Well, it seems even Republicans want to get a vote on the tax extensions:
The poll showed 61 percent of all voters surveyed said they were in favor of calling a special election, and 56 percent of Republican voters surveyed said they wanted that, too. However, most of the Republicans – 61 percent – said they would vote against the tax proposal.
Among all voters, 58 percent said they would vote in favor of the tax extension if a special election were held today.
The survey comes in the midst of tense negotiations at the Capitol, where Brown is working to persuade Republican legislators to allow a special election in June. Two Republicans in both the state Senate and Assembly would have to join all the Democrats in voting to hold the election.(SF Chronicle)
You can get the full poll details from Field here. Now, it doesn’t really surprise to see that Republicans would vote against the measure, but, if the Republicans in the Legislature think they are doing some grand favor for their party, and their voters, well, they are just way off base. It seems not everybody is as blindly ideological as Grover Norquist and Tony Strickland.
Quit the games, quit the naked partisanship, and let’s get this on the ballot.
‘…58 percent said they would vote in favor of the tax extension …’
If there is a vote on tax extensions, will it require a 50% Majority or a 67% majority to pass ??
I hope it’s 50%
Whether or not Republican voters would vote for or against the tax bill, they’re clear on one thing–they believe in the democratic principle that they should get to vote. They don’t want to be treated like children who should listen to the shade of Howard Jarvis and to all-too omnipresent Grover Norquist and go to bed quietly because the grownups know what they want. They’d actually like to express their own opinion. And I think they should be able to as well.
If He is, Then why are Republicans in power not switching to become outright Libertarians? Otherwise their just Libertarians flying under false colors…