Why would the majority of Democrats/liberals oppose DC statehood?
Probably because literal "statehood" for a city (a city supposed to be for all 50 states) doesn't make sense. Yes, it gets it voting representation which Im not opposed to ... but actual statehood for a city is dumb. If this poll was flawed for not being a push polls telling respondents about the poor plight of DC then its also flawed for not presenting voting representation without statehood as an option.
Voting representation without statehood? As in they would elect two senators and ( presumably, based on census results) one House member, but would remain a separate District continue to be governed by Congress? I've never heard of such a proposal before, and I'd have to mull it over, but off the top of my head I think I could get behind that. It feels to dress that Congress, particularly members who have no Affinity or background in representing the needs of an urban constituency oh, make some really sh**ttastic overrides of local popular will, but it certainly would solve the greatest problem of taxation without representation because of some constitutional anachronism
