We now know that Tom Reynolds, as head of the NRCC, not only tried to cover up Foley's predatory practices, but also
encouraged him to run for reelection when Foley was considering retiring. And he's not sorry about a thing.
So how is this playing at home, in his own reelection battle? Not too good.
SurveyUSA. 10/2-4. Likely voters. MoE 4.6% (9/25-27 results)
Reynolds (R) 45 (45)
Davis (D) 50 (43)
The late September poll included a Green Party candidate that has since been thrown off the ballot by the courts.
That's a seven-point swing in a single week. It was fortuitous that we have before and after polling to gauge the "Foley effect", and it's quite real and dramatic. Reynolds' efforts to hide behind children at press conferences, and his own insistence that he's pristine and blameless, should continue dragging down his numbers.