Senate Republican Leader Phil Berger delivered a big ol mess of opinion surveys to the governor's office Tuesday.
The answers included on the "Conservative Voter Survey," sent to prospective Republican voters are likely the least surprising thing in state politics. Berger showed off the surveys in a wheelbarrow. Here's a sample of the questions.
Do you think death panels made up of government bureaucrats should decide if your loved ones live or die?
On Dome's sample, the respondent said "yes," so we're glad we're not kin.
Do you oppose Bev Perdue and the Democrats' plan to pass a job-killing $1.6 billion dollar [sic] tax increase in the middle of a recession?
Well, when you put it like that. Also, the tax increase was $1 billion for the coming fiscal year.
Update: Post adds context on the size of the tax increase.
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Do you support sending the North Carolina National Guard to help secure our southern border?
You mean from South Carolina?
Berger acknowledged the surveys may not be a precise look at what all North Carolinians think. Polls by conservative and liberal pollsters show state residents disapprove of Gov. Beverly Perdue, so the surveys are worth handing to the governor, he said.
"I would not represent this as a scientific sampling," Berger said. "I think it is representative of the results we're seeing in scientific sampling."
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By the way, Phil
Before you can do that, you'd need to bring the 4,000+ NCNG troops back from their third deployment in the combat zone, which is the result of another Republican's Iraqnaphobia. Although I'm sure they would probably prefer your Borderphobia, since they would be closer to home, methinks we've squeezed them enough already.