicolee Ambrose walk into a bar .... WTF? There is no GOP candidate that can win the Senate seat. None of them will get more

than 44% of the vote in a general election.

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