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Political Figures: A - B	Jack Abramoff \| Madeleine Albright \| George Allen \| John Ashcroft \| Michele Bachmann \| Steve Bannon \| Haley Barbour \| William Barr \| Glenn Beck \| Ben Bernanke \| Joe Biden \| Michael Bloomberg \| John Boehner \| Bill Bradley \| Sam Brownback \| Patrick Buchanan \| Warren Buffett \| George H. W. Bush \| Jeb Bush \| Laura Bush

Jack Abramoff

Diageo/Hotline Poll conducted by Financial Dynamics. Feb. 16-19, 2006. N=807 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
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"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. Jack Abramoff."
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Heard of/ Can't rate (vol.)	Haven't heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	2/16-19/06	4	27	10	52	7
	1/12-15/06	4	33	10	43	10

Madeleine Albright

The Gallup Poll. July 6-9, 2000. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Next, I'd like to get your overall opinion of some people in the news. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of this person -- or if you have never heard of him or her. . . . Secretary of State Madeleine Albright."
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never Heard Of/ No Opinion
		%	%	%
	7/00	69	17	14
	4/99	61	22	17
	12/98	64	14	22

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Robert Teeter (R). April 17-19, 1999. N=500 adults nationwide.
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"I'm going to read you the names of several public figures and institutions and I'd like you to rate your feelings toward each one as either very positive, somewhat positive, neutral, somewhat negative, or very negative. If you don't know the name, please just say so. Madeleine Albright."
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		Very Positive	Somewhat Positive	Neutral	Somewhat Negative	Very Negative	Don't Know Name/ Not Sure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	4/99	23	25	23	9	8	12

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.
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"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 former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable?" "Former" added 12/02
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		Very Favorable	Mostly Favorable	Mostly Unfavorable	Very Unfavorable	Never Heard of	Can't Rate (vol.)
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	12/02	16	39	16	6	7	16
	3/99	20	43	14	8	6	9
	4/97	16	49	10	4	6	15

George Allen

Time Poll conducted by Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas (SRBI) Public Affairs. July 13-17, 2006. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"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? . . . Virginia Republican Senator George Allen."
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		Very Favorable	Somewhat Favorable	Somewhat Unfavorable	Very Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/13-17/06	2	11	9	8	71
	3/22-23/06	4	22	13	9	51

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. April 7-16, 2006. N=737 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
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"Now I'd like your views on some people. Would you say your overall opinion of George Allen 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.)
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	4/7-16/06	4	16	10	4	49	17

John Ashcroft

The Harris Poll. Nov. 9-14, 2004. N=1,014 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"How do you rate the job Attorney General John Ashcroft is doing: excellent, pretty good, only fair, or poor?"
		Excellent/ Pretty Good	Only Fair/ Poor
		%	%
	11/9-14/04	45	49
	10/14-17/04	46	47
	9/9-13/04	40	49
	8/10-15/04	42	44
	6/8-15/04	43	41
	4/8-15/04	40	45
	2/9-16/04	44	42
	12/14-16/03	51	37
	12/10-13/03	41	45
	10/14-19/03	42	42
	8/12-17/03	48	39
	6/10-15/03	54	32
	4/10-15/03	57	30
	2/12-16/03	51	37
	12/12-16/02	51	33
	11/14-18/02	54	32
	10/15-21/02	53	32
	9/19-23/02	52	32
	8/15-19/02	53	34
	7/18-22/02	50	36
	6/14-17/02	52	33
	5/15-21/02	56	29
	4/9-15/02	61	24
	3/13-19/02	57	27
	2/13-19/02	59	26
	1/16-21/02	64	23
	12/14-19/01	65	23

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. April 21-22, 2004. N=900 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the job John Ashcroft is doing as attorney general?"
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		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/21-22/04	48	32	20
	10/02	49	27	24
	9/02	60	17	23
	6/02	59	18	23
	12/01	69	12	19
	11/01	69	8	23

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Robert Teeter (R). Sept. 20-22, 2003. N=500 adults nationwide.
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"Now I'm going to read you the names of several public figures and groups, 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. John Ashcroft."
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		Very Positive	Somewhat Positive	Neutral	Somewhat Negative	Very Negative	Don't Know Name/ Not Sure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	9/03	11	25	20	10	18	17
	12/01	29	28	15	5	8	15
	3/01	14	19	25	9	12	21
	1/01	8	12	26	8	14	32

*CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll*. Sept. 19-21, 2003. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error 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 Attorney General John Ashcroft?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	9/03	49	31	9	11
	1-2/03	58	24	6	12
	2/01	38	31	13	18

Time/CNN Poll conducted by Harris Interactive. Dec. 17-18, 2002. N=1,006 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Next, I'm going to read you the names of some people in the news today. Please tell me whether you have generally favorable or generally unfavorable impressions of each, or whether you are not familiar enough to say one way or another. Attorney General John Ashcroft."
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Not familiar	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	12/02	45	24	29	2
	8/02	42	22	33	3
	11/01	61	12	25	2

CBS News/New York Times Poll. July 13-16, 2002. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Is your opinion of John Ashcroft favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about John Ashcroft yet to have an opinion?"
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		Favorable	Not favorable	Undecided	Haven't heard enough	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/02	21	10	19	47	3
	6/02	23	10	20	47	0
	5/02	22	10	15	52	1
	12/01	31	8	14	45	2

Michele Bachmann

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.
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"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Michele Bachmann?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	12/8-12/11	32	45	22	1
	10/13-17/11	35	44	20	-
	8/18-22/11	35	43	21	-
	6/16-20/11	37	28	34	1
	5/5-9/11	30	29	41	-
	3/24-28/11	30	27	43	-

CNN/ORC Poll. Nov. 11-13, 2011. N=1,036 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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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 Congresswoman Michele Bachmann."
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/11-13/11	25	43	21	11
	6/3-7/11	28	24	37	11
	4/29 - 5/1/11	22	23	42	12

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.

"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. Michele Bachmann."

		Very positive	Somewhat positive	Neutral	Somewhat negative	Very negative	Don't know name/Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	3/31 - 4/4/11	5	9	18	3	14	51

Steve Bannon

Quinnipiac University. March 30-April 3, 2017. N=1,171 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.9.
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"Is your opinion of Steve Bannon favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Haven't heard enough	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	3/30 - 4/3/17	11	45	42	2
	2/2-6/17	14	41	44	1

Haley Barbour

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. March 24-28, 2011. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.2.
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"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Haley Barbour?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	3/24-28/11	24	22	54	1
	11/3-8/10	22	19	58	1

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. March 10-13, 2011. N=378 leaned Republicans nationwide. Margin of error ą 6.
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"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Haley Barbour?"
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		Among leaned Republicans
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/10-13/11	26	17	57

William Barr, Attorney General of the U.S.

Quinnipiac University Poll. Sept. 27-29, 2019. N=1,115 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.6.
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way William Barr is handling his job as United States attorney general?"
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		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	9/27-29/19	36	47	17

Glenn Beck

CBS News/New York Times Poll. April 5-12, 2010. N=1,580 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Is your opinion of Glenn Beck favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Glenn Beck yet to have an opinion?"
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		Favorable	Not favorable	Undecided	Haven't heard enough	Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/5-12/10	18	17	17	47	1

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Sept. 17-20, 2009. N=1,005 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.

"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. Glenn Beck."

		Very Positive	Somewhat Positive	Neutral	Somewhat Negative	Very Negative	Don't Know Name/Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	9/17-20/09	13	11	15	5	14	42

Ben Bernanke

CNN/ORC Poll. Sept. 23-25, 2011. N=1,010 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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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. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke."
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	9/23-25/11	28	30	27	15
	12/16-20/09	28	28	29	14

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Quinnipiac University Poll. Oct. 28-Nov. 1, 2020. N=1,516 likely voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.5. LV = likely voters. Among registered voters, except where noted.
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"Is your opinion of Joe Biden favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about him?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Haven't heard enough	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	10/28 - 11/1/20 LV	49	42	4	5
	10/16-19/20 LV	49	44	5	3
	9/17-21/20 LV	45	45	7	3
	8/28-31/20 LV	45	48	6	2
	7/9-13/20	45	43	9	3
	6/11-15/20	42	46	10	3
	5/14-18/20	45	41	12	2
	4/2-6/20	43	43	12	2
	3/5-8/20	45	40	12	3
	2/5-9/20	43	50	5	2
	7/23-28/15	49	39	10	2
	5/19-26/15	43	41	12	3
	6/24-30/14	42	44	14	-
	12/3-9/13	37	48	13	2
	6/28 - 7/8/13	38	44	16	2
	5/22-28/13	37	44	19	1
	1/30 - 2/4/13	46	41	11	2
	11/6-10/08	50	23	25	2

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Aug. 12-15, 2020. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5. RV = registered voters
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"Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Joe Biden?" 8/12: "Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Joe Biden, the Democratic candidate for vice president?" 9/5-7/08 - 4/21-24/09: "Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Joe Biden?" 9/4/08: "Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee for vice president?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	No opinion
		%	%	%
	8/12-15/20	50	46	4
	5/25-28/20	46	48	6
	9/2-5/19	53	37	10
	10/7-11/15	45	40	15
	8/26-30/15	46	46	9
	1/16-20/13	48	37	15
	8/15-19/12	43	43	14
	4/21-24/09	57	32	11
	1/13-16/09	63	29	8
	9/27-29/08 RV	57	30	14
	9/5-7/08 RV	51	29	20
	9/4/08 RV	54	31	14

CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. Aug. 12-15, 2020. N=1,108 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.7. LV = likely voters. RV = registered voters. 2015 & earlier: CNN/ORC Poll.
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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. ... Joe Biden." 7/08: "Delaware Senator Joe Biden"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	No opinion
		%	%	%	%
	8/12-15/20	46	47	2	5
	5/7-10/20	45	46	4	5
	3/4-7/20	48	44	3	5
	12/12-15/19	39	47	5	9
	10/17-20/19	47	44	3	6
	6/28-30/19	47	42	5	7
	5/28-31/19	46	38	6	10
	4/25-28/19	51	39	3	7
	12/6-9/18	54	29	5	11
	9/6-9/18	57	27	7	9
	1/14-15 & 17-18/18	58	28	5	9
	12/14-17/17	57	27	6	9
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	10/14-17/15	51	37	6	6
	8/13-16/15	45	44	7	4
	3/13-15/15	43	46	6	5
	3/7-9/14	39	49	5	7
	3/15-17/13	44	43	6	7
	9/28-30/12 LV	47	44	2	7
	8/31 - 9/3/12 LV	46	47	2	5
	8/22-23/12 LV	46	47	2	5
	5/29-31/12	41	44	6	9
	9/23-25/11	42	41	7	10
	7/18-20/11	43	43	6	8
	1/22-24/10	44	39	7	9
	12/2-3/09	47	36	6	10
	10/16-18/09	45	40	7	8
	7/31 - 8/3/09	47	33	7	13
	4/23-26/09	51	34	6	9
	2/18-19/09	57	29	5	9
	1/12-15/09	52	26	8	13
	12/1-2/08	56	28	6	10
	11/6-9/08	64	25	3	8
	10/30 - 11/1/08 LV	60	34	1	5
	10/17-19/08 LV	59	32	3	6
	10/3-5/08 LV	57	33	4	6
	9/19-21/08 LV	52	33	5	10
	9/5-7/08 RV	51	28	7	14
	8/29-31/08 RV	53	25	7	15
	8/23-24/08 RV	38	25	12	25
	7/27-29/08 RV	27	22	35	16

New York Times/Siena College Poll. June 17-22, 2020. N=1,337 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"I'm going to read a few names of people or groups in public life and I'd like you to tell me whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of each. ... Joe Biden."
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		Very favorable	Somewhat favorable	Somewhat unfavorable	Very unfavorable	Don't know/ Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	6/17-22/20	26	26	15	27	5

Gallup Poll. July 1-12, 2019. N=1,525 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Next, I'd like to get your overall opinion of some people in the news. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of these people -- or if you have never heard of them. ... How about Joe Biden?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	No opinion
		%	%	%	%
	7/1-12/19	42	40	8	10
	4/17-30/19	53	35	6	6
	2/12-28/19	56	32	7	5
	1/4-8/17	61	30	5	5
	11/9-13/16	57	32	6	5
	7/13-17/16	48	36	7	9
	10/7-11/15	49	37	5	10
	8/5-9/15	47	40	8	6
	3/2-4/15	39	39	11	11
	7/7-10/14	38	42	9	11
	2/6-9/14	46	42	7	5
	6/1-4/13	44	44	8	5
	4/11-14/13	45	42	5	9
	11/15-18/12	48	40	7	5
	9/24-27/12	44	45	4	8
	8/20-22/12	44	45	4	7
	5/10-13/12	42	45	5	9
	3/25-27/11	46	41	6	7
	7/8-11/10	43	41	7	9
	10/16-19/09	42	40	7	11
	7/10-12/09	48	36	8	9
	1/9-11/09	53	29	7	11
	11/7-9/08	59	29	5	7
	10/3-5/08	57	27	6	9
	9/5-7/08	49	30	7	14
	4/2-5/07	20	25	38	17

Bloomberg Politics Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. March 19-22, 2016. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
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"I'm going to mention some people and groups in the news recently. 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. Joe Biden, vice president of the United States."
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure	.
		%	%	%	.
	3/19-22/16	57	35	8	.
	9/18-21/15	49	41	10	.
	4/6-8/15	46	42	12	.

CBS News Poll. Oct. 4-8, 2015. N=1,038 registered voters nationwide.
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"We'd like to get your opinion of some public figures. For each of the following people, please say whether your opinion is favorable, not favorable, undecided, or whether you haven't heard enough about him or her yet to have an opinion. Joe Biden." 2013 & earlier: "Is your opinion of Joe Biden favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Joe Biden yet to have an opinion?"
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		Favorable	Not favorable	Undecided	Haven't heard enough	Don't know/ No answer
		%	%	%	%	%
	10/4-8/15	38	36	15	10	1
	2/6-10/13	33	32	18	16	1
	9/8-12/12	34	34	15	16	1
	8/22-26/12	28	37	22	13	1
	1/15-19/11 Adults	23	25	20	31	1
	3/12-16/09 Adults	23	15	17	44	1
	1/11-15/09 Adults	36	13	18	32	1
	12/4-7/08 Adults	33	15	22	29	1
	10/31 - 11/2/08	43	21	15	21	-
	10/25-29/08	43	25	13	18	1
	10/19-22/08	43	20	18	19	0
	10/10-13/08	43	21	16	19	1
	10/3-5/08	40	19	18	22	1
	9/27-30/08	34	19	14	32	1
	9/21-24/08	33	17	18	32	0
	9/12-16/08	38	17	17	28	0
	8/29-31/08	37	16	14	33	0
	8/15-20/08	13	12	18	54	3
	1/1-3/07 Adults	9	14	20	57	-
	10/87 Adults	8	15	13	62	2

CBS News Poll. Oct. 4-8, 2015. N=1,038 registered voters nationwide, including 343 Democratic primary voters (margin of error ą 6).
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"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. Jack Abramoff."
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Heard of/ Can't rate (vol.)	Haven't heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	2/16-19/06	4	27	10	52	7
	1/12-15/06	4	33	10	43	10

Monmouth University Poll. Aug. 31-Sept. 2, 2015. N=339 registered voters nationwide who are Democrats or lean Democratic. Margin of error ą 5.3.
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"I'm going to read you a few names of people who are running or might run for president in 2016. Please tell me if your general impression of each is favorable or unfavorable, or if you don't really have an opinion. ... Vice President Joe Biden."
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	No opinion
		%	%	%
	8/31 - 9/2/15	71	9	21
	7/30 - 8/2/15	67	14	19
	7/9-12/15	67	17	16
	6/11-14/15	62	18	20
	3/30 - 4/2/15	65	22	14

Pew Research Center. Oct. 9-13, 2013. N=752 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.2.
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"Is your overall opinion of Joe Biden very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly UNfavorable, or very unfavorable?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of (vol.)	Can't rate/ Refused (vol.)
		%	%	%	%
	10/9-13/13	46	41	3	10
	1/9-13/13	42	42	8	8
	10/24-28/12	44	42	5	10
	10/4-7/12	38	46	5	11
	9/12-16/12	41	43	4	11
	4/7-16/06	28	20	38	14
	10/12-24/05	21	20	43	16

Gallup Poll. Sept. 5-8, 2013. N=1,510 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3..
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Biden is handling his job as vice president?"
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		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	9/5-8/13	51	39	10
	7/17-19/09	49	39	12

Fox News Poll conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). Feb. 4-6, 2013. N=1,010 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3. 2010 & earlier: Conducted by Opinion Dynamics Corp.
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the job Joe Biden is doing as vice president?"
.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/4-6/13	49	42	9
	4/22-24/12	42	42	16
.
	9/14-16/10	40	42	18
	5/18-19/10	43	34	23
	12/8-9/09	38	35	27
	6/9-10/09	49	32	19
	4/22-23/09	53	26	20

CNN/Time/ORC Poll. Jan. 14-15, 2013. N=814 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Biden is handling his job as vice president?"
.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/14-15/13	59	38	3
	12/17-18/12	54	40	5

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Jan. 11-15, 2013. N=1,110 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Biden is handling his job as vice president?"
.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/11-15/13	49	34	17
	1/14-17/10	46	27	27
	7/9-12/09	47	26	27
	4/22-26/09	50	13	37

Fox News Poll conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). Oct. 7-9, 2012. N=1,109 likely voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3. LV = likely voters. Among registered voters, except where noted.
.
"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. If you've never heard of one, please just say so. Joe Biden." 2009 & earlier conducted by Opinion Dynamics Corp. Wording: "Please tell me whether you have a generally favorable or unfavorable opinion of each one of the following individuals. If you've never heard of a particular individual please just say so. Joe Biden."
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Can't say (vol.)	Never heard of
		%	%	%	%
	10/7-9/12 LV	44	47	8	1
	9/24-26/12 LV	44	44	8	3
	9/9-11/12 LV	47	44	8	2
	8/19-21/12 LV	46	44	8	2
.
	4/22-23/09	59	28	11	2
	3/31 - 4/1/09	51	35	11	2
	2/17-18/09	59	29	11	1
	1/13-14/09	58	24	14	4
	12/9-10/08	54	30	13	3
	11/1-2/08	55	37	5	3

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. Jan. 5-10, 2011. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.2.
.
"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Joe Biden?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	1/5-10/11	48	41	11	-
	11/3-8/10	47	42	11	-
	8/11-16/10	50	43	6	1
	6/9-14/10	51	40	8	1
	5/7-11/10	47	43	9	1
	4/7-12/10	48	42	9	-
	3/3-8/10	48	43	8	1
	1/12-17/10	52	39	8	1

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Dec. 9-13, 2010. N=approx. 500 adults nationwide. 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. Joe Biden."

		Very positive	Somewhat positive	Neutral	Somewhat negative	Very negative	Don't know name/Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	12/9-13/10	10	24	25	15	18	8
	8/26-30/10	13	21	21	15	20	9
	1/10-14/10	15	23	25	15	14	8
	7/24-27/09	13	25	20	17	19	6
	1/9-12/09	20	27	22	12	9	10
	12/5-8/08	20	25	25	12	11	7
	11/1-2/08 LV	25	25	16	12	18	4
	10/17-20/08 LV	30	22	17	12	15	4
	10/4-5/08 RV	21	22	24	12	15	6
	9/19-22/08 RV	17	20	25	13	16	9
	9/6-8/08 RV	18	22	23	13	12	12
	12/8-11/06 Adults	3	14	23	10	6	44
	6/25-28/04 RV	5	11	25	6	4	49

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2009. N=1,018 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
.
"Do you think Joe Biden has been a better vice president than Dick Cheney, or do you think Cheney was a better vice president than Biden has been?"
.
		Biden better	Cheney better	No difference/ Same (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	10/30 - 11/1/09	54	38	6	2

Diageo/Hotline Poll conducted by FD. July 9-13, 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. Joe Biden."
						.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Heard of/Can't rate (vol.)	Haven't heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/9-13/09	47	38	8	4	4
	6/4-7/09	53	29	6	8	4
	3/26-29/09	53	30	12	5	2
	2/28 - 3/2/09	59	31	6	2	2
	1/21-24/09	65	18	7	4	5
	8/29-31/08	50	22	17	8	3

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Oct. 22-23, 2008. N=1,092 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
.
"Please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the following people in politics. If I mention someone you have never heard of before, just tell me. What about Joe Biden? Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of him?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	10/22-23/08	56	30	4	10
	10/8-9/08	59	31	3	7
	9/10-11/08	49	32	4	15
	5/11-12/06	24	16	49	11

Quinnipiac University Poll. 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 Joe Biden?"
.
		MEAN RATING	Unsure/ Refused
		MEAN RATING	%
	11/13-19/06	47.0	52
	8/17-23/06	44.6	53
	5/23-30/06	48.8	55
	2/21-28/06	47.5	53

Michael Bloomberg

CNN/ORC Poll. Feb. 24-27, 2016. N=1,001 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. Michael Bloomberg." 2007: "New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never Heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	2/24-27/16	28	34	22	16
	6/22-24/07	37	23	18	22

Quinnipiac University. Feb. 10-15, 2016. N=1,342 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.7.
.
"Is your opinion of Michael Bloomberg favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about him?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Haven't heard enough	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	2/10-15/16	21	26	50	2
	2/2-4/16	20	25	53	2

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Dec. 14-19, 2011. N=1,019 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
.
"Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Michael Bloomberg?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/14-19/11	30	26	44

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Dec. 14-17, 2007. N=approx. 500 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.4.
.
"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. Michael Bloomberg."
.
		Very positive	Somewhat positive	Neutral	Somewhat negative	Very negative	Don't know name/Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	12/14-17/07	3	11	30	13	10	33
	7/27-30/07	5	15	35	9	4	32
	12/8-11/06	5	16	30	7	3	39

CBS News/New York Times Poll. July 9-17, 2007. N=1,398 registered voters nationwide.
.
"Is your opinion of Mike Bloomberg favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Mike Bloomberg yet to have an opinion?"
.
		Favorable	Not favorable	Undecided	Haven't heard enough	Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/9-17/07	9	9	18	62	2
	6/26-28/07	10	9	19	61	1

USA Today/Gallup Poll. July 6-8, 2007. N=1,014 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 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 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never Heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/6-8/07	36	27	11	26

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. May 15-16, 2007. 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. Mike Bloomberg."
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure	Never Heard of
		%	%	%	%
	5/15-16/07	23	14	27	35

Quinnipiac University Poll. 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 Michael Bloomberg?"
.
		MEAN RATING	Unsure/ Refused
		MEAN RATING	%
	11/13-19/06	51.1	44

John Boehner

CNN/ORC Poll. Oct. 14-17, 2015. N=1,028 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. Speaker of the House John Boehner." 11/10 & 12/10: "Incoming Speaker of the House John Boehner." 10/10 & earlier: "House Republican Leader John Boehner."
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	10/14-17/15	33	47	10	10
	11/21-23/14	28	46	15	11
	10/18-20/13	27	55	10	8
	9/27-29/13	33	48	9	10
	5/17-18/13	36	37	19	8
	3/15-17/13	34	39	17	10
	11/16-18/12	36	35	16	13
	8/7-8/12	32	35	18	15
	9/23-25/11	37	39	14	10
	8/5-7/11	33	40	16	11
	7/18-20/11	43	32	12	13
	3/11-13/11	41	27	20	12
	1/14-16/11	45	23	16	16
	12/17-19/10	36	24	15	25
	11/11-14/10	30	22	29	19
	10/27-30/10	25	26	30	19
	9/1-2/10	22	23	39	16
	11/17-19/06	22	14	45	19

Gallup Poll. Oct. 7-11, 2015. N=1,015 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
.
"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 Speaker of the House John Boehner?" Prior to 2011: "House Republican Leader John Boehner"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	No opinion
		%	%	%	%
	10/7-11/15	31	45	14	9
	8/5-9/15	23	54	15	8
	3/5-8/15	27	49	13	11
	9/25-30/14	28	50	13	10
	4/24-30/14	31	45	14	9
	2/6-9/14	32	50	10	8
	10/3-6/13	27	51	14	9
	4/11-14/13	31	41	14	14
	11/9-12/12	36	35	15	15
	7/9-12/12	34	41	15	10
	4/20-23/11	34	34	18	14
	1/14-16/11	42	22	19	16
	11/4-7/10	34	26	21	19
	10/14-17/10	27	31	27	15
	5/24-25/10	26	30	27	17
	3/26-28/10	29	32	26	13
	7/10-12/09	25	23	32	20

CBS News Poll. Oct. 4-8, 2015. N=1,251 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way John Boehner is handling his job as speaker of the House of Representatives?"
.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/4-8/15	23	52	24
	2/19-23/14	26	55	19
	10/18-21/13	22	65	13
	1/11-15/13	29	49	22
	4/15-20/11	32	41	27

Bloomberg Politics Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. Sept. 18-21, 2015. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
					.
"I'm going to mention some people and groups in the news recently. 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. John Boehner, speaker of the House of Representatives."
					.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure	.
		%	%	%	.
	9/18-21/15	20	52	28	.
	4/6-8/15	24	48	28	.
	3/4-7/11	31	25	44	.

Pew Research Center/USA Today. Dec. 3-7, 2014. N=1,507 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.9.
.
"Is your overall opinion of John Boehner very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly UNfavorable, or very unfavorable?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of (vol.)	Can't rate (vol.)/Refused
		%	%	%	%
	12/3-7/14	24	46	18	13
	10/9-13/13	27	50	13	11
	1/9-13/13	26	40	20	14
	12/5-9/12	28	40	22	11
	1/11-16/12	21	40	22	17
	3/8-14/11	26	27	32	16
	12/2-5/10	28	25	34	12
	6/10-13/10	12	22	54	12

Gallup Poll. Sept. 5-8, 2013. N=703 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 5.
.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way John Boehner is handling his job as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives?"
.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	9/5-8/13	37	54	8

Fox News Poll conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). Feb. 25-27, 2013. N=1,010 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3. 1/11 & earlier: Conducted by Opinion Dynamics Corp.
.
"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. If you've never heard of one, please just say so. John Boehner."
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Can't say	Never heard of
		%	%	%	%
	2/25-27/13	23	41	11	24
.
	1/18-19/11	29	21	16	34
	9/1-2/10	12	16	18	54
	4/6-7/10	12	18	15	55

Quinnipiac University Poll. Jan. 30-Feb. 4, 2013. N=1,772 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.3.
.
"Is your opinion of John Boehner favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about him?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Haven't heard enough	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	1/30 - 2/4/13	20	42	36	2
	8/16-27/11	22	31	46	1
	11/8-15/10	20	19	61	1

CNN/ORC Poll. Jan. 14-15, 2013. N=814 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way John Boehner is handling his job as speaker of the House?"
.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/14-15/13	40	51	9
	12/17-18/12	34	52	14
	4/29 - 5/1/11	38	43	18
	4/9-10/11	41	44	15

United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. March 22-25, 2012. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.6.
.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way John Boehner is handling his job as speaker of the House?"
.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	3/22-25/12	22	38	39

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. April 14-17, 2011. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way John Boehner is handling his job as Speaker of the House of Representatives?"
.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/14-17/11	43	40	17
	1/13-16/11	39	27	33

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. March 24-28, 2011. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.2.
.
"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of John Boehner?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	3/24-28/11	36	31	33	-
	1/5-10/11	34	31	34	1
	11/3-8/10	35	27	38	1
	10/13-18/10	30	29	41	1

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 John Boehner is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable or very unfavorable?"
					.
		Very favorable	Mostly favorable	Mostly unfavorable	Very unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/3-6/11	9	22	19	11	40

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Jan. 15-19, 2011. N=1,036 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
.
"Is your opinion of John Boehner favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about John Boehner yet to have an opinion?"
.
		Favorable	Not favorable	Undecided	Haven't heard enough	Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/15-19/11	12	14	20	54	0
	10/21-26/10	7	14	16	60	3
	10/1-5/10	8	15	17	59	1

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Oct. 25-28, 2010. N=1,202 adults nationwide. Results below are among registered voters.
.
"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of John Boehner?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/25-28/10	21	35	44

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.

"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. John Boehner."

		Very positive	Somewhat positive	Neutral	Somewhat negative	Very negative	Don't know name/Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	10/22-25/09	2	7	12	7	8	64
	1/07	1	4	12	4	2	77

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 Minority Leader John Boehner?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/4-5/09	21	17	44	18

The Harris Poll. Oct. 5-8, 2007. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
.
"How would you rate the job House Minority Leader John Boehner is doing: excellent, pretty good, only fair, or poor?" Prior to 2007: "...House Majority Leader John Boehner...."
.
		Excellent/ Pretty good	Only fair/Poor
		%	%
	10/5-8/07	16	52
	7/6-9/07	19	49
	2/2-5/07	23	46
.
	9/8-11/06	24	47
	6/2-5/06	22	51
	3/3-7/06	23	50

Diageo/Hotline Poll conducted by Financial Dynamics. Feb. 16-19, 2006. N=807 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 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. John Boehner."
					.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Heard of/Can't rate (vol.)	Haven't heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	2/16-19/06	6	5	9	72	8

Bill Bradley

ABC News and The Washington Post
						.
"I'm going to read you a few names. For each, please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of that person, or perhaps you don't know enough to say. How about Bill Bradley?"
						.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	No opinion
		%	%	%	N
	2/24-27/00 ***	38	31	31	1,203
	10/28-31/99 *	47	24	29	1,205
	8/30 - 9/2/99 ***	38	13	50	1,526
	6/5-6/99 **	28	11	61	1,206
	3/11-14/99 ***	29	13	58	1,515
						.
	* Conducted by ABC News ** Conducted by The Washington Post *** Conducted by ABC News and The Washington Post

CBS News Poll
.
"Is your opinion of Bill Bradley favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Bill Bradley yet to have an opinion?"
		Favorable	Not favorable	Undecided	Haven't heard enough	Refused
		%	%	%	%	%	N
	3/19-21/00	21	29	22	27	1	909RV
	2/6-10/00	19	21	25	34	1	1,265RV
	12/99	20	13	23	44	0
	10/28-30/99	19	8	18	55	0	1,065
	10/3-4/99	17	10	18	54	1	871
	8/1-2/99	14	8	15	63	0	927
	7/13-14/99	12	7	15	66	0	722
							.
						RV = registered voters

*CNN/Time* Poll** conducted by Yankelovich Partners
.
"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 Jersey Senator Bill Bradley."
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Not familiar	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	N
	2/2-3/00	40	14	39	7	1,257
	1/12-13/00	41	17	36	6	1,564
	9/21-23/99	44	18	33	5	1,011
	6/9-10/99	28	18	52	2	1,031
	1/20-21/99	29	11	54	6	1,024

Fox News/Opinion Dynamics Poll
.
"I'm going to read the names of some prominent people. 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. Bill Bradley."
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Can't Say (vol.)	Never Heard of
		%	%	%	%	N
	3/8-9/00	43	27	24	6	900RV
	2/23-24/00	40	28	26	6	900RV
	2/9-10/00	49	23	22	6	900RV
	1/26-27/00	48	22	21	9	900RV
	1/12-13/00	47	18	25	10	902RV
	12/6-7/99	44	18	22	16	902RV
	11/17-18/99	44	16	23	17	900RV
	11/3-4/99	43	16	24	17	900RV
	10/20-21/99	42	19	22	17	904RV
	6/2-3/99	35	12	21	32	924RV
	4/7-8/99	34	10	24	32	921RV
						.
					RV = registered voters

Gallup/CNN/USA Today Poll
.
"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. Former New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley."
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never Heard of	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	N
	3/10-12/00	50	31	6	13	1,006
	2/25-27/00	54	20	8	18	1,004
	2/20-21/00	48	24	10	18	1,031
	2/4-6/00	63	18	7	12
	1/17-19/00	56	18	5	21	1,496
	12/20-21/99	61	13	9	17	1,031
	12/9-12/99	59	16	7	18	524
	10/21-24/99	52	16	12	20	1,005
	10/8-10/99	53	20	9	18	976
	9/23-26/99 *	44	14	21	21	1,039
	8/16-18/99	48	11	18	23	1,028
	4/13-14/99	46	10	20	24	1,069
	2/19-21/99	38	9	33	20
						.
	* Conducted independently by Gallup

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Robert Teeter (R). March 2-5, 2000. N=1,213 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. Bill Bradley."
		Very Positive	Somewhat Positive	Neutral	Somewhat Negative	Very Negative	Don't Know Name/ Not Sure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	3/2-5/00	8	27	32	11	8	14
	1/25-26/00	11	25	30	9	6	19
	12/9-12/99	11	31	26	7	3	22
	10/23-25/99	11	27	27	7	4	24
	9/9-12/99	12	25	28	5	2	28
	7/24-26/99	8	25	28	5	3	31
	4/17-19/99	8	20	27	5	2	38
	3/4-7/99	11	19	26	5	1	38

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. March 24-30, 1999. N=1,786 adults nationwide.
.
"Now I'd like your views on some people in the news. As I read from a list, please tell me which category best describes your overall opinion of who or what I name. Would you say your overall opinion of Bill Bradley 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.)
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	3/99	7	26	14	4	31	18

Sam Brownback

Gallup Poll. Aug. 13-16, 2007. N=1,019 adults nationwide. Margin of error 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 Sam Brownback?" 6/06: ". . . Kansas Senator Sam Brownback"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	8/13-16/07	9	16	55	20
	6/23-25/06	10	13	57	19

CBS News Poll. Jan. 1-3, 2007. N=993 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
.
"Is your opinion of Sam Brownback favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Sam Brownback yet to have an opinion?"
.
		Favorable	Not favorable	Undecided	Haven't heard enough	Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/1-3/07	3	6	10	80	1

Patrick Buchanan

ABC News and The Washington Post
						.
"I'm going to read you a few names. For each, please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of that person, or perhaps you don't know enough to say. How about Pat Buchanan?"
						.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	No opinion
		%	%	%	N
	9/4-6/00 ***	19	48	32	RV
	7/20-23/00 ***	24	45	31	RV
	1/13-16/00 ***	20	60	20	1,007
	10/28-31/99 *	30	49	21	1,205
	3/11-14/99 ***	26	48	27	1,515
						.
	* Conducted by ABC News *** Conducted by ABC News and The Washington Post

CBS News Poll
.
"Is your opinion of Pat Buchanan favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Pat Buchanan yet to have an opinion?"
							.
		Favorable	Not favorable	Undecided	Haven't heard enough	Refused
		%	%	%	%	%	N
	7/20-23/00	8	40	17	34	1	743RV
	7/13-16/00	8	45	18	28	1	596RV
	3/19-21/00	7	54	21	17	1	909RV
	12/99	9	51	22	17	1
							.
						RV = registered voters

*CNN/Time* Poll** conducted by Yankelovich Partners
.
"Next, I'm going to read you the names of some people in the news. 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. Pat Buchanan."
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Not familiar	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	N
	7/26-27/00	25	43	27	5	1,255
	3/8-9/00	17	44	35	4	1,559
	9/21-23/99	27	41	27	5	1,011
	7/14-15/99	26	36	35	3	1,017
	6/9-10/99	21	50	26	3	1,031

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll
.
"I'm going to read the names of some prominent people. 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. Pat Buchanan."
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Can't say (vol.)	Never heard of
		%	%	%	%	N
	7/12-13/00	26	49	21	4	900RV
	10/20-21/99	25	51	17	7	904RV
	9/22-23/99	26	43	24	7	900RV
	6/2-3/99	30	43	17	10	924RV
					RV = registered voters

Gallup/CNN/USA Today Poll
.
"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. Patrick Buchanan."
						.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	No opinion
		%	%	%	%	N
	7/14-16/00	28	49	6	17	1,063
	6/6-7/00	31	47	4	18	568
	3/10-12/00	24	56	5	15	1,006
	10/21-24/99	27	51	6	16	1,005
	10/8-10/99	29	52	6	13	976
	9/23-26/99 *	32	45	8	15	1,039
	3/5-7/99	31	40	9	20
						.
	* Conducted independently by Gallup

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Robert Teeter (R)
.
"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. Pat Buchanan."
.
		Very Positive	Somewhat Positive	Neutral	Somewhat Negative	Very Negative	Don't know name/Not sure
		%	%	%	%	%	%	N
	10/13-15/00	4	12	25	18	33	8	500RV
	9/7-10/00	3	12	24	19	32	10	1,000RV
	7/27-28/00	3	12	25	22	29	9	1,009RV
	6/14-18/00	2	10	27	18	32	11	870RV
	4/29 - 5/1/00	2	14	24	21	29	10	500RV
	3/2-5/00	3	10	27	21	27	12	600
	1/25-26/00	4	12	25	19	24	16	500
	12/9-12/99	4	13	25	21	26	11	500
	10/23-25/99	4	14	24	20	28	10	1,003
								.
							RV = registered voters

Warren Buffett

CNN/ORC Poll. Sept. 23-25, 2011. 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. Warren Buffett."
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	9/23-25/11	43	24	20	13

President George H. W. Bush

CNN/ORC Poll. May 29-31, 2015. N=1,025 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. George H. W. Bush, who was president from 1989 to 1993."
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	No opinion
		%	%	%	%
	5/29-31/15	64	30	-	5
	5/29 - 6/1/14	58	33	1	8
	5/29-31/12	59	34	-	7

Fox News Poll conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). April 20-22, 2013. N=1,009 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 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. George H. W. Bush."
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure	.
		%	%	%	.
	4/20-22/13	59	36	5	.

Jeb Bush (R - Florida)

Quinnipiac University. Feb. 10-15, 2016. N=1,342 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.7.
.
"Is your opinion of Jeb Bush favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about him?" Split sample
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Haven't heard enough	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	2/10-15/16	37	48	13	2
	12/16-20/15	28	56	14	2
.
	11/23-30/15	32	54	12	2
	Republicans	53	34	11	2
	Democrats	19	67	13	2
	Independents	27	60	12	1
.
	10/29 - 11/2/15	25	58	15	2
	Republicans	44	47	9	-
	Democrats	13	66	21	-
	Independents	21	60	13	6
.
	8/20-25/15	32	41	26	1
	Republicans	59	17	24	1
	Democrats	17	61	22	-
	Independents	30	40	29	1
.
	7/23-28/15	43	41	15	1
	Republicans	68	18	12	1
	Democrats	27	58	14	1
	Independents	39	45	16	1
.
	8/20-25/15	32	41	26	1
	7/23-28/15	43	41	15	1
	5/19-26/15	28	44	27	2
	4/16-21/15	30	43	25	2
	2/26 - 3/2/15	34	40	24	2
	11/18-23/14	33	32	33	1
	6/24-30/14	32	37	29	1
	5/22-28/13	29	29	42	1
	1/30 - 2/4/13	25	29	45	2

Monmouth University Poll. Jan. 15-18, 2016. N=385 registered voters nationwide who are Republicans or lean Republican. Margin of error ą 5.
.
"I'm going to read you a few names of people running for president in 2016. Please tell me if your general impression of each is favorable or unfavorable, or if you don't really have an opinion. Jeb Bush." 2015: "Former Florida governor Jeb Bush"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	No opinion
		%	%	%
	1/15-18/16	32	47	21
	12/10-13/15	34	47	19
	10/15-18/15	37	44	19
	8/31 - 9/2/15	41	39	20
	7/30 - 8/2/15	52	30	18
	7/9-12/15	50	30	20

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Jan. 6-10, 2016. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
.
"Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Jeb Bush?" 2012: "Thinking about possible Republican nominees for vice president, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Jeb Bush?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	No opinion
		%	%	%
	1/6-10/16	35	58	8
	11/4-8/15	36	55	9
	8/26-30/15	38	55	7
	7/8-12/15	38	47	14
	5/28-31/15	32	51	17
	3/26-29/15	33	53	14
	5/30 - 6/3/12	36	45	19

CNN/ORC Poll. Dec. 17-21, 2015. N=1,018 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. Jeb Bush." 2009: "Former Florida governor Jeb Bush."
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	No opinion
		%	%	%	%
	12/17-21/15	34	57	4	5
	9/17-19/15	34	46	7	13
	8/13-16/15	34	56	6	4
	7/22-25/15	33	43	11	12
	3/13-15/15	31	47	14	9
	5/14-17/09	33	40	8	19

Suffolk University/USA Today. Dec. 2-6, 2015. N=1,000 likely 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 Jeb Bush generally favorable or generally unfavorable?"
.
		Never heard of	Favorable	Unfavorable	Undecided
		%	%	%	%
	12/2-6/15	1	28	57	15

CBS News/New York Times Poll. April 30-May 3, 2015. N=1,027 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
.
"Is your opinion of Jeb Bush favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Jeb Bush yet to have an opinion?"
.
		Favorable	Not favorable	Undecided	Haven't heard enough	Don't know/ No answer
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/30 - 5/3/15	9	28	18	43	2

Bloomberg Politics Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. April 6-8, 2015. N=1,008 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
.
"I'm going to mention some people and groups in the news recently. 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. Jeb Bush, former governor of Florida."
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/6-8/15	32	42	26
	6/6-9/14	30	37	33

Gallup Poll. March 2-4, 2015. N=1,522 adults nationwide. Margin of error 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. Former Florida governor Jeb Bush." 2005: "Florida Governor Jeb Bush."
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	No opinion
		%	%	%	%
	3/2-4/15	35	33	16	15
	7/7-10/14	31	34	18	17
	3/25-27/11	35	44	7	14
	4/1-2/05	44	38	5	13

Time Poll conducted by Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas (SRBI) Public Affairs. July 13-17, 2006. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 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? . . . Florida Republican Governor Jeb Bush."
						.
		Very Favorable	Somewhat Favorable	Somewhat Unfavorable	Very Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/13-17/06	7	21	18	37	17

Laura Bush

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Jan. 12-15, 2009. N=1,245 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. Laura Bush."
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never Heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/12-15/09 Adults	67	20	2	11
	8/29-31/08 RV	62	28	1	9
	9/22-24/06 Adults	68	23	4	6

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Jan. 9-11, 2009. N=1,031 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 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 Laura Bush?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never Heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/9-11/09	76	15	1	8
	6/23-25/06	69	22	1	8
	12/16-18/05	73	13	2	12
	2/4-6/05	80	12	1	7
	10/22-24/04	73	16	1	10
	10/1-3/04	74	16	2	8
	8/23-25/04	63	20	4	13
	6/03	69	13	7	11
	11/01	77	7	4	12
	1/01	56	11	13	20
	8/00	45	14	17	24
	6/00	34	8	35	23

CNN Poll conducted by Opinion Research Corporation. Dec. 15-17, 2006. N=1,019 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
					.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Laura Bush is handling her job as first lady?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/15-17/06	76	18	6

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Oct. 25-26, 2005. N=900 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 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 one. If you've never heard of someone, please just say so. Laura Bush."
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Can't Say (vol.)	Never Heard Of
		%	%	%	%
	10/25-26/05	66	18	15	1
	12/14-15/04	68	13	17	2
	6/8-9/04	68	13	17	2
	6/3-4/03	73	11	13	3
	12/17-18/02	78	9	10	3
	4/16-17/02	74	8	16	2
	12/12-13/01	76	5	17	2
	11/14-15/01	74	7	16	3
	4/18-19/01	61	10	25	4
	4/18-19/01	61	10	25	4
	2/21-22/01	57	8	31	4
	1/24-25/01	62	6	28	4
	1/10-11/01	49	9	33	9
	8/23-24/00	49	10	34	7

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). May 12-16, 2005. N=1,005 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
.
"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. Laura Bush."
.
		Very Positive	Somewhat Positive	Neutral	Somewhat Negative	Very Negative	Don't Know Name/ Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	5/12-16/05	40	25	24	6	3	2
	2/10-14/05	41	24	22	5	5	3
	12/9-13/04	40	22	21	7	6	4
	12/01	49	27	16	2	2	4
	3/1-4/01	28	24	33	3	2	10
	1/13-15/01	16	18	34	4	5	23

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Aug. 26-29, 2004. N=945 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
					.
"Regardless of how you might vote, please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Laura Bush, or perhaps you don't know enough to say."
					.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/26-29/04	66	15	19
	7/22-25/04	66	12	22

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Aug. 5-10, 2004. N=739 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
.
"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 Laura Bush 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.)
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	8/5-10/04	35	35	11	8	2	10
	12/02	33	38	7	5	2	15
	7/01	21	43	12	5	1	18

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