The Foley Factor
47% Say Congressional Member-Staff Relationships Common
Former Florida Congressman Mark Foley remains in the news, but 47% of American adults believe inappropriate relationships between members of Congress and staff members are somewhat or very common. A Rasmussen Reports national opinion poll of 1,000 adults found that just 29% say such relationships are not very common or not at all common.
Thirty-nine percent (39%) rate the Republican leadership’s handling of the Foley situation as “poor.” Just 23% say the leadership’s response has been good or excellent.
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