Thank you to the 1,058 people who filled out our issues survey. We are passing these results on to your SC Republican legislators. Here are the results.

Do you support a plan to Constitutionally limit the amount of money the General Assembly can spend each year?

No – 116 – 11%
Yes – 942 – 89%
Total – 1058

Do you support a plan to restructure South Carolina’s state government by allowing the Governor to pick the Superintendent of Education instead of electing the position separately?

No – 376 – 35.5%
Yes – 682 – 64.5%
Total – 1058

Do you support a plan to restructure South Carolina’s state government by allowing the Governor and Lt. Governor to run on the same ticket?

No – 155 – 14.7%
Yes – 903 – 85.3%
Total – 1058

Do you support at least a 24-hour waiting period after visiting a doctor to have an abortion?

No – 137 – 12.9%
Yes – 921 – 87.1%
Total – 1058

Do you support a plan to give tax credits or vouchers to parents to send their child to private school?

No – 254 – 24%
Yes – 804 – 76%
Total – 1058

Do you support a plan allowing parents to pick which public schools their child will attend?

No – 170 – 16.1%
Yes – 888 – 83.9%
Total – 1058

Would you support drilling for natural gas off South Carolina’s coast if the drilling structures were beyond line of sight and the state received royalties?

No – 47 – 4.4%
Yes – 1011 – 95.6%
Total – 1058

Do you support legislation requiring voters to show their ID when they vote?

No – 25 – 2.4%
Yes – 1033 – 97.6%
Total – 1058

Do you support raising the state’s lowest in the nation cigarette tax?

No – 368
Yes (I don’t care where the money goes.) – 143
Yes (If the money goes toward a tax reduction.) – 307
Yes (If the money goes towards healthcare.) – 240
Total – 1058

Do you support a spending transparency plan that makes US Senators and Congressmen identify the “earmarks” they insert into the federal budget?

No – 10 – 0.9%
Yes – 1048 – 99.1%
Total – 1058

Do you support President Obama’s health care plan?

No – 926 – 87.5%
Yes – 132 – 12.5%
Total – 1058

Do you support state’s efforts to fight the President’s health care mandate as a violation of our state’s rights?

No – 118 – 11.2%
Yes – 940 – 88.8%
Total – 1058

Do you support a plan to repeal President Obama’s health care plan?

No – 109 – 10.3%
Yes – 949 – 89.7%
Total – 1058

Do you support President Obama’s plan to close down the detainee prison at Guatanamo Bay?

No – 908 – 85.8%
Yes – 150 – 14.2%
Total – 1058

Do you support federal cap and trade legislation?

No – 809 – 76.5%
Yes – 249 – 23.5%
Total – 1058

What is the top issue facing our state?

Crime – 5 – 0.5%
Economy and Jobs – 836 – 79%
Education – 121 – 11.4%
Moral Values – 89 – 8.4%
Natural Resources – 7 – 0.7%
Total – 1058

What is the top issue facing our nation?

Economy and Jobs – 784 – 74.1%
Moral Values – 159 – 15%
National Security – 115 – 10.9%
Total – 1058