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South Carolina 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 % |
South Carolina Likely Voters |
37% |
28% |
31% |
4% |
South Carolina Likely Voters |
Pre-Debate |
36% |
29% |
31% |
5% |
Post-Debate |
38% |
28% |
31% |
4% |
Party Identification |
Republican |
38% |
31% |
26% |
5% |
Independent |
33% |
22% |
42% |
3% |
Tea Party Supporters |
41% |
33% |
23% |
3% |
Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
51% |
30% |
19% |
1% |
Support Tea Party |
35% |
35% |
26% |
4% |
Does not support Tea Party |
31% |
24% |
41% |
4% |
Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
26% |
23% |
45% |
6% |
Conservative |
38% |
31% |
28% |
3% |
Very conservative |
46% |
28% |
22% |
4% |
Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
26% |
23% |
45% |
6% |
Conservative-Very conservative |
41% |
30% |
26% |
3% |
Past Participation** |
Yes |
37% |
29% |
30% |
4% |
No |
35% |
22% |
36% |
6% |
Top Tier Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
31% |
29% |
37% |
3% |
Newt Gingrich |
46% |
29% |
23% |
2% |
Ron Paul |
24% |
26% |
44% |
5% |
Rick Santorum |
44% |
33% |
21% |
3% |
Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
37% |
27% |
34% |
3% |
Somewhat support |
33% |
31% |
33% |
2% |
Might vote differently |
43% |
32% |
22% |
3% |
Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
42% |
30% |
23% |
5% |
Is closest to you on the issues |
30% |
26% |
39% |
5% |
Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
38% |
29% |
30% |
3% |
Has the experience to govern |
34% |
28% |
33% |
4% |
Facebook Page |
Yes |
33% |
32% |
30% |
5% |
No-Unsure |
40% |
25% |
31% |
4% |
Gender |
Men |
39% |
26% |
33% |
2% |
Women |
34% |
31% |
29% |
7% |
Age |
Under 45 |
34% |
28% |
32% |
6% |
45 or older |
38% |
29% |
30% |
3% |
Region |
Piedmont |
38% |
29% |
29% |
5% |
Midlands |
38% |
27% |
31% |
4% |
The Pee Dee |
40% |
29% |
28% |
4% |
Low Country |
31% |
28% |
37% |
3% |
Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
37% |
26% |
31% |
5% |
$75,000 or more |
34% |
34% |
29% |
2% |
Evangelical Christians |
41% |
28% |
27% |
4% |
Regular Religious Service Attendance |
38% |
28% |
31% |
4% |
Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
37% |
29% |
30% |
4% |
No-Unsure |
37% |
27% |
32% |
5% |
Education |
Not college graduate |
37% |
27% |
31% |
5% |
College graduate |
36% |
29% |
31% |
4% |
Interview Type |
Landline |
37% |
28% |
31% |
4% |
Cell Phone |
36% |
28% |
31% |
4% |
NBC News/Marist Poll South Carolina Likely Republican Primary Voters. Interviews conducted January 16th and 17th, 2012, N=684 MOE +/- 3.8 percentage points. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. **Past participation refers to previous participation in a South Carolina Republican Presidential Primary. |