Moreover, the polls show that most people in our country would not require this particular President to resign over his behavior. However, the polls also indicate that if the President actually lied about having the affair, he should resign after all. When it comes to evaluating President Clinton on a personal basis, a survey about presidential ethical standards last year found him to have only slightly higher marks than Richard Nixon. Clinton s personal numbers have not risen with his high job approval ratings. In addition, the polls reflect that overwhelming numbers of Americans think that the Lewinsky story is getting far too much coverage.
People say that they want more news about the U.S. standoff with Iraq.
Nevertheless, the very public who is complaining about saturation coverage is at the same time devouring every tidbit of information as fast as possible. During the scandal s peak, the major cable news networks doubled their usual ratings. National news periodicals have had record increases in circulation. The contradiction in numbers has pundits searching for logical explanations. Some of the apparent inconsistencies may be the result of the abrupt intrusion that this story has had upon all of our lives.