{"id":126295,"date":"2015-10-15T06:41:34","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T10:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.org\/us\/?post_type=one_press&p=126295"},"modified":"2015-10-15T06:41:34","modified_gmt":"2015-10-15T10:41:34","slug":"new-nationwide-poll-majority-of-liberals-new-democrats-want-leaders-to-commit-to-reversing-cuts-to-foreign-aid","status":"publish","type":"one_press","link":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/press\/new-nationwide-poll-majority-of-liberals-new-democrats-want-leaders-to-commit-to-reversing-cuts-to-foreign-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"New nationwide poll: Majority of Liberals, New Democrats want leaders to commit to reversing cuts to foreign aid"},"content":{"rendered":"

66 percent of coveted NDP\/Liberal swing voters say they are more likely to support a party that would reverse the cuts<\/em><\/p>\n

OTTAWA \u2013 A new Innovative Research Group telephone poll for ONE, a global advocacy organization of 7 million members working to end extreme poverty and preventable disease in Africa and around the world, showed that while voters remain predictably split on the 19-percent reduction in foreign aid during leaner economic times, 54 percent of Liberals and 59 percent of New Democrats would be more likely to support a party that commits to reversing recent foreign aid cuts.<\/p>\n

The poll showed an even more acute response from coveted swing voters. Sixty-six percent of eligible NDP\/Liberal swing voters nationwide are more likely to vote for a party that would reverse recent cuts to Canada\u2019s foreign assistance budget.<\/p>\n

The nationwide phone poll of 1,000 eligible voters also found that the 38 percent of eligible voters plan to support the Liberal Party in Monday\u2019s federal election. The Conservative Party receives 30 percent and the New Democratic Party receives 22 percent in the poll, which can be downloaded here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Among the poll\u2019s key findings:<\/p>\n