Washington, D.C.—Voters would be significantly more likely to support their own member of Congress after serving on the debt committee if he or she agreed to take no donations and made meetings with outside interests public, according to new polling released today by Democracy Corps and Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research.

“The American people know the oversized role that campaign cash and special interest influence play in Congress,” said Nick Nyhart, president and CEO of Public Campaign. “These numbers show that it’s good policy—and smart politics—for the 12 super committee members to step back from their fundraising and provide transparency while working out this trillion dollar deal.”

• According to the survey, 71% of voters are more likely to support their member of Congress if they “take no donations from lobbyists or other political donors and will notify the public of any meetings with lobbyists and interests groups until the committee reports,” while only 20% would be less likely. (71% to 20%)

• That number flips dramatically if a member of Congress continued to raise money and did not disclose outside meetings, with 66% of voters less likely to support those members and 24% more likely. (66% to 24%)

• Among all voters, there was a 10-point positive difference when asked whether there will be a “good” result of the deficit plan when respondents were told “most members of this committee have pledged that their campaigns will take no donations from lobbyists and other political donors and will notify the public of any meetings with lobbyists or interest groups.”

• When looking at the “rising American electorate” (RAE), considered a key group for the 2012 elections, that number shifts 15 points—moving the total to more people believing in a “good result” than not.  

The questions related to the supercommittee are available online at and the full survey will be released at 11 a.m. today.

Last week, two dozen public interest, faith-based, consumer, and political reform organizations released an open letter to Congress today demanding that members of the deficit committee agree to stop all political fundraising as they conduct their work and provide complete transparency of meetings with outside parties.