Regis Philbin
Jun 22nd, 2009, 07:25 PM
http://www.lvrj.com/news/48722002.html
At 39 percent, Ensign's diminished favorable rating is slightly higher than that of the state's senior senator, Majority Leader Harry Reid (34 percent), and far above that of the dismally unpopular Gov. Jim Gibbons (10 percent).
SEX SCANDAL: Ensign's approval rating drops
But he's still Nevada's most popular senior elected official
By MOLLY BALL
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Opinion Polls
Since admitting an extramarital affair with a former staffer, Sen. John Ensign's approval rating in his home state has plunged.
In a new Las Vegas Review-Journal poll of Nevada voters, 39 percent had a favorable view of Ensign, a drop of 14 percentage points from a month ago.
The percentage who regarded Ensign unfavorably, 37 percent, was up 19 points from a month ago, when just 18 percent viewed him negatively.
Yet most Nevada voters -- 62 percent -- do not think Ensign should resign from the Senate over his admission last week that he carried on a nine-month affair with a married campaign staffer.
Nearly half say their opinion of the Republican senator is unchanged by the news.
At 39 percent, Ensign's diminished favorable rating is slightly higher than that of the state's senior senator, Majority Leader Harry Reid (34 percent), and far above that of the dismally unpopular Gov. Jim Gibbons (10 percent).
SEX SCANDAL: Ensign's approval rating drops
But he's still Nevada's most popular senior elected official
By MOLLY BALL
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Opinion Polls
Since admitting an extramarital affair with a former staffer, Sen. John Ensign's approval rating in his home state has plunged.
In a new Las Vegas Review-Journal poll of Nevada voters, 39 percent had a favorable view of Ensign, a drop of 14 percentage points from a month ago.
The percentage who regarded Ensign unfavorably, 37 percent, was up 19 points from a month ago, when just 18 percent viewed him negatively.
Yet most Nevada voters -- 62 percent -- do not think Ensign should resign from the Senate over his admission last week that he carried on a nine-month affair with a married campaign staffer.
Nearly half say their opinion of the Republican senator is unchanged by the news.