Political Figures: G

CBS News Poll. Oct. 12-16, 2007. N=1,143 registered voters nationwide.
Except where noted, based on registered voters.

"Is your opinion of Rudolph Giuliani favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Rudolph Giuliani yet to have an opinion?"

Favorable

Not
Favorable

Undecided

Haven't
Heard


Political Figures: G	Robert Gates \| Dick Gephardt \| Newt Gingrich \| Rudy Giuliani \| Alberto Gonzales \| AL GORE favorability ˇ AL GORE job ratings ˇ AL GORE misc. \| Bob Graham \| Alan Greenspan

Data are from nationwide surveys of Americans 18 & older.

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates

The Harris Poll. Feb. 6-10, 2008. N=1,030 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"How would you rate the job Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is doing: excellent, pretty good, only fair, or poor?"
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		Excellent/ Pretty Good	Only Fair/ Poor
		%	%
	2/6-10/08	36	47
	10/5-8/07	32	55
	7/6-9/07	30	55
	4/20-23/07	29	55
	2/2-5/07	32	52

Dick Gephardt

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Jan. 12-15, 2004. N=877 registered voters nationwide.
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"Is your opinion of Richard Gephardt favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Richard Gephardt yet to have an opinion?"
		Favorable	Not Favorable	Undecided	Haven't Heard Enough
		%	%	%	%
	1/04	20	23	23	34
	12/03	16	22	26	36
	8/03	17	21	21	41

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Aug. 12-13, 2003. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"I'm going to read the names of some people. Please tell me whether you have a generally favorable or unfavorable opinion of each. If you've never heard of one, please just say so. Dick Gephardt."
		Favorable	Unfav- orable	Can't Say (vol.)	Never Heard Of
		%	%	%	%
	8/03	30	27	22	21
	6/03	36	24	19	21
	1/03	32	28	22	18
	5/98	27	21	25	27

Gallup Poll. Nov. 10-12, 2003. N=1,004 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Next, I'd like to get your overall opinion of some people in the news. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of this person -- or if you have never heard of him or her. How about Missouri Congressman Dick Gephardt?" *
		Favorable	Unfav- orable	Never Heard Of	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%
	11/10-12/03	32	30	21	17
	12/16-17/02	40	26	18	16
	9/23-26/02	40	23	20	17
	8/3-5/01	39	24	21	16
	10/25-28/00	42	19	17	22
	12/28-29/98	46	22	16	16
	10/9-12/98	48	20	15	17
	9/6-7/97	31	22	22	25
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	* Trend wording includes: "House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt" and "House Democratic Leader Dick Gephardt"

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Robert Teeter (R). Jan. 10-12, 2004. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
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"I'm going to read you the names of several public figures and institutions and I'd like you to rate your feelings toward each one as either very positive, somewhat positive, neutral, somewhat negative, or very negative. If you don't know the name, please just say so. Dick Gephardt."
		Very Positive	Somewhat Positive	Neutral	Somewhat Negative	Very Negative	Don't Know Name/ Not Sure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	1/04	5	21	26	17	11	20
	12/03	4	20	27	14	11	24
	1/02	6	21	25	10	8	30
	9/98	6	18	35	9	5	27
	10/97	4	18	30	12	6	30

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Jan. 8-9, 2004. N=357 registered Democrats and independents who lean Democratic. MoE ą 6.
						.
"Now, on another subject, Im going to read you the names of some Democrats running for president. Please tell me whether you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of each one -- or if you had never heard of him before this interview. What about Missouri Congressman Dick Gephardt?"
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			Democrats/Leaners
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never Heard Of	Don't Know
		%	%	%	%
	1/04	54	19	16	11
	12/03	51	20	16	13
	9/03	55	14	20	11

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Dec. 4-8, 2002. N=1,205 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
.
"Now I'd like your views on some people and organizations. As I read from a list, please tell me which category best describes your overall opinion of who I name. Would you say your overall opinion of Dick Gephardt is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable?"
		Very Favorable	Mostly Favorable	Mostly Unfav- orable	Very Unfav- orable	Never Heard Of (vol.)	Can't Rate (vol.)
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	12/02	8	27	18	8	19	20
	7/01	6	26	17	7	24	20
	11/97	4	28	20	8	25	15

Time/CNN Poll conducted by Harris Interactive. Feb. 19-20, 2003. N=629 Democrats and independents who lean Democratic nationwide.
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"Next, I'm going to read you the names of some people in the news today. Please tell me whether you have generally favorable or generally unfavorable impressions of each, or whether you are not familiar enough to say one way or another. Missouri Congressman Dick Gephardt." *
		Favorable	Unfav- orable	Not Familiar	Not Sure
		%	%	%	%
	Among Democrats and independents who lean Democratic:
	2/03	41	15	41	3
	11/02	37	12	49	2
	Among all adults:
	8/00	21	21	54	4
	1/99	26	21	48	5
	9/98	26	20	48	6
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	* Wording prior to 11/02 excluded "Missouri Congressman"

Zogby America Poll. Jan. 24-26, 2003. N=1,017 likely voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
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"Please tell me if your overall opinion of each of the following people is very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, very unfavorable, or you are not familiar enough to form an opinion. Dick Gephardt."
		Very Favorable	Somewhat Favorable	Somewhat Unfav- orable	Very Unfav- orable	Not Familiar Enough	Not Sure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	1/03	12	27	16	15	27	3

Newt Gingrich

CBS News Poll. April 9-12, 2007. N=875 registered voters nationwide.
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"Is your opinion of Newt Gingrich favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Newt Gingrich yet to have an opinion?"
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		Favorable	Not Favorable	Undecided	Haven't Heard
		%	%	%	%
	4/9-12/07	16	43	21	20

USA Today/Gallup Poll. March 23-25, 2007. N=1,007 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Next, I'd like to get your overall opinion of some people in the news. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of these people -- or if you have never heard of them. How about Newt Gingrich?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never Heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/23-25/07	29	48	9	14
	3/2-4/07	29	49	10	12

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Dec. 8-11, 2006. N=approx. 500 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.4.
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"Now I'm going to read you the names of several public figures and organizations, and I'd like you to rate your feelings toward each one as either very positive, somewhat positive, neutral, somewhat negative, or very negative. If you don't know the name, please just say so. Newt Gingrich."
		Very Positive	Somewhat Positive	Neutral	Somewhat Negative	Very Negative	Don't Know Name/ Not Sure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	12/8-11/06	9	17	23	15	20	16
	6/9-12/06	6	12	29	13	20	20

Quinnipiac University Poll. Nov. 13-19, 2006. N=1,623 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 2.4.
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"I'd like to get your feelings toward some of our political leaders and other people who have been in the news. I'll read the name of a person and I'd like you to rate that person using something called the feeling thermometer. You can choose any number between 0 and 100. The higher the number, the warmer or more favorable you feel toward that person, the lower the number, the colder or less favorable. If we come to a person who you haven't heard enough about to form an opinion, you don't need to rate the person. Just tell me and we'll move on to the next one. How do you feel about Newt Gingrich?"
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		MEAN RATING	Unsure/ Refused
		MEAN RATING	%
	11/13-19/06	42.0	15

CNN Poll conducted by Opinion Research Corporation. Nov. 3-5, 2006. N=1,008 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Next, we'd like to get your overall opinion of some people in the news. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of these people -- or if you have never heard of them. Newt Gingrich."
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never Heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/3-5/06	28	44	13	16

Rudolph Giuliani

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Aug. 29-31, 2008. N=467 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 4.5. RV = registered voters. Among adults, except where noted.
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"We'd like to get your overall opinion of some people in the news. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of these people -- or if you have never heard of them. Rudy Giuliani." 6/07 - 1/08: "Former New York City mayor"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never Heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	8/29-31/08 RV	46	39	4	11
	1/9-10/08	46	39	5	10
	9/7-9/07	54	32	5	9
	6/22-24/07	58	27	7	8
	3/9-11/07	56	21	11	12
	11/3-5/06	60	18	10	12

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Jan. 10-13, 2008. N=1,021 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3. <Graphic>
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"Next, I'd like to get your overall opinion of some people in the news. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of these people -- or if you have never heard of them. How about Rudy Giuliani?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never Heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/10-13/08	45	44	4	6
	12/14-16/07	50	41	4	5
	11/30 - 12/2/07	52	37	4	7
	11/2-4/07	55	32	7	6
	10/12-14/07	49	39	6	6
	10/4-7/07	54	30	8	8
	9/14-16/07	52	38	5	6
	9/7-8/07	53	30	8	9
	8/13-16/07	59	27	6	8
	8/3-5/07	55	32	7	6
	7/12-15/07	52	32	7	9
	7/6-8/07	55	31	6	8
	6/1-3/07	57	26	6	11
	5/10-13/07	62	24	6	8
	5/4-6/07	61	24	7	8
	4/13-15/07	57	29	6	8
	4/2-5/07	61	27	6	6
	3/23-25/07	60	26	6	7
	3/2-4/07	64	21	6	9
	2/9-11/07	66	22	7	5
	1/5-7/07	62	17	10	10
	7/25-28/05	64	19	9	8
	8/23-25/04	65	14	6	15

*ABC News/Washington Post* Poll. Jan. 9-12, 2008. N=1,130 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3. Fieldwork by TNS.
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"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Rudy Giuliani?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/9-12/08	46	46	8
	10/29 - 11/1/07	50	40	9
	2/22-25/07	64	28	8
	1/16-19/07	61	29	10
	12/7-11/06	67	23	11