http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=4b5255b9-3878-4082-b7d0-160d8ddcd52e
Most in USA Disagree with Bush Decision to Commute Libby Prison
Sentence:
21% of Americans familiar with the legal case involving former White
House aide Scooter Libby agree with President Bush's decision to
commute Libby's prison sentence, according to a SurveyUSA nationwide
poll conducted immediately after the decision was announced.
1,500 Americans were surveyed.
Of them, 825 were familiar with the Libby case.
Only those familiar were asked to react to the President's action.
17% say Bush should have pardoned Libby completely.
60% say Bush should have left the judge's prison sentence in place.
32% of Republicans agree with the President's decision, compared to
14% of Democrats and 20% of Independents.
26% of Republicans say Libby should have been pardoned completely,
compared to 21% of Independents and 8% of Democrats.
Conservatives split evenly: 31% say Libby should have been pardoned.
35% say the judge's sentence should have been left in place.
31% agree with the President's decision to commute the prison
sentence, but to leave the fine and conviction in place.
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See further breakdown at
http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=4b5255b9-3878-4082-b7d0-160d8ddcd52e
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