What do voters think? A peek beyond the ballot : Stltoday--exit polls

What do voters think? A peek beyond the ballot : Stltoday

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THE RICH ARE DIFFERENT

The 99 percenters who camped out on Wall Street aren't alone in worrying about income inequality. A full 55 percent of voters say the U.S. economic system generally favors the wealthy. Only 39 percent think the system is fair to most Americans.

So perhaps it's unsurprising that nearly half want to increase taxes on people with family incomes over $250,000 per year, as Obama proposes.

Only 4 percent of voters say their incomes are that high.
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LUKEWARM TEA

Voters are more against the tea party than for it. But few are worked up about the low-tax, small-government movement that helped Republicans take control of the House in 2010 and hang onto it Tuesday. The biggest share _ 42 percent _ feel neutral about it.

Thirty percent oppose the movement; 21 percent are supporters.