In This Poll:
Reno's Independent Counsel Decision
Poll: Majority Disapproves Of Gingrich Loan (4/18/97)
Gingrich's Rehabilitation (4/18/97)
Dole Helps Gingrich With Personal Loan (4/17/97)
Join a thread, start a thread -- it's your chance to sound off!
Dole's Loan To Gingrich
Most think the deal should be approved
By Keating Holland/CNN
WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, April 21) -- A majority, 63 percent, of the public thinks that the House ethics committee should allow House Speaker Newt Gingrich to proceed with the plan announced last week to take a personal loan from Bob Dole in order to pay his $300,000 penalty, according to the latest CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll.
A CNN/Time poll released last Friday shows that a majority think that Gingrich's decision to pay that money with a loan from Dole is inappropriate.
It appears that although Americans do not approve of Gingrich's arrangement with Dole, they do not find it objectionable enough to want to see it blocked. A majority of the public continues to hold a favorable view of Dole, making him over twice as popular as Gingrich.
| Should the ethics committee approve Dole's loan to Gingrich? | |
|---|---|
| Yes | 63% |
| No | 33% |
| Favorable Ratings | |
|---|---|
| Dole | 53% |
| Gingrich | 24% |
| Does Gingrich's decision change your opinion of him? | |
|---|---|
| More favorable | 14% |
| Less favorable | 24% |
| Not changed | 60% |
| No opinion | 2% |
| Does Dole's decision to loan the money change your opinion of him? | |
|---|---|
| More favorable | 12% |
| Less favorable | 26% |
| Not changed | 61% |
| No opinion | 1% |
Other Polls:
• President Clinton Is America's Most Admired Man (12/30/97)
• Americans Support U.S. Role In Bosnia (12/22/97)
• Reno Should Have Appointed Independent Counsel (12/3/97)
• Americans Want Independant Counsel (11/24/97)
• Virginia Exit Poll: Governor's Race (11/6/97)
• New Jersey Exit Poll: Governor's Race (11/4/97)
• New York City Exit Poll: Mayor's Race (11/4/97)
• Clinton, Gore Approval Ratings Rise (10/30/97)
• America's Leaders Like America's Course (10/13/97)
• Americans Want Campaign Reform (9/29/97)
• Bad, Good News For Gore (9/12/97)
• Congress Returns With High Approval Rating (8/28/97)
• More Americans Want Jones vs. Clinton Settled Out Of Court (8/14/97)
• Credit For Balanced Budget Deal Goes To GOP (8/1/97)
• Clinton, GOP Deserve Credit For Budget (7/28/97)
• GOP Congress Out Of Touch, Favors Wealthy (6/30/97)
• People Still Care About Washington Scandals (6/3/97)
• High Court Correct On Jones Case (6/2/97)
• Public Supports Budget Deal By 2-1 Margin (5/8/97)
• Few Americans Volunteer Regularly (4/25/97)
• Most Say No To Wheelchair In F.D.R. Memorial (4/24/97)
• Clinton's Approval Suffering Little (4/21/97)
• Majority Says Gingrich Loan 'Inappropriate' (4/18/97)
• Clinton's Approval Rating Remains High (3/27/97)
• Gore's Poll Numbers Dip (3/14/97)
• WSJ/NBC Poll On Fund-Raising (3/13/97)
• Is Clinton's Honeymoon Ending? (2/27/97)
• Americans Are Split On Clinton's Fund-Raising Tactics (2/27/97)
• For 2000, Powell's No. 1 With GOP Voters (2/21/97)
• President's Approval Rating Stays At High Levels (2/8/97)
• New Yorkers Strongly Support Pataki (2/7/97)
• Public Confidence High In Clinton On Most Issues (2/7/97)
• Clinton Rides High On Issues Public Cares About Most (2/3/97)
• Clinton Approval Rating At All-Time High (1/16/97)
• Polls - Campaign '96