Maryland voters weigh in on budget balancing

Nicholas Sohr//October 22, 2010//

If you’re not sick of polls, check out this budget-balancing question asked by Maryland Reporter in the latest survey by Gonzales Research & Marketing Strategies Inc.

Much has been made about the would-be tax policies of Martin O’Malley and Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. in the coming year. But the Maryland Reporter question actually asked the people who would be paying the higher taxes or coping with decreased services how they felt about the situation.

When asked about the $6 billion in deficits the state faces over the next four years, nearly half of the voters said they prefer a combination of tax increases and budget trimming, while only 18 percent said they prefer budget cutting alone. Read the analysis by Len Lazarick.

The poll surveyed 816 likely voters last week.

Tags: robert l. ehrlich jr., maryland, election 2010, Martin O'Malley

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