---
"title": "The Governor & The Press"
"description": "Report Summary The American public is divided on the issue of whether marital infidelity is something voters should consider when judging a candidate for the presidency. At the same time, a 52% majority of Americans who know of the charges against Clinton say that if they were heading a news organization they would report them. […]"
"date": "1992-01-30"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Pew Research Center"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics/1992/01/30/the-governor-the-press/"
"categories":
  - "U.S. Elections & Voters"
---

# The Governor & The Press

## Report Summary

The American public is divided on the issue of whether marital infidelity is something voters should consider when judging a candidate for the presidency. At the same time, a 52% majority of Americans who know of the charges against Clinton say that if they were heading a news organization they would report them. But a strong minority of 43% say they would not report these allegations about Clinton’s marital infidelity to their readers or viewers.