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Voters Want to Ban Foreign Corporations From Influencing U.S. Elections [1]

['Lew Blank']

Date: 2024-07-10

By Danielle Deiseroth

In an alarming turn for America, foreign investors now participate in American elections. Companies accountable to foreign investors are investing hundreds of millions in political contributions, ultimately undermining American self-governance and national security. Companies with appreciable foreign ownership utilize an unintentional loophole in the Supreme Court's Citizens United to spend big to influence elections and ballot measures.

In a new survey, likely voters express strong support for ensuring foreign countries do not influence U.S. elections.

Eighty-two percent of voters agree that “there should be new limits on U.S. corporations spending money in our elections if the corporations have any foreign ownership.” In a 2019 poll conducted by CAP Action and Civis Analytics, 73% of respondents agreed with the statement, indicating that public support has remained consistently strong over the past several years.

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[1] Url: https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2024/7/10/voters-want-to-ban-foreign-corporations-from-influencing-us-elections

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