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New Poll: Bipartisan Support for Banning Corporate Spending in Elections by Foreign-Influenced U.S. Companies
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New Poll: Bipartisan Support for Banning Corporate Spending in Elections by Foreign-Influenced U.S. Companies

New research shows that Americans are deeply concerned about the role that corporations, particularly those that are foreign owned, are playing in U.S. elections and finds strong support for passing new laws to address the problem.

A recent survey conducted by Civis Analytics on behalf of the Center for American Progress Action Fund found strong bipartisan support for banning corporate spending in elections if those U.S.-based companies have significant foreign ownership. Interestingly, 73 percent of Americans support limits on spending for companies that have any foreign ownership. This is likely because voters overwhelmingly believe that CEOs of companies listen to their shareholders, including foreign ones.

Navin Nayak is the president of Communications at the Center for American Progress Action Fund.

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Navin Nayak

President and Executive Director, Center for American Progress Action Fund