September 10, 2018 - U.S. Voters Believe Anonymous Trump Charges 2-1, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Voters Are High On Economy, Split On Kavanaugh

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American voters believe 55 - 28 percent anonymous allegations that senior aides to President Donald Trump work behind his back to keep him from making what the aides believe are bad decisions, according to a Quinnipiac University National Poll released today.





Republicans don't believe these accounts 52 - 27 percent, the only listed party, gender, education, age or racial group which does not believe that aides are working behind the president's back, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University National Poll finds.





But American voters say 51 - 39 percent that the person who wrote the allegations did the wrong thing by submitting them to the media to be published anonymously.





American voters disapprove 54 - 38 percent of the job President Trump is doing, compared to a 54 - 41 percent disapproval August 14.





The only listed groups approving of the president are Republicans, 84 - 7 percent and white voters with no college degree, 51 - 40 percent.





A total of 70 percent of American voters say the nation's economy is "excellent" or "good," matching the all-time high rating for the economy. Another 28 percent say the economy is "not so good" or "poor."





"American voters believe those tales of intrigue coming from the Trump White House, but they think it's wrong to tell those tales anonymously," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.





"The economy booms, but President Donald Trump's numbers are a bust. An anemic 38 percent approval rating is compounded by lows on honesty, strength and intelligence.





"But Trump's base remains loyal."





American voters give President Trump his lowest grade for honesty since he was elected, saying 60 - 32 percent that he is not honest. Trump gets low grades on most character traits:

57 - 38 percent that he does not have good leadership skills;

55 - 41 percent that he does not care about average Americans;

65 - 30 percent that he is not level-headed;

57 - 39 percent that he is a strong person;

51 - 42 percent that he is intelligent;

60 - 33 percent that he does not share voters' values;

55 - 41 percent that he is not fit to serve as president;

48 - 42 percent that he is mentally stable.

Kavanaugh for Supreme Court





Wide gender, racial and partisan gaps leave American voters divided on whether the U.S. Senate should confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court as 41 percent say yes and 42 percent say no.

Support for confirmation is 81 - 3 percent among Republicans and 45 - 39 percent among independent voters, with Democrats opposed 76 - 9 percent;

Men support confirmation 46 - 37 percent, with women opposed 47 - 36 percent;

White voters support confirmation 49 - 37 percent, with opposition at 66 - 13 percent among black voters and 53 - 33 percent among Hispanic voters.

Jeff Sessions, Robert Mueller





U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions gets a negative 17 - 43 percent favorability rating, with no listed group giving him a positive rating.





But American voters would disapprove 50 - 29 percent if Trump fired Sessions. Republicans are the only listed group who would approve, 49 - 23 percent.





Special Counsel Robert Mueller is conducting a fair investigation into possible coordination between the Trump presidential campaign and the Russian government, voters say 55 - 32 percent, compared to 51 - 33 percent August 14.





From September 6 - 9, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,038 voters nationwide, with a margin of error of +/- 3.7 percentage points, including design effect. Live interviewers call landlines and cell phones.





The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts nationwide public opinion surveys, and statewide polls in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa, Colorado and Texas as a public service and for research.





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2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 38% 84% 4% 36% 42% 34% 39% 51% Disapprove 54 7 94 51 50 58 55 40 DK/NA 8 8 2 13 8 8 6 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 29% 39% 42% 40% 49% 41% 45% 9% 33% Disapprove 59 49 55 56 45 51 48 86 53 DK/NA 12 11 3 4 6 8 7 4 14

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?

App Dis DK/NA Sep 10, 2018 38 54 8 Aug 14, 2018 41 54 5 Jul 24, 2018 38 58 4 Jul 03, 2018 40 55 4 Jun 20, 2018 43 52 6 Jun 06, 2018 40 51 8 Apr 25, 2018 39 54 7 Apr 10, 2018 41 52 7 Mar 21, 2018 40 53 7 Mar 07, 2018 38 56 6

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2a. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? COMBINED WITH: (If approve/disapprove q2) Do you strongly or somewhat approve/disapprove?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve strongly 27% 67% 1% 22% 29% 25% 27% 41% Approve smwht 10 16 2 15 12 8 11 9 Disapprove smwht 6 3 8 4 6 5 4 4 Disapprove strongly 48 4 86 46 44 52 51 36 DK/NA 9 10 3 13 9 9 7 10 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve strongly 16% 30% 33% 29% 36% 32% 34% 4% 14% Approve smwht 13 8 10 10 12 9 10 6 17 Disapprove smwht 11 4 4 4 5 3 4 9 10 Disapprove strongly 48 45 50 52 39 48 44 78 43 DK/NA 13 12 4 5 7 9 8 4 15

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? COMBINED WITH: (If approve/disapprove) Do you strongly or somewhat approve/disapprove?

APPROVE...... DISAPPROVE..... Strngly Smwht Smwht Strngly DK/NA Sep 10, 2018 27 10 6 48 9 Aug 14, 2018 30 10 6 48 6 Jul 24, 2018 28 10 7 51 5 Jul 03, 2018 30 10 8 47 5 Jun 20, 2018 32 10 5 47 6 Jun 06, 2018 29 11 8 44 9 Apr 25, 2018 31 8 6 47 8 Apr 10, 2018 30 10 10 42 7 Mar 21, 2018 30 9 7 46 8 Mar 07, 2018 28 10 7 48 7

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4. Would you say that Donald Trump - is honest, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 32% 69% 5% 29% 36% 28% 28% 43% No 60 17 92 63 56 64 68 46 DK/NA 9 14 2 8 8 9 4 10 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 26% 33% 30% 34% 38% 33% 36% 7% 40% No 65 55 64 61 55 59 57 86 52 DK/NA 8 12 6 5 7 7 7 7 8

TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump is honest, or not?

Yes No DK/NA Sep 10, 2018 32 60 9 Jul 03, 2018 38 58 4 Jun 06, 2018 35 59 6 Mar 21, 2018 38 57 5 Jan 25, 2018 35 60 5 Jan 10, 2018 34 63 3 Dec 19, 2017 34 62 4 Nov 14, 2017 37 58 6 Oct 11, 2017 40 56 5 Sep 27, 2017 37 59 4

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5. Would you say that Donald Trump - has good leadership skills, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 38% 77% 7% 38% 44% 32% 35% 52% No 57 18 91 56 51 62 60 45 DK/NA 5 5 2 6 4 6 5 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 38% 41% 37% 37% 50% 38% 44% 14% 42% No 57 53 61 58 46 58 52 81 53 DK/NA 6 6 2 5 4 4 4 5 4

TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump has good leadership skills, or not?

Yes No DK/NA Sep 10, 2018 38 57 5 Jul 03, 2018 43 55 2 Jun 06, 2018 41 56 4 Mar 21, 2018 41 56 3 Jan 25, 2018 38 59 3 Jan 10, 2018 39 59 2 Dec 19, 2017 35 62 3 Nov 14, 2017 38 59 3 Oct 11, 2017 38 59 2 Sep 27, 2017 38 60 3

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6. Would you say that Donald Trump - cares about average Americans, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 41% 88% 5% 41% 47% 35% 41% 54% No 55 8 94 54 50 60 56 44 DK/NA 4 4 2 5 4 5 2 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 35% 43% 41% 43% 53% 43% 48% 8% 41% No 61 50 57 55 45 55 50 84 54 DK/NA 3 7 2 2 2 2 2 8 5

TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump cares about average Americans, or not?

Yes No DK/NA Sep 10, 2018 41 55 4 Jul 03, 2018 43 55 2 Jun 06, 2018 42 55 3 Mar 21, 2018 43 53 4 Jan 25, 2018 40 57 3 Jan 10, 2018 38 59 2 Dec 19, 2017 37 62 2 Nov 14, 2017 39 59 2 Oct 11, 2017 44 54 2 Sep 27, 2017 42 56 2

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7. Would you say that Donald Trump - is level headed, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 30% 65% 4% 29% 37% 24% 27% 43% No 65 28 94 65 59 70 69 53 DK/NA 5 7 2 6 4 7 4 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 24% 34% 32% 29% 39% 31% 35% 10% 30% No 70 60 65 68 58 64 61 84 63 DK/NA 7 5 4 3 3 5 4 6 6

TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump is level headed, or not?

Yes No DK/NA Sep 10, 2018 30 65 5 Jul 03, 2018 34 62 4 Jun 06, 2018 32 64 5 Mar 21, 2018 32 64 5 Jan 25, 2018 30 65 5 Jan 10, 2018 28 69 2 Dec 19, 2017 28 70 2 Nov 14, 2017 30 65 4 Oct 11, 2017 29 67 4 Sep 27, 2017 30 67 3

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8. Would you say that Donald Trump - is a strong person, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 57% 93% 25% 61% 58% 55% 58% 70% No 39 4 71 35 37 40 39 27 DK/NA 5 3 4 5 4 5 3 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 52% 55% 57% 62% 66% 62% 64% 31% 50% No 46 38 39 36 31 35 33 63 44 DK/NA 2 8 4 2 3 3 3 5 5

TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump is a strong person, or not?

Yes No DK/NA Sep 10, 2018 57 39 5 Jul 03, 2018 63 32 5 Jun 06, 2018 62 34 3 Mar 21, 2018 62 35 3 Jan 25, 2018 61 36 3 Jan 10, 2018 59 39 2 Dec 19, 2017 57 40 3 Nov 14, 2017 58 39 3 Oct 11, 2017 61 35 3 Sep 27, 2017 61 37 2

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9. Would you say that Donald Trump - is intelligent, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 51% 91% 16% 53% 54% 47% 48% 64% No 42 4 78 39 39 45 45 32 DK/NA 7 4 6 8 7 8 7 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 46% 51% 52% 53% 59% 53% 56% 31% 46% No 48 41 41 43 35 41 39 61 46 DK/NA 6 8 7 4 6 5 5 9 8

TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump is intelligent, or not?

Yes No DK/NA Sep 10, 2018 51 42 7 Jul 03, 2018 57 39 3 Jun 06, 2018 58 36 5 Mar 21, 2018 57 38 5 Jan 25, 2018 54 40 6 Jan 10, 2018 53 44 3 Dec 19, 2017 52 45 3 Nov 14, 2017 55 41 4 Oct 11, 2017 56 40 4 Sep 27, 2017 55 42 4

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10. Would you say that Donald Trump - is someone who shares your values, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 33% 77% 2% 31% 37% 30% 33% 48% No 60 15 96 61 57 63 61 48 DK/NA 7 8 1 8 6 7 5 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 27% 36% 35% 38% 43% 38% 41% 5% 31% No 68 57 61 58 52 57 55 91 64 DK/NA 5 7 4 4 4 5 5 3 5

TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump is someone who shares your values, or not?

Yes No DK/NA Sep 10, 2018 33 60 7 Jul 03, 2018 37 60 4 Jun 06, 2018 35 61 5 Mar 21, 2018 37 59 4 Jan 25, 2018 34 61 5 Jan 10, 2018 32 65 2 Dec 19, 2017 32 65 3 Nov 14, 2017 34 62 3 Oct 11, 2017 37 60 3 Sep 27, 2017 36 61 3

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11. Do you think Donald Trump is fit to serve as president, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 41% 90% 3% 42% 48% 35% 42% 55% No 55 7 96 53 49 60 54 42 DK/NA 4 3 1 6 3 5 4 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 30% 46% 43% 43% 55% 43% 49% 8% 35% No 63 49 55 55 43 53 48 89 58 DK/NA 7 4 2 1 2 4 3 4 8

TREND: Do you think Donald Trump is fit to serve as president, or not?

Yes No DK/NA Sep 10, 2018 41 55 4 Feb 21, 2018 41 57 2 Jan 10, 2018 40 57 2 Dec 05, 2017 40 56 4 Nov 21, 2017 43 54 3 Nov 14, 2017 40 57 2 Oct 11, 2017 43 55 2 Sep 27, 2017 42 56 2

12. Do you think that President Trump is mentally stable, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Stable 48% 93% 11% 51% 56% 40% 46% 62% No 42 3 80 37 34 51 44 33 DK/NA 10 3 10 13 11 9 9 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Stable 45% 50% 48% 48% 61% 48% 54% 19% 50% No 44 40 43 44 31 45 39 63 43 DK/NA 11 10 8 8 8 7 7 18 7

TREND: Do you think that President Trump is mentally stable, or not?

Yes/ Stable No DK/NA Sep 10, 2018 48 42 10 Jan 17, 2018 45 47 8

13. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in the nation today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very satisfied 15% 35% 1% 13% 17% 12% 13% 21% Smwht satisfied 26 44 9 31 30 23 29 29 Smwht dissatisfied 20 10 25 21 22 18 19 19 Very dissatisfied 37 8 64 31 29 45 36 29 DK/NA 2 3 1 4 2 2 3 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very satisfied 11% 12% 19% 16% 19% 15% 17% 3% 11% Smwht satisfied 23 31 30 22 33 25 29 15 28 Smwht dissatisfied 28 17 18 16 21 17 19 24 24 Very dissatisfied 34 38 32 43 25 40 33 57 31 DK/NA 5 3 1 2 1 2 2 - 7

TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in the nation today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied?

Very Smwht Smwht Very sat sat dis dis DK/NA Sep 10, 2018 15 26 20 37 2 Jun 06, 2018 8 29 26 36 1 Feb 20, 2018 8 21 22 47 1 Jan 18, 2018 9 31 22 37 1 Dec 20, 2017 7 26 24 43 1 Nov 22, 2017 7 25 29 38 1 Nov 14, 2017 5 23 29 42 1 Oct 11, 2017 3 24 29 43 1 Sep 27, 2017 2 22 33 41 1 Aug 24, 2017 3 19 27 50 1

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16. Would you describe the state of the nation's economy these days as excellent, good, not so good, or poor?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Excellent 21% 46% 3% 20% 26% 16% 25% 24% Good 49 48 49 49 50 48 54 49 Not so good 20 4 35 20 16 24 14 19 Poor 8 1 10 8 6 9 4 7 DK/NA 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Excellent 7% 25% 26% 22% 31% 20% 25% 3% 15% Good 52 49 46 53 53 51 52 36 47 Not so good 30 16 18 18 12 20 17 36 26 Poor 10 6 8 6 3 7 5 18 9 DK/NA 1 4 2 2 1 2 2 6 3

TREND: Would you describe the state of the nation's economy these days as excellent, good, not so good, or poor?

Not so Exclnt Good Good Poor DK/NA Sep 10, 2018 21 49 20 8 3 Aug 14, 2018 15 52 23 9 2 Jun 06, 2018 13 49 26 11 2 Apr 11, 2018 9 51 27 12 1 Mar 07, 2018 9 52 24 13 2 Feb 07, 2018 13 57 20 8 2 Jan 10, 2018 18 48 22 11 2 Dec 19, 2017 11 52 24 10 3 Nov 22, 2017 9 49 29 12 1 Nov 15, 2017 8 54 27 10 2

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19. As you may know, President Trump has nominated Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Do you think the U.S. Senate should confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Confirm 41% 81% 9% 45% 46% 36% 45% 53% No 42 3 76 39 37 47 41 32 DK/NA 17 16 15 16 17 17 14 15 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Confirm 32% 45% 41% 48% 54% 44% 49% 13% 33% No 42 38 47 40 31 42 37 66 53 DK/NA 26 16 12 11 15 14 15 21 13

TREND: As you may know, President Trump has nominated Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Do you think the U.S. Senate should confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, or not?

Yes/ Confirm No DK/NA Sep 10, 2018 41 42 17 Aug 15, 2018 44 39 17 Jul 25, 2018 40 41 18

20. Is your opinion of Jeff Sessions favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Favorable 17% 19% 13% 21% 19% 16% 20% 20% Unfavorable 43 34 55 39 44 42 49 41 Hvn't hrd enough 33 41 27 31 31 35 28 32 REFUSED 7 6 5 8 6 7 3 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 8% 18% 25% 19% 22% 18% 20% 12% 16% Unfavorable 44 45 42 47 47 44 45 42 29 Hvn't hrd enough 44 32 25 28 25 34 30 39 41 REFUSED 5 6 8 6 6 5 5 7 14

TREND: Is your opinion of Jeff Sessions favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

Fav Unfav HvntHrd REF Sep 10, 2018 17 43 33 7 Jan 11, 2018 14 47 37 3 Oct 11, 2017 22 45 31 3 Aug 02, 2017 27 41 29 2 Mar 08, 2017 23 43 33 1

21. Would you approve or disapprove of President Trump firing Attorney General Jeff Sessions?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 29% 49% 16% 23% 33% 25% 25% 36% Disapprove 50 23 69 54 51 49 57 42 DK/NA 21 27 14 23 16 26 18 22 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 34% 33% 28% 23% 33% 28% 30% 16% 39% Disapprove 40 47 52 59 53 47 50 64 40 DK/NA 26 20 20 18 14 25 20 20 21

TREND: Would you approve or disapprove of President Trump firing Attorney General Jeff Sessions?

App Dis DK/NA Sep 10, 2018 29 50 21 Aug 02, 2017 23 60 16

22. As you may know, Special Counsel Robert Mueller was appointed to oversee the criminal investigation into any links or coordination between President Trump's campaign and the Russian government. Do you think that he is conducting a fair investigation into this matter, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Fair 55% 30% 77% 55% 56% 53% 58% 48% No 32 60 12 32 33 32 32 40 DK/NA 13 11 11 13 11 15 10 12 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Fair 56% 50% 56% 55% 53% 54% 53% 65% 51% No 30 30 36 35 37 35 36 19 33 DK/NA 14 19 8 10 10 12 11 16 15

TREND: As you may know, Special Counsel Robert Mueller was appointed to oversee the criminal investigation into any links or coordination between President Trump's campaign and the Russian government. Do you think that he is conducting a fair investigation into this matter, or not?

Yes/ Fair No DK/NA Sep 10, 2018 55 32 13 Aug 14, 2018 51 33 16 Jul 24, 2018 55 31 13 Jun 08, 2018 50 35 15 Apr 26, 2018 54 31 15 Apr 10, 2018 52 32 17 Mar 07, 2018 58 28 14 Feb 06, 2018 56 28 16 Jan 11, 2018 59 26 15 Dec 12, 2017 58 29 13

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23. As you may know, there have been anonymously published allegations that senior advisors to President Trump work behind his back to stop him from making what these advisors believe are bad decisions. Do you believe these allegations are true, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Believe true 55% 27% 82% 52% 53% 56% 57% 47% No 28 52 4 33 31 26 28 35 DK/NA 17 22 13 15 16 18 15 18 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Believe true 55% 55% 62% 55% 50% 54% 52% 70% 61% No 30 25 25 29 34 30 32 14 24 DK/NA 15 20 13 17 17 16 16 16 15

24. Do you think that the person who wrote these allegations did the right thing or the wrong thing by having them published anonymously?