64% of AZ Voters Believe That Breaking Up Large Tech Companies Will Lead To Higher Consumer Prices, Inflation Named Top Issue
ARIZONA – Today, the Competitiveness Coalition, chaired by former U.S. Senator and Ambassador Scott Brown, released new survey data conducted among likely voters in Arizona. Key findings include:
- Top three issues for voters include:
- Inflation (23%)
- Immigration (19%)
- Threats to American democracy (18%)
- Close to two-thirds of Arizona voters agree (64%) that breaking up large technology companies will result in higher prices for consumers.
- Just two of the 400 voters interviewed chose breaking up large technology companies as their top issue.
- More than seventy-percent (71%) say that the Federal Trade Commission going after many American companies will have a negative impact on the economy.
- A majority (58%) oppose the Biden Administration targeting companies like Amazon, Apple, and Google with burdensome regulations and lawsuits.
- A majority (60%) specifically oppose the Biden Administration’s lawsuit against Amazon.
- Arizona voters are concerned about the impact new regulations to break up technology companies could have on their own lives. Voters were relatively evenly divided, with 28% saying Apple no longer ensuring the safety and security of downloads as their biggest concern, followed by Amazon increasing prices and ending free two-day shipping (26%) and Google removing access to products like Google Maps (20%). Six percent (6%) would be most concerned about Facebook charging to use their app and website, and 18% said none of these would be a concern to them.
- Donald Trump leads Kamala Harris by five points. Donald Trump has a five-point edge on Kamala Harris in Arizona (48% Trump/43% Harris). Only 3% of voters are backing a third-party candidate, and 6% of voters are undecided.
Read summary memo here.
Read the full results here.
“These results clearly demonstrate that Arizonans do not support the radical agenda being pushed by the Biden-Harris administration and the FTC,” said Scott Brown, former U.S. Senator and Ambassador and chair of the Competitiveness Coalition. “Yet the FTC is determined to continue its targeted attack on American innovation, jobs and the economy, an irresponsible agenda that will have a negative impact on the economy.”
On behalf of the Competitiveness Coalition, Public Opinion Strategies conducted a survey of N=400 likely voters in Arizona. The survey was conducted July 23-29, 2024 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.9%. Surveys were conducted with online panel respondents (N=100) and with text message respondents who were sent a link to complete the survey online to (N=300).
In addition to the Arizona survey, the Coalition released surveys across four other battleground states – Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin – which found nearly two-thirds (64%) agree that breaking up large technology companies will result in higher prices for consumers. More information on the surveys across those battleground states can be found here.
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Launched in April 2022, the Competitiveness Coalition is a first-of-its-kind group educating the public and advocating for policies that put consumers first while fostering innovation and attracting new investment. For more information, please visit competitivenesscoalition.com. Members of the press can contact the coalition at press@competitivenesscoalition.com.