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A somewhat surprising result from a new survey: despite the deep economic downturn, Marylanders still overwhelmingly favor public financing of campaigns. The Baltimore Sun summarizes a new survey by Gonzales research:
According to the survey of 833 registered voters, 77 percent believe that large political contributions have a corrupting influence on state lawmakers and worry that the money prevents them from from tackling issues such as rising energy costs and protecting the Chesapeake Bay.
Seventy percent of respondents favor using a limited amount of public money to pay for political campaigns. What’s more, 63 percent of the respondents say that they would like to see public campaign financing even in the face of a state budget deficit.
Public financing nearly became law last session after Senate President (and longtime public financing foe) Mike Miller signed on to support the legislation.
In the absence of public financing, I’ve pledged not to accept money from Maryland lobbyists or PACs in my campaign for delegate.
You can read the full survey here.
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