June 25, 2009
An InsiderAdvantage / Majority Opinion Research poll finds that South Carolinians are split in their approval or disapproval of Governor Mark Sanford and are also split on whether or not the legislature should impeach and remove him from office, but they lean toward believing he should resign.
Q. What is your opinion of the job performance of Governor Mark Sanford?
Strongly approve: 39%
Somewhat approve: 8%
Somewhat disapprove: 13%
Strongly disapprove: 32%
No Opinion: 8%
Q. In light of the Governor’s statement today, what would your opinion be of any effort by the state House and Senate to impeach and remove Governor Sanford?
Strongly support: 36%
Somewhat support: 9%
Somewhat oppose: 14%
Strongly oppose: 32%
No Opinion: 9%
Q. In light of the Governor’s statement today, what do you believe Governor Sanford should do?
Resign: 50%
Remain in office : 42%
No opinion: 8%
The poll of 926 South Carolina registered voters was conducted on June 24, 2009 and was weighted by age, race, gender and political party affiliation. The poll has a maximum sampling error of +/- 3.1%.
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