Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Poll Watch: Quinnipiac Pennsylvania Political Survey

Quinnipiac Pennsylvania Political Survey

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Tom Corbett is handling his job as Governor?
  • Approve 39% (39%)
  • Disapprove 37% (11%)
Among Democrats
  • Approve 20% (27%)
  • Disapprove 55% (16%)
Among Republicans
  • Approve 64% (57%)
  • Disapprove 18% (4%)
Among Independents
  • Approve 40% (40%)
  • Disapprove 31% (13%)
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Tom Corbett is handling the state budget?
  • Approve 35%
  • Disapprove 52%
To balance the state budget, if you had to choose, would you prefer - raising taxes or cutting government programs and services?
  • Cut services 54% (56%)
  • Raise taxes 36% (30%)
Do you think an increase in taxes is necessary to balance the budget or not?
  • Yes 40%
  • No 55%
In order to balance the state budget, Governor Corbett has proposed cuts in state spending. Do you think Corbett's cuts in state spending go too far, not far enough or are they about right?
  • Too far 35%
  • Not far enough 20%
  • About right 31%
To help balance the state budget do you support or oppose layoffs for state employees?
  • Support 43% (52%)
  • Oppose 50% (40%)
To help balance the state budget, do you support or oppose a wage freeze for state employees?
  • Support 68%
  • Oppose 27%
Governor Tom Corbett has pledged that in trying to balance the state's budget deficit that he will not raise taxes or fees. Do you think Tom Corbett should have made this pledge or not?
  • Yes 41% (49%)
  • No 53% (43%)
Do you think Tom Corbett will be able to keep his campaign pledge or not?
  • Yes 33% (33%)
  • No 57% (53%)
Which comes closer to your view regarding Governor Corbett's budget proposal - A)Taxes should not be raised, there should only be spending cuts, or B)Taxes should be raised so that there will be fewer spending cuts.
  • Only spending cuts 55%
  • Taxes should be raised/fewer cuts 39%
Survey of 1,366 registered voters was conducted April 19-25, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 2.7 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted February 8-14, 2011 are in parentheses.

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