Poll: A Majority Of Idahoans Say Craig Should Resign

[RamboLiberal]

This just in: A new poll taken today by SurveyUSA shows that Senator Larry Craig's (R-ID) political standing has apparently taken a massive hit. A majority of Idaho adults, 55%, say the Senator should resign, compared to only 34% who say he should remain in office. And his approval rating is only the same percentage as those who say he should not resign, 34%, compared to 58% disapproval.

By contrast, his fellow Idaho Senator, Mike Crapo (R), enjoys a 61% approval rating, with only 26% disapproval — meaning the Republican brand is not damaged in Idaho, just the Larry Craig brand.

Of course, it's worth keeping in mind that Craig cannot be recalled. A poll cannot make him resign — only he can make that decision. So short of any hypothetical decision by the Senate to expel him, he can stay right where he is for now. But if he was thinking about running for re-election in 2008, this can't be encouraging.

The poll also tested the favorable/unfavorable/neutral ratings of potential Republican appointees to the seat: Lt. Governor Jim Risch, 26%-17%-32%; Congressman Mike Simpson, 40%-19%-25%; and former Governor Dirk Kempthorne, now serving as U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 46%-33%-17%. In addition, former Democratic Congressman Larry LaRocco, currently running for Craig's Senate seat in 2008, is at 22%-21%-33%.

http://tpmelectioncentral.com/2007/08/poll_a_majority_of_idahoans_say_craig_should_resign.php

[Olney Blue]

1. Idahoans prefer Crapo.

[BlooInBloo]

2. Idaho = broken clock.

[IDemo]

3. Predicting a resignation within a month and a Jim Risch appointment by the governor

Risch will then run as the incumbent against Democrat Larry LaRocco.

[JenniferJuniper]

4. Here's hoping

the narcissistic slime ball hangs around for as long as he can. The Foxy Fake News is pounding him as hard as they can to get him to resign. They want him to disappear as quickly as possible. Head high, Larry old boy. At least you're not gay!

[saltpoint]

5. I'd like to run a poll out that way with questions posed as follows:

As an Idaho voter, do you believe Senator Craig should resign owing to --

a) the recent men's room incident to which he pled guilty

or

b) his lifelong hypocrisy casting votes in support of the denial of reproductive and sexual freedoms for others?

In my poll, there'd be no "I think he should stay on as Senator" choice.

[Perseid]

6. I would like to know why

34% think he should remain in office. What are their reasons?

At least (as another poster wrote) He's not gay!

[Swamp Rat]

7. I hear some want to chop off his weewee too.

... after they take it out of their butts.

http://www.idahovaluesalliance.com/news.asp?id=481