Poll: Overwhelming Support for Publicly Financed Elections
A new national poll finds overwhelming support (74%) for public financing of elections, the result no doubt of soaring campaign costs, lobbyist scandals and the desire for fairer, cleaner elections.
The result is bipartisan with eighty percent of Democrats, 78% of Independents, and 65% of Republicans support this reform.
What's important to emphasize is why voters said things would improve with public financing of elections.
Posted: June 21, 2006 - 8:18am by Nathan Newman- 82% of voters believe it is likely, as a result of publicly financed elections, that candidates will win on their ideas, not because of the money they raise.
- 79% said it would allow candidates with good ideas rather than just the rich and powerful to have a shot at winning elections.
- 77% said that special interests would not receive as many favors, tax breaks and deals from politicians.
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