NewsWhore
03-12-2008, 03:30 PM
Mark Feierstein, vice president of Greenberg Quinlan Rosner said that the recent Diario Libre survey results indicate that Dominicans still perceive the previous Hipolito Mejia government as more corrupt than the present administration. "The baggage of Hipolito Mejia's legacy is still too heavy in the PRD," he said in an interview published in Diario Libre. The newspaper points out that despite the recent Fernandez administration corruption scandals, Fernandez's government still has majority support. The survey showed that 56% believed that Mejia's administration was more corrupt than the present government.
The same poll shows that 70% of Dominicans approve of the metro. Another finding is that most Dominicans feel that Fernandez is out of touch with the average Dominican. Diario Libre points out that opposition party candidate Miguel Vargas Maldonado's recent observation that Fernandez lives on a "fantasy island" is shared by many voters.
Some 63% of Dominicans would like the presidential candidates to take part in a debate, and 83% said they would watch such a debate.
Interestingly, the survey also showed that 52% of Dominicans disapprove of cockfighting as a sport, including 60% of women, and 62% of the affluent.
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The same poll shows that 70% of Dominicans approve of the metro. Another finding is that most Dominicans feel that Fernandez is out of touch with the average Dominican. Diario Libre points out that opposition party candidate Miguel Vargas Maldonado's recent observation that Fernandez lives on a "fantasy island" is shared by many voters.
Some 63% of Dominicans would like the presidential candidates to take part in a debate, and 83% said they would watch such a debate.
Interestingly, the survey also showed that 52% of Dominicans disapprove of cockfighting as a sport, including 60% of women, and 62% of the affluent.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#10)