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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (6292)	9/30/1998 10:49:00 AM
From: j_b	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

<<Of course, I'm sure we'll be seeing many more "objective" poll interpretations like Mr. Severin's in the weeks and months ahead>> Since you didn't like that poll, try this one from Washington Post/ABC. I think it presents an interesting view of the current situation, and definitely does not show either side as doing well. washingtonpost.com Here are some excerpts: The public says, 55 percent to 42 percent, that Congress should drop the matter. But among likely voters, a 53 percent majority says hearings should be held. Likely Republican voters favor formal hearings by 6 to 1 while likely Democratic voters are 3 to 1 opposed. While the poll contains many indications that Republicans and anti-Clinton voters are likely to vote in larger proportions in the election than Democrats and Clinton supporters, one measure indicates a potential backlash against the GOP if Congress moves closer to impeachment. The Post-ABC News poll showed that 66 percent of the general public and 60 percent of likely voters oppose Clinton's impeachment and removal from office, based on what they know now. The opposition dipped slightly with the release of the Starr report earlier this month, but has come back to about the same level it was in August after Clinton first acknowledged he had concealed an "improper" relationship with the former White House intern. The poll indicates that much of the reluctance to see Clinton impeached has little to do with exoneration. As many people said they opposed impeachment because it would be too disruptive to the nation as said they oppose it because they don't think it's been shown that he did anything serious enough to merit that punishment.