By: American Edge Project
September 15, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new survey released today by Ipsos in partnership with the American Edge Project (AEP) shows that voters in frontline districts want their elected officials to focus on issues of national security, jobs, and health care as opposed to breaking up tech companies. The poll, which comes as Congress considers legislation to break up U.S. tech companies and the 2022 midterm election cycle gets underway, shows that majorities of voters in frontline districts see breaking up U.S. tech companies as misguided and believe it will harm America’s national security, economy, and small businesses.
According to the survey, voters are also signaling that candidates on both sides of the aisle will lose support for advocating the break-up of American tech companies. Democratic candidates may be especially sensitive to this potential political cost, as the poll shows that frontline district Independents shift away from Democratic candidates who support breaking up tech companies – moving Democrats from having an advantage in these crucial districts to falling behind their Republican opponent.
“This new survey shows the stark juxtaposition between voters’ priorities and the misguided approaches being pushed by some policymakers in Washington,” said former Senator Kent Conrad, American Edge Project Economic Advisory Board Co-Chair. “Voters have made it clear that they will support candidates who keep U.S. tech companies globally competitive and oppose candidates who support counterproductive and harmful regulation.”