61% Believe Republican Leaders Have Been Protecting Foley (Rasmussen)

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http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/October%20Dailies/MarkFoley.htm

61% Believe Republican Leaders Have Been Protecting Foley
October 5, 2006


Sixty-one percent (61%) of American adults believe that Republican leaders have been “protecting Foley for several years.” A Rasmussen Reports national opinion survey conducted Tuesday and Wednesday nights shows that only 21% believe that the leadership “just learn about Foley’s problems last week.”

The data supports speculation that this issue could have a devastating impact on Republican prospects at the polls this fall. Even among Republicans, 31% believe the GOP leadership has been protecting Foley. Just under half (46%) of the GOP faithful believe that Congressional leaders just learned about the problem.

Not surprisingly, Democrats overwhelmingly believe that the Republican leaders have been protecting Foley for years (84% of Democrats hold that view).

Perhaps more significant politically, 69% of those not affiliated with either major party believe that leadership has been protecting Foley. Only 9% of unaffiliated the GOP leaders just learned of the problem last week. How much of an impact this will have on individual Election 2006 races will not be known until our next round of polling is complete.

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http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/BalanceofPower.htm

Shows Dems with 49 seats and Re:puke: with 49 seats. Two toss-ups.

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