60% Like Clinton Despite Scandals

President Clinton is drawing high marks for his job performance despite swirling questions over campaign financing, Whitewater and his personal life, a new poll says.

The Pew Research Center survey found people are hearing a drumbeat of negative news about the president but, so far, it doesn’t seem to matter.

“The American public has no nerve endings,” said Andrew Kohut, survey director. “They overwhelmingly told us all they hear about Bill Clinton is scandal,” then gave him a thumbs up.

Overall, 60 percent approved of the way Clinton is handling his job, a record in Pew polls and up one point from one taken the week before his second-term inauguration. Thirty-two percent disapproved, also up one point.