League, Not Government, Should Clean Baseball (poll: ICR /ESPN / ABC)

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(Angus Reid Consultants - CPOD Global Scan) – Many adults in the United States think their federal administration should not deal directly with baseball’s steroid controversy, according to a poll by International Communications Research released by ESPN and ABC News. 64 per cent of respondents—and 70 per cent of self-described baseball fans—believe Major League Baseball (MLB) should be in charge of creating and enforcing rules against the use of performance-enhancing drugs by professional players. <snip>

Who do you think should be in charge of creating and enforcing rules against the use of performance-enhancing drugs by professional baseball players—Major League Baseball or the federal government?

All Fans

Major League Baseball 64% 70%
The federal government 30% 26%

Do you think Major League Baseball is or is not doing enough to prevent the use of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs by professional baseball players?

All Fans

Enough 18% 21%
Not enough 61% 69%

Source: International Communications Research / ESPN / ABC News
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 1,019 American adults, conducted from Mar. 11 to Mar. 15, 2005. Margin of error is 3 per cent for the whole sample, and 4 per cent for self-described baseball fans.

http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewItem&itemID=6381

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1. Oh no. It takes government to think of the children n/t