released, today, the results of a recent 36 hour Vice Presidential on-line survey showing that Marco Rubio was the first or second choice of a majority of the nearly 400 conservative and Tea Party respondents from the tri-state region.
This announcement comes on the heals of a Tea Party Express survey which mirrored the results of the Association survey--also showing strong support for Marco Rubio.
"While Allen West, Paul Ryan, and Chris Christie performed well in our survey, Marco Rubio was the runaway winner.
"Since our Tea Party PAC was the first in the nation to endorse Governor Romney--before the Iowa Caucus in January--we not only shared the results of our survey with our membership, but also key figures in the Romney campaign,"
said Ms. Adams.
"We, of course, will support whomever the Governor picks, but it's clear that the selection of Rubio would generate an immense amount of enthusiasm.
"The three VP candidates most referenced by the media as the finalists in the VP sweepstakes--Tim Pawlenty, Rob Portman, and Bobby Jindal--barely registered in our survey."
Who is your 1st choice to become the Republican Vice Presidential Nominee?
Kelly Ayotte, 1 vote <1 %
Chris Christie, 19 votes 4.9 %
Mitch Daniels, 2 votes <1 %
Nikki Haley, 1 vote <1 %
Mike Huckabee, 6 votes 1 .5 %
Bobby Jindal, 8 votes 2.0 %
Suzanna Martinez, 4 votes 1.0 %
Bob McDonnell, 7 votes 1.8 %
Rand Paul, 28 votes 7.2 %
Tim Pawlenty, 2 votes <1 %
Rob Portman, 6 votes 1.5 %
Condaleezza Rice, 19 votes 4.9 %
Marco Rubio, 151 votes 39.0 %
Paul Ryan, 24 votes 6.2 %
Brian Sandoval, 0 votes 0.0 %
Rick Santorum, 17 votes 4.3 %
John Thune, 0 votes 0.0 %
Scott Walker, 1 vote <1 %
Allen West, 69 votes 17.8 %
Other, 22 votes 5.6 %
Totals, 387 votes 100%
Who is your 2nd choice to become the Republican Vice Presidential Nominee?
Kelly Ayotte, 2 votes <1 %
Chris Christie, 32 votes 8.2 %
Mitch Daniels, 7 votes 1.8 %
Nikki Haley, 16 votes 4.1 %
Mike Huckabee, 15 votes 3.8 %
Bobby Jindal, 23 votes 5.9 %
Suzanna Martinez, 7 votes 1.8 %
Bob McDonnell, 7 votes 1.8 %
Rand Paul, 22 votes 5.6 %
Tim Pawlenty, 8 votes 2.0 %
Rob Portman, 6 votes 1.5 %
Condaleezza Rice, 28 votes 7.2 %
Marco Rubio, 61 votes 15.7 %
Paul Ryan, 38 votes 9.8 %
Brian Sandoval, 1 vote <1 %
Rick Santorum, 15 votes 3.8 %
John Thune, 2 votes <1 %
Scott Walker, 18 votes 4.6 %
Allen West, 61 votes 15.7 %
Other, 18 votes 4.6 %
Total, 387 votes 100%
Others receiving write-in votes in either or both categories: Pat Toomey, Michele Bachmann, Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich, General David Petraeus, Sarah Palin, Jeb Bush, Rudy Giuliani, Herman Cain, Jesse Ventura, and Carly Fiorina.
