http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/06/03/1390254/-POLL-finds-80-of-Republicans-AGREE-with-BERNIE-SANDERS?detail=email
Well... how about that?
Sen. Bernie Sanders is often characterized by the media as an out of the mainstream presidential candidate, but a new CBS/New York Times poll revealed that 80% of Republicans agree with Sanders on the issue of getting money out of politics.
The CBS/NYT poll found that:
– 80% of Republicans believe that money has too much influence in our politics.
– 54% believed that most of the time candidates directly help those who gave money to them.
– 81% of Republicans felt that the campaign finance system needed fundamental changes (45%) or a complete rebuild (36%).
– 64% are pessimistic that changes will be made to reform the campaign finance system.
– 71% want to limit the amount that individuals can give to campaigns.
– 73% felt that super PAC spending should be limited by law.
– 76% thought that superPACs should be required to disclose their donors.
Bernie has true appeal to ALL voters if people listen to him. I think his populist positions and the no nonsense gruff and to the point nature of how he talks will take him far in this election.
IMO republicans agree with getting money out of politics only because Dems have been out raising or equally competing with them repeatedly. remember 2010? the republicans tried to counter that dynamic with the introduction of citizens united and the scotus obliged them only problem with all the billionaires bidding for the WH control they still lost and Dems raised comparable funds and won.
can't buy you love!!!
