Poll: Even Illinois Democratic Voters Don't Want Taxes Paying For Obama Library in Illinois

Rich Miller reports that most Illinois voters aren't big on their tax dollars going to a Barack Obama library in Illinois:

“As you may know,” 1,029 likely voters were told May 7 in a Capitol Fax/We Ask America poll, “some lawmakers in Springfield want the state to commit $100 million to help pay for the construction of the future presidential library for Barack Obama, if it is located in Illinois. We’d like to know whether or not you generally approve or disapprove of that $100-million proposal?”

Just 29 percent approved, while 67 percent disapproved. Four percent were unsure.

The only demographic support for the project wasn’t even majority support. A plurality of Chicagoans supported the idea (48-43), as well as a slim plurality of African-Americans (45-44).

But a plurality of Democrats actually was against the plan (48-44). And the idea is hugely unpopular with everybody else. A whopping 68 percent of women, 66 percent of men, 75 percent of independents, 80 percent of Republicans, 74 percent of both Latinos and whites, 65 percent of suburban-Cook residents, 72 percent of collar-county residents, and 77 percent of Downstaters opposed the Obama presidential-library idea. The poll’s margin of error was 3.1 percent. Twenty-three percent of respondents were reached via cell phone.

But even more said the state couldn’t afford to help build the library.

No word yet on whether Harry Reid will blame the Koch brothers for influencing this poll.