An early survey suggest a very high rate of likely participation among incumbents and challengers in Connecticut's voluntary Clean Elections program, which will have it's first run in 2008. Eighty-six percent of incumbents and 76% of returning 2006 candidates say they will participate, or are inclined to participate, in the Clean Elections full public financing program, according to survey results posted here. [1]

These numbers suggest the Connecticut might equal, or even surpass, the Clean Elections participation rate in Maine. Given that three-quarters of the survey respondents also felt too much campaign time is spent raising money suggest a strong vote of confidence among legislators in the promise and principles of a Clean Elections program.