Connecticut (CT) Poll * March 18, 2010 * Connecticut Voters Say No To K - Quinnipiac University

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March 18, 2010 - Connecticut Voters Say No To Keno, Highway Tolls, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Bysiewicz Only Clear Leader In Gov, A.G. Primaries

Word format By a 70 - 27 percent margin, Connecticut voters oppose allowing keno gambling in restaurants, bars and convenience stores, with strong opposition among all political and regional groups, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.
By a smaller 56 - 40 percent margin, voters also oppose putting tolls on state highways in Connecticut, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. There is consistent opposition among Democrats, Republicans and independent voters, but a slight gender gap as men oppose tolls 61 - 37 percent while women oppose them 52 - 44 percent.
Connecticut voters support 56 - 39 percent allowing Sunday alcohol sales in liquor stores. Again, men support Sunday sales 62 - 33 percent while women support these sales by a narrower 50 - 46 percent.
But voters oppose 52 - 45 percent allowing grocery stores to sell wine and liquor. Here, men and women are almost identical in their opposition. Democrats split 47 - 49 percent on the measure, while opposition is 55 - 43 percent among Republicans and 53 - 44 percent among independent voters.
"Of three proposals to raise revenue for the Connecticut state budget, only Sunday liquor sales wins popular support, although the bill recently died in a legislative committee," said Quinnipiac University Poll Director Douglas Schwartz, PhD.
"Conversely, a legislative committee just passed a bill for tolls, even though the public is against it. Voters disagree with Gov. Jodi Rell on Keno. They don't want to see an expansion of gambling."
"Undecided" is the big leader in the Democratic and Republican primary race for Governor, but former ambassador Tom Foley has gained some ground in the Republican race.
Among Democrats, 44 percent of voters are undecided, while businessman Ned Lamont gets 28 percent to Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy's 18 percent. No other candidate tops 4 percent.
On the Republican side, Foley has emerged as a leader in the primary campaign with 30 percent, but 50 percent are undecided. No other candidate tops 4 percent.
"Like Linda McMahon, Tom Foley is the only candidate for governor who is on TV, which helps him break away from the Republican pack. Even Foley, however, is largely unknown to Republicans and the big winner is still undecided," Dr. Schwartz said.
Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz leads the Democratic primary for Attorney General with 54 percent, followed by former State Sen. George Jepsen at 10 percent, with no other candidate topping 2 percent and 31 percent undecided.
Undecided gets 66 percent of the Republican vote, with 13 percent for State Sen. Andrew Roraback and no other candidate above 9 percent.
Lamont gets a 43 - 13 percent favorability among Democrats, with 42 percent who don't know enough about him to form an opinion.
Bysiewicz gets a 59 - 10 percent favorability among Democrats, with 29 percent who don't know enough.
For all other candidates for Governor or Attorney General, the "don't know enough about them" number among voters in their own party is 55 percent or higher.
Connecticut voters approve 59 - 34 percent of the job Gov. Jodi Rell is doing and disapprove 59 - 28 percent of the job the State Legislature is doing.
"Despite negative headlines, Susan Bysiewicz is still way ahead in the Democratic primary for Attorney General. One has to wonder how long she can maintain her big lead if the various controversies surrounding her campaign continue."
From March 9 - 15, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,451 Connecticut registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.6 percentage points. The survey includes 549 Democrats with a margin of error of +/- 4.2 percentage points and 387 Republicans with a margin of error of +/- 5 percentage points.
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1. (If registered Democrat) If the Democratic primary for Governor were being held today and the candidates were Ned Lamont, Dan Malloy, Mary Glassman, Juan Figueroa and Rudy Marconi, for whom would you vote?
REGISTERED DEMS.. Tot Men Wom Lamont 28% 33% 24% Malloy 18 15 20 Glassman 4 3 5 Figueroa 1 - 2 Marconi 2 3 2 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 4 1 DK/NA 44 41 46
TREND: (If registered Democrat) If the Democratic primary for Governor were being held today and the candidates were Ned Lamont, Dan Malloy, Mary Glassman, Juan Figueroa and Rudy Marconi, for whom would you vote?
REGISTERED DEMOCRATS.......... Mar 18 Jan 21 Nov 10 Feb 10 2010 2010 2009 2009 Lamont 28 27 23 na Malloy 18 11 9 12 Glassman 4 4 na na Figueroa 1 1 na na Marconi 2 1 1 na Amann na 5 3 4 LeBeau na 2 2 na Bysiewicz na na 26 44 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 4 1 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 2 2 2 DK/NA 44 44 33 36
2. (If registered Democrat) Is your opinion of - Dan Malloy favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
REGISTERED DEMS.. Tot Men Wom Favorable 35% 33% 36% Unfavorable 9 14 6 Hvn't hrd enough 55 52 57 REFUSED 1 - 2
3. (If registered Democrat) Is your opinion of - Ned Lamont favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
REGISTERED DEMS.. Tot Men Wom Favorable 43% 47% 41% Unfavorable 13 17 10 Hvn't hrd enough 42 35 48 REFUSED 2 2 2
4. (If registered Democrat) Is your opinion of - Rudy Marconi favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
REGISTERED DEMS.. Tot Men Wom Favorable 6% 7% 6% Unfavorable 3 5 1 Hvn't hrd enough 91 87 93 REFUSED - - -
5. (If registered Democrat) Is your opinion of - Mary Glassman favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her?
REGISTERED DEMS.. Tot Men Wom Favorable 12% 11% 12% Unfavorable 5 3 6 Hvn't hrd enough 83 85 82 REFUSED - - -
6. (If registered Democrat) Is your opinion of - Juan Figueroa favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
REGISTERED DEMS.. Tot Men Wom Favorable 5% 4% 6% Unfavorable 1 2 - Hvn't hrd enough 93 93 94 REFUSED - - -
8. (If registered Democrat) If the Democratic primary for State Attorney General were being held today and the candidates were Susan Bysiewicz, George Jepsen, Cameron Staples and Sydney Schulman, for whom would you vote?
REGISTERED DEMS.. Tot Men Wom Bysiewicz 54% 52% 55% Jepsen 10 13 8 Staples 2 1 2 Schulman 2 1 3 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - - - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 1 1 DK/NA 31 31 31
TREND: (If registered Democrat) If the Democratic primary for State Attorney General were being held today and the candidates were Susan Bysiewicz, George Jepsen, Cameron Staples, and Sydney Schulman, for whom would you vote?
REGISTERED DEMS Mar 18 Jan 21 2010 2010 Bysiewicz 54 62 Jepsen 10 10 Staples 2 na Schulman 2 na Jarjura na 3 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 - DK/NA 31 24
9. (If registered Democrat) Is your opinion of - Susan Bysiewicz favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her?
REGISTERED DEMS.. Tot Men Wom Favorable 59% 58% 60% Unfavorable 10 13 9 Hvn't hrd enough 29 28 30 REFUSED 1 1 1
10. (If registered Democrat) Is your opinion of - George Jepsen favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
REGISTERED DEMS.. Tot Men Wom Favorable 20% 26% 15% Unfavorable 5 6 4 Hvn't hrd enough 75 67 81 REFUSED - 1 -
11. (If registered Democrat) Is your opinion of - Cameron Staples favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
REGISTERED DEMS.. Tot Men Wom Favorable 4% 5% 3% Unfavorable 3 5 2 Hvn't hrd enough 93 90 95 REFUSED - - -
12. (If registered Democrat) Is your opinion of - Sydney Schulman favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
REGISTERED DEMS.. Tot Men Wom Favorable 5% 6% 4% Unfavorable 2 5 - Hvn't hrd enough 92 88 95 REFUSED - 1 -
13. (If registered Republican) If the Republican primary for Governor were being held today and the candidates were Tom Foley, Mike Fedele, Oz Griebel, Mark Boughton, Jeff Wright, Tom Marsh and Larry DeNardis, for whom would you vote?
REGISTERED REPS.. Tot Men Wom Foley 30% 33% 27% Fedele 4 4 3 Griebel 2 2 1 Boughton 4 4 4 Wright 2 3 - Marsh - - 1 DeNardis 2 3 2 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 2 5 DK/NA 50 47 54
TREND: (If registered Republican) If the Republican primary for Governor were being held today and the candidates were Tom Foley, Mike Fedele, Oz Griebel, Mark Boughton and Larry DeNardis, for whom would you vote?
REGISTERED REPS Mar 18 Jan 21 2010 2010 Foley 30 17 Fedele 4 8 Griebel 2 2 Boughton 4 6 Wright 2 na Marsh - na DeNardis 2 4 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 2 DK/NA 50 59
14. (If registered Republican) Is your opinion of - Tom Foley favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
REGISTERED REPS.. Tot Men Wom Favorable 37% 42% 31% Unfavorable 6 7 3 Hvn't hrd enough 57 50 66 REFUSED 1 1 -
15. (If registered Republican) Is your opinion of - Mike Fedele favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
REGISTERED REPS.. Tot Men Wom Favorable 11% 11% 12% Unfavorable 8 9 6 Hvn't hrd enough 80 80 80 REFUSED 1 1 2
16. (If registered Republican) Is your opinion of - Larry DeNardis favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
REGISTERED REPS.. Tot Men Wom Favorable 6% 6% 6% Unfavorable 9 9 9 Hvn't hrd enough 85 85 85 REFUSED - - -
17. (If registered Republican) Is your opinion of - Oz Griebel favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
REGISTERED REPS.. Tot Men Wom Favorable 5% 5% 4% Unfavorable 3 3 4 Hvn't hrd enough 92 92 93 REFUSED - - -
18. (If registered Republican) Is your opinion of - Mark Boughton favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
REGISTERED REPS.. Tot Men Wom Favorable 9% 13% 4% Unfavorable 5 7 4 Hvn't hrd enough 85 80 92 REFUSED - - -
19. (If registered Republican) Is your opinion of - Jeff Wright favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
REGISTERED REPS.. Tot Men Wom Favorable 5% 8% 2% Unfavorable 2 2 1 Hvn't hrd enough 92 90 96 REFUSED - - -
20. (If registered Republican) Is your opinion of - Tom Marsh favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
REGISTERED REPS.. Tot Men Wom Favorable 5% 5% 5% Unfavorable 4 3 6 Hvn't hrd enough 90 91 87 REFUSED 1 1 2
21b. (If registered Republican) If the Republican primary for State Attorney General were being held today and the candidates were Martha Deane, Andrew Roraback and John Pavia, for whom would you vote?
REGISTERED REPS.. Tot Men Wom Deane 9% 6% 11% Roraback 13 17 8 Pavia 8 7 10 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 3 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 3 2 DK/NA 66 64 69
22. (If registered Republican) Is your opinion of - Andrew Roraback favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
REGISTERED REPS.. Tot Men Wom Favorable 15% 20% 8% Unfavorable 7 6 9 Hvn't hrd enough 78 74 83 REFUSED - - -
23. (If registered Republican) Is your opinion of - John Pavia favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
REGISTERED REPS.. Tot Men Wom Favorable 8% 8% 8% Unfavorable 6 6 5 Hvn't hrd enough 87 86 87 REFUSED - - -
24. (If registered Republican) Is your opinion of - Martha Deane favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her?
REGISTERED REPS.. Tot Men Wom Favorable 11% 9% 13% Unfavorable 4 7 - Hvn't hrd enough 85 84 85 REFUSED 1 - 2
33. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Jodi Rell is handling her job as Governor?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Approve 59% 72% 54% 58% 58% 59% Disapprove 34 23 38 35 36 32 DK/NA 8 5 8 6 6 9
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Jodi Rell is handling her job as Governor? (*Low also 59% Sep 2009)
APPROVE....... High Low Mar 18 Jan 14 Nov 10 Sep 16 Jul 22 Jan 13 Mar 18 2010 2010 2009 2009 2009 2005 2010 Approve 59 64 64 59 65 83 59 Disapprove 34 28 30 34 30 3 34 DK/NA 8 7 6 7 5 14 8
34. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the state legislature is handling its job?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Approve 28% 23% 36% 24% 21% 34% Disapprove 59 71 50 62 71 49 DK/NA 13 6 14 14 8 17
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the state legislature is handling its job?
APPROVE....... High Low Mar 18 Jan 14 Nov 10 Sep 16 Jul 22 Jun 3 Mar 18 2010 2010 2009 2009 2009 2004 2010 Approve 28 30 33 35 39 48 28 Disapprove 59 58 54 55 45 33 59 DK/NA 13 13 13 11 16 19 14
42. 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 Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Very satisfied 1% 3% 1% 2% 1% 2% Smwht satisfied 39 35 48 36 32 46 Smwht dissatisfied 38 35 38 38 40 36 Very dissatisfied 20 26 12 23 26 15 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 1 1
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 Mar 18 Nov 10 Sep 16 Jul 22 May 27 Oct 21 Mar 13 2010 2009 2009 2009 2009 1998 2003 Very Satisfied 1 2 3 3 3 21 4 Smwht Satisfied 39 41 38 45 53 62 32 Smwht Dissatisfied 38 39 35 35 29 14 34 Very Dissatisfied 20 17 23 17 13 3 29 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 2 - 1
46. How much of the time do you think you can trust the state government in Hartford to do what is right - almost all of the time, most of the time, only some of the time, or hardly ever?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Almost all the time 1% 2% 1% 2% 1% 2% Most of the time 22 22 25 19 17 26 Some of the time 60 56 64 59 62 58 Hardly ever 16 20 9 19 20 13 DK/NA 1 - 1 1 - 2
66. Do you support or oppose putting tolls on state highways in Connecticut?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Support 40% 39% 42% 41% 37% 44% Oppose 56 58 55 56 61 52 DK/NA 3 3 3 3 2 4
TREND: Do you support or oppose putting tolls on state highways in Connecticut?
Mar 18 Mar 10 2010 2009 Support 40 35 Oppose 56 61 DK/NA 3 3
67. Currently, Connecticut liquor stores are not allowed to sell alcohol on Sunday. Do you think Connecticut liquor stores should be allowed to sell alcohol on Sunday or not?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes 56% 50% 58% 56% 62% 50% No 39 45 36 41 33 46 DK/NA 5 5 6 3 5 4
TREND: Currently, Connecticut liquor stores are not allowed to sell alcohol on Sunday. Do you think Connecticut liquor stores should be allowed to sell alcohol on Sunday or not?
Mar 18 Mar 10 2010 2009 Yes 56 54 No 39 44 DK/NA 5 2
68. As you may know Connecticut grocery stores are not allowed to sell wine or hard liquor. Do you think Connecticut grocery stores should be allowed to sell wine and hard liquor or not?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes 45% 43% 47% 44% 46% 44% No 52 55 49 53 52 53 DK/NA 3 2 4 2 3 3
TREND: As you may know Connecticut grocery stores, are not allowed to sell wine or hard liquor. Do you think Connecticut grocery stores should be allowed to sell wine and hard liquor or not?
Mar 18 Mar 10 2010 2009 Yes 45 39 No 52 58 DK/NA 3 3
69. Do you think keno, an electronic bingo-like gambling game, should be allowed in Connecticut restaurants, bars and convenience stores or not?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes 27% 23% 30% 26% 30% 25% No 70 74 67 72 67 73 DK/NA 3 3 3 2 2 3