<snip> Polling Data
As you may know, a federal grand jury has indicted Lewis "Scooter" Libby, chief of staff for vice-president Dick Cheney, on charges of obstruction of justice and perjury in connection with the case in which the identity of an undercover CIA agent was disclosed to news reporters. Libby has resigned his White House position. In your opinion, do you think the charge against Libby represents a serious crime, or a minor or technical one?
Serious crime 69%
Minor, technical crime 26%
No opinion 5%
Do you think the prosecutor has brought this case against Libby on the basis of the facts of the case, or out of political motivations?
Facts of the case 55%
Political motivations 30%
Both 6%
No opinion 8%
Source: TNS / Washington Post / ABC News
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 600 American adults, conducted on Oct. 28 and Oct. 29, 2005. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
Other poll highlights: 54 per cent rate Bush’s handling of ethics in government as fair or poor, 46 per cent think the overall level of ethics and honesty in the federal government has fallen with Bush as president, 47 per cent say White House deputy chief of staff Karl Rove did something wrong in connection with this case, 41 per cent say Cheney did something wrong in connection with this case, 33 per cent say Bush did something wrong in connection with this case, 55 per cent say the case indicates broader problems with ethical wrongdoing in the Bush administration.
Poll Highlights (PDF)http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/index.cfm/fuseaction/viewItem/itemID/9686
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