New York
City voters agree, 67% - 23%, with the Occupy Wall Street protesters' aims and
say 87% - 10% percent that it's ok that they're demonstrating, a Quinnipiac
University poll finds.
Democrats
overwhelmingly (81%) agree with OWS, independents are slightly divided but
still supportive (58% - 30%) and Republicans disagree 58% - 35%.
Still, 73%
of Republicans polled say the protesters have a right to be there. And overall,
72% of NYC voters say if the protesters obey the law, they can stay as long as
they like.
Voters are
nearly evenly split on how the police are handling Occupy Wall Street, although
they are more supportive in general of how the cops are doing their job.
“Critics
complain that no one can figure out what the protesters are protesting. But
seven out of 10 New Yorkers say they understand and most agree with the
anti-Wall Street views of the protesters," said Quinnipiac's Mickey
Carroll.
“For a
while, the critics focused on the cops’ use of pepper spray at the protests.
Voters are divided on how police are handling the protesters, but they say
almost 2-to-1 that police are doing a good job overall,” he added.
As to the
crux of the issue, 61% of New York City voters support an extension of the
state’s "Millionaire’s Tax."
Voters also
support, by a margin of 73% - 19% , including 48% - 40% among Republicans,
tougher government regulation of banks and Wall Street firms. Read on for the
crosstabs!
And who's
to blame for the current economic situation? Quinnipiac found:
- 37% of New York City voters blame the administration of former President George W. Bush;
- 21% blame Wall Street and financial institutions;
- 18% blame Congress;
- 11% blame President Obama.
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