By: jonbingham (Diary)  |  May 3rd at 09:39 PM  | 

As primaries in Indiana, North Carolina, West Virginia, Nebraska, Oregon and Kentucky trickle in this month, these states once again have no impact on the selection of the Republican nominee.  This begs the same questions that bubble up every four years: Should Iowa be the first state every time? Should New Hampshire always host the first primary? Should South Carolina always be the first Southern | Read More »

By: jonbingham (Diary)  |  January 4th at 08:12 AM  | 

Rick Santorum’s rise was certainly enabled by his dogged determination.  But it was also enabled by the arrows that every other anti-Romney candidate took before him.  Rick certainly made his ascendancy a lot more difficult on himself by not removing the Specter stick in the eye of long-time conservatives. For Rick’s campaign to gain steam as needed to not be this cycle’s Huckabee, Santorum must | Read More »

By: jonbingham (Diary)  |  October 13th at 09:01 AM  | 

RedStaters, It appears on paper that Rick Santorum holds at least as many (possibly more) positions that show respect for all three legs of the conservative stool (economic freedom, social issues, strong defense) compared to the other candidates.  Additionally, Rick does not appear to have some of the personal baggage that might plague some others.  Yet he continues to have difficulty gaining traction in this race.  Why?  I have my own | Read More »

By: jonbingham (Diary)  |  October 8th at 05:06 PM  | 

Summary:  Yes, we Cain! Thanks to all RedStaters who participated in the late September 2011 Primary Preference Poll – Pick 5. Yes, this poll was conducted just prior to the announcements by Chris Christie and Sarah Palin that they would not be running.  But rather than harming these results, this polling methodology captures data deep enough to show to whom the respondents are interested in | Read More »

By: jonbingham (Diary)  |  September 25th at 04:57 PM  | 

[NOTE FROM MANAGEMENT - Though it should go without saying, this poll is neither official, nor sanctioned by RedState management, nor any more scientific or accurate than any online poll posted in the diaries of any other open community website by a community member. As Ron Paul's results have amply demonstrated over the last four years, interactive/internet polls are rarely dispositive of actual status, sentiment, | Read More »

By: jonbingham (Diary)  |  July 29th at 07:32 AM  | 

Working with the assumption that at some point very soon the Boehner plan will pass (the typical DC outcome of these things…), House Republicans would be most inept if they passed it today.  If I were the last few Republicans to give in to the arguments of the Speaker, I would hold out until around 5:00pm on Monday, August 1st.  Don’t give Harry Reid (or the | Read More »

By: jonbingham (Diary)  |  July 5th at 11:42 PM  | 

The rise of Bachmann, the emergence of Perry, the presence of Palin, and the slippage of Cain & Pawlenty. Thanks to all RedStaters who participated in the late June 2011 Primary Preference Poll – Pick 5. LEGALESE:  The following results are descriptive statistics about the set of RedStaters who followed directions when participating in the poll (no hanging chads considered here).  This is not a | Read More »

By: jonbingham (Diary)  |  June 29th at 10:17 PM  | 

RedStaters – At this point in time, who do you prefer in the Republican Presidential race? Who else would you be most willing to support? Please take a moment to participate in a simple but effectively-designed presidential primary preference poll (through SurveyMonkey) that will give a glimpse into understanding the dynamics of support for various candidates among active RedStaters.  Not only will this poll give | Read More »

By: jonbingham (Diary)  |  June 26th at 03:19 PM  | 

RedStaters – It has been quite an eventful month in the development of the Republican presidential field.   Now’s the time to get an updated measure of RedStaters’ presidential primary preferences.  Please take one minute to go here and participate in the poll. – For those who may need it, here’s some background information about the Primary Preference Poll methodology: As the Republican presidential field | Read More »

By: jonbingham (Diary)  |  June 1st at 01:59 PM  | 

Thanks to all RedStaters who participated in the inaugural Primary Preference Poll – Pick 4. LEGALESE:  The following results are descriptive statistics about the set of RedStaters who followed directions when participating in the poll (no hanging chads considered here).  This is not a scientific poll.  This is not generalizable beyond the description of the participants…  But it is fun and a bit intriguing, if | Read More »