A Big New Survey of the GOP

Marc Ambinder rounds it all up; what's interesting is the decline of the economically-focused voters, instead replaced by national security voters (me!). However, the social/cultural conservatives remain the single largest bloc. According the polls, the party is united on

– Desire to balance the budget – Belief that government spends too much – Belief that taxes are too high – Belief that federal government is too big and does too many things – Belief that current immigrations laws should be followed and no special treatment – War in Iraq was the right decision – Belief that our Foreign Policy should be based on our own security and economic interests – Support of employment non-discrimination for gays.

and substantially dived on

Top priority – cutting taxes or balancing budget – Whether health care coverage is a right – Fund SS or allow private investment – Level of military/defense spending – Role of federal government in education – Allowing gays to serve in the military – Role of federal government on global warming – Private initiative vs. government safety net – Abortion – Influence of religion on public policy

It's well worth a read.