Matt Ortega

Andrea Mitchell, NBC News chief foreign affairs correspondent, claimed on Hardball that polls show Americans want President George W. Bush to pardon convicted felon, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby. For the video, check out Crooks & Liars.

They’re going to try to really tamp this down and appeal to the polling which indicates that most people think, in fact, that he should be pardoned. Scooter Libby should be pardoned.

However, actual polling from CNN shows only 18% believe Libby should be pardoned. According to Polling Report, the CNN poll is the only one released that asked if Libby should be pardoned.

For more on the CNN poll, find the details here. [PDF]

(Hat tip: Atrios, Eschaton)