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

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Jan. 22-24, 2010. N=1,009 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3. LV = likely voters. RV = registered voters.
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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. Sarah Palin."
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never Heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	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

CBS News Poll. Jan. 14-17, 2010. N=1,090 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (for all adults). RV = registered voters
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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	Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/14-17/10	26	41	19	13	1
	11/13-15/09	23	38	20	17	2
	7/9-12/09	23	37	22	17	1
	7/9-12/09	23	37	22	17	1
	10/31 - 11/2/08 RV	37	37	16	9	-
	10/25-29/08 RV	36	41	14	10	0
	10/19-22/08 RV	31	40	17	12	0
	10/10-13/08 RV	32	41	16	10	1
	10/3-5/08 RV	40	32	12	15	1
	9/27-30/08 RV	32	33	15	21	0
	9/21-24/08 RV	37	29	14	18	2
	9/12-16/08 RV	40	30	15	15	0
	9/1-2/08 RV	26	13	15	45	1
	8/29-31/08 RV	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	.	.
		%	%	%	.	.
	1/14-17/10	21	71	8	.	.
	Republicans	30	56	14	.	.
	Democrats	8	88	4	.	.
	Independents	25	65	10	.	.
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	11/13-15/09	24	66	10	.	.
	Republicans	44	48	8	.	.
	Democrats	9	83	8	.	.
	Independents	26	62	12	.	.

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media. Jan. 12-17, 2010. N=1,008 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.4.
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"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Sarah Palin?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	1/12-17/10	45	50	4	1

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Dec. 11-14, 2009. N=1,008 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1. LV = likely voters. 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. Sarah Palin."

		Very Positive	Somewhat Positive	Neutral	Somewhat Negative	Very Negative	Don't Know Name/ Not Sure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	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

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Dec. 11-13, 2009. N=1,025 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.
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"Next, I'd like to get your overall opinion of some people in the news. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of these people -- or if you have never heard of them. How about Sarah Palin?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never Heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	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

Bloomberg Poll conducted by Selzer & Co. Dec. 3-7, 2009. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
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"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
		%	%	%	%	%
	12/3-7/09	14	25	21	28	12
	9/10-14/09	13	21	20	35	11
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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. MoE ą 3 (for all registered voters).
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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."
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		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
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	7/21-22/09	38	51	8	3
	Democrats	17	73	7	3
	Republicans	67	21	10	2
	Independents	33	55	7	5
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	3/31 - 4/1/09	45	45	8	1
	1/13-14/09	49	40	9	2

CBS News Poll. Nov. 13-15, 2009. N=873 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (for all adults). RV = registered voters
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"Do you think Sarah Palin would have the ability to be an effective president?"
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		Yes	No	Unsure	.	.
		%	%	%	.	.
	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	.	.

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Nov. 12-15, 2009. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.5.
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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?" RV = registered voters.
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	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
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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
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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
		%	%	%
	11/12-15/09	38	60	3

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Oct. 16-18, 2009. N=1,038 adults nationwide. MoE 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. . . ."
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		Applies	Does Not Apply	Unsure
		%	%	%
	"Not a typical politician"
	10/16-18/09	65	34	1
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	"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
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	"Is honest and trustworthy"
	10/16-18/09	55	43	2
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	"Shares your values"
	10/16-18/09	49	49	2
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	"Generally agrees with you on issues you care about"
	10/16-18/09	48	50	2
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	"Is a strong and decisive leader"
	10/16-18/09	47	51	2
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	"Qualified to be president"
	10/16-18/09	29	71	-

Marist College Marist Poll. Aug. 3-6, 2009. N=854 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.5 (for all registered voters).
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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. MoE ą 3.5.
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"Please tell me whether the following statement applies to Sarah Palin, or not. . . ."
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		Does Apply	Does Not Apply	Unsure
		%	%	%
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	"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. MoE 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. MoE ą 3 (for all adults). 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?"
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		Yes	No	Unsure	.	.
		%	%	%	.	.
	7/9-12/09	39	43	18	.	.

USA Today/Gallup Poll. July 6, 2009. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (for all adults).
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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?"
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		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?"
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		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

Pew Research Center survey. June 10-14, 2009. N=1,502 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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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.)
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	6/10-14/09	15	30	22	22	6	6
	10/08	18	24	21	27	2	8

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. March 4-5, 2009. N=1,203 adults nationwide. MoE 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?"
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		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. MoE 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?"
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		Will	Will Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/7-9/08	49	49	1
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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?"
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		Would	Would Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/7-9/08	45	52	2

Cong. Ron Paul (R-Texas)

Gallup Poll. Oct. 4-7, 2007. N=1,010 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Next, we'd like to get your overall opinion of some people in the news. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of these people -- or if you have never heard of them. How about Ron Paul?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never Heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	10/4-7/07	12	13	60	15

Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-Minnesota)

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Oct. 16-18, 2009. N=1,038 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3. 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. Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty."
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never Heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	10/16-18/09	15	13	46	26
	7/27-29/08 RV	14	11	51	23

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. March 4-5, 2009. N=1,203 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.5.
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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 Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never Heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/4-5/09	16	12	52	20

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-California)

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Feb. 2-3, 2010. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"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 an individual or institution, please just say so. Nancy Pelosi."
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure	Never Heard of
		%	%	%	%
	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. Jan. 22-24, 2010. N=1,009 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3. RV = registered voters
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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. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi." Wording in 2006: ". . . Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never Heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	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

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. MoE ą 4.4. RV = registered voters. Except where noted, results below are among all adults.
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"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."
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		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. MoE ą 3.1.
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"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."
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		Very Favorable	Mostly Favorable	Mostly Unfavorable	Very Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	9/10-14/09	9	23	17	31	20

Daily Kos poll conducted by Research 2000. N=2,400 adults nationwide. MoE ą 2.
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"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Nancy Pelosi?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/3-6/09	35	57	8
	7/27-30/09	34	56	10
	7/20-23/09	33	57	10
	7/13-16/09	34	56	10
	7/6-9/09	33	57	10
	6/29 - 7/2/09	34	56	10
	6/22-25/09	33	57	10
	6/15-18/09	34	55	11
	6/8-11/09	33	56	11
	5/31 - 6/4/09	31	57	12
	5/25-28/09	30	58	12
	5/18-21/09	30	56	14
	5/11-14/09	34	50	16
	5/4-7/09	37	46	17
	4/27-30/09	38	45	17
	4/27-30/09	38	45	17
	4/20-23/09	37	44	19
	4/13-16/09	37	45	18
	4/5-9/09	36	46	18
	3/30 - 4/2/09	35	45	20
	3/23-26/09	37	43	20
	3/16-19/09	39	41	20
	3/8-12/09	38	42	20
	3/2-5/09	41	38	21
	2/23-26/09	42	37	21
	2/16-19/09	43	39	18
	2/9-12/09	42	39	19
	2/2-5/09	40	39	21
	1/26-29/09	41	38	21
	1/19-22/09	42	36	22
	1/12-15/09	40	37	23
	1/5-8/09	39	37	24

Gallup Poll. July 10-12, 2009. N=1,018 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Next, we'd like to get your overall opinion of some people in the news. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of these people -- or if you have never heard of them. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi." 11/06 & earlier: "...House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never Heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	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

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. June 18-21, 2009. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.5.
					.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Nancy Pelosi is handling her job as speaker of the House?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	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

Diageo/Hotline Poll conducted by FD. June 4-7, 2009. N=800 registered voters nationwide. MoE 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

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. May 14-17, 2009. N=1,010 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Nancy Pelosi is handling her job as speaker of the House?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/14-17/09	39	48	12
	3/9-11/07	46	30	25
	1/11/07	51	22	27

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. March 4-5, 2009. N=1,203 adults nationwide. MoE 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

CBS News Poll. Feb. 2-4, 2009. N=864 adults nationwide. MoE 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	Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	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

The Harris Poll. Feb. 6-10, 2008. N=1,030 adults nationwide. MoE 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. MoE 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. MoE 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. MoE 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. MoE 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. MoE 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. MoE 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. MoE 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. MoE 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 Poll. Nov. 13-19, 2006. N=1,623 registered voters nationwide. MoE 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. MoE 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. MoE 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

Ross Perot

*CNN/Time* Poll** conducted by Yankelovich Partners. July 14-15, 1999. N=1,003 adults nationwide. MoE 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

General David Petraeus See also: Iraq

Gallup Poll. Sept. 14-16, 2007. N=1,010 adults nationwide. MoE ą 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. How about Commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, General David Petraeus?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never Heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	9/14-16/07	61	22	7	11
	9/7-8/07	52	17	14	17
	8/3-5/07	47	21	16	16

Colin Powell

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. May 14-17, 2009. N=1,010 adults nationwide. MoE 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. MoE 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. MoE 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. MoE 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. MoE 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. MoE 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. MoE 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. MoE ą 3.
.
"Now I'd like your views on some people and organizations. As I read from a list, please tell me which category best describes your overall opinion of who I name. Would you say your overall opinion of 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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