With a budget ax looming over public broadcasters, PBS is trying to put a little scare into members of Congress. On Tuesday, the network released new research showing that 69 percent of Americans oppose House Republicans’ plan to eliminate all funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Even 56 percent of Republicans surveyed oppose the cut, according to polls conducted by a pair of bipartisan firms, Hart Research (Democrat) and American Viewpoint (Republican). Democrats were overwhelmingly opposed to the idea, with 83 percent of those surveyed weighing in against.
Even
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