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Majority of All Parties Believe Rangel is Guilty of Ethics Charges

All parties say Rangel situation will hurt Democrats in the fall elections

Flemington, NJ, July 30, 2010 – Results from a national media study among 1,019 Americans revealed that the majority of all parties reported that Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel of New York is guilty of the ethics charges brought against him by the House ethics committee.

The study was conducted among self-reported Democrats, Republicans and Independents during July 29-30 by HCD Research using its MediaCurves.com® website, to obtain viewers’ perceptions of a video in which Rangel declares his innocence in regard to the ethics charges. To view detailed results and believability curves from the study go to: www.mediacurves.com.

After viewing the video, the majority of all parties indicated that Rangel was guilty, including 67 percent of Democrats, 87 percent of Republicans and 86 percent of Independents.  In addition, the majority of all parties reported that the Rangel situation will hurt Democrats in the upcoming fall elections.

Among the findings:

Do you think Charles Rangel is innocent of ethics charges brought upon him by the U.S Congress?

Do you think Rangel’s ethics charges will hurt Democrats in the 2010 elections?