Stopping gay marriage ranked lowest
among issues faced by conservatives, according a straw poll at the
Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
CPAC is the three-day conservative
meet-up that took place over the weekend at the Marriott Wardman Park
Hotel in Washington, DC. Conservative media personality Glenn Beck
was the event's keynote speaker.
Reducing the size of the federal
government topped the list of most important issues to conservatives
with 35% of respondents making it their first choice and 17% their
second.
Stopping gay marriage ranked lowest
with only 1% of attendees making it their second choice.
“Priorities man, priorities,” said
conservnut at the conservative blog hotair.com. “Gay issues are
not on the … gaydar as it were.”
The survey polled 2,395 out of 10,000
registered CPAC attendees, 48% of whom were students. Men made up
64% of participants.
When asked if promoting “traditional
values by protecting traditional marriage and protecting the life of
the unborn” was a core belief and ideology, only 9% agreed.