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Toplines - Sanford Affair - June 25, 2009

South Carolina Survey of 500 Likely Voters

Conducted June 25, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How closely have you followed recent news stories about Governor Mark Sanford?

68% Very closely

27% Somewhat closely

3% Not very closely

1% Not at all

1% Not sure

2* Should Mark Sanford resign as Governor?

46% Yes

39% No

16% Not sure

3* If Sanford does not resign, should he be impeached and removed from office?

40% Yes

48% No

12% Not sure

4* Do most members of Congress and Governors have extramarital affairs?

33% Yes

25% No

42% Not sure

5* Is Mark Sanford more ethical than most politicians, less ethical than most politicians, or about as ethical as most politicians?

18% More ethical

18% Less ethical

55% About as ethical

9% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence