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Poll shows voters split on initiatives, McKenna with lead in gov's race
Posted by Andrew Garber
The UW's Washington Poll shows voters are split on the Costco-backed liquor privatization initiative and Tim Eyman's tolling measure.
The poll found slightly more than 50 percent of voters surveyed supported the liquor measure, I-1183, about 43 percent were opposed and about 7 percent undecided.
The measure would close state liquor stores and sell their assets, including the liquor-distribution center. It would allow grocery stores to sell liquor and create licensing fees for sale and distribution of liquor based on sales revenue.
The survey also found a little more than 41 percent supported the tolling initiative, I-1125, with 40 percent opposed and about 19 percent undecided.
That measure would require the Legislature, not the state Transportation Commission, to set tolls, and mandate that a toll on a particular road or bridge be used only to build, operate or maintain that project.
It also would prevent light rail from running on the I-90 floating bridge, and prevent potential I-90 tolls from being used to help pay for the Highway 520 bridge project.
The Washington Poll surveyed 938 registered voters statewide from Oct. 10-30. It has a 3.2 percentage-point margin of error.
The survey also looked at the match-up between Democratic U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee and Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna in the 2012 governor's race.
The poll showed McKenna leading with 43.9 44.9 percent of the vote, compared with 38.4 percent for Inslee, and 17.6 percent undecided.
The poll showed Inslee leading in the Puget Sound region, 45 percent to McKenna's 40 percent. However, McKenna has a big lead statewide with independents, 44 percent to Inslee's 28 percent.
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