WASHINGTON—Today, NetChoice released new polling of likely American voters, conducted by Echelon Insights, showing 79% agree that America’s major tech companies are driving cutting edge innovation and are key to U.S. global leadership in the world, and only 1% of Republican voters think pursuing antitrust lawsuits against tech companies should be a priority.
“Americans value the innovation and economic strength that our nation’s leading technology companies provide. Our polling shows that voters overwhelmingly want policymakers to focus on challenges like inflation and global competition—not antitrust lawsuits that threaten innovation and our economic health,” said Robert Winterton, NetChoice Vice President of Public Affairs. “President Trump’s administration should turn away from Biden’s anti-business and anti-growth agenda. His officials should instead embrace his Golden Age agenda, prioritize policies that strengthen our economy and ensure the U.S. remains the global leader in technology and R&D.”
President Trump has been consistent with his efforts to ensure American tech remains the world’s leader. Yesterday, he stood up against EU efforts to “tax, fine, and hinder American Tech Companies.” On his very first day in office, he issued executive orders to reignite American AI development and stop government bureaucrats from censoring free speech online. To support this common sense agenda, his administration should turn the page on antitrust attacks against American success and innovation.
Find top lines here and below, a memo from Echelon Insights here, and the full poll results here.
TOP LINES
- 79% of voters agree that America’s major technology companies are driving cutting edge innovation and are key to America’s leadership in the world. [Q20]
- Only 1% of Republican voters think pursuing antitrust lawsuits against tech companies should be a top priority for the Trump Administration (only 3% of voters overall). [Q5]
- If you had to choose just one, which would you say is the biggest issue facing the country today? Top 3 are: cost of living, immigration, and jobs/economy. [Q4]
- “Antitrust and regulating large corporations” received LESS THAN 1%.
- Americans want the Trump administration to focus on keeping inflation down [Q5], not pursuing antitrust lawsuits against technology companies.
- The majority of Americans agree that aggressive antitrust lawsuits threaten to stifle innovation. [Q21]
- Americans want the Trump administration to prioritize helping American tech and consumers compete globally with rivals like China. [Q13]
- Americans want President Trump to take a different path from Biden’s progressive, anti-business and anti-growth agenda. [Q16, Q18]
- Americans mostly have a favorable view of the top U.S. tech companies and find the services they offer to be very useful. [Q6-10]
- [Q23] 70% agree that from securing the border to controlling inflation, there are many more important priorities for the Trump administration to focus on than continuing antitrust lawsuits to break up American companies. They want Trump to take a different approach. [Q25]
- Americans would be more likely to support candidates for political office that prioritize promoting American innovation and technological leadership. [Q27]
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