Voters say scandals will affect votes

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In yet another hurdle for Republicans, the scandals that have dogged Congress for the past year are prominent in the minds of many voters who say corruption will significantly influence their vote in November.

With midterm elections less than five weeks away, the latest Associated Press-Ipsos poll found that about half of likely voters say disclosures of corruption and scandal in Congress will be very or extremely important when they enter the voting booth.

About two out of three of those voters said they would cast their ballots for Democrats in House races, further complicating the political landscape for Republicans already struggling against negative public perceptions.

The poll was conducted this week as House Republican leaders came under increasing pressure to explain what they knew of sexually explicit messages from former Rep. Mark Foley (news, bio, voting record) of Florida to teenage pages. Last month, another Republican, Rep. Bob Ney (news, bio, voting record) of Ohio, admitted that he accepted trips, meals and other gifts in exchange for legislative favors.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061005/ap_on_go_co/republicans_ap_poll_6

[nam78_two]

1. recommended/nt

[senseandsensibility]

2. b-b-b-b-but.... I thought the republicks

were all over the airwaves saying that no one cared about this. I'm so confused.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

3. K&R here's a 5th vote!

[Oleladylib]

4. Republican (former)friends of mine..

will vote Republican..no matter what wrongdoing is happening..overlooking anything..and it's always the other "guys" fault. And I am not talking about just a couple ..I am talking about many..I don't think this is isolated at all. I heard it on ABC and PBS both tonight..ridiculous.