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New Poll Shows Growing Support for Selling Liquor Stores
Released today, the Quinnipiac University poll shows that 66 percent of Pennsylvania voters support selling state liquor stores—a rise from the 50 percent reported by a F&M poll in May. Today’s poll also listed liquor store privatization as respondent’s number one choice of “ways to balance the budget,” with raising taxes on the bottom of the list. Only 36 percent of voters would help balance the budget by leasing the Turnpike, whereas 51 percent would support laying off state workers.
| Quinnipiac University Poll |
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| Issue | Support | Oppose |
| Selling State Liquor Stores to Private Companies | 66% | 26% |
| Optimistic with Governor-elect Corbett in Office | 59% | 27% |
| Leasing the Pennsylvania Turnpike | 36% | 52% |
| Layoff State Workers to Balance Budget | 51% | 41% |
| Tom Corbett’s No Tax Increase Pledge | 47% | 44% |
| Ability of Corbett to Keep Pledge | 33% | 53% |
| Raising Taxes to Balance the Budget | 32% | 65% |
| Cutting State services instead of Raising Taxes to Balance Budget | 56% | 30% |
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