Americans don't want taxpayer dollars funding campaign ads: poll

Data: Reuters/Ipsos; Chart: Avery Lotz/AxiosNearly nine in 10 voters say using taxpayer money to pay for election-related ads featuring the president or Cabinet members is inappropriate, including 80% of Republicans, according to a recent Reuters-Ipsos poll.Why it matters: The administration's decision to spend millions of taxpayer dollars on Trump-fronted ads weeks before the midterms is facing an uproar and overwhelming public opposition.While the administration insisted the ads were actually PSAs, Trump later announced that a super PAC affiliated with him would foot the bill for future ads