Poll: Santos' constituents want him out of Congress

The survey from Newsday and Siena College found that 83% of Santos’ constituents view him unfavorably, including 78% of Republicans.

A total of 78% of voters in the Nassau County and Queens district want the 34-year-old GOP lawmaker to resign, including 89% of Democrats, 72% of independents and 71% of Republicans. Just 13% say Santos should stay on, while 9% said they didn’t know or had no opinion.

Additionally, three-quarters of voters feel Santos cannot be an effective representative of the people who put him into office, while only 16% believe that he can be.

[In a way, Santos demonstrated that point this morning by recusing himself from his committee assignments. John will have more on that shortly. — Ed]