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Follow Us&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;© 1996-2021 News CommunicationA majority of voters&nbsp;believe it's inappropriate for corporations to engage in political speech, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds.Sixty-one percent of registered voters in the April 16-19 survey said it is not appropriate for corporations to engage in political speech.By contrast, 39 percent said it is appropriate.&nbsp;Seventy-four percent of Republicans and 65 percent of independents oppose political speech from corporations while 55 percent of Democrats say it is appropriate.Earlier this month, business leaders met to discuss opposition against&nbsp;legislation being considered in state legislatures across the country that would tighten voting laws.Companies such as &nbsp;and spoke out against Georgia's recently passed voting law while&nbsp;Major League Baseball &nbsp;that it was pulling the league’s All-Star Game from Atlanta in protest of the bill."Voters want corporations to be ‘responsible social citizens’ and have a broader definition of their purpose than simply maximizing shareholder returns,"&nbsp;Dritan Nesho, CEO and chief pollster at HarrisX, told Hill.TV."At the same time, they also don’t want the businesses they purchase services and goods from to evangelize or proselytize about politics, and would prefer if most companies stayed out of politics. That is why 61 percent in our poll say it is not appropriate for corporations to engage in political speech," Nesho added.The Hill-HarrisX poll was conducted online among 2,881&nbsp;registered voters.&nbsp;It has&nbsp;a margin of error of 1.83&nbsp;percentage points.—Gabriela SchulteA majority of voters&nbsp;believe it's inappropriate for corporations to engage in political speech, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds.A plurality of voters said the halting of the Johnson &amp; Johnson vaccine makes no difference in their level of concern for&nbsp;COVID-19 vaccines, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds.A plurality of voters said they believe former Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, should be found guilty in the murder of George Floyd, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds.A majority of voters approve of the job President Biden is doing on fighting terrorism, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds.A majority of voters in a new Hill-HarrisX poll said wealth inequality is a significant problem facing the&nbsp;country and a wealth tax is part of the solution.A majority of voters believe higher-earning Americans should pay more in taxes, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds.Don't miss a brief.The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 faxThe contents of this site are ©2021 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.

Follow Us&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;© 1996-2021 News CommunicationA majority of voters&nbsp;believe it's inappropriate for corporations to engage in political speech, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds.Sixty-one percent of registered voters in the April 16-19 survey said it is not appropriate for corporations to engage in political speech.By contrast, 39 percent said it is appropriate.&nbsp;Seventy-four percent of Republicans and 65 percent of independents oppose political speech from corporations while 55 percent of Democrats say it is appropriate.Earlier this month, business leaders met to discuss...

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