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American Promise – Franklin & Marshall’s Center for Opinion Research Pennsylvania Poll

September 11, 2023

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The influence of money in politics is a threat to our democracy. (Asked First in Sequence)
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Strongly agree	274	37.9	76.2	76.2
	Somewhat agree	59	8.2	16.4	92.6
	Somewhat disagree	17	2.3	4.7	97.3
	Strongly disagree	1	0.2	0.4	97.7
	Do not know	8	1.1	2.3	100.0
	Total	360	49.8	100.0
Missing	Refused	2	0.3
	System	361	50.0
	Total	363	50.2
Total		723	100.0

Which one of the following two positions on campaign financing do you favor more: limiting the amount of money individuals and entities can contribute to political campaigns, or allowing individuals and entities to contribute as much money to political campaigns as they’d like?
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Limiting the amount of money individuals and entities can contribute to political campaigns	604	83.5	84.1	84.1
	Allowing individuals and entities to contribute as much money to political campaigns as they’d like	83	11.5	11.6	95.7
	Do not know	31	4.3	4.3	100.0
	Total	718	99.3	100.0
Missing	Refused	5	0.7
Total		723	100.0

The Supreme Court ruled in 2010 that limiting independent political spending violates the constitution, which means a constitutional amendment is necessary to establish rules that regulate and limit that type of political spending. Would you favor or oppose a constitutional amendment that would allow limits to be set on campaign spending?
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Strongly favor	390	53.9	54.2	54.2
	Somewhat favor	190	26.3	26.5	80.7
	Somewhat oppose	65	9.0	9.0	89.7
	Strongly oppose	43	6.0	6.0	95.8
	Do not know	30	4.2	4.2	100.0
	Total	719	99.4	100.0
Missing	Refused	4	0.6
Total		723	100.0

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The influence of money in politics is a threat to our democracy.(Asked Last in Sequence)
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Strongly agree	289	40.0	78.7	78.7
	Somewhat agree	58	8.1	15.9	94.6
	Somewhat disagree	14	1.9	3.7	98.3
	Strongly disagree	4	0.5	1.0	99.3
	Do not know	3	0.4	0.7	100.0
	Total	367	50.8	100.0
Missing	Refused	3	0.4
	System	353	48.8
	Total	356	49.2
Total		723	100.0

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The influence of money in politics is a threat to our democracy. (Combined Response)
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Strongly agree	555	40.0	77.3	77.3
	Somewhat agree	117	8.1	16.3	93.6
	Somewhat disagree	30	1.9	4.2	97.9
	Strongly disagree	5	0.5	0.7	98.6
	Do not know	10	0.4	1.4	100.0
	Total	718	50.8	100.0
Missing	Refused	5	0.4
Total		723	100.0