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Poll: Illinois Voters Want Blago To Quit, But Don't Think He Will
TPM Election Central —
... A new Rasmussen poll shows that an overwhelming majority of Illinois voters, 84% of them, want Rod Blagojevich to resign as governor. And on top of that, 79% of voters want him to go to jail. ...
Most Want Blagojevich to Resign
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
A new Glengariff Group survey in Illinois conducted over the last two nights about Gov. Rod Blagojevich finds: 70% say the Blagojevich should resign now while 25% say he should wait until the time he is found guilty. By a margin of 73% to 14%, voters want Blagojevich impeached. Blagojevich's job approval is at 7% approve/83% disapprove while a ski high 73% strongly disapprove of his job performance.Meanwhile, a new Rasmussen Reports poll shows that 84% of state residents want Blagojevich to resign.
Rasmussen Poll: Ill. Voters Like Obama, Not Blago
News —
... Illinois voters give President-elect Obama soaring approval ratings and Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) rock-bottom ones in a new Rasmussen poll . Most Illinois voters — 57 percent — said they strongly approve of the job Obama has been doing as president-elect. Another 21 percent said that they somewhat approve of Obama's job performance. Just 21 percent say they either strongly or somewhat disapprove. Blagojevich, who was arrested on corruption charges Tuesday, is seen as doing an excellent job by just 4 percent of voters, a good job by 3 percent and a fair job by 7 percent. A ...
Obama’s Press Conference: Takes Strong Stand Against Blagojevich
The Moderate Voice —
... Meanwhile, a new Rasmussen poll finds that 84 percent of Illinois voters want Blagojevich to do what Obama has called on him to do: resign. ...
Obama on Blago
Taylor Marsh —
... Is he kidding? What in the world would make Obama say "at this point?"
Chicagoans
are firmly behind getting rid of Rod. That’s because Blagojevich, by just
about anyone’s standards, is not ethically competent to hold any public office
"at this point" or any point in the future. So why is Obama willing
to cut him any slack? ...
Obama: I’ll “gather the facts” about what my team knew about Blago
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... . The presser was called ostensibly to talk about the economy and introduce Daschle, his new health-care quarterback, but the number of questions about the scandal shows that the media’s got Blago on the brain. Skip ahead to 1:45 for his initial statement about it and then to 13:00 or so for Q&A, including him calling on Blagojevich again to quit. ( 84 percent of Illinoisans agree.) Highlights come at 15:30, when he tries to contain his glee at being cursed out in the transcripts for refusing to play ball, and then again a minute later when a reporter asks him the ...
Only 84%?
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts —
... Via Rasmussen: 84% of Illinois Voters Say Blagojevich Should Resignblockquote>Eighty-four percent (84%) of Illinois voters say indicted Governor Rod Blagojevich should resign, according to a Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state Wednesday night. Just nine percent (9%) disagree. ...
Barack Obama on BlagoGate:”Absolutely Certain” No Deal Making From Transition Team - But, Who Tipped Off Valerie Jarrett
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
... The presser was called ostensibly to talk about the economy and introduce Daschle, his new health-care quarterback, but the number of questions about the scandal shows that the media’s got Blago on the brain. Skip ahead to 1:45 for his initial statement about it and then to 13:00 or so for Q&A, including him calling on Blagojevich again to quit. (84 percent of Illinoisans agree.) Highlights come at 15:30, when he tries to contain his glee at being cursed out in the transcripts for refusing to play ball, and then again a minute later when a reporter asks him the ...
Dean Calls on Blagojevich to Resign
News —
... and most of Illinois have already said that Blagojevich should step down. He was arrested Tuesday on charges that he tried to sell Obama's former Senate seat.
