Polls

What will impact the Florida GOP primary most? Early and absentee voting 26% TV ads 50% Debates 14% Grassroots organization 10%	Is putting state prisons under private management a good idea? Yes. It represents a significant savings to taxpayers in a tight budget year. 27% No. If the state has a responsibility for anything, it is the security of its citizens, including those it incarcerates. 59% No. The loyal, well-trained state prison personnel who lose their jobs are my chief concern. 6% I am still studying the issue, have no opinion yet. 8%
How do you think the barrage of negative advertising is affecting voters' views of the Republican candidates? It's informative, generating the kind of interest that will help voter turnout. 24% It's turning the average voter off all of the candidates. 30% It's ultimately hurting the party. Voters will only remember the bad stuff. 46%	With Texas Gov. Rick Perry out of the race, who is now the primary challenger for Mitt Romney? Newt Gingrich 34% Barack Obama 8% Ron Paul 45% Rick Santorum 13%
Which of these candidate dropouts do you most wish had stayed in the GOP presidential race longer? Michele Bachmann 15% Haley Barbour 5% Herman Cain 35% Jon Huntsman 17% Gary Johnson 12% Tim Pawlenty 17%	Is Mitt Romney now a lock for the Republican presidential nomination? Yes 24% No 76%
Who is now Mitt Romney's chief conservative rival? Newt Gingrich 18% Ron Paul 54% Rick Perry 4% Rick Santorum 24%	Who will be the first GOP candidate to drop out of the presidential race? Michele Bachmann 51% Newt Gingrich 2% Jon Huntsman 9% Rick Perry 37%
Who do you want to win tonight? Michele Bachmann 7% Herman Cain 0% Newt Gingrich 2% Jon Huntsman 0% Gary Johnson 0% Ron Paul 45% Rick Perry 2% Mitt Romney 11% Rick Santorum 9% University of Michigan 5% Virginia Tech 18%	What issue is your top concern for Florida and the nation going into 2012? Economy 37% Education 2% Foreign policy 5% Health care 4% Immigration 10% Income inequality 3% Jobs 11% Role of government 17% Standard of living 0% Taxes 6% Something not mentioned above 6%