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Survey of 500 Adults September 28, 2005
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September 29, 2005--Seventeen percent (17%) of Americans have a favorable opinion of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. A Rasmussen Reports survey found that 40% have an unfavorable opinion of the House Majority Leader. [More Current Survey Data Available] DeLay was indicted by a Grand Jury yesterday in a case involving campaign finance violations. Fifty-five percent (55%) of Americans say that DeLay is about as ethical as most politicians. Eight percent (8%) say he is more ethical than most, 21% say less ethical. Those numbers are similar to perceptions of Bill Clinton in the late 1990s. "When it comes to ethics violations, the public continues to grade politicians on a curve," noted Scott Rasmussen, President of Rasmussen Reports. "Sadly, allegations of misconduct and indictments are perceived as the norm for elected officials." Forty-three percent (43%) of Americans believe the charges are based upon the facts involved while 31% say they are politically motivated. [More Below]
Fifty-eight percent (58%) of Americans correctly identified DeLay as a Republican while 36% were unsure of his party affiliation. Forty-nine percent (49%) say they are following the DeLay story somewhat or very closely. DeLay's favorability ratings are roughly similar to those for other Congressional Leaders. In 2004, Democrat Nancy Pelosi was viewed favorably by 13% of Americans and unfavorably by 31%. At that time, Tom Daschle was viewed favorably by 23% and unfavorably by 38%.Republican Senate Leader Bill Frist was viewed favorably by 19% and unfavorably by 25%. Rasmussen Reports is an electronic publishing firm specializing in the collection, publication, and distribution of public opinion polling information. Rasmussen Reports was the nation's most accurate polling firm during the Presidential election and the only one to project both Bush and Kerry's vote total within half a percentage point of the actual outcome. During Election 2004, RasmussenReports.com was also the top-ranked public opinion research site on the web. We had twice as many visitors as our nearest competitor and nearly as many as all competitors combined. Scott Rasmussen, president of Rasmussen Reports, has been an independent pollster for more than a decade. To keep up with our latest releases, be sure to visit the Rasmussen Reports Home Page.
This survey of 500 Adults was conducted by Rasmussen Reports September 28, 2005. The margin of sampling error is +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. |
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