Poll shows trouble for Preckwinkle amid pop tax furor. The Queen of Taxation Toni Taxwinkle.

Crain's Chicago Business reports:

The fizz has gone out of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's job-performance rating as the controversy over her soda-pop tax continues to rage, a new poll suggests.

According to a just-released We Ask America survey, a whopping 68 percent of registered county voters who were questioned say they disapprove of how Preckwinkle is handling her job. Just 21 percent give her performance a thumbs-up, with 11 percent undecided.

The 902 voters were surveyed via both automated and operator-initiated phone calls. The results were even worse when they were asked if they're inclined to support her for re-election "no matter who is running against her." Just over three quarters, 75 percent, said they probably would not vote for her, with just 16 percent saying they would and the remainder undecided.

If the survey is right, Preckwinkle's personal numbers are almost as bad as those for her penny-an-ounce tax on sweetened beverages.

Asked how the fact that Preckwinkle "cast the deciding vote that created the tax" would affect their vote, 84.5 percent of those surveyed indicated it would make them less likely to cast a ballot in her favor, with just 10 percent saying it would make them more likely to vote to re-elect her.

Toni Taxwinkle isn't too popular right now.