According to findings of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute Virginians are the most content of all the states regarding their politicians. The Richmond Times Dispatch reports the following regarding recent polls:
The poll … shows that voters overwhelmingly oppose proposed legislation from Del. Robert G. Marshall, R-Prince William, that would define life as beginning at conception, 58 percent to 32 percent. And 50 percent of those polled say protecting gun rights takes priority over controlling gun ownership, while 45 percent see things the other way around. But 62 percent oppose lifting the state’s law limiting handgun purchases to one a month. And just weeks after another shooting at Virginia Tech, 75 percent of those polled say guns should be banned on college campuses.
Voters also say by a 48-42 percent margin that the state’s projected $1 billion budget deficit should be addressed only with spending cuts, not tax increases. Sixty three percent of those polled also support the state’s policy of using tax incentives to attract new business compared to 25 percent who do not.
