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Poll: Liberals and Conservatives Strongly Disagree
with "Citizens United" - Americans Want Limits
on Corporate Cash in Elections
Michael B. KeeganPresident, People For the American Way
Posted: February 19, 2010 01:35 PM
The Huffington Post
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-b-keegan/
poll-liberals-iandi-conse_b_469160.html>



A shorter URL for the above link:



<http://tinyurl.com/yzyow9w>

The Supreme Court decided in late January that giant corporations shouldbe treated just like individual Americans when it comes to spending moneyin elections. Their ruling in the Citizens United case - which overturneddecades of campaign finance legislation and previous court rulings - meansthat a company like ExxonMobil can spend an unlimited amount on attackads, direct mail, and robocalls to support politicians who serve itsinterests and defeat those who stand in its way. The Court had its say,but now the American people are speaking.

People For the American Way has just released the results of a newnational poll on Citizens United and the many ways in which Congress - andthe American people - can undo the damage, culminating with an amendmentto the Constitution.

Above all else, the poll shows that the Supreme Court is far out of stepwith popular opinion. Americans of all political stripes - including amajority of Republicans and conservatives - believe that corporations havetoo much influence in elections and should be limited by Congress in howmuch they can spend to support or oppose candidates. This isn't just aliberal or Democratic position - it's the American position, shared bymajorities across the spectrum. Republican leaders who have rejoiced atthe prospect of more corporate money in elections should take heed.


Specifically, our poll found that:

78% believe that corporations should be limited in how much they can spendto influence elections, and 70% believe they already have too muchinfluence over elections

73% believe Congress should be able to impose such limits, and 61% believeCongress has done too little in the past to limit corporate influence overelections

Support was equally high for reforms that would blunt, or entirely undo,the Citizens United ruling.





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