A purely hypothetical situation about the Abramoff issue:

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Poll question: A purely hypothetical situation about the Abramoff issue:

(Again, this is purely hypothetical. Senator Voinovich's name is ONLY used because he's a Republican Senator, not for ANY other reason.)

If the following report was in USA Today:


"Senator Voinovich wrote at least three letters in 2003 pressing the government to release federal money to help the Sac & Fox tribe in his state cope with the temporary closing of its casino due to a tribal dispute, according to Interior Department documents obtained by The Associated Press and records provided by Voinovich's office.

In doing so, Voinovich accepted input from Sac & Fox lobbyist Michael D. Smith, a member of Jack Abramoff's tribal lobbying team at the Greenberg Traurig law firm. Smith met with the senator and also offered suggestions for the letters, a Voinovich spokeswoman said.

"Absolutely, he did contribute to those letters," she said, adding that she wasn't sure what Smith's suggestions were. Voinovich also met with lobbyists on the other side of the dispute, she said."

AND

"Voinovich twice used Abramoff's skybox for fundraisers — once in 2002 and again in 2003 — without reimbursing. He also collected $17,000 from Smith and other Abramoff-related sources in 2003. The Sac & Fox gave $4,000 more to Voinovich in 2004, about six months after the federal government allowed the tribe's casino to reopen." (Reimbursement for the skybox was eventually made in October 2005)

Would you feel:

Poll result (20 votes)
Voinovich is a good Senator and has explained the apparent connection to Abramoff. No investigation is necessary.	(2 votes, 10%)	Vote
Voinivich has explained the apparent to connection to Abramoff, but the matter should be investigated.	(15 votes, 75%)	Vote
Other	(3 votes, 15%)	Vote