maresastrano.bsky.social @maresastrano.bsky.social · 28/05/2026This isn't a partisan issue—at least not yet. Democrats are broadly supportive, and Republicans are at or near majority support across the states we surveyed. 100
maresastrano.bsky.social @maresastrano.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Wisconsin received a tailored instrument, reflecting its more advanced public debate and prior polling history, but the results point in the same direction: 61% of Wisconsinites (the highest of the 10 surveyed states) support the idea. 100
maresastrano.bsky.social @maresastrano.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Here's the twist - 57 to 65% of voters in these states didn't know their state lacks a ballot initiative process. Only about 10% correctly identified that it does not. 100
maresastrano.bsky.social @maresastrano.bsky.social · 28/05/2026We found majority support for adopting a ballot initiative process in every state we surveyed, with opposition ranging from 7-13%. Support far exceeded opposition everywhere, often by margins of 5-to-1 or greater. 100