Americans Worry About Sources of Political Cash

Americans are less concerned about the amount of money in politics than about where the dough comes from, according to a new survey done by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin.

And those voters rank constituents last when asked what controls the way members of the U.S. House and Senate vote. They put campaign contributors, political parties, and lobbyists in the most influential spots.

The Internet poll of 2,100 adults was done for UT by YouGov/Polimetrix from October 13-22 and has a margin of error of 2.1 percent. A bit of disclosure: The researchers ...

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