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* Yeah, you read that headline right…
Burris campaign officials on Thursday released a report showing the new senator raised only $845 from January through March
And check this out…
[Burris] had $111,032 in debts from defending himself in ongoing ethics and perjury probes and travel.
Burris has been saying he had $400,000 or $500,000 in legal bills, depending on whom he talked to. So what’s up with that?
* Meanwhile, Rasmussen has a new poll…
Sixty-two percent (62%) of Illinois voters say Roland Burris, the man the disgraced governor named to Barack Obama’s Senate seat, should resign. Just 24% believe Burris should remain in the Senate, according to a new Rasmussen Reports survey of voters in the state.
Fifty-four percent (54%) say they will definitely vote against Burris if he chooses to run for a full six-year term in the Senate in 2010. Only four percent (4%) say they will definitely vote for him. Thirty-nine percent (39%) say it depends upon who he is running against.
Only 19% have a favorable opinion of Burris. Seventy-three percent (73%) view him unfavorably, including 44% whose view is Very Unfavorable.
And…
Sixty-one percent (61%) approve of former Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn’s job performance as Blagojevich’s replacement. Thirty-seven percent (37%) disapprove.
That approval rating is five points higher than Dick Durbin and six points lower than Barack Obama.
Toplines…
How would you rate the job Pat Quinn has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
17% Strongly approve
44% Somewhat approve
23% Somewhat disapprove
14% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure
And…
Someone claiming to represent Jackson may have said the congressman would raise up to $5 million for Blagojevich if Jackson was named to replace Barack Obama in the United States Senate. How likely is it that Representative Jackson was personally aware of such an offer?
42% Very likely
33% Somewhat likely
12% Not very likely
2% Not at all likely
12% Not sure
And…
Whom do you blame for the corruption in Illinois—politicians, the media, voters or the system?
64% Politicians
2% Media
9% Voters
19% System
6% Not sure
Interesting.
One more…
When there is an open Senate seat, should the Governor appoint a replacement or should there be a special election to determine the new Senator?
18% Governor should appoint the replacement
74% There should be a special election
8% Not sure
