http://www.acrreform.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/ced_nh_poll_pr2.pdfAlmost 8 in 10 likely GOP Primary voters think members of Congress are more interested in serving special interest groups than the people they represent and more than half acknowledge that political contributions influence what the federal government does.
About two thirds (61%) of likely NH Republican Primary voters “strongly disagree” with the Supreme Court decision in the Citizens United case asserting that political spending by corporations and unions is a form of free speech protected under the First Amendment. This 2010 decision allows corporations, unions, and non-profit groups to spend unlimited money for election purposes and political advertising without disclosing the source of their funding. What’s more, 73% of likely New Hampshire GOP Primary voters would “strongly support” a law that would require corporations, unions and non-profits to disclose their sources of spending when they participate in elections. And seventy percent would be more likely to support candidates who would support such a law.
When asked about other reforms, almost half (40%) of likely New Hampshire Republican Primary voters said they would support a proposal for public funding of all federal elections that would allow candidates who collect a large number of small contributions (up to a maximum of $100) from their home state to receive public matching funds on a five-to-one basis to run their campaigns. By a two-to-one margin (45% to 21%), likely New Hampshire Republican Primary voters said they would be more likely to support a candidate who supported a public funding system.
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