New poll suggests voters want to protect the spending cap

HARTFORD, Conn. – A poll released Monday by the Yankee Institute cautions lawmakers running for re-election next year that breaking the spending cap is even less popular than raising taxes.

The survey of 1,006 registered voters was conducted by Cygnal, a communication and research firm with offices in Alabama, Texas, and Washington, on behalf of the Yankee Institute, a conservative think tank based in Hartford.

According to the data, 73.1 percent would be less likely to cast their ballot for a lawmaker who supported an increase in spending above the constitutional cap. That compares to 69.8 percent of respondents who would be less likely to support a lawmaker who voted to increase taxes.

About 37 percent of those surveyed identified themselves as conservative, 36 percent as moderate, and 26 percent as liberal.

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