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

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    

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