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Fans Skeptical About Home Run Records

Most Want Congress to Stay Out


Survey of 1,000 Adults

March 19-20, 2005

Recent Home Run Records

Legitimate 36%
Should Be Discounted 35%

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 Followed Baseball Steroid Stories

Very Closely 18%
Somewhat Closely 32%
Not Very Closely 30%
Not at All 17%

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Should Congress Get Involved?

Yes 22%
No 68%

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March 21, 2005 --Just 36% of Americans believe Major League Baseball's recent home run records are legitimate. A Rasmussen Reports survey found that nearly as many, 35%, believe the records should be discounted because of the steroids scandal.

Among fans of Major League Baseball, less than half (45%) view the recent home run records as legitimate. Nearly as many, 40%, say the records should be discounted. Fans are defined as those who watch at least one game per week during the regular season.

Despite the skepticism, just 22% of Americans believe Congress should "get involved." Three times as many, 68%, believe Major League Baseball should deal with the problem itself.

Among baseball fans, the numbers aren't much different--26% of fans say Congress should get involved while 67% disagree.

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