Fordham University Poll: Occupy Wall Street Crowd favors Ron Paul for president (kind of)

[Agorism]

Well kind of. Only 2% are republican, but some of them are indies.
http://www.fordham.edu/images/academics/graduate_schools/gsas/elections_and_campaign_/occupy%20wall%20street%20survey%20results%20102611 .pdf


OCCUPY WALL STREET – At the end of the Republican nomination contest, whom do you want to be the Republican nominee for President? (Fordham)
Ron Paul 21%
Other 19%
Mitt Romney 8%
Michele Bachmann 4%
Herman Cain 3%
Jon Huntsman 2%
Rick Perry 1%
Rick Santorum 1%
Newt Gingrich 0%



OCCUPY WALL STREET – Generally speaking, which of the following political parties do you identify with most closely? (Fordham)
I do not identify with any party 39%
Democratic 25%
Socialist Party 11%
Green Party 11%
Republican 2%
Tea Party 0%
Other 12%


OCCUPY WALL STREET – Thinking ahead to the election in November 2012, who do you plan to vote for president?
Barack Obama 36%
The Republican nominee 3%
I do not plan to vote 25%
Other 36%

[69360]

Yeah, trying to get them to vote in the primary for Ron is a lost cause. I've been saying that. Only 2% are Republicans. Energy is better focused elsewhere.

[bluesc]

"Other" being Gary Johnson. They don't want him as President, they just don't like the Republicans.

[Avalon]

I wouldn't choose "The Republican nominee" either.

[sailingaway]

"Other" being Gary Johnson. They don't want him as President, they just don't like the Republicans.

it could be Ralph nader, we have no idea, the rest of the world is 'other'. However, in other for Nov 2012, Other could be Ron, and they just don't know that he'll be the Republican nominee yet.

[bluesc]

it could be Ralph nader, we have no idea, the rest of the world is 'other'. However, in other for Nov 2012, Other could be Ron, and they just don't know that he'll be the Republican nominee yet.

Ralph Nader for the Republican nomination :p? Johnson is pretty popular with those guys, especially through reddit. He is pro-science :rolleyes:.

[klamath]

Just ripe for RP...Yeaw right:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: Out of a 1,000 OWS 20 would vote republican and of those 5 would vote for RP.
Ripe for RP voters.:rolleyes: You might want to change your thread title to "99.5% of the OWS would vote against RP" You can't get any more RP unfriendly than that.

[wgadget]

I wonder if it's too late to get them registered for the primaries, if needed.

What percentage of Americans don't even vote?

[specsaregood]

Just ripe for RP...Yeaw right:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: Out of a 1,000 OWS 20 would vote republican and of those 5 would vote for RP.
Ripe for RP voters.:rolleyes: You might want to change your thread title to "99.5% of the OWS would vote against RP" You can't get any more RP unfriendly than that.

Uhm, actually "I do not identify with any party 39%" is the group that Paul polls highest in nationwide.

[giovannile07]

Don't think he's getting the 11% Socialist Party vote.

[klamath]

Uhm, actually "I do not identify with any party 39%" is the group that Paul polls highest in nationwide.
Not a chance. There wasn't a choice for Maxist.

When it comes to politics, do you usually think of yourself as (check one):
Extremely liberal………………………………………………….39
Liberal…………………………………………………………….33
Slightly liberal…………………………………………………......8
Moderate/middle of the road……………………………………..15
Slightly conservative………………………………………………2
Conservative……………………………………………………….3
Extremely conservative……………………………………………1

80% consider themselves liberal to extremely liberal.


How much of the time do you think you can trust the government in Washington to do what
is right?
Just about always……………………………………………..1
Most of the time………………………………………………5
Only some of the time……………………………………….52
Never………………………………………………………...42
57% think they can trust the government.
Only 37% think they can change the republican party.
60% think they can change the democratic party.
Like I said they consider themselves the tea party of the democratic party.

[trey4sports]

Don't think he's getting the 11% Socialist Party vote.


During '07 I remember one of my professors doing a survey on the demographics of the class and she was bewildered to see that the majority of self-avowed "socialists" in her poli sci 101 class supported Ron Paul. I guess maybe it was his social stances or the fact that they could have local socialism under a Paul plan.