Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D. Director, Quinnipiac University Poll (203) 582-5201 FOR RELEASE: FEBRUARY 10, 2009
CONNECTICUT’S RELL IS QUEEN OF THE HILL AT MIDTERM, QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY POLL FINDS; DODD HAS WORST APPROVAL EVER
Halfway through her first elected term as Connecticut Governor and one week after a grim budget message, Jodi Rell has a 75 – 19 percent approval rating and tops any likely Democratic challenger by 21 to 40 points, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Connecticut voters split 41 – 42 percent on whether they think Sen. Christopher Dodd is honest and trustworthy and disapprove 48 – 41 percent of the job he is doing, his first negative approval rating in a poll by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University. Even Democrats approve of their Republican Governor 67 – 26 percent, while Republicans approve 85 – 11 percent and independent voters approve 75 – 18 percent. In an early look at possible 2010 election matchups: Gov. Rell leads Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy 58 – 26 percent; Rell tops Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz 53 – 32 percent; Rell beats former State Rep. Jim Amann 61 – 21 percent. Bysiewicz is the early favorite in a Democratic primary with 44 percent, followed by Malloy with 12 percent and Amann with 4 percent. Another 36 percent are undecided. Connecticut voters give Rell a 70 – 17 percent favorability rating, with 10 percent who don’t know enough to form an opinion. Bysiewicz gets a 40 – 12 percent favorability, with 48 percent who don’t know enough to form an opinion. For Malloy, 69 percent don’t know enough and 79 percent don’t know enough about Amann. “Gov. Rell remains in a strong position for reelection. She easily defeats her three potential Democratic opponents by more than 20 points,” said Quinnipiac University Poll Director Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D. “Rell even gets a 67 – 23 percent approval for handling the economy.” -more-
Quinnipiac University Poll/February 10, 2009 – page 2 “Secretary of State Bysiewicz runs best in a potential Democratic primary, partly due to name recognition,” Dr. Schwartz said. “Even though Amann was the former State House Speaker and Mayor Malloy ran a strong race for the Democratic nomination for Governor last time around, both are largely unknown to voters.” Sen. Dodd A total of 42 percent of voters say they “definitely” or “probably” will vote to reelect Sen. Dodd in 2010, while 51 percent say the “probably won’t” or “definitely won’t” vote for him. By a 54 – 24 percent margin, Connecticut voters say they are not satisfied with Sen. Dodd’s explanation of allegations that he received preferential mortgage treatment and 56 percent of voters say they are less likely to vote for him because of this controversy. “Sen. Dodd is vulnerable. His approval has sunk to a new low. More voters disapprove than approve of the job he is doing for the first time in 15 years of polling,” Schwartz said. “The mortgage controversy has taken a toll on his approval rating. Most voters are not satisfied with Dodd’s explanation and say they are less likely to vote for him next year because of it.” Sen. Lieberman By a narrow 48 – 45 percent margin, voters disapprove of the job Sen. Joseph Lieberman is doing and give him a negative 43 – 49 percent favorability. Republicans approve 75 – 20 percent. Democrats disapprove 70 – 21 percent and independent voters split 48 – 46 percent. By contrast, State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal gets a 79 – 12 percent approval rating and 71 – 13 percent favorability rating. Republicans approve of the Democrat 66 – 25 percent. Democrats approve 85 – 6 percent and independent voters approve 81 – 10 percent. If Sen. Lieberman faces Blumenthal in 2012, the Democratic challenger has an early 58 – 30 percent lead. Republicans go with Lieberman 67 – 23 percent while Blumenthal leads 83 – 9 percent among Democrats and 55 – 29 percent among independent voters. “Sen. Lieberman’s approval is negative, but up slightly. It’s a long time until 2012, but this poll shows that if Connecticut’s popular Democratic Attorney General Richard Blumenthal takes on Lieberman, as the buzz suggests, Lieberman would get crushed,” Schwartz said. From February 5 – 8, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,603 Connecticut registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.5 percentage points. The survey includes 634 Democrats with a margin of error of +/- 3.9 percentage points. The Quinnipiac University Poll conducts public opinion surveys in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio and the nation as a public service and for research. For more data and RSS feed – http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml, or call (203) 582-5201.
1. (If registered Democrat) If the Democratic primary for governor were being held today and the candidates were Dan Malloy, Susan Bysiewicz and Jim Amann, for whom would you vote? Reg Dems Malloy Bysiewicz Jim Amann SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA 12% 44 4 3 2 36
2. If the 2010 election for Governor were being held today, and the candidates were Dan Malloy the Democrat and Jodi Rell the Republican, for whom would you vote? Tot Malloy Rell SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA 26% 58 1 1 14 Rep 6% 87 1 1 5 Dem 46% 36 2 16 Ind 20% 61 2 1 16 Men 28% 57 2 1 11 Wom 24% 58 1 1 17
MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon Malloy Rell SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA 20% 66 13 28% 54 2 1 14 21% 60 3 1 14 28% 56 1 1 14 29% 51 3 2 15
3. If the 2010 election for Governor were being held today, and the candidates were Susan Bysiewicz the Democrat and Jodi Rell the Republican, for whom would you vote? Tot Bysiewicz Rell SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA 32% 53 1 1 14 Rep 6% 84 1 2 7 Dem 56% 30 1 13 Ind 26% 55 1 1 17 Men 31% 54 1 1 12 Wom 32% 51 1 16
MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon Bysiewicz Rell SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA 15% 67 18 41% 45 1 1 12 32% 47 1 1 19 35% 50 1 1 13 40% 49 1 1 9
4. If the 2010 election for Governor were being held today, and the candidates were Jim Amann the Democrat and Jodi Rell the Republican, for whom would you vote? Tot Amann Rell SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA 21% 61 1 1 16 Rep 6% 87 2 1 4 Dem 38% 41 1 2 17 Ind 14% 65 2 1 19 Men 21% 61 3 1 14 Wom 20% 61 1 1 17
MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon Amann Rell SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA 12% 71 1 16 24% 57 1 2 16 12% 65 6 1 17 26% 56 1 2 14 23% 58 2 1 16
5. Is your opinion of -- Jodi Rell favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? Tot Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 70% 17 10 3 Rep 84% 9 7 Dem 60% 24 12 3 Ind 73% 15 8 4 Men 67% 20 10 2 Wom 73% 14 10 3
MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 79% 7 14 1 67% 21 8 3 69% 26 1 4 70% 18 8 4 63% 22 12 3
6. Is your opinion of -- Susan Bysiewicz favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? Tot Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 40% 12 48 1 Rep 29% 22 48 1 Dem 51% 4 45 Ind 37% 14 48 1 Men 40% 14 46 1 Wom 39% 10 49 1
MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 23% 8 68 1 55% 14 31 40% 16 42 2 38% 12 49 1 44% 13 42 2
7. Is your opinion of -- Jim Amann favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 7% 13 79 1 Rep 6% 21 73 Dem 10% 9 81 1 Ind 7% 12 79 1 Men 10% 17 72 1 Wom 5% 9 84 1
MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 7% 10 83 7% 19 73 1 2% 7 89 3 10% 11 78 1 6% 14 80 1
8. Is your opinion of -- Dan Malloy favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 19% 11 69 1 Rep 12% 19 68 Dem 27% 6 66 1 Ind 16% 10 73 1 Men 20% 12 67 1 Wom 18% 10 71 1
MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 21% 19 60 18% 6 75 1 24% 7 66 3 19% 10 70 1 15% 8 76 1
9. If the 2012 election for United States Senator were being held today and the candidates were Richard Blumenthal the Democrat and Joe Lieberman the Independent, for whom would you vote? Tot Blumenthal Lieberman SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA 58% 30 2 2 8 Rep 23% 67 1 3 5 Dem 83% 9 2 1 5 Ind 55% 29 2 2 12 Men 56% 35 2 2 6 Wom 59% 27 1 2 10
MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon Blumenthal Lieberman SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA 51% 36 2 2 9 63% 29 1 2 5 46% 33 2 4 15 61% 28 1 1 8 61% 26 2 3 9
10. Is your opinion of -- Joe Lieberman favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 43% 49 5 3 78% 17 1 4 18% 73 6 3 46% 47 6 2 46% 49 3 2 41% 49 7 4
MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 46% 46 6 3 40% 55 2 3 51% 40 4 4 45% 45 7 3 39% 54 5 2
11. Is your opinion of -- Richard Blumenthal favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 71% 13 15 2 Rep 57% 28 14 1 Dem 81% 6 13 Ind 71% 10 16 2 Men 72% 16 11 1 Wom 70% 10 18 2
MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 69% 10 19 3 74% 15 9 1 72% 16 9 3 71% 11 17 1 67% 14 18 1
12. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Jodi Rell is handling her job as Governor? Tot Approve Disapprove DK/NA 75% 19 6 Rep 85% 11 4 Dem 67% 26 6 Ind 75% 18 7 Men 70% 25 4 Wom 79% 14 7
MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon Approve Disapprove DK/NA 86% 8 6 69% 27 4 73% 24 2 73% 19 7 69% 22 9
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Jodi Rell is handling her job as Governor? Highest Approve Jan 13 2005 83 3 14 Lowest Approve Jul 1 2008 65 23 12
Feb 10 2009 Approve Disapprove DK/NA 75 19 6
Dec 17 2008 68 20 12
Jul 1 2008 65 23 12
Mar 27 2008 76 13 10
Nov 7 2007 77 14 9
13. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Lieberman is handling his job as United States Senator? Tot Approve Disapprove DK/NA 45% 48 7 Rep 75% 20 5 Dem 21% 70 9 Ind 48% 46 6 Men 47% 49 4 Wom 43% 48 9
MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon Approve Disapprove DK/NA 50% 44 6 42% 53 6 52% 45 3 45% 46 9 38% 54 8
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joseph Lieberman is handling his job as United States Senator? Highest Approve Sep 21 2000 80 14 6 Lowest Approve Dec 17 2008 38 54 8
Feb 10 2009 Approve Disapprove DK/NA 45 48 7
Dec 17 2008 38 54 8
Jul 1 2008 45 43 13
Mar 27 2008 52 35 13
Nov 8 2007 52 38 9
14. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Chris Dodd is handling his job as United States Senator? Tot Approve Disapprove DK/NA 41% 48 11 Rep 15% 80 5 Dem 62% 25 13 Ind 36% 51 13 Men 37% 55 8 Wom 44% 42 14
MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon Approve Disapprove DK/NA 37% 50 13 49% 44 7 36% 58 6 39% 46 15 40% 48 12
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Chris Dodd is handling his job as United States Senator? Highest Approve Apr 19 2001 71 16 13 Lowest Approve Feb 10 2009 41 48 11
Feb 10 2009 Approve Disapprove DK/NA 41 48 11
Dec 17 2008 47 41 12
Jul 1 2008 51 34 16
Mar 27 2008 51 28 21
Nov 8 2007 55 31 15
15. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Richard Blumenthal is handling his job as State Attorney General? Tot Approve Disapprove DK/NA 79% 12 9 Rep 66% 25 9 Dem 85% 6 9 Ind 81% 10 9 Men 79% 16 5 Wom 79% 8 13
MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon Approve Disapprove DK/NA 74% 12 14 83% 12 5 81% 15 3 78% 13 9 79% 9 12
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Richard Blumenthal is handling his job as State Attorney General? Highest Approve Feb 10 2009 79 12 9 Lowest Approve Nov 23 2004 71 15 13
Feb 10 2009 Approve Disapprove DK/NA 79 12 9
Jul 27 2005 73 14 13
Apr 6 2005 76 15 9
Nov 23 2004 71 15 13
Apr 19 2001 72 11 17
16. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Susan Bysiewicz is handling her job as Secretary of the State? Tot Approve Disapprove DK/NA 59% 10 31 Rep 51% 19 29 Dem 69% 3 28 Ind 56% 12 32 Men 59% 13 29 Wom 60% 8 32
MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon Approve Disapprove DK/NA 45% 8 48 67% 11 21 61% 12 27 62% 11 28 66% 9 24
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Susan Bysiewicz is handling her job as Secretary of the State? Feb 10 2009 Approve Disapprove DK/NA 59 10 31 Apr 6 2005 51 9 40 Nov 23 2004 53 7 40
18. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in Connecticut today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? Tot Very satisfied Smwht satisfied Smwht dissatisfied Very dissatisfied DK/NA 4% 37 38 21 1 Rep 7% 40 32 20 1 Dem 3% 39 37 21 1 Ind 2% 34 42 20 2 Men 4% 34 35 25 1 Wom 3% 39 39 17 1
MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon Very satisfied Smwht satisfied Smwht dissatisfied Very dissatisfied DK/NA 5% 44 39 10 1 3% 36 35 25 2% 41 29 28 3% 32 39 24 2 3% 33 41 22 2
TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in Connecticut today? Very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? VERY+SMWHT SAT.. High Low Oct 21 Mar 13 1998 2003 21 62 14 3 4 32 34 29 1
Feb 10 2009 Very Satisfied Smwht Satisfied Smwht Dissatisfied Very Dissatisfied DK/NA 4 37 38 21 1
Dec 17 2008 2 41 35 20 1
Jul 1 2008 4 37 35 24 1
Mar 27 2008 6 48 30 14 1
Nov 7 2007 6 57 24 10 1
19. How likely are you to vote to re-elect Chris Dodd for United States Senator in 2010 - Do you think you will definitely vote for him, probably vote for him, probably not vote for him, or definitely not vote for him? Tot Definitely Probably Probably not Definitely not DK/NA 11% 31 19 32 7 Rep 4% 10 16 65 4 Dem 22% 43 16 11 7 Ind 5% 31 24 33 7 Men 12% 27 18 39 4 Wom 10% 34 20 26 9
MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon Definitely Probably Probably not Definitely not DK/NA 10% 26 20 36 8 14% 32 19 28 6 6% 27 29 38 1 10% 35 18 29 8 12% 30 15 34 8
TREND: How likely are you to vote to re-elect Chris Dodd for United States Senator in 2010 - Do you think you will definitely vote for him, probably vote for him, probably not vote for him, or definitely not vote for him? Feb 10 2009 Definitely Probably Probably not Definitely not DK/NA 11 31 19 32 7 Dec 17 2008 13 31 20 27 9 Jul 1 2008 14 37 20 19 10
20. Would you say that Chris Dodd is honest and trustworthy or not? Tot Yes No DK/NA 41% 42 17 Rep 19% 69 12 Dem 58% 22 19 Ind 39% 45 17 Men 41% 45 14 Wom 41% 39 20
MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon Yes No DK/NA 41% 40 19 45% 37 18 37% 53 10 40% 44 16 39% 45 17
21. How much have you heard or read about allegations that Senator Dodd may have received special treatment from Countrywide Financial on mortgages on his two homes - a lot, some, not much, or nothing at all? Tot A lot Some Not much Nothing at all DK/NA 42% 31 12 13 1 Rep 57% 27 7 8 Dem 38% 31 12 18 1 Ind 40% 33 15 11 1 Men 47% 31 12 10 1 Wom 39% 32 13 16 1
MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon A lot Some Not much Nothing at all DK/NA 39% 37 11 11 1 49% 29 9 13 47% 25 18 8 1 38% 32 13 16 1 42% 27 14 14 3
TREND: How much have you heard or read about allegations that Senator Dodd may have received special treatment from Countrywide Financial on mortgages on his two homes - A lot, some, not much, or nothing at all? Feb 10 2009 A lot Some Not much Nothing at all DK/NA 42 31 12 13 1 Jul 1 2008 26 36 15 22 1
22. Are you satisfied or not satisfied with Senator Dodd's explanation of this matter? Tot Satisfied Not satisfied DK/NA 24% 54 22 Rep 11% 78 11 Dem 37% 34 29 Ind 19% 59 22 Men 23% 59 18 Wom 24% 50 26
MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon Satisfied Not satisfied DK/NA 21% 54 25 25% 53 21 22% 64 14 23% 54 23 25% 52 23
23. Does the controversy surrounding Chris Dodd's mortgages make you more likely to vote for him for Senator in 2010, less likely or doesn't it make a difference? Tot More likely Less likely Doesn't make diff DK/NA 2% 56 36 6 Rep 2% 73 21 3 Dem 2% 43 47 7 Ind 1% 60 33 5 Men 3% 57 35 5 Wom 1% 55 37 7
MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon More likely Less likely Doesn't make diff DK/NA 1% 57 35 7 1% 54 39 6 55 40 5 3% 60 33 4 3% 53 37 6
24. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Jodi Rell is handling the economy? Tot Approve Disapprove DK/NA 67% 23 10 Rep 81% 13 6 Dem 57% 33 10 Ind 69% 20 11 Men 68% 25 8 Wom 67% 22 11
MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon Approve Disapprove DK/NA 77% 14 9 63% 28 9 56% 33 11 66% 25 9 64% 24 13
27. Would you describe the state of Connecticut's economy these days as excellent, good, not so good, or poor? Tot Excellent Good Not so good Poor DK/NA 6 53 39 1 Rep 12 58 29 1 Dem 5 50 44 Ind 4 54 40 1 Men 7 50 42 Wom 6 57 37 1
Cont’d 27. (cont’d) Would you describe the state of Connecticut's economy these days as excellent, good, not so good, or poor? MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon Excellent Good Not so good Poor DK/NA 10 61 29 6 49 45 1 9 50 40 1 3 54 42 2 7 50 43 -
TREND: Would you describe the state of Connecticut's economy these days as excellent, good, not so good, or poor? EXCLNT+GOOD... High Low Dec 20 Feb 10 2001 2009 3 51 38 7 1 6 53 39 1
Feb 10 2009 Excellent Good Not so good Poor DK/NA 6 53 39 1
Dec 17 2008 11 62 26 1
Jul 1 2008 1 29 48 22 1
Apr 7 2005 2 43 41 12 2
Nov 24 2004 2 51 36 8 3
36. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Jodi Rell is handling the state budget? Tot Approve Disapprove DK/NA 66% 22 13 Rep 80% 10 10 Dem 57% 30 13 Ind 66% 21 13 Men 68% 24 8 Wom 64% 20 16
MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon Approve Disapprove DK/NA 73% 11 16 64% 24 11 57% 33 10 63% 25 12 65% 25 11
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Governor Rell is handling the state budget? Feb 10 2009 Approve Disapprove DK/NA 66 22 13 Apr 6 2005 54 20 26 Feb 18 2005 51 29 20
37. How serious do you think Connecticut's budget problems are - very serious, somewhat serious, not too serious, or not at all serious? Tot Very serious Smwht serious Not too serious Not at all serious DK/NA 58% 36 3 2 Rep 56% 38 5 1 Dem 60% 34 4 1 2 Ind 58% 38 2 2 Men 60% 34 4 1 1 Wom 57% 38 2 2
MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon Very serious Smwht serious Not too serious Not at all serious DK/NA 52% 40 6 3 64% 33 3 1 54% 45 1 56% 36 3 1 4 63% 33 2 1 1
TREND: How serious do you think Connecticut's budget problems are - very serious, somewhat serious, not too serious, or not at all serious? Feb 10 2009 Very serious Smwht serious Not too serious Not at all serious DK/NA 58 36 3 2 Mar 13 2003 60 35 4 1
38. To balance the state budget, if you had to choose, would you prefer - raising taxes or cutting government programs and services? Tot Raising taxes Cutting services DK/NA 23% 67 10 Rep 6% 89 5 Dem 41% 47 12 Ind 16% 72 11 Men 19% 72 9 Wom 26% 62 12
MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon Raising taxes Cutting services DK/NA 19% 71 10 26% 66 8 17% 79 4 23% 63 14 28% 61 11
TREND: To balance the state budget, if you had to choose, would you prefer raising taxes or cutting government programs and services? Feb 10 2009 Raising taxes Cutting services DK/NA 23 67 10 Mar 13 2003 38 46 16
39. How much have you heard or read about Governor Rell's proposals to balance Connecticut's budget next year - A lot, some or not much? Tot A lot Some Not much DK/NA 26% 52 22 1 Rep 36% 47 17 Dem 22% 53 24 1 Ind 23% 54 22 1 Men 26% 52 21 1 Wom 26% 52 22 1
MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon A lot Some Not much DK/NA 22% 53 25 1 31% 48 21 25% 62 14 23% 54 21 1 29% 48 22 -
40. What do you think about the cuts in state services that Governor Rell has proposed in order to balance the state's budget? Do you think Rell's proposed cuts in state services go too far, not far enough or are they about right? Tot Too far Not far enough About right DK/NA 16% 18 51 16 Rep 7% 27 57 10 Dem 25% 11 45 19 Ind 13% 18 53 16 Men 14% 25 49 13 Wom 17% 12 52 18 Q39... Lot/Sm 17% 19 56 8
MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon Too far Not far enough About right DK/NA 10% 13 60 18 16% 20 48 16 14% 31 47 8 21% 18 47 14 17% 17 48 18
41. Governor Rell proposed no increase in state taxes in her budget. Do you agree with her that taxes should not be raised, or do you think that some tax increase should be considered? Tot Taxes should not be raised Consider some tax increase DK/NA 61% 36 3 Rep 83% 15 2 Dem 42% 55 4 Ind 65% 33 2 Men 63% 35 2 Wom 59% 38 4
MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon Taxes should not be raised Consider some tax increase DK/NA 64% 32 4 58% 39 4 71% 29 62% 36 2 55% 43 3
42. Governor Rell said it is time to shrink the size of state government. Do you agree or disagree? Tot Agree Disagree DK/NA 82% 13 5 Rep 95% 4 1 Dem 69% 23 8 Ind 86% 10 4 Men 84% 12 3 Wom 79% 14 7
MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon Agree Disagree DK/NA 86% 7 7 81% 15 4 84% 16 78% 16 7 81% 14 5
43. Do you think that the state workforce should be decreased, even if it means job cuts and reduction in state services? Tot Yes No DK/NA 59% 32 9 Rep 75% 15 10 Dem 45% 46 9 Ind 63% 28 9 Men 66% 27 7 Wom 52% 37 11
MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon Yes No DK/NA 64% 23 13 60% 32 8 68% 28 4 52% 42 7 56% 33 11
44. Do you think Governor Rell and the state legislature will be able to work together to solve the state's budget problems? Tot Yes No DK/NA 65% 25 10 Rep 63% 29 8 Dem 70% 18 12 Ind 63% 28 9 Men 62% 32 6 Wom 68% 19 13
MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon Yes No DK/NA 69% 19 12 61% 29 10 72% 21 7 65% 27 8 65% 25 10