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A two-thirds majority of respondents to this week's RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll say stopgap funding for the federal government should not be tied to cutting off money for the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare.

More than half of respondents to this week's RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll say the government was right to bail out major U.S. financial institutions in response to the crisis triggered by the Lehman Brothers collapse in September 2008.

More than three-quarters of respondents to this week's RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll are pessimistic about City Council President Lovely Warren's ability to effectively lead the city of Rochester if she is elected mayor in November. Warren defeated incumbent Thomas Richards in Tuesday's Democratic mayoral primary.

More than 90 percent of respondents to this week's RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll favor Rochester Mayor Thomas Richards over City Council president Lovely Warren in next week's Democratic mayoral primary contest.

More than two-thirds of respondents to this week’s RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll say it is not likely that Eastman Kodak Co. will return to sustained growth and profitability once it exits bankruptcy protection.

Nearly two-thirds of respondents to this week's RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll are planning to stay in the area, compared with 32 percent who say it is likely they will move away in the next 12 months.

When asked for the primary reason why they live in Rochester, nearly half of respondents to this week’s RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll chose family ties.

The plurality of respondents to this week's RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll-30 percent-predict Phil Mickelson will win the 95th PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club.

RBJ Daily Report readers named Restaurant 2 Vine as the favorite among fine-dining restaurants to recommend for out-of-town visitors to the Rochester/Finger Lakes region. In second place is Richardson’s Canal House, and rounding out the top four are Black & Blue Steak and Crab and Rooney’s Restaurant.

Respondents to this week's RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll are loyal to traditional book formats. Seventy percent favor print over e-books.

Nearly three-quarters of respondents to this week’s RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll support a one-year delay in implementing the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate, which requires employers with more than 50 full-time employees to provide health care coverage for their workers or pay fines.

More than four out of five respondents to this week's RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll say they would not vote for a politician convicted of any crime involving his or her elected office, or one who was convicted of a felony. Only 14 percent say they would not rule out voting for a disgraced politician.

Respondents to this week's RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll were nearly evenly split on whether same-sex marriage should be a right protected by the U.S. Constitution or left for each state to decide. See dozens of comments from readers.

More than three-quarters of respondents to this week’s RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll are opposed to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Tax-Free NY proposal, which is intended to be a magnet for new jobs and businesses.

While the majority of respondents to this week's RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll supports surveillance to combat terrorism, more than 70 percent say such programs should be more transparent. See dozens of comments from readers.