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Secretary of Defense Robert Gates

Gallup Poll. March 25-27, 2011. N=1,027 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 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 Secretary of Defense Robert Gates."

.

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

Unsure

%

%

%

%

3/25-27/11

 52 22 13 14

10/16-19/09

 49 19 13 20

 

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. March 11-13, 2011. N=1,023 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 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. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates."

.

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never
heard of

Unsure

%

%

%

%

3/11-13/11

 52 17 14 17

12/16-20/09

 52 18 13 17

 

The Harris Poll. Feb. 6-10, 2008. N=1,030 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

.

"How would you rate the job Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is doing: excellent, pretty good, only fair, or poor?"

.

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

 

Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner

CNN/ORC Poll. July 18-20, 2011. N=1,009 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 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. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner."

.

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never
heard of

Unsure

%

%

%

%

7/18-20/11

 27 33 28 12

3/11-13/11

 25 26 34 15

12/16-20/09

 27 33 24 16

 

Dick Gephardt

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Jan. 12-15, 2004. N=877 registered voters nationwide.

.

"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. Margin of error ± 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. Dick Gephardt."

.

Favorable

Unfavorable

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. Margin of error ± 3.

.
"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

Unfavorable

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

.
* 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. Margin of error ± 3.1.

..
"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/
Unsure

%

%

%

%

%

%
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. Margin of error ± 6.

.

"Now, on another subject, I’m 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?"

.
  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. Margin of error ± 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
Unfavorable

Very
Unfavorable

 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.

.
"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

Unfavorable

Not familiar

Unsure

%

%

%

%

.

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  

.
* Wording prior to 11/02 excluded "Missouri Congressman"

 

Zogby America Poll. Jan. 24-26, 2003. N=1,017 likely voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.1.

.

"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
Unfavorable

Very
Unfavorable

 Not Familiar
Enough

Not
Sure

%

%

%

%

 %

%
1/03

12

27

16

15

27

3

 

Newt Gingrich

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Jan. 18-22, 2012. N=1,009 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.5.

.

"Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Newt Gingrich?"

.

Favorable

Unfavorable

Unsure
% % %

1/18-22/12

 29 51 20

12/7-11/11

 35 48 18

11/22-27/11

 35 42 23

11/9-13/11

 32 43 26

 

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Jan. 12-17, 2012. N=1,021 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

.

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

.

Favorable

Not favorable

Undecided

 Haven't heard
enough		 Refused
% % % % %

1/12-17/12

 17 49 21 13 -

11/6-10/11

 19 41 18 22 -

9/10-15/11

 18 46 19 17 -

6/3-7/11

 13 46 23 17 1

4/15-20/11

 23 37 22 17 1

4/9-12/07

 16 43 21 20 -

 

Fox News Poll conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). Jan. 12-14, 2012. N=906 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 3. 2010 & earlier: Conducted by Opinion Dynamics Corp.

.
"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. Newt Gingrich."

.

Favorable

Unfavorable

Can't say
(vol.)

 Never
Heard of

%

%

%

 %

1/12-14/12

 27 56 9 8

.

5/4-5/10

 32 46 16 7

11/17-18/09

 38 38 14 10

4/17-18/07

 27 47 15 11

1/30-31/07

 22 49 18 10

 

CNN/ORC Poll. Jan. 11-12, 2012. N=1,021 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

.

"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."

.
Favorable Unfavorable Never heard of Unsure  
% % % %  

1/11-12/12

 28 58 9 5  

11/11-13/11

 36 39 16 9  

6/3-7/11

 30 44 16 10  

4/29 - 5/1/11

 30 44 14 13  

10/27-30/10

 32 40 17 11  

4/9-11/10

 38 38 14 11  

5/14-17/09

 36 35 14 15  

3/9-11/07

 25 43 18 14  

11/3-5/06

 28 44 13 16  

 

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. Dec. 8-12, 2011. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 4.

.

"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Newt Gingrich?"

.

Favorable

Unfavorable

Unsure

Refused
% % % %

12/8-12/11

 40 47 13 -

10/13-17/11

 35 51 14 -

8/18-22/11

 27 57 15 -

6/16-20/11

 26 59 14 1

5/5-9/11

 35 47 18 -

3/24-28/11

 40 42 18 -

11/3-8/10

 41 41 18 -

 

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 ± 4.4.

.

"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. Newt Gingrich."

.

Very
positive

Somewhat
positive

Neutral

Somewhat
negative

Very
negative

Don't know
name/Unsure

%

%

%

%

%

%

3/31 - 4/4/11 6 18 24 15 22 15
9/10 9 15 27 16 19 14
12/8-11/06 9 17 23 15 20 16
6/9-12/06 6 12 29 13 20 20

 

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. March 10-13, 2011. N=378 leaned Republicans nationwide. Margin of error ± 6.

.

"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Newt Gingrich?"

.

Among leaned Republicans

.

Favorable

Unfavorable

Unsure
% % %

3/10-13/11

 55 26 19

11/98

 57 36 7

 

Bloomberg Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. March 4-7, 2011. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.1.

.

"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. Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives."
 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. Newt Gingrich."

.

Very
favorable

Mostly
favorable

Mostly
unfavorable

 Very
unfavorable		 Unsure
% % % % %

3/4-7/11

 8 20 18 22 32

9/10-14/09

 10 26 22 17 25

 

Reuters/Ipsos Poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. March 3-6, 2011. N=1,040 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.1.

.

"Would you say your overall opinion of Newt Gingrich is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable or very unfavorable?"

.

Very
favorable

Mostly
favorable

Mostly
unfavorable

 Very
unfavorable		 Unsure
% % % % %

3/3-6/11

 10 25 19 20 26

 

Gallup Poll. July 8-11, 2010. N=1,020 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 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 Newt Gingrich?"

.

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

Unsure

%

%

%

%

7/8-11/10

 36 38 13 14

6/1-3/07

 27 48 11 14

3/23-25/07

 29 48 9 14

3/2-4/07

 29 49 10 12

 

Pew Research Center survey. June 10-14, 2009. N=1,502 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

.

"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. Newt Gingrich. Would you say your overall opinion of Newt Gingrich is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly UNfavorable, or very unfavorable?"

.

Very
Favorable

Mostly
Favorable

Mostly
Unfavorable

Very
Unfavorable

 Never Heard
Of (vol.)

Can't Rate
(vol.)

%

%

%

%

 %

%

6/10-14/09

8

27

22

16

16

10

10/98

8

33

26

23

1

9

 

Diageo/Hotline Poll conducted by FD. June 4-7, 2009. N=800 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.5..

.

"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. Newt Gingrich."

.

Favorable

Not
Favorable

Heard of/Can't
Rate (vol.)

 Haven't
Heard of		 Unsure
% % % % %

6/4-7/09

 34 38 11 13 4

 

Quinnipiac University Poll. Nov. 13-19, 2006. N=1,623 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 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 Newt Gingrich?"

.

MEAN
RATING

Unsure/
Refused

 

 

%
11/13-19/06 42.0 15

 

Rudolph Giuliani

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. June 3-7, 2011. N=1,015 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.
 RV = registered voters. Among adults, except where noted.

.

"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"

.

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

Unsure

%

%

%

%

6/3-7/11

 55 25 11 9

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

 

CBS News Poll. June 3-7, 2011. N=894 registered voters nationwide.

.

"Is your opinion of Rudy Giuliani favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Rudy Giuliani yet to have an opinion?"  2007 & earlier: "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
enough

 Refused

%

%

%

%

%

6/3-7/11

 27 30 27 15 1

10/12-16/07

 35 27 29 8 1

9/4-9/07

 33 25 28 14 0

8/8-12/07

 34 27 25 13 1

7/9-17/07

 39 26 23 12 0

6/26-28/07

 36 27 27 10 0

5/18-23/07

 34 25 27 13 1

4/9-12/07

 37 26 26 11 0

3/7-11/07

 34 18 27 20 1

2/8-11/07

 41 18 25 16 0
1/1-3/07 Adults 41 22 24 12 1
10/28-30/04 53 12 11 23 1
8/04 53 7 17 23 1

 

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Jan. 10-13, 2008. N=1,021 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

.

"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. Margin of error ± 3.

.

"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Rudy Giuliani?"

.

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

 

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey. Aug. 1-18, 2007. N=3,002 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 2. April 2006 and earlier surveys conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International.

.

"Now I'd like your views on some people. Would you say your overall opinion of Rudy Giuliani is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable?"

.

Very
Favorable

Mostly
Favorable

Mostly
Unfavorable

Very
Unfavorable

 Never Heard
Of (vol.)

Can't Rate
(vol.)

%

%

%

%

 %

%
8/1-18/07

12

42

19

9

8

10
4/7-16/06

26

44

10

4

10

6
10/12-24/05

22

41

11

6

10

10
3/17-27/05

20

40

12

5

7

16
5/00

9

28

12

6

26

19

 

Diageo/Hotline Poll conducted by Financial Dynamics. March 29-April 1, 2007. N=approx. 400 registered voters nationwide.

.

"Please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the following public figures. If you haven't heard of them, just tell me and we'll move on. Rudy Giuliani."

.
Favorable Unfavorable Heard of/
Can't Rate (vol.)		 Haven't
Heard of		 Unsure
% % % % %
3/29 - 4/1/07 57 27 9 5 2
2/21-24/07 58 25 10 6 1

 

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. Margin of error ± 4.4. RV = registered voters

 

 

 

 

 

 
"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. Rudy Giuliani."

 

 

 

 

 

 

Very
Positive

Somewhat
 Positive


Neutral

Somewhat
Negative

Very
Negative

Don't Know
Name/
Not Sure

%

%

%

%

%

%

12/8-11/06

 19 36 22 9 5 9
8/23-25/04 RV 29 29 20 7 4 11
9/02 42 25 16 3 3 11
12/01 61 23 9 1 1 5

 

Quinnipiac University Poll. Nov. 13-19, 2006. N=1,623 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 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 Rudy Giuliani?"

.

MEAN
RATING

Unsure/
Refused

 

 

%
11/13-19/06 64.2 9

8/17-23/06

 64.1 12

5/23-30/06

 63.5 13

2/21-28/06

 63.5 13

 

Time Poll conducted by Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas (SRBI) Public Affairs. July 13-17, 2006. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

.

"Looking ahead to the 2008 presidential election, how favorable an impression do you have of each of the following possible candidates: very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, very unfavorable? . . . Former New York City Republican mayor Rudy Giuliani."

.
Very
Favorable		 Somewhat
Favorable		 Somewhat
Unfavorable		 Very
Unfavorable		 Unsure
% % % % %

7/13-17/06

 27 37 13 11 11

3/22-23/06

 24 40 14 13 9

 

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Feb. 7-8, 2006. N=900 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

.
"I'm going to read the names of several individuals or groups. 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. Rudy Giuliani."

.

Favorable

Unfavorable

Unsure

 Never
Heard of

%

%

%

 %
2/7-8/06 64 15 15 6
12/13-14/05 64 12 16 8
3/1-2/05 69 14 13 4
2/4-5/04 66 13 16 5
3/11-12/03 74 6 10 10
9/19-20/01 76 6 10 8
2/9-10/00 39 18 24 19

 

Quinnipiac University Poll. March 2-7, 2005. N=1,534 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 2.5.

.

"Is your opinion of former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani favorable, unfavorable, mixed, or haven't you heard enough about him?"

.

Favorable

Unfavorable

Mixed

Haven't
heard enough

 Refused

%

%

%

%

 %
3/2-7/05 48 12 17 21 1

 

Time/CNN Poll conducted by Harris Interactive. Aug. 28-29, 2002. N=1,004 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 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. Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani."

.

Favorable

Unfavorable

Not familiar

Not sure

%

%

%

%
8/28-29/02 76 9 13 2

 

Alberto Gonzales   See also: Justice Dept., U.S. attorneys and the White House

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Neil Newhouse (R). Sept. 7-10, 2007. N=approx. 500 adults nationwide.

.

"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. Alberto Gonzales."

Very
Positive

Somewhat Positive


Neutral

Somewhat Negative

Very
Negative

Don't
Know
Name/
Not Sure

%

%

%

%

%

%
9/7-10/07 4 9 24 13 27 23
4/20-23/07 3 11 22 16 20 28
2/10-14/05 8 16 21 8 8 39
1/13-17/05 9 12 19 7 6 47

 

USA Today/Gallup Poll. April 13-15, 2007. N=1,007 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is handling his job?"

.
Approve Disapprove Unsure

.
% % %

.

4/13-15/07

 25 48 27

.

 

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. April 10-12, 2007. N=1,218 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

.

"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. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales."

.
Favorable Unfavorable Never
Heard of		 Unsure  
% % % %  

4/10-12/07

 28 33 19 20  

 

Diageo/Hotline Poll conducted by Financial Dynamics. March 29-April 1, 2007. N=approx. 400 registered voters nationwide.

.

"Please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the following public figures. If you haven't heard of them, just tell me and we'll move on. Alberto Gonzales."

.
Favorable Unfavorable Heard of/
Can't Rate (vol.)		 Haven't
Heard of		 Unsure
% % % % %
3/29 - 4/1/07 17 35 15 22 10

 

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. March 27-28, 2007. N=900 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

.
"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. Alberto Gonzales."

.

Favorable

Unfavorable

Unsure

 Never
Heard of

%

%

%

 %

3/27-28/07

 22 35 18 25

 

Time Poll conducted by Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas (SRBI) Public Affairs. March 23-26, 2007. N=1,264 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is handling his job?"

.
Approve Disapprove Unsure    
% % %    

3/23-26/07

 26 40 34    

 

USA Today/Gallup Poll. March 23-25, 2007. N=1,007 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

.

"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 Attorney General Alberto Gonzales?"

.

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never
heard of

Unsure

%

%

%

%

3/23-25/07

 26 38 18 18

6/24-26/05

 32 17 27 24

 

Al Gore: Favorability Ratings

Gallup Poll. July 8-11, 2010. N=1,020 adults nationwide. MoE ± 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 Al Gore?"

.

Favorable

Unfavorable

Unsure

%

%

%

7/8-11/10

 44 49 8

10/12-14/07

 58 37 5

8/13-16/07

 50 42 8

8/3-5/07

 48 46 6

7/12-15/07

 51 40 8
7/6-8/07 52 42 6
6/1-3/07 50 43 7
5/10-13/07 57 38 5
5/4-6/07 49 43 8
4/13-15/07 48 47 5
4/2-5/07 50 44 6

3/23-25/07

 56 38 6

3/2-4/07

 55 39 6

2/9-11/07

 52 45 3
6/23-25/06 48 45 8
6/27-29/03 49 45 6
12/16-17/02 49 45 6
9/23-26/02 46 47 7
4/29 - 5/1/02 46 48 6
8/3-5/01 52 42 6
4/20-22/01 55 41 4
1/15-16/01 56 41 3
12/15-17/00 57 40 3
12/2-4/00 46 52 2
11/13-15/00 53 44 3
8/18-19/00 64 30 6

.
8/4-5/00 52 42 5
7/25-26/00 56 38 6
7/14-16/00 58 34 7
6/23-25/00 52 39 8
6/6-7/00 59 35 6
4/28-30/00 53 38 8
3/10-12/00 59 36 4
2/25-27/00 59 35 5
2/20-21/00 56 37 6
2/4-6/00 57 37 5
1/17-19/00 56 38 6
12/20-21/99 57 36 6
12/9-12/99 54 42 4
10/21-24/99 58 36 6
10/8-10/99 54 42 3
9/23-26/99 55 40 5
8/16-18/99 58 37 5
8/3-4/99 52 40 7
7/22-25/99 53 35 11
6/25-27/99 56 39 4
4/30 - 5/2/99 55 37 7
4/13-14/99 54 39 6
2/19-21/99 59 33 7
2/4-8/99 61 31 8
12/28-29/98 57 28 14
9/14-15/98 56 32 10
2/13-15/98 57 33 8
1/30 - 2/1/98 62 31 6
1/24-25/98 56 32 11
1/23-24/98 55 33 11

 

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. June 29-30, 2010. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 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 one. If you've never heard of one, please just say so. Al Gore."

.

Favorable

Unfavorable

Can't say
(vol.)

 Never
heard of

%

%

%

 %  
6/29-30/10 47 43 8 1  
4/28-29/08 48 42 9 1  
1/04 47 44 9 -  
8/03 47 43 9 1  
12/02 42 45 13 -  
10/22-23/02 37 50 13 - LV
8/6-7/02 51 38 11 -  
4/16-17/02 44 44 11 1  
12/12-13/01 47 40 13 -  
8/22-23/01 51 39 10 -  
4/18-19/01 52 37 11 -  
1/10-11/01 55 38 7 -  
11/29-30/00 46 48 6 -  
11/1-2/00 54 39 7 - LV
10/18-19/00 54 39 7 - LV
10/4-5/00 58 36 6 - LV
9/20-21/00 59 34 7 - LV
9/6-7/00 60 33 7 - LV
8/23-24/00 60 28 12 -  
8/9-10/00 54 36 10 -  
7/26-27/00 54 37 9 -  
7/12-13/00 54 37 9 -  
6/28-29/00 54 36 10 -  
6/7-8/00 43 41 16 -  
5/24-25/00 48 43 9 -  
5/10-11/00 46 41 12 1  
4/26-27/00 43 41 15 1  
4/5-6/00 45 42 13 -  
3/22-23/00 51 38 11 -  
3/8-9/00 50 41 9 -  
2/23-24/00 44 43 13 -  
2/9-10/00 48 43 9 1  
1/26-27/00 49 39 11 1  
1/12-13/00 48 40 12 -  
12/6-7/99 44 43 12 1  
11/17-18/99 43 45 11 1  
11/3-4/99 43 41 15 1  
10/20-21/99 44 42 13 1  
9/22-23/99 42 41 16 1  
9/8-9/99 40 44 15 1  
8/25-26/99 44 39 16 1  
8/11-12/99 39 44 17 -  
7/28-29/99 45 37 17 1  
7/14-15/99 44 41 14 1  
6/23-24/99 45 41 13 1  
6/2-3/99 47 42 10 1  
5/19-20/99 41 42 16 1  
5/5-6/99 48 37 14 1  
4/7-8/99 48 40 11 1  
3/24-25/99 46 38 15 1  
3/10-11/99 46 37 16 1  
2/12-13/99 50 34 15 1  
12/17/98 55 30 14 1  
11/11-12/98 50 33 16 1  
10/28-29/98 53 35 11 1  
9/16-17/98 48 35 16 1  
9/9-10/98 50 35 14 1  
7/29-30/98 52 32 15 1  
6/30 - 7/1/98 52 32 15 1  
6/17-18/98 55 32 13 -  
6/3-4/98 53 30 16 1  
5/20-21/98 55 33 11 1  
5/6-7/98 55 30 14 1  
1/28/98 56 30 13 -  
1/7-8/98 49 37 13 1  
LV = likely voters

 

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Dec. 2-3, 2009. N=1,041 adults nationwide. MoE ± 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. Al Gore."

.

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never
heard of

Unsure

%

%

%

%
12/2-3/09 52 42 1 5
8/23-24/08 RV 56 38 - 6
3/9-11/07 50 40 2 8
9/22-24/06 49 45 2 5

 

CBS News Poll. Oct. 12-16, 2007. N=1,143 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.
 RV = registered voters

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

.


Favorable

Not
Favorable

Undecided

 Haven't
Heard		 Refused

%

%

%

 % %  

10/12-16/07 RV

 46 29 16 8 1

6/26-28/07 RV

 34 40 22 3 1

4/9-12/07 RV

 38 41 17 3 1

1/1-3/07

 32 46 19 2 1

7/21-25/06

 30 37 24 8 1

5/4-8/06

 28 39 25 8 0
12/03 RV 31 46 20 3 0  
11/02 RV 20 46 22 12 0  
8/28-31/01 31 33 21 14 1
1/01 44 40 13 2 1  
12/9-10/00 RV 41 48 9 2 0  
11/27-28/00 RV 41 43 11 4 1
11/19/00 RV 44 43 9 2 2  
11/2-5/00 RV 45 37 12 5 1  
8/4-6/00 RV 33 32 20 14 1
7/20-23/00 RV 36 35 18 9 2  
7/13-16/00 RV 35 34 21 9 1  
5/10-13/00 RV 34 36 20 9 1
3/19-21/00 RV 34 40 20 5 1  
2/6-10/00 RV 30 36 21 12 1  
12/99 24 39 23 13 1
10/28-30/99 23 30 27 19 1  
10/3-4/99 22 34 24 19 1  
8/1-2/99 18 27 23 30 2
7/13-14/99 19 27 25 28 1  
6/5-6/99 17 25 23 33 2  
2/7/99 23 21 21 34 1
1/30 - 2/1/99 20 20 23 35 2  
1/10-11/99 21 19 19 41 0  
1/3-4/99 24 19 24 32 1
12/19-20/98 25 20 23 31 1  
12/18/98 23 18 24 34 1
11/16-17/98 22 21 20 35 2  
9/19-20/98 23 18 20 38 1  
9/8-10/98 22 19 22 35 2
8/19-20/98 24 19 20 36 1  
8/11-13/98 29 19 23 28 1  
7/19-21/98 25 19 21 34 1
5/19-21/98 29 19 22 29 1  
2/19-21/98 22 17 17 43 1  

 

Quinnipiac University Poll. Nov. 13-19, 2006. N=1,623 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 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 Al Gore?"

.

MEAN
RATING

Unsure/
Refused

 

 

%
11/13-19/06 44.9 3

8/17-23/06

 45.5 2

5/23-30/06

 45.7 3

2/21-28/06

 43.2 3

 

Time Poll conducted by Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas (SRBI) Public Affairs. July 13-17, 2006. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

.

"Looking ahead to the 2008 presidential election, how favorable an impression do you have of each of the following possible candidates: very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, very unfavorable? . . . Former Democratic vice president Al Gore."

.
Very
Favorable		 Somewhat
Favorable		 Somewhat
Unfavorable		 Very
Unfavorable		 Unsure
% % % % %

7/13-17/06

 17 32 18 29 4

 

Diageo/Hotline Poll conducted by Financial Dynamics. July 20-23, 2006. N=800 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.5.

.

"Please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the following public figures. If you haven't heard of them, just tell me and we'll move on. Al Gore."

.
Favorable Unfavorable Heard of/
Can't Rate
(vol.)		 Haven't
Heard of		 Unsure
% % % % %
7/20-23/06 43 48 8 - 2

 

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). June 9-12, 2006. N=approx. 500 adults nationwide. RV = registered voters. LV = likely voters.

.

"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. Al Gore."

.

Very
positive

Somewhat
 positive


Neutral

Somewhat
negative

Very
negative

Don't know
Name/
Not sure

%

%

%

%

%

%
6/9-12/06 10 20 25 17 25 3
12/03 9 24 19 20 26 3
12/02 11 20 22 17 27 3
10/02 RV 7 18 24 19 30 2
6/02 11 21 28 17 20 3
1/02 12 21 31 15 18 3
6/23-25/01 14 24 25 17 18 2
3/1-4/01 16 25 22 17 19 1
1/13-15/01 22 29 15 15 18 1
12/7-10/00 23 21 11 14 30 1
11/3-5/00 LV 25 22 15 17 20 1
10/13-15/00 RV 23 26 14 16 21 -
9/7-10/00 RV 26 26 14 15 18 1
8/10-11/00 RV 22 22 19 15 21

1
7/27-28/00 RV 17 26 18 15 23

1
6/14-18/00 RV 12 25 24 17 21

1
4/29 - 5/1/00 RV 15 26 20 16 21

2
3/2-5/00 16 27 22 16 17

2
1/25-26/00 16 29 21 16 16

2
12/9-12/99 12 26 25 19 16

2
10/23-25/99 12 27 25 18 16 2
9/9-12/99 10 22 28 19 17 4
7/24-26/99 13 27 26 16 15 3
6/16-19/99 15 23 27 16 15 4
4/17-19/99 11 24 30 14 17 4
3/4-7/99 16 23 29 16 14 2
1/16-18/99 17 24 29 15 12 3
12/3-6/98 17 25 27 13 15 3
9/10-13/98 16 25 32 12 13 2
7/25-27/98 16 26 31 12 13 2
6/18-21/98 18 26 31 10 13 2
4/18-20/98

16

29

29

12

11

3
2/26-3/1/98

18

29

27

12

11

3
1/17-19/98

13

26

29

16

12

4
12/4-8/97

13

23

28

14

18

4
10/25-27/97

10

27

28

15

17

3
9/11-15/97

13

25

24

18

15

5
7/26-28/97

16

33

23

11

14

3

 

ABC News and The Washington Post. Sept. 4-6, 2000. N=1,065 registered voters nationwide.  RV = registered voters

.
". . . please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Al Gore, or perhaps you don't know enough to say."

.

Favorable

Unfavorable

No opinion
% % %
9/4-6/00 RV 59 32 9
7/20-23/00 RV 53 37 10
6/8-11/00 45 35 20
3/30 - 4/2/00 47 35 19
2/24-27/00 50 40 10
10/28-31/99 56 38 6
8/30 - 9/2/99 50 40 10
6/5-6/99 52 34 14
3/11-14/99 54 33 14
2/12-14/99 53 31 17
8/19-21/98 55 30 15
7/9-12/98 54 26 20
4/2-4/98 54 27 19
1/30/98 51 30 19
1/23-24/98 54 30 15

 

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 ± 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 Al Gore is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable?"

Very
Favorable

Mostly
Favorable

Mostly
Unfav-
orable

Very
Unfav-
orable

 Never
Heard Of

Can't Rate
(vol.)

%

%

%

%

 %

%
12/02

12

32

25

21

1

9
7/01

16

38

21

18

-

7
1/01

22

35

20

19

-

4

 

Time/CNN Poll conducted by Harris Interactive. Nov. 13-14, 2002. N=454 Democrats and independents who lean Democratic nationwide.

.
"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. Al Gore." *

Favorable

Unfav-
orable

Not
Familiar

Not
Sure

%

%

%

%

  
Among Democrats and independents who lean Democratic:
11/13-14/02 71 24 4 1  
Among all adults:
3/13-14/02 39 42 15 4
7/17-18/01 46 41 9 4
1/10-11/01 53 40 4 3
11/10/00 57 36 4 3
10/12-13 57 34 7 2
10/4-5 55 34 7 4
9/6-7/00 60 29 8 3
8/9-10/00 50 38 10 2
7/26-27/00 52 36 9 3
6/14-15/00 54 35 8 3
3/8-9/00 53 36 9 2
2/2-3