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Poll: 43% Believe Gonzales Should Resign
Saturday, April 28, 2007
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The good news for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is that the bad news hasn’t gotten any worse. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 43% of American voters believe Gonzales should resign. Thirty-two percent (32%) disagree and say he should not resign while 25% are not sure. Those numbers have changed little over the past six weeks. Fifty-nine percent (59%) of Democrats believe he should resign along with 21% of Republicans and 45% of those not affiliated with either major party. In March, among all voters, 39% said Gonzales should resign while 31% disagreed. Public opinion of the Attorney General has stabilized at a dangerously low level. Twenty-seven percent (27%) now have a favorable opinion of Gonzales. Twice as many, 54%, have an unfavorable opinion. Those figures are essentially unchanged over the past six weeks. The number with a Very Unfavorable opinion of Gonzales is up two points since March to 30%. Just 7% have a Very Favorable opinion, down from 8% in the previous survey. While 42% believe the Attorney General should resign, 46% believe it is at least somewhat likely that he will resign. Just one-out-of-six Americans (16%) believe it is Very Likely. Sixty percent (60%) say they are at least Somewhat Concerned about the firing of the U.S. attorneys. That’s up from 55% in March and includes 29% who are Very Concerned. Interest in the story has increased. Sixty-five percent (65%) of Americans say they are following the stories surrounding Gonzales Somewhat or Very Closely. Rasmussen Reports tracks Election 2008 and the nation’s political pulse on a daily basis. Coverage includes new polling data on the Democratic Presidential nomination every Monday, data on the Republican nomination every Tuesday, and daily updates on the President’s Job Approval, General Election Match-Ups, and other news. Favorability ratings and other data is continuously updated for all Republican Presidential candidates, Democratic Presidential candidates, leading Members of Congress, other Political Leaders, and journalists. Crosstabs available for Premium Members only. Rasmussen Reports is an electronic publishing firm specializing in the collection, publication, and distribution of public opinion polling information. The Rasmussen Reports ElectionEdge™ Premium Service for Election 2008 offers the most comprehensive public opinion coverage ever provided for a Presidential election. Scott Rasmussen, president of Rasmussen Reports, has been an independent pollster for more than a decade.
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