You are so right. I had plenty of time over the long weekend to discuss politics at my local pub, a charity fundraiser, and a family gathering, and while my observations are just that, I couldn't find a single person who had decided to change their vote or not vote at all because of the so-called "Foley scandal." Most people I spoke with knew little if anything about the allegations. Several people assumed Foley is a Democrat.
This not to say that the polls are all wrong and the Republicans will keep both houses of Congress. I spoke with several really pissed off registered Republicans who are reluctant to reward the party by voting back into office the very losers who have done absolutely nothing over the last six years on the non-terror/national defense related issues that mean the most, like immigration enforcement, social security reform, school choice, energy exploration/independence, and fiscal irresponsibility. Several people spoke of the "Gingrich revolution" and how we elected Repubicans back in 1994 upon the promise of self-imposed term limits, and how the vast majority of the class of '94 broke that promise and do not deserve our votes. I agree.
I live in a mostly Democratic area. Half of the folks I've spoken to think of Foley as a congressmen not a Republican congressmen. The other half haven't even heard of him.