Voters in Connecticut’s 4th Congressional district are concerned about special interest influence on members of Congress and expect Congress to fix our broken political system, according to polling released today by Connecticut Common Cause.
The poll, which was conducted by SurveyUSA for Common Cause, MoveOn.org Political Action, and Public Campaign Action Fund, found that voters believe that Democrats and Republicans have done too little to reduce the influence of special interests in Washington, DC, and that they want Representative Himes to work to pass comprehensive campaign finance reform.
“Voters want Congress to act quickly to fix our broken political system,” said Cheri Quickmire, Executive Director of Common Cause in Connecticut. “Representative Himes must be commended for his co-sponsorship of this legislation, and should know that taking bold steps to reform the way Washington works is good politics.”
The survey also found that 80 percent of voters in the 4th District believe that members of Congress are overly influenced by campaign contributors, and 63 percent are opposed to the recent Supreme Court decision lifting certain restrictions on corporate and union spending to support or defeat candidates.
The Fair Elections Now Act would allow candidates to run competitive campaigns for office on a blend of limited Fair Elections funding and donations of $100 or less. Sponsored by Representative John Larson (D-Conn.), the Fair Elections Now Act has the broad bipartisan support of 140 House members.
The poll of 523 likely voters in the 4th Congressional District of Connecticut was conducted by SurveyUSA from March 10-March 14, 2010. The full memo can be found at www.fairelectionsnow.org/2010march-polling.
