Advocates cite the good
polling on public financing, their grassroots support and, of course, the parade of corruption scandals that have hit state government in the last two months.
Not exact matches
That gave the Senate GOP, which has blocked
public financing of political campaigns
on the grounds that it costs too much money, an opening to attack, citing the recent Q -
poll that found New York voters oppose the system 51 percent to 39 percent.
There's also some pushing back
on the
polling of
public financing and the point Republican lawmakers make when saying taxpayers don't support
public dollars going toward political activities.
On the day a Siena College poll shows her trailing Republican George Amedore by 10 percentage points, a deep - pocketed group that supports public financing has released a new TV ad on behalf of Democratic Sen. Cecilia Tkaczy
On the day a Siena College
poll shows her trailing Republican George Amedore by 10 percentage points, a deep - pocketed group that supports
public financing has released a new TV ad
on behalf of Democratic Sen. Cecilia Tkaczy
on behalf of Democratic Sen. Cecilia Tkaczyk.
The
poll results come as state lawmakers once again are being pushed
on the issue of
public financing, this time by a coalition of good - government groups, labor organizations and even the former campaign apparatus of President Obama's re-election effort, Organizing for America.
Once again, the
poll sheds light
on the
public's understanding (or misunderstanding) of school
financing.