Business groups’ poll shows likely voters like casino referendum







Here’s the Parkside memo on its findings:

Gaming Polling Memo

  1. Andy's Grandma says:

    Of course, people are for the expansion of casinos in NYS when they read the biased and for the most part untrue wording of the Prop 1 referendum. They are being led down a very slippery slope by a very slippery group of politicians! Never in the history of referendums has one been so worded as to influence voters so much. The authors of this referendum really do believe they can dupe the voters into voting their way. If it were worded in a neutral manner as all referendums are supposed to be, the polling would be much different! Not all of us are the fools that these shady politicians think we are!!!!!

  2. Snapdragon says:

    I enjoy gambling but I take offense to the way this proposition is worded. Andrew, or his “Sweat hogs”, went way too far with this one and I sincerely hope Mr. Snyder’s Article-78 filing prevails when it is heard by judge Lynch next week.

  3. Poppy says:

    The referendum language is so brazen and biased a 10 year old could see through it.

    This is the State Constitution the Governor wants to change…not a roll of toilet paper. Be honest and specific on the amendment wording on the ballot and let the voters decide. Andy’s Grandma is right: we are not all sheep headed for the slaughter!!

  4. Joseph Schmoe says:

    Another indicator that NY is headed in the wrong direction. Instead of trying to attract more stable employment opportunities such as manufacturing and R&D, these politicos choose to pursue legalized gambling. I’m guessing the kick-backs for gambling far outweigh anything manufacturing can offer. Let us further continue the downward slide from Bedford Falls to Pottersville.

  5. Carl Jr. says:

    Low information and misinformed voters tend to get it wrong.

    Without them NYC democrats would be powerless.

  6. Reince Pleebus says:

    I swear that if Ed Cox could get a viable candidate he could take down Cuomo next year. People are both seeing through and getting tired of Andy. Instead we have a party leader who wants to keep using a rope-a-dope strategy for state office campaigns–intentionally picking a non-threatening candidate hoping the lack of a real contest for Governor will lead to a small turnout of Dems and allow TEAPubs to hold onto county legislatures and local offices. Cox is not too smart but he is outsmarting himself with this misguided strategy. Remember at one point Carl Rove was writing about the permanent Repub majority when John Dean came at people with a fifty state strategy. Fight everywhere–be principled and get out a clear message and you can compete anywhere/everywhere.

  7. JG says:

    NY Casinos are 40-50 years too late. Find something real to bring tourism, not a phony casino. Invest in the Adirondack mountains and make them world destinations for skiing. Perhaps and airport in the center of the park. That would be real tourism.

    If there was a casino 20 miles from your house, would you go there? Maybe once or twice, but it would get old soon.
    Would you go to the restaurants and bars there? Why? You will just eat and drink closer to home.
    Would you stay in the hotels there? Of course not.

  8. Dirtnut says:

    Fake phony liars is all this is… A poll by the small % of people that will make money. Sheep of NYS wake up and smell the roses, this whole thing is a lose lose proposition for the average NYS resident taxpayer. Joseph Schmoe hit it on the head, real jobs for the real people are what is needed. Not a few construction jobs for a year and then more service orientated jobs that pay crap… VOTE NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and stop listening to these fake polls and a governor who is clueless and does not listen to WE THE PEOPLE!!!!!!!

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