This document summarizes the key findings of a national survey of 1,000 voters conducted on November 2, 2010. It finds that independents, Christian conservatives, Tea Party supporters, those who identify as pro-life, married voters, voters with children, and fathers strongly supported Republican candidates in the 2010 midterm elections. A majority of voters said their vote was a message opposing President Obama. Christian conservatives and Tea Party supporters said their vote most strongly opposed Obama. Most voters believe members of Congress are ignoring the country's religious heritage. Christian conservatives believe restoring moral values is most important to getting the country back on track, while Tea Party supporters are split between reducing spending and restoring moral values.

1. Key findings from a survey of 1,000 voters
conducted November 2, 2010

2. Faith and Freedom Coalition National Survey ~ November 2, 2010 2
Public Opinion Strategies is pleased to present the
key findings of a national telephone survey. The
survey was completed November 2, 2010 among
1,000 voters and has a margin of error of +3.1%.
Glen Bolger was the principal researcher on this
project, and Jim Hobart was the project director.
Taylor Mitchell and Bryan Kitz provided
analytical support.

4. Faith and Freedom Coalition National Survey ~ November 2, 2010 4
98%
92%
65%
7% 7%
1%
5%
27%
91% 91%
Base GOP
(24%)
Soft GOP
(21%)
Ind
(13%)
White Dem
(27%)
African American
(10%)
Republican Candidate Democratic Candidate
+87% -84% -84%+97% +38%
Generic Ballot by Party
Independents broke for the GOP.

5. Faith and Freedom Coalition National Survey ~ November 2, 2010 5
78%
92%
78%
51%
19%20%
6%
21%
45%
72%
Christian Conservative
Movement
(32%)
Tea Party
Movement
(27%)
White/Evangelical
Christian
(29%)
Other Whites
(48%)
Rest
(18%)
Republican Candidate Democratic Candidate
+86% +6%+58% +57%
Generic Ballot by Religion/Tea Party
Christian conservatives and Tea Party supporters
overwhelmingly backed Republican candidates.
-53%

6. Faith and Freedom Coalition National Survey ~ November 2, 2010 6
77%
28%
57%
20%
68%
40%
Right to Life
(35%)
Pro-Choice
(35%)
No Difference
(27%)
Republican Candidate Democratic Candidate
+57%
Generic Ballot by Abortion
A majority of Right to Life voters as well as those for whom
abortion isn’t a voting issue backed the GOP candidate.
-40% +17%

7. Faith and Freedom Coalition National Survey ~ November 2, 2010 7
58%
45%
62%
53%
57%
52%
50%
65%
38%
53%
34%
44%
39%
45%
47%
32%
Married
(66%)
Not Married
(33%)
Married
Men
(36%)
Married
Women
(30%)
Children
(33%)
No Children
(66%)
Moms
(16%)
Dads
(17%)
Republican Candidate Democratic Candidate
Generic Ballot by Marital and Parental Status
Married voters, those with children, and Dads
strongly supported Republican candidates.
+20% -8% +28% +9% +33%+18% +7% +3%

9. Faith and Freedom Coalition National Survey ~ November 2, 2010 9
A majority of voters (63%) say their vote was a message to
support or oppose President Obama. This is the highest
percentage we have seen in a mid-term election.
17%
20%
29%
19%
23%
21%
17% 16%
36%
40%
Clinton
Nov 1994
Clinton
Nov 1998
Bush
Nov 2002
Bush
Nov 2006
Obama
Nov 2010
Supporting President Opposing President
“Thinking some more about your vote for U.S. Congress, would you say your vote for U.S. Congress in
this year’s election was a vote to send…a message SUPPORTING President Obama and his policies and
programs, a message OPPOSING President Obama and his policies and programs...or... not a message
either way about President Obama or his policies and programs?”

10. Faith and Freedom Coalition National Survey ~ November 2, 2010 10
Christian Conservative Tea Party
Opposing Obama: 65% 81%
Supporting Obama: 13% 4%
Not a Message about Obama: 21% 15%
“Thinking some more about your vote for U.S. Congress today, would you say your vote for U.S.
Congress in this year’s election was a vote to send...”
A majority of Christian conservatives and Tea Partiers,
say their vote was a message opposing Obama.
A message SUPPORTING President
Obama and his policies and programs23%
40% A message OPPOSING President Obama
and his policies and programs
Not a message either way about President
Obama or his policies and programs36%

11. Faith and Freedom Coalition National Survey ~ November 2, 2010 11
“Thinking about members of Congress and other political leaders, would you say…”
A majority of voters say members of Congress and
political leaders are ignoring our religious heritage.
Members of Congress and other
political leaders are too close to
religious leaders
…or…
27%
57%
Members of Congress and other
political leaders are ignoring our
religious heritage

12. Faith and Freedom Coalition National Survey ~ November 2, 2010 12
16% 16% 16%
40%
36%
44%
32%
34%
29%
Overall GOP
(100%)
Base GOP
(53%)
Soft GOP
(47%)
Cutting Taxes Reducing Spending Restoring Moral Values
“What would you say is more important to getting America back on the right track,
cutting taxes, reducing spending, or restoring moral values?”
Reducing spending and restoring moral values are
equally important to base GOPers.

13. Faith and Freedom Coalition National Survey ~ November 2, 2010 13
14%
17%
27%
34%
44%
33%
Christian Conservative
(49%)
Tea Party
(48%)
Cutting Taxes Reducing Spending Restoring Moral Values
“What would you say is more important to getting America back on the right track,
cutting taxes, reducing spending, or restoring moral values?”
Christian conservatives say we need to restore moral values
to get America back on track. Tea Partiers are split between
reducing spending and restoring moral values.

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