{"id":3898,"date":"2011-03-09T10:25:05","date_gmt":"2011-03-09T15:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/?p=3898"},"modified":"2011-03-09T10:25:05","modified_gmt":"2011-03-09T15:25:05","slug":"poll-connecticut-voters-not-happy-with-governor-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/09\/poll-connecticut-voters-not-happy-with-governor-taxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Connecticut Voters Not Happy with Governor, Taxes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new Quinnipiac University Poll released this morning shows Connecticut voters <a href=\"http:\/\/www.quinnipiac.edu\/x1296.xml?ReleaseID=1565\" target=\"_blank\">aren&#8217;t happy<\/a> with Gov. Dan Malloy or his proposed $1.5 billion in tax increases:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Connecticut&#8217;s new governor, Dannel Malloy, gets no honeymoon as voters disapprove 40 &#8211; 35 percent of the job he is doing, with 25 percent undecided, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.<\/p>\n<p>Voters are optimistic, 55 &#8211; 39 percent, about the next four years under Gov. Malloy, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds.  And they say 89 &#8211; 7 percent that Malloy&#8217;s town hall meetings to discuss the budget and the economy are a good idea.<\/p>\n<p>But they disapprove 51 &#8211; 32 percent of the way he is handling the budget and turn thumbs down on his budget plan:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> 66 percent say the plan increases taxes too much, as 3 percent say too little and 19 percent say the tax level is about right;<\/li>\n<li> 39 percent say it cuts spending too little, with 17 percent saying too much and 29 percent say about right;<\/li>\n<li> 16 percent say it increases taxes on the wealthy too much, as 48 percent say too little and 24 percent say about right;<\/li>\n<li> 68 percent say it raises taxes on the middle class too much, with 1 percent saying too little and 21 percent saying about right.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Malloy&#8217;s budget proposals are unfair to &#8220;people like you,&#8221; voters say 56 &#8211; 31 percent. Democrats say &#8220;unfair&#8221; 45 &#8211; 41 percent and Republicans agree 65 &#8211; 25 percent and independent voters agree 59 &#8211; 28 percent.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ouch. Frankly, I&#8217;m not really surprised by these poll results. Gov. Malloy has $3.4 billion budge gap to close and has proposed the largest tax increase in state history.<\/p>\n<p>The simple truth is you can&#8217;t tax your way to prosperity, if Gov. Malloy and the state legislature are serious about closing the budget deficit they&#8217;ll scale back the proposed tax increases and make real meaningful cuts &#8212; some of them draconian in the budget. It&#8217;s the only way to ensure the states long term prosperity.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new Quinnipiac University Poll released this morning shows Connecticut voters aren&#8217;t happy with Gov. Dan Malloy or his proposed $1.5 billion in tax increases: Connecticut&#8217;s new governor, Dannel Malloy, gets no honeymoon as voters disapprove 40 &#8211; 35 percent of the job he is doing, with 25 percent undecided, according to a Quinnipiac University [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7,157],"tags":[209,1100,1365],"class_list":{"0":"post-3898","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-politics","7":"category-polls","8":"tag-connecticut","9":"tag-dan-malloy","10":"tag-taxes","11":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfpI7-10S","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2540,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/25\/this-and-that-dodd-trails-obama-falls-boxer-struggles-perry-ready-for-showdown\/","url_meta":{"origin":3898,"position":0},"title":"This and That: Dodd Trails, Obama Falls, Boxer Struggles, Perry Ready for Showdown","author":"Jeff","date":"July 25, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"It's Saturday, the weather is gorgeous and I have a date with a grill and some steaks so rather than spend my afternoon in front of the computer I thought put together a political blotter of sorts. First up, Chris Dodd trails likely Republican challenger Rob Simmons by 9 points\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Politics&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Politics","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/category\/politics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3599,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/15\/rasmussen-blumenthal%e2%80%99s-lead-over-mcmahon-down-to-five\/","url_meta":{"origin":3898,"position":1},"title":"Rasmussen: Blumenthal\u2019s Lead Over McMahon Down to Five","author":"Jeff","date":"October 15, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"The news media here in Connecticut has been hyping a Quinnipiac poll that shows current Attorney General Richard Blumenthal now has double digital lead in his in Senate race with former WWE CEO Linda McMahon... Don't despair! Rasmussen Reports has a released a new poll which shows the race tightening:\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Politics&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Politics","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/category\/politics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1870,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/02\/chris-dodds-approval-numbers-sink-to-new-lows\/","url_meta":{"origin":3898,"position":2},"title":"Chris Dodd&#8217;s Approval Numbers Sink To New Lows","author":"Jeff","date":"April 2, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"The hits just keep coming for Sen Chris Dodd (D-CT)... The latest Quinnipiac Poll shows his approval numbers have dropped to 33 percent and that trails both likely Republican challengers, former Congressmen Rob Simmons and state Sen. Sam Caligiuri in head to head match ups: Dodd's new 33 percent rating,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Politics&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Politics","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/category\/politics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1646,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2009\/03\/10\/oh-happy-day-dodd-trails-simmons\/","url_meta":{"origin":3898,"position":3},"title":"Oh Happy Day, Dodd Trails Simmons","author":"Jeff","date":"March 10, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"From the Politico: Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd (D) looks like he\u2019s in serious trouble for reelection if he faces former GOP congressman Rob Simmons, according to a newly released Quinnipiac poll. Dodd trails Simmons by one point, 43 to 42 percent.\u00a0 In a head-to-head matchup with CNBC host Larry Kudlow,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Politics&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Politics","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/category\/politics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1766,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2009\/03\/22\/ap-dodds-stock-with-voters-began-dropping-before-aig\/","url_meta":{"origin":3898,"position":4},"title":"AP: Dodd&#8217;s Stock With Voters Began Dropping Before AIG","author":"Jeff","date":"March 22, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"As a Connecticut resident I've been hearing the rumblings about Chris Dodd for a while now but they're finally starting to come into national focus: HARTFORD, Conn. \u2013 Howard Rosenblatt voted for U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd five years ago. 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