Poll: Illinoisans overwhelmingly opposes extending Quinn's temporary income tax

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Had Pat Quinn won reelection as Illinois governor, he would have moved to make his "temporary" 67 percent personal income tax hike permanent. But Prairie State voters, who are not as stupid as they seem, voted out the Chicago Democrat and replaced him with Republican newcomer Bruce Rauner.

As of now, a lame-duck push by Quinn and the Democrats for extending the tax increase seems unlikely, but stranger things have happened in the state that elected Rod Blagojevich--twice.

In case the Dems change their minds, a recent poll by the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute finds that a firm majority--56 percent--of Illinoisans favor letting the tax hike expire at the end of the year. Only 32 percent want to keep it.