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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/16/2008
Poll: Nearly Half Think Obama Team Was Involved In Blago Scandal
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We now have our first public polling on the impact that the Blago mess has had on Obama's numbers, and the results are mixed. A new Rasmussen poll shows that the public is split pretty evenly on whether they think Barack Obama or any of his top aides were involved with the Blagojevich ...
rasmussenreports.com - 12/15/2008
45% Suspect Obama Team Involved in Blagojevich Scandal
— rasmussenreports.com — Forty five percent (45%) of U.S. voters say it is likely President-elect Obama or one of his... top campaign aides was involved in the unfolding Blagojevich scandal in Illinois, including 23% who say it is Very Likely. Just 11% say it is not at all ... (more) 45% Suspect Obama Team Involved in Blagojevich Scandal

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yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 12/15/2008
The New Rules
— yglesias.thinkprogress.org — One new this was coming, but since I’d been out of town all last week I hadn’t... been following the cable “news” channels where they’re “covering” the Blagojevich scandal with all the “ethics” and ... (more) The New Rules

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Blagojevich may let voters fill Obama's Senate seat
suntimes.com - 12/15/2008
Blagojevich may let voters fill Obama's Senate seat
— suntimes.com — Should he stay in office, Gov. Blagojevich is warming to the idea of holding a special election... for President-elect Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned. The governor -- facing criminal charges that he put the seat ... (more) Blagojevich may let voters fill Obama's Senate seat

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THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS:  POLLS SHOW PUBLIC GROWING VERY SKEPTICAL ABOUT OBAMA'S HONESTY: IF IT'S TIME FOR BLAGO TO GO, THEN IS IT TIME FOR OBAMA TO RESIGN?

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POLLS SHOW PUBLIC GROWING VERY SKEPTICAL ABOUT OBAMA'S HONESTY: IF IT'S TIME FOR BLAGO TO GO, THEN IS IT TIME FOR OBAMA TO RESIGN?
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS — ... Discussion: Washington Monthly, The Numbers, Matthew Yglesias, Real Clear Politics and TPM Election Central ...

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NY Post exaggerated results of ambiguously worded poll question about Obama and Blagojevich scandal — Media Matters for America - Latest Items
In a December 16 article , the New York Post falsely reported that a December 11-12 Rasmussen poll found that "[n]early one in two Americans thinks it likely" that President-elect Barack Obama or members of his staff were "in on" the scandal involving Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D), and ...
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 ...