87% of American voters want corporations
out of politics, poll shows
Washington Times,
by
San Salai
Original Article
Posted By: Ribicon,
5/16/2022 1:36:59 PM
Nearly 9 in 10 American voters want corporations to stay out of politics, according to a poll released Monday. The survey by the Trafalgar Group found that 87.1% of likely voters from all political affiliations said they were either very or somewhat likely “to stop using a product or service of a company that openly advocates for a political agenda” that contradicts their beliefs. The remaining 12.8% said they were either not likely or not very likely to do so.
Pollster Robert Cahaly, who founded Trafalgar in 2016, said the poll suggests that the era of companies endorsing left-wing politics to appeal to younger Americans “might be coming to
Reply 1 - Posted by:
LC Chihuahua 5/16/2022 1:44:14 PM (No. 1157097)
I want politics out of governing.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Luke21 5/16/2022 1:46:18 PM (No. 1157101)
The Netflix statement and the corporate decision to stay out of the abortion argument are very telling. Now if baseball and football will quit dressing athletes in pink and LGBT colors....
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
smokincol 5/16/2022 2:12:44 PM (No. 1157138)
the demcommies will never go for this, the corporations are the Carotid Artery of the demcommie party but with the demcommie party, as we all know, politics are everything!! in every issue and the two are inseparable, demcommies and money
when I was growing up, a long time ago, the saying used to be: if you want to bet rich don't get a city job - not so today, which is why most politicians have their offspring jump right into their spot when they retire (with a very nice pension, I might add)
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Gordon Mills 5/16/2022 2:40:24 PM (No. 1157173)
And that includes an absurd % of africans in every TV ad. One could get the impression that all families are 50-50 parents and unknown mix children. I mute and screen almost all ads now.
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Birddog 5/16/2022 2:42:31 PM (No. 1157176)
Methinks they read a bit much "Between the Lines" claiming voters want Corps "Out of Politics", instead what the questions ask and the people answer is..."They best be careful, because if they donate/advocate against ME I'll shop elsewhere", When Corps spent their dime on "Mom, Applepie, the American Way"...not just in their advertising but in their candidate choices they did themselves and the country no harm. When they caved to fringe lefty pressure and "Paid the Dane Geld", via WOKEism assaults on the majorities they started losing the mainstream...monetary stream...that kept them afloat.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Omen55 5/16/2022 2:56:02 PM (No. 1157188)
Do your business & SHUT-UP!
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
WhamDBambam 5/16/2022 2:58:06 PM (No. 1157191)
I have avoided Gillette ever since that horrific trans-teen “how to shave” commercial.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
DVC 5/16/2022 3:30:27 PM (No. 1157218)
There are a number of corporations whose products we will NOT purchase. Kelloggs, General Mills, Procter & Gamble, Levis, GM, many more. These are because of their politics. I have found good alternatives for all their products which I used to prefer, and used for many years. Too damned bad for them.
Their leftist politics costs them lost sales.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
downnout 5/16/2022 3:53:46 PM (No. 1157242)
I used to love a Coke on a hot day. Can’t remember the last time I had one.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
doctorfixit 5/16/2022 4:48:19 PM (No. 1157290)
If corporations won't get out of politics, get out of corporations.
Go Woke, Go Broke.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
weirdone 5/16/2022 5:48:49 PM (No. 1157330)
The influence of corporations would be greatly limited if there was a law against donating money to anyone you couldn't vote for. The power would then return to the the candidate's constituents, no corporate money period.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
SkeezerMcGee 5/16/2022 7:10:15 PM (No. 1157365)
In January, 2010, the U.S> Supreme Court, by a 5-4 ruling. in a decision styled "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission" reversed century-old campaign finance restrictions and thereby enabled corporations (and other outside groups) to spend unlimited funds on elections. It wrote that limiting independent political spending from corporations and such other groups violates these entities' First Amendment rights to free speech. The majority ASSUMED that this independent spending CANNOT BE CORRUPT, because such spending did not present a substantive threat of corruption provided it is not coordinated with a candidate’s campaign. The SC suggested that these problems, if any, could be corrected by the respective corporation's stockholders. Critics assert, "Yeah, right. Good luck with that."
Democrats have always sharply criticized this decision. Republicans generally favor this decision. Democrats may now be correct. Changed circumstances, including the immense power of Big Tech, may have changed to the extent that the underlying assertions of this opinion no longer exist.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
RWPollock 5/17/2022 6:50:52 AM (No. 1157620)
Business 101: Do not mix politics and religion with business. With half the country divided nearly equally politically why would you risk alienating so many people. Are you really gaining that much? Might be a good idea to ask CNN Disney and Netflix their thoughts on this matter.
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