A new Mason-Dixon poll finds that Sen. John Engisn’s (R-NV) favorable ratings have fallen sharply back home in Nevada, in the wake of his admission of an extramarital affair in 2007 and 2008 — but there is hope for him.
Ensign’s favorable rating has fallen to 39%, with 37% unfavorable. A month ago, before he’d admitted to the affair, his favorable rating had been a much heftier 53%-18%.
However, pollster Brad Coker told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that while Ensign’s numbers have certainly fallen, it could be a lot worse: “The really significant question is that only 29 percent think he should resign right away. He does have the ability to stay on and turn this around.”
Ensign is also fortunate to not be up for re-election until 2012, giving him plenty of time to turn this around, provided that no other shoes drop in this story.
