Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #18402
 
75% in Wu's District Say He Should Resign; 2:1 Oppose Allowing Him to Serve Out This Term: Oregon Democratic Congressman David Wu has lost the confidence of voters in his district, who overwhelmingly say the Congressman can no longer be effective, and who by 2:1 oppose as inadequate the Congressman's offer to serve out his term but not seek re-election. In a poll conducted exclusively for KATU-TV news in Portland Oregon, voters by 4:1 want Wu to resign now.
 
1Is your opinion of Congressman David Wu ... favorable? Unfavorable? Neutral? Or do you have no opinion of David Wu?
500 Registered VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationTea Party MemberIdeology2010 Vote
Credibility Interval: ± 4 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependYesNoConservaModerateLiberalCornilleWu (D)
Favorable10%12%9%14%12%5%7%13%6%11%**0%17%2%15%11%2%12%8%8%17%1%20%
Unfavorable73%76%70%62%72%82%79%68%81%70%**85%82%81%62%84%94%69%82%75%64%95%53%
Neutral13%9%17%17%12%10%13%14%11%15%**11%2%10%19%4%4%15%4%14%16%4%20%
No Opinion4%3%5%7%4%2%1%5%2%5%**4%0%7%4%1%0%4%6%3%3%0%7%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Registered Voters100%49%51%30%33%23%14%63%37%81%3%7%9%28%47%25%11%86%27%44%27%43%50%
 
In the last election for the US House of Representatives, back in November 2010, did you vote for ... Republican Rob Cornilles? Democrat David Wu? Constitution Party candidate Don LaMunyon? Or did you not vote?
500 Registered VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationTea Party MemberIdeology2010 Vote
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependYesNoConservaModerateLiberalCornilleWu (D)
Rob Cornilles (R)43%43%42%34%51%41%41%43%41%40%**53%53%78%11%63%87%36%80%39%9%100%0%
David Wu (D)50%49%51%56%41%53%55%48%54%54%**22%45%14%82%30%8%57%19%53%79%0%100%
Don LaMunyon (C)2%4%1%3%1%5%0%2%3%2%**1%2%4%1%3%4%2%0%3%3%0%0%
Did Not Vote5%4%6%7%6%1%2%7%1%4%**24%0%4%6%3%0%5%0%4%9%0%0%
Can't Remember0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%**0%0%0%0%1%1%0%1%0%0%0%0%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Registered Voters100%49%51%30%33%23%14%63%37%81%3%7%9%28%47%25%11%86%27%44%27%43%50%
 
Based on what you know, should David Wu remain in office? Or should he resign?
500 Registered VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationTea Party MemberIdeology2010 Vote
Credibility Interval: ± 3.9 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependYesNoConservaModerateLiberalCornilleWu (D)
Remain In Office17%23%12%18%17%17%17%18%17%18%**7%23%12%20%17%12%18%10%16%28%6%27%
Resign75%75%74%68%76%77%80%72%78%72%**92%77%82%68%80%88%72%84%74%66%94%60%
Not Sure8%3%13%14%7%5%3%10%5%10%**0%0%6%12%3%0%9%6%10%7%1%14%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Registered Voters100%49%51%30%33%23%14%63%37%81%3%7%9%28%47%25%11%86%27%44%27%43%50%
 
4IF David Wu promises that he will not seek re-election in 2012 .... should Wu be allowed to serve out his current term in the US House of Representatives?
500 Registered VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationTea Party MemberIdeology2010 Vote
Credibility Interval: ± 4.4 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependYesNoConservaModerateLiberalCornilleWu (D)
Yes31%29%32%27%36%28%30%32%29%30%**10%49%13%40%32%9%34%24%30%40%16%44%
No62%66%58%64%57%63%63%61%63%60%**86%51%79%51%63%90%57%66%63%53%82%44%
Not Sure8%6%10%9%7%9%6%8%8%9%**4%0%8%9%5%1%9%9%7%7%2%12%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Registered Voters100%49%51%30%33%23%14%63%37%81%3%7%9%28%47%25%11%86%27%44%27%43%50%
 
5If David Wu remains in office, do you think he can? Or can not? Be an effective member of Congress?
500 Registered VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationTea Party MemberIdeology2010 Vote
Credibility Interval: ± 4.1 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependYesNoConservaModerateLiberalCornilleWu (D)
Can Be Effective23%25%22%28%22%22%20%25%21%25%**16%26%9%33%21%12%26%14%25%32%7%38%
Can Not Be Effective70%70%69%65%71%73%71%68%72%67%**80%73%83%59%76%87%67%78%69%61%92%51%
Not Sure7%5%9%7%7%6%9%7%7%8%**4%1%9%8%3%1%8%8%6%8%1%11%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Registered Voters100%49%51%30%33%23%14%63%37%81%3%7%9%28%47%25%11%86%27%44%27%43%50%
 
6Based on what you know, has David Wu done ... nothing wrong? Has he broken ethical rules? Or has he broken the law?
500 Registered VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationTea Party MemberIdeology2010 Vote
Credibility Interval: ± 4.3 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependYesNoConservaModerateLiberalCornilleWu (D)
Done Nothing Wrong9%10%8%11%10%7%5%11%6%10%**6%0%6%10%10%0%10%9%8%10%1%16%
Broken Ethical Rules66%58%73%62%60%71%77%61%73%65%**70%79%60%72%61%60%67%67%62%69%70%63%
Broken The Law18%25%10%18%20%16%13%19%15%16%**18%19%28%8%24%40%15%18%23%10%26%9%
Not Sure8%7%9%9%10%7%5%9%6%9%**6%2%6%11%5%0%8%7%7%11%2%12%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Registered Voters100%49%51%30%33%23%14%63%37%81%3%7%9%28%47%25%11%86%27%44%27%43%50%
 
** Too few respondents of this type were interviewed for this data to be meaningful.