Several interesting trends emerged from the more than 2,000 activists who attended the conference. Of those who participated in the survey, 19 percent said "Energy and global warming" was their top concern, with "The war in Iraq" garnering 11 percent for a fourth place finish. However, when asked which issues should be the top priority of the next administration, the top choice was Iraq, getting 23 percent of the vote. Energy and global warming was a close second, with 20 percent of the vote.
The views of Congress were quite dim, with 68 percent saying Congress had accomplished "Not too much," and just 2 percent saying "A great deal." In fairness, 16 percent did say "A good amount," but that's still barely over 10 percent. 12 percent said "Nothing at all."
"This
straw poll was designed to help us understand a little more about who our
netroots activists are and where they stand," said Toby
Chaudhuri, communications director for the Campaign for
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