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Sarah Palin (R) See also: Campaign 2012 | Campaign 2008

CNN/ORC Poll. March 15-17, 2013. N=1,021 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3. LV = likely voters. RV = registered voters.
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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. Sarah Palin."
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/15-17/13	34	58	4	4
	Republicans	58	36
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	6/3-7/11	39	52	2	7
	4/29 - 5/1/11	35	59	2	4
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	1/14-16/11	38	56	2	4
	Republicans	68	25
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	10/27-30/10	40	49	3	8
	Republicans	73	18
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	9/1-2/10	38	52	4	5
	Republicans	72	20
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	4/9-11/10	39	55	2	5
	Republicans	76	20
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	1/22-24/10	43	46	3	7
	12/2-3/09	46	46	3	5
	10/16-18/09	42	51	3	4
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	7/31 - 8/3/09	39	48	5	8
	Republicans	64	25
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	5/14-17/09	46	43	4	7
	Republicans	80	16
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	11/6-9/08	49	43	2	6
	10/30 - 11/1/08 LV	48	49	-	2
	10/17-19/08 LV	52	41	1	5
	10/3-5/08 LV	55	40	2	3
	9/19-21/08 LV	53	37	3	7
	9/5-7/08 RV	57	27	6	10
	8/29-31/08 RV	38	21	20	21

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. Oct. 13-17, 2011. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
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"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Sarah Palin?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	10/13-17/11	35	61	4	-
	8/18-22/11	36	59	5	-
	6/16-20/11	38	55	6	1
	5/5-9/11	36	59	5	-
	3/24-28/11	39	57	4	-
	11/3-8/10	46	49	5	-
	10/13-18/10	43	53	4	-
	9/8-13/10	38	58	4	-
	8/11-16/10	41	54	5	1
	6/9-14/10	45	52	3	-
	5/7-11/10	41	53	6	-
	4/7-12/10	45	50	4	-
	3/3-8/10	42	51	6	-
	1/12-17/10	45	50	4	1

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Sept. 29-Oct. 2, 2011. N=1,002 adults nationwide. Results below are among Republicans and Republican leaners.
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"Would you like to see Sarah Palin run for the Republican nomination for president, or not?"
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		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	9/29 - 10/2/11	31	66	3

CBS News Poll. Sept. 28-Oct. 2, 2011. N=903 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Is your opinion of Sarah Palin favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Sarah Palin yet to have an opinion?"
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		Favorable	Not favorable	Undecided	Haven't heard enough	Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	9/28 - 10/2/11	21	50	18	10	1
	6/3-7/11	21	57	17	4	1
	4/15-20/11	26	55	16	2	1
	1/15-19/11 Adults	19	57	19	5	0
	10/1-5/10 Adults	22	48	21	8	1
	9/10-14/10 Adults	21	46	18	14	1
	8/20-24/10 Adults	23	40	20	15	2
	4/5-12/10 Adults	30	45	17	7	1
	1/14-17/10 Adults	26	41	19	13	1
	11/13-15/09 Adults	23	38	20	17	2
	7/9-12/09 Adults	23	37	22	17	1
	7/9-12/09 Adults	23	37	22	17	1
	10/31 - 11/2/08	37	37	16	9	-
	10/25-29/08	36	41	14	10	0
	10/19-22/08	31	40	17	12	0
	10/10-13/08	32	41	16	10	1
	10/3-5/08	40	32	12	15	1
	9/27-30/08	32	33	15	21	0
	9/21-24/08	37	29	14	18	2
	9/12-16/08	40	30	15	15	0
	9/1-2/08	26	13	15	45	1
	8/29-31/08	22	11	7	59	1
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"Would you like to see Sarah Palin run for president of the United States in 2012, or not?"
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		Would	Would not	Unsure	.	.
		%	%	%	.	.
	9/28 - 10/2/11	20	75	5	.	.
	GOP primary voters	23	74	3	.	.
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	6/3-7/11	25	66	9	.	.
	Republicans	34	54	12	.	.
	Democrats	20	74	6	.	.
	Independents	21	70	9	.	.
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	1/14-17/10 Adults	21	71	8	.	.
	Republicans	30	56	14	.	.
	Democrats	8	88	4	.	.
	Independents	25	65	10	.	.
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	11/13-15/09 Adults	24	66	10	.	.
	Republicans	44	48	8	.	.
	Democrats	9	83	8	.	.
	Independents	26	62	12	.	.

Fox News Poll conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). Aug. 29-31, 2011. N=911 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Do you think Sarah Palin should run for president in 2012 or not?"
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		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	20	74	6
	Democrats	16	80	4
	Republicans	25	71	4
	Independents	21	66	13

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. June 2-5, 2011. N=1,002 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5. RV = registered voters. Among adults, except where indicated.
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"Regardless of whether or not you'd vote for her, do you think Palin is or is not qualified to serve as president?"
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		Is qualified	Is not qualified	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/2-5/11	33	63	4
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	10/25-28/10 RV	27	67	6
	Democrats	14	82	3
	Independents	23	70	7
	Republicans	47	46	7
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	2/4-8/10	26	71	4
	Democrats	6	91	3
	Independents	29	67	4
	Republicans	46	52	2
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	11/12-15/09	38	60	3

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). March 31-April 4, 2011. N=approx. 500 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.4. LV = likely voters. RV = registered voters.

"Now I'm going to read you the names of several public figures, groups, and organizations and I'd like you to rate your feelings toward each one as very positive, somewhat positive, neutral, somewhat negative, or very negative. If you don't know the name, please just say so. Sarah Palin."

		Very positive	Somewhat positive	Neutral	Somewhat negative	Very negative	Don't know name/Not sure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	3/31 - 4/4/11	9	16	18	12	41	4
	12/9-13/10	13	15	20	16	34	2
	9/22-26/10	14	16	19	15	33	3
	6/17-21/10	13	16	24	12	31	4
	3/11, 13-14/10	12	18	21	13	32	4
	12/11-14/09	14	18	23	14	26	5
	10/22-25/09	11	16	22	15	31	5
	7/24-27/09	14	18	20	16	27	5
	4/23-26/09	14	18	24	11	27	6
	12/5-8/08	15	20	16	15	30	4
	11/1-2/08 LV	23	16	12	15	33	1
	10/17-20/08 LV	23	15	12	12	36	2
	10/4-5/08 RV	26	18	15	15	22	4
	9/19-22/08 RV	26	16	17	12	24	5
	9/6-8/08 RV	30	17	17	10	17	9

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. March 10-13, 2011. N=378 leaned Republicans nationwide. Margin of error ą 6. RV = registered voters. LV = likely voters.
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"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Sarah Palin?" 9/4/08: ". . . Sarah Palin, the Republican nominee for vice president?"
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		Among leaned Republicans
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/10-13/11	58	37	5
	10/25-28/10 RV	70	24	6
	3/23-26/10	66	30	4
	2/4-8/10	63	31	6
	11/12-15/09	72	24	4
	7/15-18/09	67	28	6
	10/08 LV	81	16	3
	9/19-22/08 RV	88	6	6
	9/5-7/08 RV	88	5	6
	9/4/08 RV	84	7	9

Bloomberg National Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. March 4-7, 2011. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
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"Now, I'd like to mention some major economic and political figures and groups. For each, please tell me if your feelings are very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable. If you don't know enough to answer, just say so. Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska." 2009: "Now, I'm going to mention some major economic and political figures and groups. For each, please tell me how you feel about them in their current roles -- are you very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable? If you don't know enough to give your feelings, just say so. Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska and former candidate for vice president."
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		Very favorable	Mostly favorable	Mostly unfavorable	Very unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/4-7/11	9	19	22	38	12
	12/4-7/10	9	24	24	33	10
	12/3-7/09	14	25	21	28	12
	9/10-14/09	13	21	20	35	11

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Jan. 14-16, 2011. N=1,032 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
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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. How about Sarah Palin?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/14-16/11	38	53	2	6
	11/4-7/10	40	52	2	5
	7/8-11/10	44	47	2	7
	12/11-13/09	44	47	3	6
	10/1-4/09	40	50	4	7
	7/10-12/09	43	45	4	8
	11/7-9/08	48	47	2	4
	10/3-5/08	51	41	2	6
	9/5-7/08	53	28	7	12

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Oct. 25-28, 2010. N=1,202 adults nationwide. RV = registered voters. Among adults, except where indicated.
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"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Sarah Palin?" 9/4/08: ". . . Sarah Palin, the Republican nominee for vice president?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/25-28/10 RV	39	54	7
	3/23-26/10	37	55	7
	2/4-8/10	37	55	8
	11/12-15/09	43	52	5
	7/15-18/09	40	53	7
	9/27-29/08 RV	51	40	9
	9/19-22/08 RV	52	38	11
	9/5-7/08 RV	58	28	15
	9/4/08 RV	52	37	11

Quinnipiac University. Aug. 31-Sept. 7, 2010. N=1,905 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.3.
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"Is your opinion of Sarah Palin favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Haven't heard enough	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	8/31 - 9/7/10	31	50	15	3
	7/13-19/10	35	49	14	2
	3/16-21/10	33	51	14	2
	9/08	37	30	31	2

Pew Research/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll, sponsored by the Society for Human Resource Management. June 10-13, 2010. N=1,010 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
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"Now I'd like your views on some people. As I read some names, please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of each person. Sarah Palin. Would you say your overall opinion of Sarah Palin is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly UNfavorable, or very unfavorable?"
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		Very favorable	Mostly favorable	Mostly unfavorable	Very unfavorable	Never heard of (vol.)	Can't rate (vol.)
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	6/10-13/10	15	25	26	25	3	6
	10/28 - 11/30/09	16	26	23	20	6	10
	6/10-14/09	15	30	22	22	6	6
	10/08	18	24	21	27	2	8

CBS News/New York Times Poll. April 5-12, 2010. N=1,580 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Do you think Sarah Palin would have the ability to be an effective president, or not?" 11/09 & earlier: "Do you think Sarah Palin would have the ability to be an effective president?"
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		Would	Would not	Unsure	.	.
		%	%	%	.	.
	4/5-12/10	26	63	11	.	.
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	11/13-15/09	26	62	12	.	.
	Republicans	43	39	18	.	.
	Democrats	11	84	5	.	.
	Independents	29	58	13	.	.
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	7/9-12/09	22	65	13	.	.
	Republicans	33	51	16	.	.
	Democrats	6	86	8	.	.
	Independents	30	55	15	.	.

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. April 9-11, 2010. N=1,008 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Thinking about the following characteristics and qualities, please say whether you think each one applies or doesn't apply to Sarah Palin. . . ."
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		Applies	Does not apply	Unsure
		%	%	%
	"Not a typical politician"
	4/9-11/10	61	37	2
	10/16-18/09	65	34	1
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	"Is honest and trustworthy"
	4/9-11/10	50	48	2
	10/16-18/09	55	43	2
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	"Shares your values"
	4/9-11/10	47	51	2
	10/16-18/09	49	49	2
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	"Generally agrees with you on issues you care about"
	4/9-11/10	45	54	1
	10/16-18/09	48	50	2
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	"Is a strong and decisive leader"
	4/9-11/10	43	56	1
	10/16-18/09	47	51	2
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	"Qualified to be president"
	4/9-11/10	30	69	1
	10/16-18/09	29	71	-

Bloomberg Poll conducted by Selzer & Co. Dec. 3-7, 2009. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
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"Do you think Sarah Palin is or is not qualified to be president?"
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		Is	Is not	Unsure	.
		%	%	%	.
	12/3-7/09	25	67	8	.

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Nov. 17-18, 2009. N=900 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"I'm going to read you the names of several individuals. Please tell me whether you have a generally favorable or unfavorable opinion of each one. If you've never heard of someone, please just say so. Sarah Palin."
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure	Never heard of
		%	%	%	%
	11/17-18/09	47	42	10	2
	Democrats	25	62	9	4
	Republicans	70	21	8	1
	Independents	49	38	11	1
.
	7/21-22/09	38	51	8	3
	Democrats	17	73	7	3
	Republicans	67	21	10	2
	Independents	33	55	7	5
.
	3/31 - 4/1/09	45	45	8	1
	1/13-14/09	49	40	9	2

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Nov. 12-15, 2009. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
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"If Palin runs for president in 2012, would you definitely vote for her, would you consider voting for her, or would you definitely not vote for her?"
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		Definitely vote For	Consider voting For	Definitely not vote For	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/12-15/09	9	37	53	1

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Oct. 16-18, 2009. N=1,038 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3. LV = likely voters. RV = registered voters.
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"Thinking about the following characteristics and qualities, please say whether you think each one applies or doesn't apply to Sarah Palin. . . ."
					.
		Applies	Does not apply	Unsure
		%	%	%
	"A good role model for women"
	10/16-18/09	64	35	1
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	"Care about the needs of people like you"
	10/16-18/09	56	43	2

Marist College Marist Poll. Aug. 3-6, 2009. N=854 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
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"Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Sarah Palin. If you are unsure how to rate her or have never heard of her, please say so."
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure/Never heard of
		%	%	%
	ALL	37	43	20
	Democrats	11	71	18
	Republicans	73	16	12
	Independents	36	37	26
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"Do you think Sarah Palin's decision to resign as governor of Alaska before her term was up will help or hurt her running for president in 2012?"
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		Help	Hurt	Make no difference (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	8/3-6/09	15	61	11	13

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. July 15-18, 2009. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
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"Please tell me whether the following statement applies to Sarah Palin, or not. . . ."
					.
		Does apply	Does not apply	Unsure
		%	%	%
					.
	"She understands the problems of people like you"
	7/15-18/09	47	47	5
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	"She is a strong leader"
	7/15-18/09	40	54	6
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	"She is honest and trustworthy"
	7/15-18/09	52	40	9
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	"She shares your values"
	7/15-18/09	48	47	6
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	"She understands complex issues"
	7/15-18/09	37	57	6

Diageo/Hotline Poll conducted by FD. July 9-13, 2009. N=800 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
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"Now, I'd like to read you a list of various national public figures, and for each one, please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of them. If you haven't heard of them, just tell me and we'll move on. Sarah Palin."
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Heard of/ Can't Rate (vol.)	Haven't Heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/9-13/09	43	46	5	3	3
	8/29-31/08	32	17	23	26	2

CBS News Poll. July 9-12, 2009. N=944 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3. RV = registered voters
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"How much have you heard or read about Sarah Palin, the former Republican nominee for vice president, resigning from her position as governor of Alaska: a lot, some, not much, or nothing at all?"
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		A Lot	Some	Not Much	Nothing	Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/9-12/09	31	36	23	9	1
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"Do you think Sarah Palin is resigning as governor of Alaska more because she thinks it is better for her political career or more because she thinks it is better for Alaska?"
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		Better for Career	Better for Alaska	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/9-12/09	52	24	2	8	14
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"Compared to the way the news media have treated other political figures, have the news media been harder on Sarah Palin, easier on Sarah Palin, or have they treated her the same as other political figures?"
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		Harder	Easier	Same	Unsure	.
		%	%	%	%	.
	7/9-12/09	46	7	44	3	.
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"Do you think Sarah Palin will run for president of the United States in 2012?"
						.
		Yes	No	Unsure	.	.
		%	%	%	.	.
	7/9-12/09	39	43	18	.	.

USA Today/Gallup Poll. July 6, 2009. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Turning now to Sarah Palin, the Alaska governor who was John McCain's vice presidential running mate in the 2008 election. As you may know, Sarah Palin announced last Friday that she will resign as governor of Alaska by the end of this month. Does Governor Palin's decision to resign make you feel more favorably toward her, less favorably toward her, or does it not affect your opinion of her either way?"
.
		More Favorably	Less Favorably	Doesn't Affect Opinion	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/6/09	9	17	70	4
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"Would you, personally, like to see Sarah Palin be a major national political figure for many years to come, or not?"
.
		Would	Would Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/6/09	39	52	10
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"If Sarah Palin were to run for president in 2012, how likely would you be to vote her for: very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely, or not at all likely?" N=925 registered voters, MoE ą 4
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		Very Likely	Somewhat Likely	Not Very Likely	Not at All Likely	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/6/09	19	24	13	41	3
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"Thinking now about the way in which the news media has covered Sarah Palin from the time she was announced as John McCain's vice presidential running mate last August until the present time, do you think the news media's coverage of her has been unfairly positive, about right, or unfairly negative?" Options rotated
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		Unfairly Positive	About Right	Unfairly Negative	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/6/09	9	28	53	9

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. March 4-5, 2009. N=1,203 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5. RV = registered voters
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"Next, as I read you the names of some people in politics, please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of each one. If I mention someone you never heard of before this interview, just tell me. What about Sarah Palin?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/4-5/09	44	42	3	11
	10/22-23/08 RV	44	46	1	9
	10/8-9/08 RV	49	45	1	5
	9/10-11/08 RV	52	32	4	12

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Nov. 7-9, 2008. N=1,010 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Now thinking about Sarah Palin, the Alaska governor who was John McCain's vice presidential running mate: Regardless of your opinion of her, if you had to guess, do you think Sarah Palin will or will not be a major national political figure for many years to come?"
.
		Will	Will not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/7-9/08	49	49	1
.
"Would you, personally, like to see Sarah Palin be a major national political figure for many years to come, or not?"
.
		Would	Would not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/7-9/08	45	52	2

Sen. Rand Paul (R - Kentucky)

Quinnipiac University. Dec. 16-20, 2015. N=1,140 registered voters nationwide.
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"Is your opinion of Rand Paul favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?" Split sample
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Haven't heard enough	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	12/16-20/15	24	42	32	3
	9/23-29/13	30	33	37	1
	6/28 - 7/8/13	31	28	39	1
	5/22-28/13	32	24	42	1

Bloomberg Politics Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. April 6-8, 2015. N=1,008 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
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"... For each, please tell me if your feelings are very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable. If you don't know enough to answer, just say so. Rand Paul, U.S. senator from Kentucky."
					.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure	.
		%	%	%	.
	4/6-8/15	32	31	37	.
	6/6-9/14	31	30	39	.
	5/31 - 6/3/13	32	27	41	.

Gallup Poll. July 7-10, 2014. N=1,013 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
.
"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. How about Kentucky Senator Rand Paul?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	No opinion
		%	%	%	%
	7/7-10/14	32	23	31	14
	6/1-4/13	34	29	26	11

Ron Paul

CNN/ORC Poll. March 24-25, 2012. N=1,014 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
						.
"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. Texas Congressman Ron Paul."
						.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/24-25/12	35	38	15	12
	2/10-13/12	42	36	10	12
	1/11-12/12	38	40	11	11
	11/11-13/11	32	34	22	12
	6/3-7/11	34	26	25	15
	4/29 - 5/1/11	30	27	29	14

Fox News Poll conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). March 10-12, 2012. N=912 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
.
"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. Ron Paul."
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Can't say (vol.)	Never heard of
		%	%	%	%
	3/10-12/12	35	44	15	6
	1/12-14/12	35	40	14	10

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Feb. 29-March 4, 2012. N=1,014 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
.
"Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Ron Paul?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/29 - 3/4/12	32	41	27
	1/4-8/12	31	38	31
	12/14-19/11	32	35	33
	11/22-27/11	32	35	33
	9/14-18/11	25	27	49

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. Feb. 16-20, 2012. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.1.
.
"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Ron Paul?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	2/16-20/12	47	40	12	1
	12/8-12/11	37	36	26	1
	10/13-17/11	38	35	26	1
	8/18-22/11	37	36	26	-
	6/16-20/11	39	31	28	2
	5/5-9/11	36	35	29	-

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Feb. 16-19, 2012. N=1,014 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
.
"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. How about Texas Congressman Ron Paul?" 2007: ". . . How about Ron Paul?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	2/16-19/12	39	40	10	11
	12/15-18/11	37	39	15	9
	10/4-7/07	12	13	60	15

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Jan. 12-17, 2012. N=1,021 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
.
"Is your opinion of Ron Paul favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Ron Paul yet to have an opinion?"
.
		Favorable	Not favorable	Undecided	Haven't heard enough	Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/12-17/12	20	33	23	23	-
	4/5-12/10	12	15	19	54	1

Tim Pawlenty

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Aug. 8-10, 2012. N=667 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.5.
					.
"Thinking about possible Republican nominees for vice president, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Tim Pawlenty?"
					.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	No opinion
		%	%	%
	8/8-10/12	21	30	49

CNN/ORC Poll. Aug. 7-8, 2012. N=1,010 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3. RV = registered voters
						.
"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. Former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty." 2008-2009: "... Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty"
						.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	8/7-8/12	22	20	38	20
	6/28 - 7/1/12	19	20	43	18
	6/3-7/11	20	18	44	18
	4/29 - 5/1/11	17	18	50	15
	10/16-18/09	15	13	46	26
	7/27-29/08 RV	14	11	51	23

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. June 16-20, 2011. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.1.
.
"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Tim Pawlenty?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	6/16-20/11	29	24	46	1
	5/5-9/11	24	26	50	-
	3/24-28/11	25	21	53	-
	11/3-8/10	24	19	57	-

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. March 10-13, 2011. N=378 leaned Republicans nationwide. Margin of error ą 6.
					.
"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Tim Pawlenty?"
					.
		Among leaned Republicans
					.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/10-13/11	28	15	58

Reuters/Ipsos Poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. March 3-6, 2011. N=1,040 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
						.
"Would you say your overall opinion of Tim Pawlenty is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable or very unfavorable?"
						.
		Very favorable	Mostly favorable	Mostly unfavorable	Very unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/3-6/11	5	17	12	7	59
	12/2-5/10	6	14	14	8	58

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. March 4-5, 2009. N=1,203 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
.
"Next, as I read you the names of some people in politics, please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of each one. If I mention someone you never heard of before this interview, just tell me. What about Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/4-5/09	16	12	52	20

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D - California)

Monmouth University Poll. Oct. 30-Nov. 3, 2019. N=908 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.3.
					.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the job Nancy Pelosi is doing as speaker of the House, or do you have no opinion of her?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	No opinion	.
		%	%	%	.
	10/30 - 11/3/19	31	45	24	.

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Oct. 27-30, 2019. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.7.
					.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Nancy Pelosi is handling her job as speaker of the House?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/27-30/19	38	48	14
	3/23-26/10	42	46	12
	3/23-26/10	42	46	12
	1/12-15/10	40	48	12
	6/18-21/09	38	45	16
	4/12-15/07	53	35	12
	2/22-25/07	50	31	18
	1/16-19/07	54	25	21

Quinnipiac University Poll. Oct. 17-21, 2019. N=1,587 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
					.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Nancy Pelosi is handling her job as the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure/ No answer	.
		%	%	%	.
	10/17-21/19	45	47	8	.
	9/27-29/19	43	52	5	.

CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. Oct. 17-20, 2019. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.7.
.
"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. ... How about Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi?" 2018 & earlier: "... House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	No opinion/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	10/17-20/19	44	46	4	6
	5/28-31/19	40	48	6	6
	1/30 - 2/2/19	42	47	5	6
	12/6-9/18	34	46	9	11
	5/2-5/18	30	49	12	8
	9/17-20/17	29	50	11	9
	1/12-15/17	35	40	15	10

NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll. Sept. 25, 2019. N=864 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.6.
					.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the job Nancy Pelosi is doing as speaker of the House?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure	.
		%	%	%	.
	9/25/19	39	52	8	.

Pew Research Center. March 20-25, 2019. N=752 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.2.
					.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Nancy Pelosi is handling her job as speaker of the House?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/20-25/19	40	46	14

Suffolk University/USA Today Poll. March 13-17, 2019. N=1,000 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
.
"I am going to read you a short list of individuals and for each, please tell me if your opinion of them is generally favorable or generally unfavorable. If you are undecided or if you have never heard of someone, just tell me that. ... Is your opinion of Nancy Pelosi generally favorable or generally unfavorable?"
.
		Never heard of	Favorable	Unfavorable	Undecided
		%	%	%	%
	3/13-17/19	2	36	53	10

Quinnipiac University Poll. Jan. 9-13, 2019. N=1,209 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.3.
.
"Is your opinion of Nancy Pelosi favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about her?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Haven't heard enough	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	1/9-13/19	35	48	15	2

Quinnipiac University Poll. Dec. 12-17, 2018. N=1,147 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.4.
.
"Do you think Nancy Pelosi would make a good speaker of the House, or don't you think so?"
.
		Think she would	Don't think so	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	ALL	43	47	10
	Republicans	18	77	5
	Democrats	75	17	8
	Independents	37	52	11

Gallup Poll. Dec. 3-12, 2018. N=1,025 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
.
"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. ... How about House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi?" 2007-2010: "Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi."
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	12/3-12/18	38	48	9	5
	6/1-13/18	29	53	11	7
	4/5-9/17	34	48	9	9
	11/4-8/15	34	46	12	7
	4/24-30/14	33	49	11	7
	10/3-6/13	35	47	10	8
	4/11-14/13	31	48	11	10
	1/14-16/11	33	54	7	7
	10/14-17/10	29	56	7	8
	5/24-25/10	36	51	5	8
	3/26-28/10	36	54	5	5
	7/10-12/09	32	48	11	8
	5/29-31/09	34	50	8	7
	11/7-9/08	42	41	8	8
	3/23-25/07	37	33	19	11
	1/5-7/07	44	22	13	21
	11/9-12/06	38	24	18	20
	10/6-8/06	26	28	29	17
	6/23-25/06	31	29	27	13
	7/03	23	19	42	16
	1/03	23	18	39	20

Pew Research Center/USA Today. Dec. 3-7, 2014. N=1,507 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.9.
.
"Would you say your overall opinion of Nancy Pelosi is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly UNfavorable, or very unfavorable?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of (vol.)	Can't rate (vol.)/Refused
		%	%	%	%
	12/3-7/14	27	47	15	11
	10/9-13/13	34	49	9	8

CNN/ORC Poll. Nov. 21-23, 2014. N=1,045 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3. RV = registered voters
						.
"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. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi." 2007-2010: "... Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi."
						.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/21-23/14	34	48	10	8
	10/18-20/13	37	47	8	9
	9/27-29/13	37	51	6	6
	3/15-17/13	32	50	11	7
	8/5-7/11	31	51	9	9
	7/18-20/11	35	52	7	6
	12/17-19/10	34	51	8	7
	11/11-14/10	33	52	7	8
	10/27-30/10	26	53	10	11
	9/1-2/10	33	51	9	7
	4/9-11/10	38	50	8	5
	1/22-24/10	30	50	11	9
	2/18-19/09	36	43	10	11
	1/12-15/09	39	37	11	12
	11/6-9/08	40	39	12	8
	8/23-24/08 RV	38	37	11	13
	4/10-12/07	45	30	13	11
	11/3-5/06	35	24	23	19
	10/6-8/06	35	26	29	11

Gallup Poll. Sept. 5-8, 2013. N=745 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
					.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Nancy Pelosi is handling her job as minority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	9/5-8/13	39	51	10

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Nov. 11-14, 2010. N=1,014 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
						.
"If it were up to you, who would you prefer as the leader of the Democratic Party in the U.S. House of Representatives: Nancy Pelosi, or another Democratic member of the U.S. House?"
						.
		Pelosi	Another Democrat	No difference (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL	26	66	5	3
	Democrats	45	47	4	4

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Oct. 25-28, 2010. N=1,202 adults nationwide. RV = registered voters
					.
"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Nancy Pelosi?"
					.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/25-28/10 RV	29	58	13
	12/06 Adults	46	33	21

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media. Sept. 8-13, 2010. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.2.
.
"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Nancy Pelosi?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	9/8-13/10	33	56	11	-
	8/11-16/10	39	51	9	1
	6/9-14/10	34	53	12	-
	5/7-11/10	35	54	10	1
	4/7-12/10	34	53	12	1
	3/3-8/10	36	51	12	1

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. June 29-30, 2010. N=900 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
.
"I'm going to read you the names of several individuals. Please tell me whether you have a generally favorable or unfavorable opinion of each one. If you've never heard of someone, please just say so. Nancy Pelosi."
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure	Never heard of
		%	%	%	%
	6/29-30/10	31	48	9	11
	5/4-5/10	28	52	11	9
	4/6-7/10	29	53	11	7
	2/2-3/10	24	52	12	11
	11/17-18/09	28	50	11	11
	10/13-14/09	30	53	9	9
	7/21-22/09	29	47	14	10
	6/9-10/09	29	47	13	11

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. March 25-28, 2010. N=1,009 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
					.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Nancy Pelosi is handling her job as speaker of the House?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/25-28/10	43	54	3
	5/14-17/09	39	48	12
	3/9-11/07	46	30	25
	1/11/07	51	22	27

CBS News Poll. March 18-21, 2010. N=1,059 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
.
"Is your opinion of Nancy Pelosi favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Nancy Pelosi yet to have an opinion?"
.
		Favorable	Not favorable	Undecided	Haven't heard enough	Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/18-21/10	11	37	15	36	1
	3/12-16/09	18	35	19	28	0
	2/2-4/09	10	30	17	41	2
	4/9-12/07	16	21	13	49	1
	1/18-21/07	15	15	22	47	1
	1/18-21/07	15	15	22	47	1
	1/1-3/07	14	12	15	59	0
	10/27-31/06	10	17	16	55	2

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Oct. 22-25, 2009. N=approx. 500 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.4. RV = registered voters. Except where noted, results below are among all adults.
.
"Now I'm going to read you the names of several public figures 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. Nancy Pelosi."
.
		Very positive	Somewhat positive	Neutral	Somewhat negative	Very negative	Don't know name/ Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	10/22-25/09	8	18	16	9	33	16
	9/17-20/09	8	19	16	11	33	13
	7/24-27/09	7	18	16	11	33	15
	6/12-15/09	5	19	17	12	34	13
	2/26 - 3/1/09	12	19	15	9	28	17
	1/9-12/09	9	17	19	10	26	19
	10/4-5/08 RV	7	16	21	14	27	15
	1/20-22/08	5	17	21	11	22	24
	4/20-23/07	11	18	20	12	18	21
	1/17-20/07	10	18	23	9	15	25
	12/8-11/06	9	16	21	8	15	31
	10/13-16/06 RV	4	10	18	8	17	43
	9/8-11/06 RV	4	11	12	7	16	50
	12/9-12/05	3	10	20	6	12	49
	2/10-14/05	5	10	17	6	10	52
	12/02	3	8	16	4	8	61

Bloomberg Poll conducted by Selzer & Co. Sept. 10-14, 2009. N=1,004 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
						.
"Now, I'm going to mention some major economic and political figures and groups. For each, please tell me how you feel about them in their current roles -- are you very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable? If you don't know enough to give your feelings, just say so. Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives."
						.
		Very favorable	Mostly favorable	Mostly unfavorable	Very unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	9/10-14/09	9	23	17	31	20

Diageo/Hotline Poll conducted by FD. June 4-7, 2009. N=800 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
					.
"Now, I'd like to ask your opinions on public figures and organizations in the news. I'd like to read you a list of various national public figures, and for each one, please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of them. If you haven't heard of them, just tell me and we'll move on. Nancy Pelosi."
					.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Heard of/Can't rate (vol.)	Haven't heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	6/4-7/09	32	43	9	14	3
	3/26-29/09	32	42	14	10	3
	2/28 - 3/2/09	34	44	9	11	3
	1/21-24/09	35	35	8	15	7
	7/19-22/07	31	35	12	19	4
	5/16-20/07	33	33	13	17	4
	4/26-30/07	36	32	16	15	1
	3/29 - 4/1/07	36	29	12	18	5
	2/21-24/07	33	31	17	17	3
	1/11-14/07	36	29	17	16	3
	11/8-12/06	29	21	11	34	6
	10/19-23/06	19	24	11	42	5
	9/24-26/06	18	22	8	46	6

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. March 4-5, 2009. N=1,203 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
.
"Next, as I read you the names of some people in politics, please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of each one. If I mention someone you never heard of before this interview, just tell me. What about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/4-5/09	35	41	14	10

The Harris Poll. Feb. 6-10, 2008. N=1,030 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
.
"How would you rate the job House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is doing: excellent, pretty good, only fair, or poor?"
.
		Excellent/ Pretty good	Only fair/ Poor
		%	%
	2/6-10/08	25	57
	10/5-8/07	29	57
	7/6-9/07	34	51
	4/20-23/07	30	56
	2/2-5/07	38	45

Diageo/Hotline Poll conducted by Financial Dynamics. July 19-22, 2007. N=801 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
					.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Nancy Pelosi is handling her job as speaker of the House of Representatives?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/19-22/07	37	37	27
	5/16-20/07	40	36	24
	4/26-30/07	44	32	23
	3/29 - 4/1/07	44	31	25
	1/11-14/07	36	23	40

Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll. June 7-10, 2007. N=1,183 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
					.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Nancy Pelosi is handling her job as speaker of the House?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/7-10/07	36	39	25

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. May 30-June 3, 2007. N=741 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
					.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Nancy Pelosi is handling her job as speaker of the House?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/30 - 6/3/07	36	33	31
	3/21-25/07	48	22	30

Associated Press-Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. May 7-9, 2007. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
						.
"Overall, do you approve, disapprove or have mixed feelings about the way Nancy Pelosi is handling her job as speaker of the House of Representatives?"
						.
		Approve	Disapprove	Mixed	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/7-9/07	45	42	5	8
	4/2-4/07	46	44	4	6
	1/16-18/07	51	35	6	8

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. March 27-28, 2007. N=900 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3. LV = likely voters. Except where noted, results below are among registered voters.
.
"I'm going to read you the names of several individuals and groups. Please tell me whether you have a generally favorable or unfavorable opinion of each one. If you've never heard of someone please just say so. Nancy Pelosi."
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure	Never heard of
		%	%	%	%
	3/27-28/07	37	31	13	19
	1/16-17/07	33	24	23	20
	10/10-11/06 LV	19	26	13	43

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Jan. 17-18, 2007. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
						.
"Now I have a few questions about the new Democratic-controlled Congress in Washington. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi?"
						.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/17-18/07	36	23	9	32

Associated Press-AOL News Poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. Dec. 19-21, 2006. N=1,004 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
						.
"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, or haven't you heard enough about Nancy Pelosi yet to have an opinion?"
						.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Haven't heard	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	12/19-21/06	22	22	55	1

*Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg* Poll. Dec. 8-11, 2006. N=1,489 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
						.
"What is your impression of the new speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi? As of today, is it very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, very unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her to say?" 9/06 excludes "new speaker of the House"
						.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure	Haven't heard
		%	%	%	%
	12/8-11/06	27	21	2	50
	9/16-19/06	14	19	4	63

Quinnipiac University. Nov. 13-19, 2006. N=1,623 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.4.
.
"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 Nancy Pelosi?"
.
		MEAN RATING	Unsure/ Refused
		MEAN RATING	%
	11/13-19/06	46.9	34
	8/17-23/06	34.7	53

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Nov. 9-10, 2006. N=1,006 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
						.
"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Nancy Pelosi, who will be House speaker in the new Congress?"
						.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/9-10/06	34	20	17	29

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Oct. 19-20, 2006. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
						.
"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Nancy Pelosi, who is in line to become speaker if the Democrats win enough seats in November to control the U.S. House of Representatives?"
						.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	10/6-8/06	25	26	26	23

Vice President Mike Pence (R)

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Aug. 12-15, 2020. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
					.
"Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Mike Pence?"
					.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	No opinion
		%	%	%
	8/12-15/20	44	46	9

CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. Aug. 12-15, 2020. N=1,108 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.7. 4/17 & earlier: CNN/ORC Poll. LV = likely voters.
						.
"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. ... Mike Pence." 7/13-16/16: "... Indiana Governor Mike Pence"
						.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	No opinion
		%	%	%	%
	8/12-15/20	41	45	7	7
	3/4-7/20	37	48	8	7
	10/17-20/19	38	45	8	9
	1/30 - 2/2/19	39	40	12	8
	1/14-18/18	40	42	10	8
	11/2-5/17	38	45	9	8
	4/22-25/17	46	39	10	6
	3/1-4/17	47	37	10	6
	1/12-15/17	40	37	12	11
	11/17-20/16	43	38	12	6
	9/28 - 10/2/16 LV	41	31	12	16
	9/1-4/16 LV	46	28	12	14
	7/29-31/16	25	30	28	17
	7/22-24/16	34	25	22	19
	7/13-16/16	24	21	31	24

Gallup Poll. Feb. 17-28, 2020. N=1,020 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
						.
"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 that person -- or if you have never heard of them. ... How about Mike Pence?"
						.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	No opinion
		%	%	%	%
	2/17-28/20	41	45	6	8
	10/14-31/19	39	44	10	6
	2/12-28/19	42	42	10	5
	9/4-12/18	43	42	10	6
	6/1-13/18	42	42	10	6
	4/5-9/17	41	43	9	7
	1/4-8/17	42	37	11	10
	11/9-13/16	46	33	13	8
	11/1-6/16	46	32	12	11
	8/3-7/16	36	25	28	11
	7/15-16/16	18	16	48	17

Suffolk University/USA Today Poll. March 13-17, 2019. N=1,000 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
.
"I am going to read you a short list of individuals and for each, please tell me if your opinion of them is generally favorable or generally unfavorable. If you are undecided or if you have never heard of someone, just tell me that. ... Is your opinion of Mike Pence generally favorable or generally unfavorable?"
.
		Never heard of	Favorable	Unfavorable	Undecided
		%	%	%	%
	3/13-17/19	2	41	42	15
	12/11-16/18	2	39	43	15
	8/23-28/18	2	36	48	14
	6/13-18/18	3	42	39	17
	12/14-18/16	7	41	33	19

Quinnipiac University Poll. May 31-June 5, 2018. N=1,223 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.4.
.
"Is your opinion of Mike Pence favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about him?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Haven't heard enough	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	5/31 - 6/5/18	35	39	25	1
	2/16-19/18	36	46	17	2
	8/9-15/17	36	43	20	1
	3/2-6/17	40	39	20	1
	2/16-21/17	41	40	18	1
	2/2-6/17	43	39	18	1
	1/20-25/17	37	36	25	2
	1/5-9/17	37	34	28	2
	11/17-20/16	42	31	25	2

CBS News Poll. Aug. 3-6, 2017. N=1,111 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
					.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mike Pence is handling his job as vice president?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	8/3-6/17	47	38	15

Fox News Poll conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). May 21-23, 2017. N=1,011 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
					.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the job Mike Pence is doing as vice president?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/21-23/17	42	43	15
	4/23-25/17	50	33	16

McClatchy-Marist Poll. Feb. 15-19, 2017. N=1,073 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3. RV = registered voters.
					.
"Overall, do you have a favorable or an unfavorable impression of Mike Pence?"
					.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure/Never heard of
		%	%	%
	2/15-19/17	43	40	17
	7/5-9/16 RV	12	21	68

CBS News Poll. Dec. 9-13, 2016. N=1,259 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
.
"Is your opinion of Mike Pence favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Mike Pence yet to have an opinion?"
.
		Favorable	Not favorable	Undecided	Haven't heard enough	Don't know/ No answer
		%	%	%	%	%
	12/9-13/16	30	25	13	30	2
.
	Registered voters:
	10/12-16/16	35	25	9	30	1
	9/28 - 10/2/16	24	19	10	47	1
	7/22-24/16	22	18	12	48	1
	7/8-12/16	5	8	12	74	1

Pew Research Center. Nov. 30-Dec. 5, 2016. N=750 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.1.
.
"Is your overall opinion of Mike Pence very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly UNfavorable, or very unfavorable?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of (vol.)	Can't rate (vol.)/Refused
		%	%	%	%
	11/30 - 12/5/16	39	42	7	11

Ross Perot

*CNN/Time* Poll** conducted by Yankelovich Partners. July 14-15, 1999. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
.
"Next, I'm going to read you the names of some people or organizations 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. Ross Perot."
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Not familiar	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/14-15/99	34	45	17	4

Gallup/CNN/USA Today Poll. N=1,006 adults nationwide.
						.
"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 this person -- or if you have never heard of him. Ross Perot."
						.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	.
	3/10-12/00	29	61	1	9	.
	9/23-26/99	35	54	2	9
	11/3-4/96	37	48	1	14

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Robert Teeter (R) N=500 adults nationwide.
.
"I'm going to read you the names of several public figures 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. Ross Perot."
.
		Very positive	Somewhat positive	Neutral	Somewhat negative	Very negative	Don't know Name/ Not sure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	12/9-12/99	6	12	26	26	27	3
	10/23-25/99	7	12	25	27	25	4

Rick Perry (R - Texas)

Gallup Poll. July 7-10, 2014. N=1,013 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
.
"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. How about Texas Governor Rick Perry?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	No opinion
		%	%	%	%
	7/7-10/14	32	26	27	16
	12/15-18/11	27	55	10	9

CNN/ORC Poll. Jan. 11-12, 2012. N=1,021 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
						.
"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. Texas Governor Rick Perry."
						.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/11-12/12	27	51	11	11
	11/11-13/11	28	47	15	10

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. Dec. 8-12, 2011. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
.
"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Rick Perry?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	12/8-12/11	28	49	22	-
	10/13-17/11	38	44	17	-
	8/18-22/11	33	36	31	-
	6/16-20/11	22	25	52	1

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Nov. 9-13, 2011. N=1,018 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
.
"Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Rick Perry?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/9-13/11	24	46	30
	10/12-16/11	26	38	35
	9/14-18/11	23	31	46

Fox News Poll conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). Oct. 23-25, 2011. N=904 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
.
"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. Rick Perry."
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure	Never heard of
		%	%	%	%
	10/23-25/11	23	44	14	18

David Petraeus See also: Afghanistan | Iraq

Gallup Poll. July 8-11, 2010. N=1,020 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
.
"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. How about General David Petraeus?" 2007: "... How about Commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, General David Petraeus?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/8-11/10	56	9	24	10
	9/14-16/07	61	22	7	11
	9/7-8/07	52	17	14	17
	8/3-5/07	47	21	16	16

Sen. Rob Portman (R - Ohio)

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Aug. 8-10, 2012. N=667 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.5.
					.
"Thinking about possible Republican nominees for vice president, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Rob Portman?"
					.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	No opinion
		%	%	%
	8/8-10/12	16	25	59
	5/30 - 6/3/12	19	30	51

CNN/ORC Poll. Aug. 7-8, 2012. N=1,010 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
						.
"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. Ohio Senator Rob Portman."
						.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	8/7-8/12	17	11	52	20
	6/28 - 7/1/12	11	10	62	17

USA Today/Gallup Poll. May 10-13, 2011. N=1,012 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
						.
"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. How about Ohio Senator Rob Portman?"
						.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	No opinion
		%	%	%	%
	5/10-13/12	12	10	62	15

Colin Powell

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. May 14-17, 2009. N=1,010 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
						.
"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. Colin Powell."
						.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/14-17/09	70	17	4	8

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Oct. 19-22, 2008. N=1,046 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3. RV = registered voters
.
"Is your opinion of Colin Powell favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Colin Powell yet to have an opinion?"
.
		Favorable	Not favorable	Undecided	Haven't heard	Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	10/19-22/08 RV	54	11	18	16	1
	4/23-27/04 RV	67	8	18	5	2
	4/15-18/02 Adults	60	4	16	19	1
	4/23-25/01 Adults	59	5	17	18	1

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Dec. 9-13, 2004. N=500 adults nationwide. RV = registered voters
.
"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. Colin Powell."
.
		Very Positive	Somewhat Positive	Neutral	Somewhat Negative	Very Negative	Don't Know Name/ Not Sure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	12/9-13/04	41	30	15	7	3	4
	5/1-3/04 RV	40	29	15	11	3	2
	7/03	42	33	14	7	2	2
	3/01	53	23	13	4	2	5
	1/01	48	26	16	4	1	5

The Harris Poll. Nov. 9-14, 2004. N=1,014 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
.
"How do you rate the job Secretary of State Colin Powell is doing: excellent, pretty good, only fair, or poor?"
.
		Excellent/ Pretty Good	Only Fair/ Poor
		%	%
	11/9-14/04	66	32
	10/14-17/04	68	30
	9/9-13/04	63	32
	8/10-15/04	69	27
	6/8-15/04	67	28
	4/8-15/04	63	31
	2/9-16/04	65	30
	12/14-16/03	74	22
	12/10-13/03	66	27
	10/14-19/03	70	23
	8/12-17/03	72	22
	6/10-15/03	77	19
	4/10-15/03	81	16
	2/12-16/03	76	21
	12/12-16/02	74	21
	11/14-18/02	75	18
	10/15-21/02	75	20
	9/19-23/02	75	18
	8/15-19/02	75	19
	7/18-22/02	76	19
	6/14-17/02	79	16
	5/15-21/02	80	15
	4/9-15/02	80	14
	3/13-19/02	80	14
	2/13-19/02	79	15
	1/16-21/02	84	12
	12/14-19/01	84	10
	11/14-20/01	83	12
	10/17-22/01	88	8

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. April 21-22, 2004. N=900 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the job Colin Powell is doing as Secretary of State?"
.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/21-22/04	68	21	11
	10/03	74	14	12
	4/03	82	11	7
	1/03	77	10	13
	9/02	80	9	11
	4/02	82	7	11
	10/01	87	5	8

CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. June 27-29, 2003. N=483 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 5.
.
"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. Secretary of State Colin Powell." *
	.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never Heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	6/03	83	13	2	2
	2/7-9/03	85	8	3	4
	1/31 - 2/2/03	86	10	1	3
	9/02	88	6	3	3
	4-5/02	85	9	3	3
	12/00	83	6	6	5
	8/00	79	8	7	6
	4/00	78	8	7	7
	.
	* Prior to 9/02, wording excluded "Secretary of State."

Time/CNN Poll conducted by Harris Interactive. Feb. 6, 2003. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
.
"In general, do you approve or disapprove of the way Colin Powell is handling his job as secretary of state?"
.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/03	83	13	4

Time/CNN Poll conducted by Harris Interactive. Dec. 17-18, 2002. N=1,006 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
.
"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. Colin Powell."
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Not Familiar	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	12/02	77	11	11	1
	8/02	78	9	12	1
	11/01	83	6	9	2
	1/01	77	7	13	3

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Dec. 4-8, 2002. N=1,205 adults nationwide. Margin of error 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 Colin Powell is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable?"
.
		Very Favorable	Mostly Favorable	Mostly Unfavorable	Very Unfavorable	Never Heard of	Can't Rate (vol.)
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	12/02	42	40	5	3	4	6
	7/01	39	42	6	3	4	6

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