The question, asked in a 6/14-6/18 Suffolk University poll of mostly Republican respondents: "We’re interested to know what you want candidates to spend time talking about. For each of the following issues, please indicate yes or no if this is something you want candidates spending “A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT”.
The following bar graph shows the percentage of 'no' responses for each topic.
Republican Hopefuls Focus on Religious Faith at Iowa Gathering. (The Wall Street Journal, 4/26/2015)
Speaking before more than 1,000 attendees of a multicandidate forum here Saturday, the declared and potential Republican contenders voiced concerns about religious freedoms being under threat in the U.S., and expressed the need to protect Christianity at home and abroad.
Republicans need to get away from the religious freedom debate. Now. (Washington Post, 4/2/2015)
The reality of national politics today is that when Republicans are talking about social issues -- and this debate has, for most people, become one over rights for gays and lesbians -- they lose. Poll after poll shows that voters outside of the Republican base disagree with the party's accepted stances on abortion and gay marriage. The more that Republicans talk about social issues, the harder it will be for the eventual nominee to portray him or herself as a different kind of Republican to the undecided voter.
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