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Fri Apr 29, 2022, 12:02 PM Apr 2022

Most Don't Support Punishing Firms for Social Views

Most Don’t Support Punishing Firms for Social Views

April 29, 2022 at 11:42 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 26 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/04/29/most-dont-support-punishing-firms-for-social-views/

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A new Reuters/Ipsos poll finds a bipartisan majority of U.S. voters — 68% of Democrats and 55% of Republicans — oppose politicians punishing companies over their stances on social issues, a cold reception for campaigns like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ against Walt Disney Co.

However, when presented with a list of prominent politicians, a full 25% of Republican respondents said Ron DeSantis best represents the values of their party, second only to former President Donald Trump who was favored by 40% of Republicans. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott garnered 9%.

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