(Community Matters) Disturbing data just received from my friend Ilyse Hogue at MoveOn.org
MoveOn commissioned a Survey USA poll last night of Democratic, specifically Obama, donors in 20 states before we knew the deal was being announced.
The poll shows that the President’s willingness to deal with the Republicans on the tax cuts will cost him politically. Here are some top lines:
- An overwhelming majority, 83% of former Obama contributors, oppose extending the Bush tax cuts for those making over $250,000 a year—70% of them strongly.
- More than 74% of former Obama contributors oppose the president’s making a deal with Republicans that would extend the Bush tax cuts for those making more than $250,000.
- More than half, 51% of former Obama contributors, say striking such a deal would make them less likely to contribute to the Obama re‐election campaign in 2012.
- Finally, 67% of former Obama contributors surveyed said they support extending tax cuts for those making less than $250,000 a year.
Here’s a link to the full polling memo: http://s3.moveon.org/pdfs/pollmemo_final_120710.pdf
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