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“Congressman Kevin Yoder is a dyed in the wool Sam Brownback loyalist – after all, it was Yoder’s drastic budget cuts that helped pave the way for the mess Kansans are facing today. There’s no two ways about it: Yoder is looking at a political nightmare of his own making,” said DCCC Spokesman Tyler Law.
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The poll involving 7,700 likely voters, obtained by The Topeka Capital-Journal, holds significance because it punctuated vulnerability of incumbent Republicans allied with the GOP governor on pivotal budget and tax issues.
Brownback was viewed unfavorably by 70 percent of respondents in the survey, but in favorable terms by 21 percent. The Kansas Legislature’s unfavorable rating was 58 percent, with 19 percent holding the Legislature in high regard.
Four out of five Kansans in the survey said fixing the budget shortfall was more important for the Legislature than taking up bills to restrict abortion. Two-thirds said dealing with K-12 school funding was a higher priority than protecting the 2nd Amendment.
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Sam Brownback viewed unfavorably by 70 percent in confidential GOP poll, blamed for budget woes
Topeka Capital-Journal
A new survey of Kansans conducted for Republican Senate candidates exposed widespread disenchantment with Gov. Sam Brownback and his signature business tax break as well as eagerness to vote in November for candidates breaking with the governor on fiscal policy.
The poll involving 7,700 likely voters, obtained by The Topeka Capital-Journal, holds significance because it punctuated vulnerability of incumbent Republicans allied with the GOP governor on pivotal budget and tax issues.
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Brownback was viewed unfavorably by 70 percent of respondents in the survey, but in favorable terms by 21 percent. The Kansas Legislature’s unfavorable rating was 58 percent, with 19 percent holding the Legislature in high regard.
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When pollsters asked participants to assign responsibility for budget woes, 43 percent said most of the blame rested with Brownback. Nineteen percent pointed a finger at Republican legislators, while 14 percent said Democratic lawmakers were responsible.
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Four out of five Kansans in the survey said fixing the budget shortfall was more important for the Legislature than taking up bills to restrict abortion. Two-thirds said dealing with K-12 school funding was a higher priority than protecting the 2nd Amendment.
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The poll showed 35 percent of Kansans believed the most important issue facing Brownback and the Legislature was the future of K-12 public schools. Education ranked well above state government spending and job creation, both viewed as the top priority by 15 percent. Taxes was the leading issue of 9 percent.
In terms of the presidential race, 44 percent backed GOP nominee Donald Trump and 37 percent were for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. Nine percent were undecided but 8 percent supported Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson and 2 percent preferred Green Party nominee Jill Stein.
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