What Darien Voters Think: Patch Survey

DARIEN, IL — The state's taxes got top billing in a Darien Patch survey of local voters about the biggest issues facing Illinois going into the March 17 Democratic and Republican primaries.

Fourteen people responded to Darien Patch's unscientific, online voter survey. Five identified themselves as Republicans, four as independents and three as Democrats. Two did not give themselves a label, and two called themselves conservatives. Asked about party affiliation, one person wrote, "I'm an independent. I will vote in the Democratic primary. It has more clowns."

Seven of the 14 respondents listed taxes as the top issue in the primary. Others listed Illinois' population loss, the state's financial crisis and Democratic corruption as major issues. One person called sanctuary cities the most pressing challenge. Not surprisingly, that person is a Donald Trump supporter. One conservative said the top priority was "fighting high taxes and corrupt politicians. Elect lawmakers that will vote the way the people actually want (get rid of some of the far-left radical progressive legislation)."

As for whether they supported Trump's impeachment, Darien respondents mainly fell along partisan lines, even adopting Washington talking points. A Republican wrote in opposition to impeachment: "Democrats making stuff up to try and get rid of Trump because they know they cannot beat him. He’s doing a fantastic job." The sanctuary cities opponent said, "The whole thing was a huge sham."

A Democrat had a sharply different view: "He is corrupt and is using the office of the president to benefit him financially."

Just about all the respondents listed themselves as "very likely" to vote. That's not surprising for voters engaged enough to answer an online survey.