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Issue One | New polling illuminates how the Supreme Court got Citizens United wrong

New polling commissioned by Issue One and conducted this month by YouGov reveals that overwhelming majorities of Americans — and Montanans — broadly believe that large-scale political spending by corporations, dark money groups, and wealthy donors undermines democracy, creates the appearance of corruption, and reduces trust in government.

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    Issue One | New polling illuminates how the Supreme Court got Citizens United wrong

    8 in 10 Americans, republicans and democrats, think there is too much corporate money in politics. We agree! Help us do something about it at transparentelection.org

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