The people of North Carolina have spoken.  And they are not happy with the state government’s handling of the economy. 7,672 North Carolinians responded to the “Concerned Citizens Survey”: 87 percent of the respondents vote in every election, another 11 percent vote in most elections. (Politicians, do we have your attention now?) Could this widespread populist anger spell trouble for Democrats in the state in 2010?

Here are some survey highlights:

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The final results of the North Carolina Concerned Citizens Survey are in. One month ago we reported on the preliminary survey results, which didn’t look good at all for Gov. Bev Perdue and the Democrats in Raleigh. The final analysis isn’t rosy for the Dems either.

Over 1,000 North Carolinians responded: 86 percent of the respondents vote in every election, another 11 percent vote in most elections. (Politicians, do we have your attention now?) Here are some of the highlights:

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Your answers to the Concerned Citizens Survey are pouring in…

And the results are not favorable to the Democrat agenda in Raleigh.

Here are a few highlights from the survey responses so far:

>> “Do you think North Carolina’s economy is improving or getting worse?”

• Getting worse - 90.8%
• About the same - 9.2%
• Improving - 0.0%

>> “What economic issue concerns you the most in North Carolina?”

• Government spending - 60.0%
• Taxes - 24.2%
• Immigration - 10.8%
• Annexation - 3.3%
• Education - 0.8%
• Cost of Health Care - 0.8%

>> “Do you think the budget crisis in North Carolina is due to a slow economy or from too much wasteful government spending?”

• Wasteful spending - 91.7%
• Slow economy - 5.8%
• Other - 2.7%

>> And a few of our favorite responses to the question, “If you could have a conversation with your local elected officials, what would you like to tell them?”

• “Stop wasting our money!” (About 70 of you said this!)
• “We as citizens tighten our belts…why doesn’t the government?”
• “What is REALLY happening with the ‘education’ lottery money?”
• “Stop spending. Listen to your constituents.”
• “Taxed. Enough. Already.”
• “Spending, not revenue, is the problem.”
• “I’m embarrassed by the state government of North Carolina.”
• “Listen to the people.”
• “STOP SPENDING!!!”

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Yesterday I posted a “Concerned Citizens Survey“, asking RS2W’s readers to voice opinions on North Carolina government, politics, the economy, and What do you want to tell your elected official?

The Carolina Strategy Group asked similar questions to 1,000 North Carolina voters in May and June. The survey clearly indicates an opening for the Republican Party in the state. The economy is now Pres. Obama’s and Gov. Perdue’s economy. The recent NC House of Representatives budget - and tax increase - was not popular at all with the voters (regardless of party affiliation).

How can and should Republicans capitalize on the populist anger in the state?

Read the survey’s highlights below and respond with your thoughts (download the complete survey here):

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