why do more than 30% of republicans want hastert to step down?

Question

and 52% of those asked said there is a cover up

Answer 1

Because they have no backbone and think they can still make friends with the tyranical left.

Answer 2

Because it is obvious that there has been a cover up and Hastert has admitted to knowing. The evidence all shows it.

Your statistics speak volumes about how only 30% of the republicans polled hold true conservative values. None of them happen to be in leadership of the Party though. We, the people, all want accountability in government and this gross violation is not to fall by the wayside. Vote Independent.

Answer 3

U.S. Rep. Jim Kolbe's office received a complaint about then-Rep. Mark Foley's Internet exchanges with teen pages in 2000, resulting in "corrective action" against the lawmaker, a spokeswoman for Kolbe said Monday.

Spokeswoman Korenna Cline said she didn't know what the "corrective action" entailed, but Kolbe's office thought the matter was resolved.

Also, former House Clerk Jeff Trandahl, who oversaw the page program, cited concerns about Foley's contacts with congressional pages long before Trandahl resigned from the post in 2005, sources told CNN on Monday.

Trandahl repeatedly raised red flags about Foley's behavior with pages years before Republican leaders confronted Foley about an e-mail he sent to a former page in 2005, sources familiar with the situation told CNN.

Attempts to reach Trandahl or his representatives for comment were unsuccessful.

The Washington Post, which first reported the story about Kolbe, said Kolbe confronted Foley directly. However, Cline said it was not clear whether Kolbe, an Arizona Republican, confronted Foley or if his staff addressed the matter.

Foley's behavior came to Kolbe's attention when a former page reported to his office that he had received an e-mail from Foley, she said.

"We got a complaint that this made the former page uncomfortable," said Cline, adding that Kolbe's staff did not see the e-mail and it was not alleged to be sexually explicit.

However, the Post reported that a source for its article described the e-mails as sexually explicit and read the contents to the newspaper, asking that they not be reprinted.

Foley, a Republican who represented a Florida district for six terms, abruptly resigned September 29 as allegations surfaced that he exchanged inappropriate e-mails and lurid text messages with underage pages.

Answer 4

They want him to step down so that the Press will shut up about Foley, as this scandal isn't very healthy to the Repubilcan's public image.

Answer 5

Because liberals start saying all republicans are like him just like some have been saying with Foley. And it's wrong to assume that democrats are like clinton. I think he should keep his job.

Answer 6

republicans hate America. Its that simple and clear cut

Answer 7

most Republicans see the end is near