6 Out of 10 Lack Confidence in State Government
by Kristina Rasmussen Feeling blue about state government? You’re not alone: CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois voters don’t have a lot of confidence in state government, and their outlook about the federal government isn’t much better. That’s according to a new Chicago Tribune/WGN-TV poll. The poll found that more than 6 in 10 of those surveyed lack confidence in...
by Kristina Rasmussen
Feeling blue about state government? You’re not alone:
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois voters don’t have a lot of confidence in state government, and their outlook about the federal government isn’t much better.
That’s according to a new Chicago Tribune/WGN-TV poll.
The poll found that more than 6 in 10 of those surveyed lack confidence in Illinois’ government. And 55 percent of voters say they don’t have much or any confidence that the federal government will make the right decisions.
This jives with our recent poll, which found a large majority of voters across party lines think the state is off on the wrong track. What to do about it? From our findings:
- A plurality of voters (49%) want to cut state spending on important programs rather than having their taxes raised.
- A majority of voters would choose a candidate that will cut spending.
- Over 50% of voters across party lines favor amending the Illinois state constitution to place a limit on state spending growth.
- A majority of Soft GOPers and Inds support a candidate lowering state employee compensation to the level of the private sector during the state’s budget crisis.
- A large majority of voters regardless of party want a candidate who supports making it easier to start and operate a small business.