Americans Are Mostly United Against Citizens United
When the Supreme Court issued the Citizens United decision, it allowed a torrent of unchecked dark money into political campaigning. Ordinary Americans of all political stripes have taken notice, and they overwhelmingly disapprove of the results.

According to a new report, a whopping 79 percent of Americans disagree with the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United ruling. (Bill Clark / CQ Roll Call)
After years of record-breaking election spending, blatant influence-peddling at the highest levels of government, and pay-for-play access schemes starring some of the most powerful CEOs in the world, Americans have a pretty good idea of who’s pulling all the strings.
A new survey from campaign finance reform group Issue One finds that across the political spectrum, Americans overwhelmingly agree that Citizens United-enabled political action committees — which allow corporations and the wealthy to give unlimited amounts in campaign donations — spark corruption.
According to the report, a whopping 79 percent of Americans, including 74 percent of Republicans, disagree with the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United ruling, which found that unlimited campaign giving does not give rise to corruption or the appearance of it, nor does it cause citizens to lose faith in democracy.