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Meeting September 8, 2008 6:00pm
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Logan's Roadhouse 2400 Elliston Place
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Dutch Treat Dinner
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Guest Speaker:
U.S. Congressman Marsha Blackburn
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2008 Straw Poll Results!
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1) Whom do you prefer for the Republican Vice Presidential nomination?
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| Mitt Romney |
34% |
| J.C. Watts |
17% |
| Bobby Jindal |
11.3% |
| Tim Pawlenty |
9.4% |
| Haley Barbour |
7.5% |
| Charlie Crist |
7.5% |
| Mark Sanford |
5.7% |
| Jeb Bush |
3.8% |
| Carly Fiorina |
1.9% |
| Michael Bloomberg |
1.9% |
| Mike Huckabee |
0% |
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2) For whom would you vote in the 5th Congressional District Republican Primary?
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| Gerard Donovan |
67% |
| Vijay Kumar |
33% |
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3) For whom would you vote in the 7th Congressional District Republican Primary?
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| Marsha Blackburn |
96% |
| Tom Leatherwood |
4% |
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4) For whom would you vote in the 52nd State House District?
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| Mike Stewart |
67% |
| Dan Scott |
30% |
| Eric Jackson Stansell |
3% |
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5) At this point, whom do you think would be the strongest Republican candidate for Governor in 2010?
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| Bill Frist |
59% |
| Marsha Blackburn |
25% |
| Beth Harwell |
7% |
| Bill Haslam |
5% |
| Bill Gibbons |
2% |
| Ron Ramsey |
2% |
| Zack Wamp |
0% |
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6) At this point, who do you think would be the strongest Democratic candidate for Governor in 2010?
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| Lincoln Davis |
35% |
| Harold Ford, Jr. |
33% |
| Bob Clement |
13% |
| Bill Purcell |
9% |
| Matt Kisber |
5% |
| Kim McMillan |
3% |
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7) Do you support the sale of wine in grocery stores?
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8) Do you support legislation that allows employers to require English to be spoken in the workplace?
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9) Do you favor changing to direct election of the Lt. Governor or support the current system where the State Senate elects the Lt. Governor?
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| I favor direct election of the Lt. Governor. |
76% |
| I favor leaving this to the State Senate. |
24% |
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10) Do you favor changing to direct election of the Secretary of State or support the current system where the Secretary of State is chosen by vote of the Legislature?
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| I favor direct election of the Secretary of State. |
74% |
| I favor leaving this to the Legislature. |
26% |
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11) Should judges in Tennessee be elected by popular vote of the people, as set forth in the State’s Constitution, or appointed by a Commission?
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| Elected |
85% |
| Appointed |
15% |
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12) What is the most important issue facing Metro in the
next year?
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| Education. |
40% |
| Budget shortfall. |
29% |
| Crime, particularly Gangs. |
21% |
| Managing growth and sprawl. |
6% |
| Real estate market. |
4% |
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13) What is the most important thing we should do to fix Metro schools?
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| Greater choice for parents. |
43% |
| New charter schools. |
23% |
| Greater community input. |
17% |
| Smaller schools. |
13% |
| Improved funding. |
4% |
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Nashville, TN
37215 
