Public Opinion
An October 2010 Bloomberg poll found that 47 percent of Americans say they would be less likely to support a political candidate if his campaign was supported by advertising paid for by anonymous business groups. 41 percent said that it would not matter, and 9 percent said they would be more likely to back the candidate.
A February 2010 poll from the Pew Research Center found that 68 percent of Americans disapprove of the Supreme Court’s decision to allow corporations to make expenditures on behalf of candidates during elections. 17 percent approve of the expenditures, and 15 percent of respondents said they were unsure.
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