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Florida Likely Voters |
| Please tell me if you would find each of the following candidates acceptable, acceptable but with reservations, or not acceptable as the Republican nominee for president: Rick Perry? |
| Acceptable |
Acceptable with reservations |
Not acceptable |
Unsure |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Florida Likely Voters |
27% |
31% |
35% |
7% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
36% |
32% |
30% |
3% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
44% |
32% |
22% |
2% |
| Support Tea Party |
31% |
32% |
35% |
3% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
16% |
30% |
45% |
9% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
18% |
28% |
45% |
9% |
| Conservative |
28% |
32% |
33% |
7% |
| Very conservative |
40% |
31% |
24% |
4% |
| Past Participation** |
Yes |
26% |
31% |
35% |
8% |
| Top Tier Republican Candidates |
Newt Gingrich |
27% |
35% |
35% |
4% |
| Mitt Romney |
23% |
30% |
36% |
11% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
23% |
34% |
41% |
2% |
| Somewhat support |
32% |
26% |
33% |
10% |
| Might vote differently |
34% |
32% |
30% |
4% |
| Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
29% |
31% |
30% |
10% |
| Is closest to you on the issues |
24% |
33% |
36% |
7% |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
31% |
26% |
39% |
4% |
| Has the experience to govern |
27% |
35% |
33% |
5% |
| Gender |
Men |
30% |
33% |
35% |
2% |
| Women |
24% |
28% |
35% |
14% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
28% |
37% |
28% |
7% |
| 45 or older |
27% |
29% |
37% |
7% |
| Region |
North/Panhandle |
31% |
29% |
34% |
6% |
| Orlando/Central Atlantic Coast |
26% |
37% |
29% |
9% |
| Tampa Bay Area |
23% |
32% |
35% |
9% |
| South Central |
28% |
29% |
36% |
7% |
| Miami/South |
27% |
24% |
42% |
7% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
29% |
33% |
30% |
8% |
| $75,000 or more |
25% |
33% |
38% |
4% |
| Evangelical Christians |
30% |
33% |
28% |
9% |
| Tea Party-Conservative-Evangelical |
37% |
35% |
27% |
1% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
25% |
30% |
38% |
7% |
| No-Unsure |
29% |
32% |
31% |
8% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
27% |
30% |
34% |
8% |
| College graduate |
28% |
31% |
36% |
6% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
27% |
29% |
36% |
8% |
| Cell Phone |
28% |
36% |
31% |
5% |
NBC News/Marist Poll Florida Likely Republican Primary Voters. Interviews conducted December 4th through 7th, 2011, N=469 MOE +/- 4.5%. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.
**Past participation refers to previous participation in a Florida Republican Presidential Primary. |