Big Majority Skeptical of Taxpayer-Funded Election Ads

“An overwhelming majority of Americans said that it ​is inappropriate to use taxpayer funds for TV ads featuring the president around an election, in a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted as ‌spots with President Donald Trump air ahead of November’s midterms.”

“The six-day poll, which concluded on Monday, found that 86% of Americans — and four out of five Republicans — think it is inappropriate to use taxpayer money to pay for election-related TV ads featuring the president or his cabinet.”