August 2014 RMN Poll

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August 2014 Poll

(138 Respondents)

Red Maryland August 2014 Maryland GOP Survey

1. What county are you from?

Answer

Options Response Percent Response Count

Allegany 1.4% 2

AnneArundel 45.7% 63

BaltimoreCity 2.9% 4

BaltimoreCounty

8.0% 11

Calvert 1.4% 2

Caroline 0.0% 0

Carroll 5.1% 7

Cecil 2.2% 3

Charles 0.7% 1

Dorchester 0.0% 0

Frederick 4.3% 6

Garrett 0.7% 1

Harford 2.9% 4

Howard 8.7% 12

Kent 0.0% 0

Montgomery 7.2% 10

PrinceGeorge's

2.9% 4

QueenAnne's 0.0% 0

St.Mary's 0.7% 1

Somerset 0.0% 0

Talbot 0.7% 1

Washington 0.7% 1Wicomico 2.9% 4

Worcester 0.7% 1

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skipped question 0

2. What is your age?


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Answer

Options

Response Percent Response Count

18to24 10.1% 14

25to34 16.7% 23

35to44 20.3% 28

45to5426.8% 37

55to64 15.9% 22

65to74 8.7% 12

75orolder 1.4% 2

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3. What is your gender?

Answer

Options


Female 25.2% 34Male 74.8% 101


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

Answer

Options


Yes 5.8% 8

No 94.2% 130

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138

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. At this moment, which Republican who would be your first choice to be theRepublican Nominee for President in 2016? (Reminder: Ben Carson is not a registered

Republican)

Answer

Options


RepresentativeMarshaBlackburn(TN)

0.0% 0

FormerAmbassadorJohnBolton(MD)

0.7% 1

FormerGovernorJebBush(FL)

3.6% 5

GovernorChrisChristie(NJ)

9.4% 13


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SenatorTedCruz(TX)

5.1% 7

FormerGovernorMikeHuckabee(AR)

2.2% 3

FormerGovernorJonHuntsman(UT)

2.2% 3

GovernorBobbyJindal(LA)

2.9% 4

GovernorJohnKasich(OH)

5.8% 8

RepresentativePeterKing(NY)

0.0% 0

TedNugent(MI)

0.7% 1

FormerGovernorSarahPalin(AK)

2.2% 3

SenatorRandPaul(KY)

17.4% 24

GovernorMikePence(IN)

1.4% 2

GovernorRickPerry(TX)

10.1% 14

RepresentativePaulRyan(WI)

2.2% 3

SenatorMarcoRubio(FL) 2.2% 3FormerRepresentativeJoeScarborough(FL)

0.7% 1

GovernorRickSnyder(MI)

0.0% 0

FormerSenatorRickSantorum(PA)

0.7% 1

GovernorScottWalker(WI)

15.2% 21

Undecided 15.2% 21 nswered question 138

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6. Do you support the idea of Christian Reconstructionism?


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Answer

Options


Yes 8.7% 12

No 50.0% 69

IDon'tKnow 41.3% 57

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138

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7. What is your view of Michael Peroutka?

Answer

Options


Positive 23.2% 32

Negative 50.0% 69

NoOpinion 26.8% 37


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. According to the founder of the League of the South, it's purpose is The survival,well being, and independence of the Southern people. And by the Southern people,

we mean White Southerners who are not afraid to stand for the people of their race and

region. In other words, we understand what it is to be an historic nationa specific

people with a unique culture living on a particular piece of land. And, God willing, we

shall one day have a name and place among the nations of the earth. Were you

aware that this was the League of the South's mission?

Answer

Options


Yes 48.6% 67

No 45.7% 63

IDon'tKnow 5.8% 8


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. Anne Arundel County Council Candidate Michael Peroutka is a member of theLeague of the South. How concerned are you about his impact on other Republican

Candidates?

Answer

Options


Concerned 60.9% 84

Neutral 10.9% 15

Unconcerned 28.3% 39

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0. Larry Hogan and Steve Schuh have both repudiated Michael Peroutka for his ties to

the League of the South. Do you think this was a good idea?


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Answer

Options


Yes 67.4% 93

No 19.6% 27

NoOpinion 13.0% 18

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1. Michael Peroutka made the following statement at a League of the Southconvention: We have a basic Constitution course, now again I dont disagree with Dr.

Hill at all, that this regime is beyond reform. I think thats an obvious fact and I agree

with him. However, I do agree that when you secede, or however the destruction and

the rubble of this regime takes place and how it plays out, youre going to need to take

a biblical worldview and apply it to civil law and government. Thats what youre still

going to need to do. Whether were going to have to have this foundational information

in the hearts and minds of the people, or else liberty wont survive the secession either.

You see what Im saying? So this view, I saying that because I dont want the League

of the South, for one minute to think that I am about reforming the current regime, and

that studying the Constitution is about reforming the regime. I like many of you, and like

Patrick Henry, probably have come to the conclusion that we smelled a rat, smelled a

rat from the beginning. However, we believe that it is essential to take a biblical view of

law and government and then make those applications so we publish actually three

courses of instruction. Do you agree?

Answer

Options


Yes 14.5% 20

No 59.4% 82

NoOpinion 26.1% 36


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2. Michael Peroutka's self-described theological mentor is Rousas Rushdoony. Have

you heard of him?

Answer

Options


Yes 23.9% 33

No 71.0% 98

NoOpinion 5.1% 7


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3. Michael Peroutka's self-described theological mentor Rousas Rushdoony supports,

among other things, the death penalty for committing adultery. Do you agree?

Answer

Options


Yes 3.6% 5

No 87.7% 121

NoOpinion 8.7% 12


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4. Michael Peroutka was elected to the Anne Arundel County Republican Central

Committee. Do you think Peroutka shares the views of most Maryland Republicans?

Answer

Options


Yes 15.2% 21

No 71.7% 99

IDon'tKnow 13.0% 18


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15. Should Michael Peroutka disassociate from the League of the South?

Answer

Options


Yes 58.7% 81

No 22.5% 31

IDon'tKnow 18.8% 26


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6. Are Democrats and the media unfairly associating mainstream Republicans with

Michael Peroutka's views?

Answer

Options


Yes 56.5% 78

No 20.3% 28

IDon'tKnow 23.2% 32


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17. Should Michael Peroutka drop out of his race for County Council?

Answer

Options


Yes 47.8% 66

No 37.7% 52

IDon'tKnow 14.5% 20


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18. Should Michael Peroutka resign from the Anne Arundel County Republican Central

Committee?

Answer

Options


Yes 54.3% 75

No 33.3% 46

IDon'tKnow 12.3% 17


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19. Open-ended Answers

Greg Kline has a great radio voice!

There are other things happening other then Peroutka

Peroutka is a moron, but he won the primary for both county council and central committee.

He clearly represents enough of the republican primary voters to remain in the race and on

the committee, even if he is a member of a racist hate group.

The Peroutka thing is a Democratic ploy to create a distraction and it worked.

Peroutka and his ilk have been trying unsuccessfully to obtain public office. He won't drop

out or resign from anything. In his twisted mind, this is a mission from God.

There must be either a credible write-in candidate and a real campaign behind her, or

Republican voters must hold their noses and vote for the Democrat in order to stop Peroutka

from sitting on the County Council, making it a clown show, and ruining the GOP brand.

While I feel Michael Peroutka's view on the Constitution is essential and that it is sorely

lacking in politics today, he has taken some views which DO concern me. First off, while I

understand that he is a fundamentalist, my concern is that he may want to impose his

personal religious view on society. Contrary to what he and his minions want to believe, therewere several of the Founding Fathers who did NOT subscribe to fundamentalism. John Adams

and Thomas Jefferson were among them! Free speech MUST be extended to those whose

views you might consider adversarial! The fourth amendment includes privacy in the home

without having to worry about snoopers 'sticking their nose' in your business as well as having

one's papers safeguarded! Adultery had a wholly different meaning from what

fundamentalists and traditionalists make it out to be! even so, I have a major problem with

the state imposing that kind of penalty!

He is a concern to any Republican running statewide. If people though Neumann was a Trojan

horse they clearly hadn't met Michael whose views are beyond repugnant.

This survey is so targeted against Mike. He would make a great councilman!Focus on defeating democrats and not Peroutka.

Voters get what they deserve - either by not showing up on Election Day, or by voting for

extremists.

It's the fault of the religious right that Republican s have elected this kind of candidate.

You're just getting what you deserve..

Just what the MD GOP needs, a republican Taliban. The Dems cannot win on the issues so


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they will try to win on social issues. Peroutka should not merely resign, he should be publicly

kicked out of the party before he does real damage. Nobody will believe it if Peroutka

disassociates himself, they will think its politics as usual.

If Peroutka wins, he will also have had the support of democrats who share his backward

thinking.

Michael Peroutka has tea party alzheimers. This is the 21st century. There is no God, Americais not a christian nation, and we have to treat black people right no matter how pesky they

are sometimes.

This "survey" was about nothing other than this Peroutka guy. Sigh

His version of how government should function is no better than Fundamentalist Islam. In

the name of God, they hate and destroy.

I am a registered and moderate Republican. Your biases in this "poll" are too numerous to

mention. He won both elections fairly and the party should support him, particularly the

county party.

The Republican Central Committee should actively support a write in candidate.

Your questions are slanted and this poll is a joke. The questions are designed to re-enforcethe existing opinion of Red Maryland. I wonder if any of you had a mentor with whom you

agreed 100% of the time. Being a mentee is not being a clone. I had a fantastic mentor I used

to obtain a lot of knowledge but I still was able to form my on opinions.

Steve schuh said even a bad republican is better than a democrat. What say Steve now?

While I disagree with Michael Peroutka's views, he won the primary. It was the responsibility

of his primary opponents to raise this view, and it was pretty common knowledge before the

election that he was a fundamentalist, maybe the voters knew how far he was and that's why

he won. Or he won on name recognition and money, but either way he won and should stay.

Maybe in the future primary voters need to consider electability more.

We need a District 5 Republican candidate who is a real Republican, has experience with

advocacy in our County.

I would support a write in candidate, would the Party?

No

I bet you have never met Michael Or heard him speak or gone to the IOC. I have never heard

any radical or racist ideas from him

The more press you give Mr. Peroutka the bigger the problem will become. If people give you

a hard time for exposing him, saying you should focus on beating Democrats - then they

should know that he spent most of his political life as a Constitution Party member telling

people how Republicans were no better than Democrats and taking (very small numbers of)

votes away from Republican presidential nominees as Constitution Party candidate.

How have so many Republicans stayed silent regarding this dangerous Secessionist Theocrat?

Why do Republicans continue to be Political cannibals? Why eat our own? WE are not the

enemy! Nobody agrees with someone else all the time, but take the 95% and be happy.

Michael Peroutka is not the biggest problem the MDGOP is facing. The GOP is failing to find

issues and candidates that make people see a point in registering Republican. People in the

DC suburbs don't buy the "small government, lower taxes" mantra because half of them work

for the govt and see govt cuts as the sole threat to their livelyhood. The demographics for


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the GOP are unfavorable and becoming more so, the GOP has failed to find a way to connect

with minorities. The GOP has not found a populist issue that really connects with people in

Maryland today. This is the hard reality the MDGOP can face. It's not about bad PR from one

local fringe candidate, it's a tectonic scale thing that is going to take something massive to

turn around.

I never heard of this guy. I think this type of poll is giving him the attention he wants.We will never agree with others on everything. Michael is very knowledgeable about our

government. His service to the Council, his perspectives and his ability to articulate his

position will make him a valuable asset to the Council.

let me form my opinion of him

who are the whack balls who voted for him in the primary? Those are folks you all need to be

going after.

Friends don't let friends vote uninformed.

Draft Brian Griffiths for US Senate 2016

The people elected Peroutka so he should not resign from the AACRCC. Let the people, not

the press, decide if he should be on the AA County Council. Perhaps the people agree withhim on more issue than they disagree.

You should add more women & minorities to your presidential list. If that's all the GOP has,

you won't win the White House for 20 years. 2042 is coming :-)

Quit being liberal and focus on conservative issues. The BIBLE should NOT be a divisive issue

that you've made it. Embrace the conservative values. You obviously don't know what

conservative means.

I have attended many IOC classes and have never heard any racism from Peroutka...quite the

opposite

I have perused the website of the League of the South. They are NOT in favor of violent

revolution. The realize that secession is not now practical. There plan is to gradually work

toward secession peacefully. They are NOT against black people and plan to work with them

and treat all men and women as equals. I don't agree with secession, but I don't think their

goals are dangerous. I don't think Michael Peroutka's membership in the organization will

prevent him from representing his district fairly and honorably on either the County Council

or Central Committee.

I won't support republicans if they don't support candidates like Laura Neuman.

I'm new to MD, and haven't had time to get informed about it's politics. I need more info on

PG County.

Michael Peroutka is a non-issue. Hogan and Schuh are better off ignoring the question from

liberal 'journalists' on this guy and get back to issues that impact people living in Maryland.

No

I have left the Republican Party to be registered as Independent, after being Republican over

45 years.

NO to "friend request" on facebook by Michael Peroutka.

offaly onesided bunch of question abouot Michael dont you think. who are you gonna go

after next time.

Its clear that Michael Peroutka is a member of a racist organization. He needs to denounce


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that and concentrate on the positive conservative values that conservatives/Repulbicans

share.

this is America!

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