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New poll: No Estate Tax resonates with Independent voters
by Shawn Arnold - No CommentsPosted on July 27th, 2010 1:26 pm
In politics, elections are often decided by Independent voters. Politicians searching for an issue that swings Independents in their favor might want to take note of a recent poll by Resurgent Republic. The poll reveals that 66% of Independent voters are opposed to letting the Federal Estate Tax come back at a rate of 55% on estate over $1 million, which is exactly what will happen if Congress doesn’t act before the end of the year.
The breakdown of the poll is below.
| Support | Oppose | Don’t Know | |
| ALL | 32% | 63% | 4% |
| REP | 15% | 80% | 5% |
| IND | 31% | 66% | 4% |
| DEM | 50% | 46% | 4% |
The poll was conducted in key states such as Nevada, Washington, Florida, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Colorado with toss-up Senate races. Candidates in these states – and across the country – would be wise to publically reject a 55% estate tax, and better yet, to support permanent estate tax repeal. Over two-thirds of all Americans favor permanent estate tax repeal.
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