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Amidst a widely-shared recognition that the country is effectively being run by powerful special interests, a new poll out Friday shows that more than 3 out of 4 Americans now support serious campaign finance reform as a way to mitigate the corrupting influence of money in the nation's democracy. The results of the extensive Pew Research Center survey, released Thursday, reveal Americans "see the country falling well short in living up to" democratic ideals and values, and believe core changes are needed in the political system. Seventy-six percent say the government is run by a few big interests, a level unchanged since 2015. Just 21 percent say the government is run for the benefit of all.
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