Poll: Voters Hate the Morgan Stanley Bailout

A poll released today by Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind shows that voters in New Jersey are strongly opposed to the $350 million bailout of Morgan Stanley’s casino in Atlantic City.  According to the poll, 27% of voters approved of the proposed tax rebates, while 60% were opposed.  While politicians of both parties are strongly pushing for the bailout of Morgan Stanley, the opposition of voters to the bailout is bipartisan, according to FDU:

Opposition is shared by 61% of Democrats and Republicans, as well as 55% of self-described liberals, 59% of conservatives, and 66% of moderates.

And while promoters of the tax break claim that the casino will be a salvation for those in South Jersey, voters disagreed.  “Voters in South Jersey are just as likely to oppose it as the rest of the state,” the poll concluded.