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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump's Personal Life Matters More Than Clinton's: Poll
TRUMPS PERSONAL SCANDALS MATTER MORE THAN BILL CLINTONS DID TO AMERICANS, POLL SHOWSBY JESSICA KWONG ON 3/3/18 AT 9:10 AM
More Americans think a president's past extramarital affairs should affect how he is judged on the job now than did so during Bill Clinton's administration, according to a new CNN poll.
Specifically, 38 percent of adults polled during the Trump administration said extramarital affairs should be relevant, and 59 percent said they should not be relevant, the poll, released Friday, shows. It was conducted by the research company SSRS from February 20-23.
By comparison, 26 percent said it should be relevant and 72 percent said it shouldnt be in a poll conducted February 12-13, 1999, during Clinton's tenure. His affair with Gennifer Flowers was revealed during the 1992 campaign.
Meanwhile, the spotlight turned on Trump in January, when reports emerged that his lawyer Michael Cohen allegedly paid off porn star Stormy Daniels to cover up an alleged affair that took place while his wife Melania Trump was pregnant. Cohen admitted last month that he paid Daniels $130,000, using his own money.
In addition, 52 percent of adults said Trumps personal life matters and his moral character is important, while 46 percent said his personal life doesnt matter if he is doing a good job of running the country. That breakdown reflects the reversal of seven similar polls conducted in 1998 and 1999 concerning Clinton, whose sex scandal with then-intern Monica Lewinsky led to his impeachment by the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Trump's Personal Life Matters More Than Clinton's: Poll (Original Post)
DonViejo
Mar 2018
OP
Did you read the poll? 59% still think it should not matter. It's down but from 72%...
Drunken Irishman
Mar 2018
#3
onecaliberal
(32,852 posts)1. Then why is dump in office?
justhanginon
(3,290 posts)2. Because as the old saying goes, "you can't fix stupid".
Voters are not exempt from this.
onecaliberal
(32,852 posts)4. Clearly. But then dont run around saying you have morals.
Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)3. Did you read the poll? 59% still think it should not matter. It's down but from 72%...
So, a significant majority of this country believes it should not matter still. That's why.