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Survey of 1,000 Adults July 18-19, 2005
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July 20, 2005--Thirty-four percent (34%) of American adults believe that Presidential Aide Karl Rove should resign. A Rasmussen Reports survey found that 21% disagree. Democrats, by a 49% to 9% margin, say that Rove should resign. Rove has been accused by leading Democrats of leaking the name of a CIA operative. Thirty-five percent (35%) believe they are accusing Rove because they believe he is guilty. An equal number believe partisan politics is the motivation. Democrats, by a 54% to 14% margin, say the accusations are being made because Rove is guilty. Republicans, by a 57% to 17% margin, believe partisan politics are responsible. Those not affiliated with either party are evenly divided. Rove's favorability ratings are starting to look a lot like Howard Dean's, the Chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Nineteen percent (19%) of Americans hold a favorable view of Rove while 34% have an unfavorable opinion. For Dean, the most recent numbers are 25% favorable and 40% unfavorable. Fifty-four percent (54%) of Americans say they are following the Rove story somewhat or very closely. That includes 59% of Democrats, 51% of Republicans, and 49% of those not affiliated with either party. Demographic Information is available for Premium Members. Rasmussen Reports is an electronic publishing firm specializing in the collection, publication, and distribution of public opinion polling information. Our publications provide real-time information on consumer confidence, investor confidence, employment data, the political situation, and other topics of value and interest. During Election 2004, RasmussenReports.com was 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.
The telephone survey of 1,000 Adults was conducted by Rasmussen Reports July 18-19, 2005. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence (see Methodology) |
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