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

To: TigerPaw who wrote (28750)	1/20/1999 12:55:00 PM
From: Borzou Daragahi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

Clinton Approval High Confidence Rises in Clinton Despite Impeachment and Trial By Gary Langer ABCNEWS.com Jan. 19 — Undeterred by his impeachment and trial, Bill Clinton emerged from his State of the Union address with his best-ever lead over the Republicans in public trust to handle the nation's main problems. Fifty percent of Americans now pick Clinton over the Republicans in Congress to do a better job coping with the nation's ills; 32 percent pick the Republicans. That's double Clinton's lead two months ago, and the Republicans' worst score in polls since late 1994, after they won control of Congress. Trust to handle the nation's main problems: ------------------------------------------1/19/99 11/7/98 1/4/95 Clinton-----------------------------------50%----47%----30% Republicans in Congress---------------32%----38%----54% Clinton also holds a 66 percent job approval rating in this ABC News poll, up three points from last week and just three points from his career high a year ago. That's an enviable score for any president, much less the second one in history to be impeached. Record High Confidence Consumer confidence, not coincidentally, is at a record high in ABC surveys; absent war, satisfaction with the economy is the best predictor of presidential approval. Clinton Job Rating: -----------------------------------1/19/99 11/13/98 1/30/98 Approve-------------------------66%----- 63%----69% Disapprove----------------------32%-----34%----27% Clinton wins his customary high grades for his State of the Union address: More than three-quarters of viewers approve of most of what they heard, and his call for a Social Security bailout earns broad public support. Asked what's more important for the federal government to do with its surplus, 62 percent urge spending it on Social Security and Medicare programs; just 24 percent prefer using it to cut federal income taxes. Best use of budget surplus: ---------------------------------------1/19/99 Social Security/Medicare------------62% Income tax cut------------------------24% Fifty-six percent say they watched the address, about the normal audience for such things. (Because of time constraints, some interviews began before Clinton finished speaking.) Seventy-nine percent said it was right for him not to have made any reference in the speech to his impeachment and trial. Removal Results Decrease Six in 10 in this survey say Clinton should not be removed from office, down a tad from last week following the presentation of the charges against him by the House managers. Fifty-five percent say the Senate should not call witnesses. A sizable group is withholding judgment on Clinton's defense, which opened Wednesday before his speech. Thirty-two percent say his lawyer presented a strong defense, 24 percent a weak one. But 43 percent haven't yet formed an opinion. This survey was conducted by telephone Jan. 19 among a random national sample of 584 adults. The results have a 4.5-point error margin. Field work by TNS Intersearch of Horsham, Pa.