Ouch:
According to a recent poll, Gov. Bruce Rauner is a whole lot less popular than a 1-cent-per-ounce state sales tax on sugary drinks.
The poll of 800 registered voters taken Feb. 15-20 for the American Heart Association found that Rauner is backed by just 32 percent against an unnamed Democrat, who would receive 47 percent.
But a new penny-per-ounce tax on sugary drinks is actually supported by a majority of those polled, 56 percent, compared to 41 percent who oppose it.
"In the 2018 election for governor," the Democratic pollster Anzalone Liszt Grove Research asked, "are you more likely to vote for the Democratic candidate or Republican Bruce Rauner?"
Forty-two percent said they were more likely to vote for the unnamed Democratic candidate, and an additional 5 percent said they leaned that direction, for a total of 47.
Democrats know that Rauner is a top target in 2018 and quite a few of them are jumping into the race to defeat him. We’ll see who becomes the victor in the primary. Stay tuned.