On the topic of parental leave, Mr. Romney has taken no public position on the Healthy Families Act, which would allow workers to earn up to seven paid days per year to care for family members.
Also, 76% of the poll-takers thought that Congress should try and come up with a combination of tax increases to supplement spending cuts, instead of thepositiontaken by some Republicans to keep tax increases off the table.
"This struck a chord with me - we're delighted that someone in such a position can stand up in public and support the line that we as a profession have consistently taken ever since league tables were introduced, " said Mr Spear.
But Labour's white paper, outlining the devolution proposals, says that the British and Scottish governments will have to agree to a common position before they turn up in Brussels, which simply makes public the debate that has always taken place in private between the Scottish secretary and his cabinet colleagues.