CBS Poll Finds Public Takes Plamegate Seriously

CBS Poll Finds Public Takes Plamegate Seriously:

Valerie Plame scandal has a higher ranking with the US public than the Monica Lewinsky, Whitewater or Iran/Contra scandals, and almost as high as Watergate.

"Some 51% said it is already of 'great importance,' with 35% choosing 'some importance' and 12% 'little or not importance.' Here are comparable numbers for other notable scandals in recent years, along with the month and year the poll was taken:


--Clinton-Lewinsky (1/98)

Great importance - 41%
Some importance - 21%
Little/no importance - 37%

--Whitewater (3/94)

Great importance - 20%
Some importance - 29%
Little/no importance - 45%

--Iran-Contra (2/87)

Great importance - 48%
Some importance - 33%
Little/no importance - 19%

--Watergate (5/73; Gallup Poll)

Great importance - 53%
Some importance - 25%
Little/no importance - 22% "