The same Siena poll released this morning also shows - “By a 58-39 percent majority, voters support allowing New York grocery stores to sell wine. It is supported by Democrats, Republicans and independents, liberals, conservatives and moderates, and by voters upstate and downstate. Selling wine in grocery stores is supported by virtually every demographic group, with the exception of African Americans, Latinos and older voters, who are all evenly divided,” Greenberg said.

“Voters are opposed to the Governor’s proposed tax on soda and other sugared beverages by a margin of 59 percent to 38 percent,” Greenberg said. “While Democrats and New York City voters are closely divided on this issue, it is overwhelmingly opposed by Republican, independents, downstate suburbanites and upstaters.”

Voter Priorities: Reducing State Spending; Lowering State Taxes; Increasing Funding for Schools

“When asked to choose the top two priorities – from a list of six – they want to see state government focus on for the rest of this year, voters ranked reducing state spending, lowering state taxes and increasing funding for schools as the top three, outpacing reforming state government ethics, fixing roads and bridges, and passing same sex marriage legislation,” Greenberg said. “Democrats put education on the top of their agenda, followed by spending. Republicans have a tie for the top spot between taxes and spending, and independents put spending on top, followed closely by taxes.”

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