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Simon Tisdall, l’éditorialiste du Guardian, tente d’évaluer l’impact du scandale Foley sur les électeurs républicains («Foley’s folly could cost Republicans dear». Il écrit aujourd’hui : «Now the party leadership’s alleged cover-up of an email sex scandal involving a gay Republican congressman, Mark Foley, could deliver the coup de grace. »In stark terms, that may mean the loss of the House of Representatives to the Democrats, who must gain 15 seats to win, and possibly the Senate, too. The electorate’s sour mood is being compared to 1994, when Newt Gingrich capitalised on widespread throw the bums out sentiment. Then, Republicans gained 52 House seats and routed… Les “folies de Foley” : un impact dramatique sur le comportement des électeurs US