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Favorability: People in the News

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.

Lance Armstrong

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

2005 Jul 25-28

79%

6

8

7

Joe Biden

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2009 Jul 10-12

48

36

8

9

2009 Jan 9-11

53

29

7

11

2008 Nov 7-9

59

29

5

7

2008 Oct 31 - Nov 2 ‡

53

32

5

11

2008 Oct 3-5

57

27

6

9

2008 Sep 5-7

49

30

7

14

2007 Apr 2-5

20

25

38

17

USA Today/Gallup poll asked on Gallup tracking survey

Tony Blair

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2007 Mar 2-4

65

20

6

9

2005 Jul 22-24

75

11

6

8

2003 Nov 14-16

76

10

7

7

2003 Oct 6-8

69

16

8

7

2003 Mar 29-30

78

8

7

7

2003 Jan 31-Feb 2

72

9

11

8

2002 Sep 23-26

69

8

14

9

1998 Dec 28-29

58

8

18

16

WORDING: British Prime Minister, Tony Blair

New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

2007 Jul 6-8

36%

27

11

26

House Republican Leader, John Boehner

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

2009 Jul 10-12

25%

23

32

20

Baseball player, Barry Bonds

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

2008 Feb 21-24

25%

47

10

17

Sam Brownback

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

2007 Aug 13-16

9%

16

55

20

2006 Jun 23-25 ^

10%

13

57

19

^ WORDING: Kansas Senator, Sam Brownback

George H.W. Bush

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2007 Feb 9-11

62

36

--

2

2001 Jan 15-16 ^

69

28

--

3

2000 Aug 4-5 ^

73

24

*

3

1993 Jan 18-19 †

62

33

--

5

1993 Jan 8-11 †

68

28

--

4

1992 Nov 10-11 †

47

50

--

3

1992 Nov 1-2 †‡

43

52

*

5

1992 Oct 23-24 †‡

44

49

--

7

1992 Oct 16-18 †‡

38

57

*

5

1992 Oct 13-15 †‡

40

54

*

5

1992 Oct 4-6 †‡

42

53

--

5

1992 Sep 28-30 †‡

40

56

--

4

1992 Sep 11-15 †‡

49

46

*

5

1992 Aug 31-Sep 2 †‡

45

49

*

6

1992 Aug 21-23 †‡

50

47

--

3

1992 Aug 19-20 †‡

48

48

--

3

1992 Aug 10-12 †‡

43

51

*

6

1992 Jul 17-18 †‡

40

53

--

7

1992 Jul 6-8 †‡

49

45

--

6

1992 Jun 26-30 †‡

44

51

--

5

1992 Jun 12-14 †‡

44

51

--

5

1992 May 18-20 †‡

48

47

--

4

1992 May 7-10 †

50

46

*

4

1992 Apr 9-12 †

49

44

*

7

1992 Mar 26-29 †

48

44

*

7

1992 Feb 28-Mar 1 †

55

42

--

3

1992 Jan 31-Feb 2 †

56

41

*

2

1992 Jan 3-6

54

43

*

3

* Less than 0.5%

‡ Based on registered voters

^ WORDING: Former President George Bush

† WORDING: George Bush

George W. Bush

Favorable

Unfavorable

No opinion

%

%

%

2009 Mar 27-29

35

63

2

2009 Jan 9-11

40

59

1

2008 Aug 21-23

35

62

3

2008 Apr 18-20

32

66

2

2007 Jul 12-15

37

59

3

2007 Jun 1-3

40

58

2

2007 Feb 9-11

44

55

1

2007 Jan 5-7

45

53

2

2006 Nov 9-12

38

61

1

2006 Oct 6-8

42

55

3

2006 Jun 23-25

40

59

2

2006 Apr 28-30

39

60

1

2005 Dec 16-18

46

53

1

2005 Jul 25-28

48

50

2

2005 Apr 1-2

54

45

1

2005 Feb 25-27

56

42

2

2005 Feb 4-6

59

39

2

2004 Nov 19-21

60

39

1

2004 Oct 29-31

51

46

3

2004 Oct 22-24 ^

53

44

3

2004 Oct 14-16

55

44

1

2004 Oct 9-10

51

46

3

2004 Oct 1-3

53

45

2

2004 Sep 13-15 ^

55

44

1

2004 Sep 3-5

55

44

1

2004 Aug 23-25

54

44

2

2004 Jul 30-Aug 1

52

46

2

2004 Jul 19-21

52

46

2

2004 Jul 8-11

52

46

2

2004 Jun 21-23

53

45

2

2004 Apr 16-18

56

42

2

2004 Mar 26-28

57

41

2

2004 Feb 16-17

56

42

2

2004 Jan 29-Feb 1

52

47

1

2004 Jan 2-5

65

35

*

2003 Oct 6-8

60

39

1

2003 Jun 27-29 ^

65

34

1

2003 Jun 9-10

66

33

1

2003 Jan 31-Feb 2

68

32

*

2002 Dec 16-17

68

30

2

2002 Sep 23-26

70

28

2

2002 Jul 26-28

71

26

3

2002 May 20-22

80

18

2

2002 Apr 29-May 1

79

19

2

2002 Jan 11-14

83

15

2

2001 Nov 26-27

87

11

2

2001 Aug 3-5

60

35

5

2001 Jun 8-10

62

36

2

2001 Apr 20-22

65

32

3

2001 Mar 9-11

63

32

5

2001 Mar 5-7

69

28

3

2001 Feb 19-21

67

27

6

2001 Feb 1-4

64

33

3

2001 Jan 15-16

62

36

2

2000 Dec 15-17

59

36

5

2000 Dec 2-4

56

40

4

2000 Nov 13-15

53

43

4

2000 Nov 4-5 †

55

39

6

2000 Oct 24-26 †

62

33

5

2000 Oct 23-25 †

60

35

5

2000 Oct 20-22 †

59

37

4

2000 Oct 5-7 †

58

36

6

2000 Sep 28-30 †

55

38

7

2000 Sep 15-17 †

51

41

8

2000 Aug 18-19

60

34

6

2000 Aug 4-5

67

28

5

2000 Jul 25-26

63

31

6

2000 Jul 14-16

64

29

7

2000 Jun 23-25

60

31

9

2000 Jun 6-7

64

29

7

2000 Apr 28-30

61

33

6

2000 Mar 10-12

63

32

5

2000 Feb 25-27

57

35

8

2000 Feb 20-21

58

35

7

2000 Feb 4-6

63

31

6

2000 Jan 17-19

66

26

8

1999 Dec 9-12 ‡

68

25

7

1999 Oct 21-24 ‡

71

21

8

1999 Oct 8-10 ‡

70

25

5

1999 Sep 23-26 ‡

71

22

7

1999 Aug 16-18 ‡

68

21

11

1999 Jun 25-27 ‡

69

16

15

1999 Apr 13-14 ‡

73

15

12

1999 Feb 19-21 ‡

69

12

19

* Less than 0.5%

^ Asked of a half sample

† Based on registered voters

WORDING: Texas Governor, George W. Bush

Florida Governor, Jeb Bush

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

2005 Apr 1-2

44%

38

5

13

Laura Bush

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2009 Jan 9-11

76

15

1

8

2006 Jun 23-25

69

22

1

8

2005 Dec 16-18

73

13

2

12

2005 Feb 4-6

80

12

1

7

2004 Oct 22-24 ^

73

16

1

10

2004 Oct 1-3

74

16

2

8

2004 Aug 23-25 ^

63

20

4

13

2003 Jun 9-10

69

13

7

11

2001 Nov 26-27

77

7

4

12

2001 Jan 15-16

56

11

13

20

2000 Aug 4-5

45

14

17

24

2000 Jun 22-25

34

8

35

23

^ Asked of a half sample

Jimmy Carter

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

2007 Feb 9-11

69%

27

2

2

Former Cuban President, Fidel Castro

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2008 Feb 21-24

5

83

2

9

2006 Aug 18-20

8

82

2

8

2002 May 20-22

9

78

3

10

1959 Jul 23-28

15

38

22

25

Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

2007 Mar 2-4

9%

57

17

17

Dick Cheney

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2009 May 29-31

37

54

3

6

2009 Mar 27-29

30

63

2

5

2007 Jul 12-15

30

62

2

6

2007 Feb 9-11

37

58

1

3

2007 Jan 5-7

38

52

1

9

2006 Apr 28-30

34

62

1

2

2005 Dec 16-18

41

50

2

7

2005 Oct 28-30

42

51

2

5

2005 Oct 13-16

43

47

2

8

2005 Jun 24-26

48

44

2

6

2005 Feb 4-6

51

41

2

6

2004 Nov 19-21

53

41

2

4

2004 Oct 9-10

46

46

2

6

2004 Sep 3-5

48

44

2

6

2004 Aug 23-25 ^

44

45

2

9

2004 Jul 19-21 ^

47

43

2

8

2004 Jul 8-11

46

42

3

9

2004 Feb 16-17

45

42

3

10

2003 Oct 24-26

55

33

3

9

2003 Sep 19-21

54

36

3

7

2003 Jun 27-29 ^

54

34

3

9

2003 Jan 31-Feb 2

61

28

2

9

2002 Sep 23-26

65

24

4

7

2002 Jul 26-28

57

30

3

10

2002 Jan 11-14

67

20

3

10

2001 Apr 20-22

64

22

3

11

2001 Mar 5-7

63

18

5

14

2001 Jan 15-16

61

23

5

11

2000 Dec 15-17

61

23

6

10

2000 Dec 2-4

58

23

8

11

2000 Nov 13-15

51

22

9

18

2000 Sep 15-17 †

46

24

8

22

2000 Aug 18-19

51

19

8

22

2000 Aug 4-5

44

22

12

22

2000 Jul 25-26

46

15

14

25

^ Asked of a half sample

† Based on registered voters

Bill Clinton

Favorable

Unfavorable

No opinion

%

%

%

2008 Aug 21-23

52

44

4

2008 May 30-Jun 1

50

45

5

2008 Apr 18-20

52

45

3

2008 Jan 30-Feb 2

50

47

3

2007 Oct 4-7

56

40

4

2007 Mar 23-25

60

38

2

2007 Feb 9-11

63

35

2

2006 Jun 23-25

59

37

4

2005 Oct 21-23

60

38

2

2005 Feb 4-6

56

41

3

2004 Jul 19-21 ^

54

43

3

2004 Jun 21-23

53

44

3

2003 Jun 9-10

54

45

1

2003 Mar 14-15

46

51

3

2002 Sep 23-26

47

49

4

2001 Nov 26-27

48

47

5

2001 Aug 3-5

49

48

3

2001 Apr 20-22

48

50

2

2001 Mar 5-7

39

59

2

2001 Feb 19-21

42

55

3

2001 Feb 1-4

51

48

1

2000 Dec 2-4

57

41

2

2000 Nov 13-15

57

41

2

2000 Oct 25-28

54

44

2

2000 Sep 15-17 †

46

48

6

2000 Aug 18-19

48

48

4

2000 Aug 4-5

42

54

4

2000 Apr 28-30

47

51

2

1999 Dec 9-12

45

53

2

1999 Sep 23-26

54

45

1

1999 Aug 3-4

52

46

2

1999 Jul 22-25

57

41

2

1999 Jun 25-27

48

50

2

1999 Apr 30-May 2

53

45

2

1999 Apr 13-14

51

47

2

1999 Mar 5-8

54

43

3

1999 Feb 19-21

55

43

2

1999 Feb 4-8

55

44

1

1999 Jan 8-10

58

40

2

1998 Dec 28-29

56

42

2

1998 Dec 4-6

56

40

4

1998 Nov 20-22

57

40

3

1998 Oct 9-12

54

43

3

1998 Sep 14-15

51

47

2

1998 Aug 21-23

55

43

2

1998 Aug 10-12

60

38

2

1998 Aug 7-8

58

40

2

1998 Jun 5-7

61

36

3

1998 Mar 20-22

60

35

5

1998 Feb 20-22

64

34

2

1998 Feb 13-15

58

39

3

1998 Jan 30-Feb 1

65

34

1

1998 Jan 25-26

53

43

4

1998 Jan 24-25

58

39

3

1998 Jan 23-24

57

40

3

1997 Dec 18-21

58

37

5

1997 Oct 27-29

62

35

3

1997 Oct 3-5

56

40

4

1997 Sep 25-28

61

35

4

1997 Sep 6-7

63

32

5

1997 Jul 25-27

62

35

3

1997 Jun 26-29

59

37

4

1997 Apr 18-20

60

38

2

1997 Mar 24-26

63

34

3

1997 Feb 24-26

61

34

5

1997 Jan 31-Feb 2

64

32

4

1997 Jan 10-13

65

31

4

1997 Jan 3-5

60

36

4

1996 Nov 3-4 †

56

39

5

1996 Oct 11-12 †

62

34

4

1996 Sep 2-4 †

62

33

5

1996 Aug 30-Sep 1 †

61

35

4

1996 Aug 28-29 †

60

34

6

1996 Aug 16-18 †

57

41

2

1996 Aug 14-15 †

58

37

5

1996 Aug 5-7 ^

60

37

3

1996 Jul 18-21

62

35

3

1996 Jun 18-19

60

36

4

1996 May 28-29

59

38

3

1996 May 9-12

60

39

1

1996 Mar 15-17

58

38

4

1996 Feb 23-25

60

37

3

1996 Jan 12-15

54

44

2

1995 Nov 6-8

59

38

3

1995 Sep 22-24

55

41

4

1995 Aug 4-7

51

44

5

1995 Jul 7-9

57

40

3

1995 Apr 17-19

56

42

1

1995 Mar 17-19

51

45

4

1995 Jan 16-18

56

42

2

1994 Dec 28-30

48

49

3

1994 Nov 28-29

50

47

3

1994 Sep 6-7

47

50

3

1994 Jul 15-17

49

48

3

1994 Apr 22-24

56

41

3

1994 Mar 25-27

56

40

4

1994 Mar 7-8

59

38

3

1994 Jan 15-17

60

37

3

1994 Jan 6-8

62

35

3

1993 Nov 19-21

55

41

4

1993 Nov 15-16

56

38

6

1993 Nov 2-4

54

42

4

1993 Sep 24-26

63

32

5

1993 Aug 8-10

53

42

5

1993 Jul 19-21

51

45

4

1993 Jun 5-6

48

44

8

1993 Apr 22-24

63

32

5

1993 Jan 29-31

65

27

8

1993 Jan 18-19

66

26

8

1992 Nov 10-11

58

35

7

1992 Nov 1-2 †

51

43

6

1992 Oct 23-24 †

49

42

9

1992 Oct 16-18 †

55

38

8

1992 Oct 13-15 †

54

40

6

1992 Oct 4-6 †

53

40

7

1992 Sep 28-30 †

53

38

8

1992 Sep 11-15 †

53

39

7

1992 Aug 31-Sep 2 †

57

37

6

1992 Aug 21-23 †

57

37

6

1992 Aug 19-20 †

57

36

7

1992 Aug 10-12 †

57

34

9

1992 Jul 17-18 †

62

25

12

1992 Jul 6-8 †

41

49

10

1992 Jun 26-Jul 1 †

45

43

12

1992 Jun 12-14 †

41

47

12

1992 May 18-20 †

42

48

10

1992 May 7-10

50

36

14

1992 Apr 20-22 †

42

49

9

1992 Apr 9-12

34

46

20

1992 Mar 26-29

38

39

23

1992 Feb 28-Mar 1

36

39

24

1992 Jan 31-Feb 2

38

32

30

1992 Jan 3-6

21

10

69

Hillary Clinton

Favorable

Unfavorable

No opinion

%

%

%

2009 Oct 1-4

62

34

3

2009 Jan 9-11

65

33

3

2008 Aug 21-23

54

43

3

2008 May 30-Jun 1

54

43

3

2008 May 1-3

52

45

3

2008 Apr 18-20

53

44

4

2008 Mar 14-16

53

44

3

2008 Feb 21-24

48

48

4

2008 Feb 8-10

48

49

4

2008 Jan 30-Feb 2

48

48

4

2008 Jan 10-13

50

46

4

2007 Dec 14-16

51

48

2

2007 Nov 30-Dec 2

47

50

3

2007 Nov 2-4

52

45

3

2007 Oct 12-14

53

44

2

2007 Oct 4-7

51

44

5

2007 Sep 14-16

49

49

2

2007 Sep 7-8

49

46

5

2007 Aug 13-16

47

48

5

2007 Aug 3-5

47

49

3

2007 Jul 12-15

47

48

5

2007 Jul 6-8

48

48

5

2007 Jun 1-3

46

50

3

2007 May 10-13

53

45

2

2007 May 4-6

50

47

3

2007 Apr 13-15

45

52

4

2007 Apr 2-5

47

49

4

2007 Mar 23-25

48

48

3

2007 Mar 2-4

54

42

3

2007 Feb 9-11

58

40

1

2006 Nov 9-12

53

42

5

2006 Jul 28-30

50

44

7

2006 Jun 23-25

51

44

5

2005 Oct 21-23

54

41

5

2005 Jul 25-28

53

43

4

2005 May 20-22

55

39

6

2005 Feb 25-27

53

41

6

2004 Jul 19-21 ^

56

38

6

2003 Oct 24-26

51

44

5

2003 Sep 19-21

54

40

6

2003 Jun 27-29 ^

52

44

4

2003 Jun 9-10

53

43

4

2003 Mar 14-15

45

46

9

2002 Dec 16-17

48

46

6

2002 Sep 23-26

47

44

9

2001 Aug 3-5

51

44

5

2001 Mar 5-7

44

53

3

2001 Feb 19-21

49

44

7

2001 Feb 1-4

52

43

5

2000 Nov 13-15

56

39

5

2000 Oct 25-28

52

43

5

2000 Aug 4-5

45

50

5

2000 Feb 4-6

55

39

6

1999 Dec 9-12

48

48

4

1999 Sep 23-26

56

40

4

1999 Aug 3-4

56

41

3

1999 Jul 22-25

62

35

3

1999 Jun 25-27

56

42

2

1999 Mar 5-7

65

31

4

1999 Feb 19-21

65

30

5

1999 Feb 4-7

66

31

3

1998 Dec 28-29

67

29

4

1998 Oct 9-12 ^

63

33

4

1998 Sep 14-15

61

33

6

1998 Aug 21-23

61

33

6

1998 Aug 10-12

60

36

4

1998 Aug 7-8

60

35

5

1998 Feb 13-15

60

36

4

1998 Jan 30-Feb 1

64

34

2

1998 Jan 24-25

61

33

6

1998 Jan 23-24

60

35

5

1997 Dec 18-21

56

38

6

1997 Oct 27-29

61

34

5

1997 Jun 26-29

51

42

7

1997 Feb 24-26

51

42

6

1997 Jan 31-Feb 2

55

39

6

1997 Jan 10-13

56

37

7

1996 Oct 26-29 †

50

42

8

1996 Aug 28-29 †

51

41

8

1996 Aug 16-18 †

47

48

5

1996 Aug 5-7 †

48

45

7

1996 Jun 18-19

46

47

6

1996 Mar 15-17

47

48

5

1996 Jan 12-15

43

51

6

1995 Jul 7-9

50

44

6

1995 Mar 17-19

49

44

7

1995 Jan 16-18

50

44

6

1994 Nov 28-29

50

44

6

1994 Sep 6-7

48

47

5

1994 Jul 15-17

48

46

6

1994 Apr 22-24

56

40

4

1994 Mar 25-27

52

42

6

1994 Mar 7-8

55

40

5

1994 Jan 15-17

57

36

7

1993 Nov 2-4

58

34

8

1993 Sep 24-26

62

27

11

1993 Aug 8-10

57

33

10

1993 Jul 19-21

56

34

10

1993 Apr 22-24

61

27

12

1993 Mar 22-24

61

31

8

1993 Jan 18-19

59

26

16

1992 Nov 10-14

49

30

21

1992 Aug 31-Sep 2

56

25

19

1992 Jul 17-18 †

51

24

25

1992 Jul 9-10 †

55

26

19

1992 Jul 6-8 †

45

30

27

1992 Apr 20-22 †

38

39

20

1992 Mar 20-22 †

39

26

35

^ Asked of a half sample

† Based on registered voters

2002-March 2003 WORDING: New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton

Howard Dean

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2006 Oct 6-8 ^

37

37

13

13

2005 May 20-22

35

33

18

14

2005 Feb 25-27

35

33

14

18

2005 Feb 4-6

31

38

16

15

2004 Jan 29-Feb 1

42

42

5

11

2004 Jan 2-5 †

28

39

17

16

2003 Nov 10-12 †

26

24

33

17

^ WORDING: Democratic National Committee Chair, Howard Dean

† WORDING: Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean

John Edwards

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2009 Oct 1-4

21

59

9

11

2008 Jan 10-13

48

37

4

10

2007 Dec 14-16

53

33

6

8

2007 Nov 30-Dec 2

50

35

7

8

2007 Nov 2-4

50

31

8

11

2007 Oct 12-14

48

34

8

10

2007 Oct 4-7

48

31

11

10

2007 Sep 14-16

51

35

6

7

2007 Sep 7-8

47

32

8

14

2007 Aug 13-16

47

36

8

9

2007 Aug 3-5

47

35

9

10

2007 Jul 12-15

44

33

12

12

2007 Jul 6-8

50

32

8

9

2007 Jun 1-3

44

32

9

15

2007 May 10-13

56

24

11

9

2007 May 4-6

49

31

9

9

2007 Apr 13-15

52

31

6

11

2007 Apr 2-5

53

30

9

9

2007 Mar 23-25

55

25

8

11

2007 Mar 2-4

51

28

9

12

2007 Feb 9-11

49

31

12

8

2006 Dec 8-10 †

54

21

13

12

2004 Oct 9-10

48

37

6

9

2004 Sep 3-5

56

30

3

11

2004 Aug 23-25 ^

52

28

4

16

2004 Jul 30-Aug 1

59

27

3

11

2004 Jul 19-21 ^

52

26

5

17

2004 Jul 8-11

55

24

6

15

2004 Jan 29-Feb 1

54

21

10

15

2004 Jan 2-5‡

24

24

27

25

2003 Nov 10-12 ‡

22

18

37

23

^ Asked of a half sample

† WORDING: Former North Carolina Senator, John Edwards

‡ WORDING: North Carolina Senator, John Edwards

Newt Gingrich

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2007 Jun 1-3

27

48

11

14

2007 Mar 23-25

29

48

9

14

2007 Mar 2-4

29

49

10

12

2003 Jul 25-27 ^

39

42

8

11

1998 Dec 28-29 †

38

51

2

9

1998 Nov 20-22 †

32

53

4

11

1998 Oct 9-12 †

42

49

2

7

1998 Jun 5-7

32

53

5

10

1998 Feb 13-15

37

48

4

11

1997 Dec 18-21 †

30

55

6

9

1997 Oct 27-29 †

30

58

3

9

1997 Jul 25-27

26

64

3

7

1997 Jun 26-29

25

61

4

10

1997 Apr 18-20

24

62

6

8

1997 Jan 3-5

25

61

5

9

1996 Aug 5-7 ♥

32

56

5

7

1996 Mar 15-17

24

58

6

12

1996 Jan 12-15

31

57

4

8

1995 Nov 6-8

25

56

9

10

1995 Aug 4-7

31

47

6

16

1995 Apr 17-19 †

37

51

4

8

1995 Mar 17-19 †

33

47

6

14

1995 Jan 16-18

34

37

9

20

1994 Dec 28-30 ‡

27

35

14

24

1994 Nov 28-29 ‡

29

25

22

24

1994 Oct 7-9 ♠

19

22

42

17

^ WORDING: Former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich

† WORDING: Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich

‡ WORDING: Incoming Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich

♠ WORDING: House Minority Leader, Newt Gingrich

♥ Based on registered voters

Rudy Giuliani

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2008 Jan 10-13

45

44

4

6

2007 Dec 14-16

50

41

4

5

2007 Nov 30-Dec 2

52

37

4

7

2007 Nov 2-4

55

32

7

6

2007 Oct 12-14

49

39

6

6

2007 Oct 4-7

54

30

8

8

2007 Sep 14-16

52

38

5

6

2007 Sep 7-8

53

30

8

9

2007 Aug 13-16

59

27

6

8

2007 Aug 3-5

55

32

7

6

2007 Jul 12-15

52

32

7

9

2007 Jul 6-8

55

31

6

8

2007 Jun 1-3

57

26

6

11

2007 May 10-13

62

24

6

8

2007 May 4-6

61

24

7

8

2007 Apr 13-15

57

29

6

8

2007 Apr 2-5

61

27

6

6

2007 Mar 23-25

60

26

6

7

2007 Mar 2-4

64

21

6

9

2007 Feb 9-11

66

22

7

5

2007 Jan 5-7

62

17

10

10

2006 Dec 8-10 †

77

12

7

4

2005 Jul 25-28

64

19

9

8

2004 Aug 23-25 ^

65

14

6

15

^ Asked of a half sample

† WORDING: Former New York City Mayor, Rudy Giuliani

John Glenn

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

1998 Dec 28-29

83%

7

5

5

WORDING: U.S. Senator, John Glenn

Alberto Gonzales

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

2007 Mar 23-25

26%

38

18

18

2005 Jun 24-26

32%

17

27

24

WORDING: Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales

Al Gore

Favorable

Unfavorable

No opinion

%

%

%

2007 Oct 12-14

58

37

5

2007 Aug 13-16

50

42

8

2007 Aug 3-5

48

46

6

2007 Jul 12-15

51

40

8

2007 Jul 6-8

52

42

6

2007 Jun 1-3

50

43

7

2007 May 10-13

57

38

5

2007 May 4-6

49

43

8

2007 Apr 13-15

48

47

5

2007 Apr 2-5

50

44

6

2007 Mar 23-25

56

38

6

2007 Mar 2-4

55

39

6

2007 Feb 9-11

52

45

3

2006 Jun 23-25

48

45

8

2003 Jun 27-29

49

45

6

2002 Dec 16-17

49

45

6

2002 Sep 23-26

46

47

7

2002 Apr 29-May 1

46

48

6

2001 Aug 3-5

52

42

6

2001 Apr 20-22

55

41

4

2001 Jan 15-16

56

41

3

2000 Dec 15-17

57

40

3

2000 Dec 2-4

46

52

2

2000 Nov 13-15

53

44

3

2000 Nov 4-5 †

56

39

5

2000 Oct 24-26 †

53

42

5

2000 Oct 23-25 †

55

40

5

2000 Oct 20-22 †

57

39

4

2000 Oct 5-7 †

57

37

6

2000 Sep 28-30 †

61

31

8

2000 Sep 15-17 †

62

30

8

2000 Aug 18-19

64

30

6

2000 Aug 4-5

52

42

6

2000 Jul 25-26

56

38

6

2000 Jul 14-16

58

34

8

2000 Jun 23-25

52

39

9

2000 Jun 6-7

59

35

6

2000 Apr 28-30

53

38

9

2000 Mar 10-12

59

36

5

2000 Feb 25-27

59

35

6

2000 Feb 20-21

56

37

7

2000 Feb 4-6

57

37

6

2000 Jan 17-19

56

38

6

1999 Dec 20-21

57

36

7

1999 Dec 9-12

54

42

4

1999 Oct 21-24

58

36

6

1999 Oct 8-10

54

42

4

1999 Sep 23-26

55

40

5

1999 Aug 16-18

58

37

5

1999 Aug 3-4

52

40

8

1999 Jul 22-25

53

35

12

1999 Jun 25-27

56

39

5

1999 Apr 30-May 2

55

37

8

1999 Apr 13-14

54

39

7

1999 Feb 19-21

59

33

8

1999 Feb 4-8

61

31

8

1998 Dec 28-29

57

28

15

1998 Sep 14-15

56

32

12

1998 Feb 13-15

57

33

10

1998 Jan 30-Feb 1

62

31

7

1998 Jan 23-25

56

32

12

1997 Dec 18-21

50

37

13

1997 Oct 27-29

53

38

9

1997 Oct 3-5

47

42

11

1997 Sep 25-28

51

39

10

1997 Sep 6-7

55

32

13

1997 Jun 26-29

57

32

10

1997 Apr 18-20

56

34

10

1997 Mar 24-26

57

31

12

1997 Jan 3-5

60

26

14

1996 Oct 26-29 †

61

31

8

1996 Aug 30- Sep 1 †

61

27

12

1996 Aug 28-29 †

60

26

14

1996 Aug 16-18 †

59

30

11

1996 Jan 12-15

52

34

14

1995 Jan 16-18

57

29

14

1994 Sep 6-7

56

31

13

1994 Apr 22-24

60

28

12

1994 Mar 25-27

56

29

15

1994 Jan 15-17

62

26

12

1993 Nov 15-16

53

32

15

1993 Nov 2-4

49

30

21

1993 Jul 19-21

55

30

15

1993 Apr 22-24

55

24

21

1993 Jan 18-19

63

22

15

1992 Nov 10-11

56

28

16

1992 Oct 9-11 †

63

24

14

1992 Sep 11-15 †

56

26

18

1992 Aug 31-Sep 2 †

63

24

13

1992 Aug 21-23 †

60

23

17

1992 Aug 19-20 †

57

23

21

1992 Aug 10-12 †

62

20

18

1992 Jul 23-24 †

59

13

28

1992 Jul 17-18 †

64

14

22

1992 Jul 6-8 †

39

17

44

^ Asked of a half sample

† Based on registered voters

Rev. Billy Graham

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

2005 Jun 16-19

66%

20

6

8

2002 Sep 23-26

60%

22

7

11

Alan Greenspan

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2003 Mar 14-15

63

14

9

14

2002 Jul 26-28

62

16

10

12

2002 Jan 11-14

64

13

9

14

1999 Aug 16-18

50

13

21

16

1998 Dec 28-29

57

9

17

17

1997 Jul 25-27

52

11

18

19

WORDING: Federal Reserve Chairman, Alan Greenspan

Mike Huckabee

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2009 Jul 10-12

42

23

16

18

2008 Feb 8-10

41

38

6

15

2008 Jan 10-13

38

36

11

15

2007 Dec 14-16

34

24

22

19

2007 Nov 30-Dec 2

33

16

33

18

2007 Nov 2-4

18

18

42

22

2007 Oct 4-7

18

15

50

17

2007 Aug 13-16

17

14

49

20

Jesse Jackson

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2005 Sep 8-11

34

55

3

8

2003 Jun 27-29 ^

38

54

3

5

2001 Mar 9-11

33

58

1

8

2000 Dec 15-17

46

48

1

5

1999 May 7-9

70

22

1

7

1999 Feb 19-21

59

31

2

8

1995 Jul 20-23

47

40

1

12

1995 Apr 17-19

38

55

1

6

1992 Jul 6-8

38

54

1

7

1992 May 7-10

46

42

11

1

^ Asked of a half sample

Angelina Jolie

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

2006 May 5-7 ^

43%

28

8

21

^ Asked of a half sample

Ted Kennedy

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2008 Jan 30-Feb 2 ^

40

48

3

8

2005 Jul 22-24 ^

48

38

6

8

2004 Jul 19-21 †

50

39

3

8

2004 Mar 26-28

42

47

3

8

2003 Jun 27-29 †

44

44

4

8

2003 Jan 31-Feb 2

45

42

3

10

1996 Oct 26-29 ‡

43

45

1

11

^ WORDING: Massachusetts Senator, Ted Kennedy

† Asked of a half sample

‡ Based on registered voters

John Kerry

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2006 Dec 8-10 †

43

45

6

5

2006 Sep 15-17 †

44

43

3

10

2005 Jul 25-28

42

48

3

7

2004 Oct 29-31

52

43

*

5

2004 Oct 22-24 ^

52

44

--

4

2004 Oct 14-16

52

45

*

3

2004 Oct 9-10

52

44

*

4

2004 Oct 1-3

52

43

1

4

2004 Sep 13-15 ^

51

44

*

5

2004 Sep 3-5

53

43

*

4

2004 Aug 23-25

52

40

1

7

2004 Jul 30-Aug 1

57

37

1

5

2004 Jul 19-21

55

37

2

6

2004 Jul 8-11

56

34

2

8

2004 Jun 21-23

58

35

2

5

2004 Apr 16-18

54

37

3

6

2004 Mar 26-28

53

36

3

8

2004 Feb 16-17

60

26

4

10

2004 Jan 29-Feb 1

61

23

6

10

2004 Jan 2-5 †

31

32

19

18

2003 Nov 10-12 †

31

24

26

19

2002 Dec 16-17 †

31

13

32

24

1999 Feb 19-21 †

30

9

39

22

* Less than 0.5%

^ Asked of a half sample

† WORDING: Massachusetts Senator John Kerry

Joe Lieberman

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2006 Sep 15-17 ^

43

28

11

18

2006 Jul 28-30 ^

40

29

13

18

2004 Jan 29-Feb 1

45

35

8

12

2004 Jan 2-5 ^

38

37

10

15

2003 Nov 10-12 ^

39

28

15

18

2003 Mar 29-30 ^

41

26

13

20

2002 Dec 16-17 ^

44

24

16

16

2001 Mar 9-11 †

52

20

10

18

2000 Dec 2-4

47

30

11

12

2000 Nov 13-15

48

23

8

21

2000 Sep 15-17 ‡

52

17

9

22

2000 Aug 18-19 ‡

58

12

9

21

^ WORDING: Connecticut Senator, Joe Lieberman

† WORDING: Senator Joe Lieberman

‡ Based on registered voters

Rush Limbaugh

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

2003 Nov 10-12

34%

51

9

6

Cindy McCain, wife of John McCain

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

2008 Sep 5-7

51%

24

4

21

2008 Aug 21-23

47%

20

8

25

2008 May 30-Jun 1

40%

19

10

31

John McCain

Favorable

Unfavorable

No opinion

%

%

%

2008 Nov 7-9

64

33

3

2008 Oct 31 - Nov 2

50

44

6

2008 Oct 10-12

56

41

2

2008 Oct 3-5

55

40

4

2008 Sep 5-7

63

33

4

2008 Aug 21-23

59

36

5

2008 Jul 25-27

62

33

5

2008 Jun 15-19

59

35

6

2008 May 30-Jun 1

56

37

7

2008 May 1-3

62

30

8

2008 Apr 18 -20

60

33

8

2008 Mar 14-16

67

27

7

2008 Feb 21-24

56

33

11

2008 Feb 8-10

54

36

10

2008 Jan 30-Feb 2

56

32

13

2008 Jan 10-13

59

29

13

2007 Dec 14-16

54

30

16

2007 Nov 30-Dec 2

55

30

15

2007 Nov 2-4

47

34

19

2007 Oct 12-14

46

37

17

2007 Oct 4-7

46

31

22

2007 Sep 14-16

53

34

12

2007 Sep 7-8

46

32

21

2007 Aug 13-16

45

37

18

2007 Aug 3-5

41

42

17

2007 Jul 12-15

41

36

22

2007 Jul 6-8

46

35

19

2007 Jun 1-3

47

33

20

2007 May 10-13

54

27

19

2007 May 4-6

50

30

20

2007 Apr 13-15

51

32

16

2007 Apr 2-5

57

26

17

2007 Mar 23-25

51

28

21

2007 Mar 2-4

57

25

18

2007 Feb 9-11

57

26

17

2007 Jan 5-7

48

24

28

2006 Nov 9-12

54

23

23

2006 Jun 23-25

56

25

19

2005 Jul 25-28

51

22

27

2004 Aug 23-25 ^

55

19

26

2004 Mar 26-28

53

21

26

2002 Apr 29-May 1 †

53

21

26

2001 Jun 8-10 †

60

21

19

2001 Mar 9-11 ♠

61

15

24

2000 Apr 28-30 †

61

18

21

2000 Mar 10-12 †

57

28

15

2000 Feb 25-27 †

66

18

16

2000 Feb 20-21 †

65

17

18

2000 Feb 4-6 †

67

12

21

2000 Jan 17-19 †

51

17

32

1999 Dec 9-12 †

57

11

32

1999 Oct 21-24 †

37

12

51

1999 Apr 13-14 †

35

12

53

1999 Feb 19-21 †

27

8

65

^ Asked of a half sample

† WORDING: Arizona Senator John McCain

♠ WORDING: Senator John McCain

Dr. Phil McGraw

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

2003 Nov 10-12

48%

16

26

10

Former baseball player, Mark McGwire

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

2005 Mar 18-20

53%

25

5

17

2000 Jun 22-25 ^

72%

6

10

12

1998 Dec 28-29 †

87%

3

5

5

^ WORDING: Mark McGwire

† WORDING: Baseball player, Mark McGwire

Ralph Nader

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2008 Aug 21-23

29

44

11

16

2004 Sep 13-15 ^

33

48

4

15

2004 Sep 3-5

26

49

6

19

2004 Mar 26-28

30

48

7

15

2001 Aug 3-5

42

31

13

14

2000 Jul 14-16

42

22

17

19

2000 Jun 6-7

36

22

18

24

2000 Apr 28-30

41

20

18

21

^ Asked of a half sample

Benjamin Netanyahu

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

1999 May 7-9 ^

34

20

19

27

1998 Dec 28-29 ^

46

20

15

19

1998 Dec 4-6 ^

35

22

19

24

1997 Apr 11-13 ^

23

28

23

26

WORDING: Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu

Barack Obama

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2009 Oct 1-4

56

40

*

4

2009 Jul 10-12

66

33

*

1

2009 May 29-31

67

32

--

1

2009 Mar 27-29

69

28

--

3

2009 Jan 9-11

78

18

*

5

2008 Nov 7-9

68

27

*

4

2008 Oct 31 - Nov 2 ‡

62

34

*

4

2008 Oct 10-12

62

35

*

2

2008 Oct 3-5

62

34

*

3

2008 Sep 5-7

62

35

*

3

2008 Aug 21-23

63

32

1

4

2008 Jul 25-27

61

35

3

1

2008 Jun 15-19

64

31

1

4

2008 May 30-Jun 1

58

37

*

5

2008 May 1-3

58

37

1

4

2008 Apr 18-20

60

34

1

5

2008 Mar 14-16

62

33

1

5

2008 Feb 21-24

61

32

1

6

2008 Feb 8-10

58

34

3

5

2008 Jan 30-Feb 2

59

32

3

5

2008 Jan 10-13

59

32

3

6

2007 Dec 14-16

57

30

4

9

2007 Nov 30-Dec 2

53

33

7

6

2007 Nov 2-4

53

30

7

10

2007 Oct 12-14

53

32

6

9

2007 Oct 4-7

54

27

11

8

2007 Sep 14-16

56

29

8

7

2007 Sep 7-8

48

32

11

10

2007 Aug 13-16

52

29

9

10

2007 Aug 3-5

48

34

9

9

2007 Jul 12-15

49

26

11

14

2007 Jul 6-8

53

27

11

10

2007 Jun 1-3

53

25

10

13

2007 May 10-13

55

20

16

9

2007 May 4-6

50

24

13

12

2007 Apr 13-15

52

27

10

10

2007 Apr 2-5

49

24

14

12

2007 Mar 23-25

53

24

14

9

2007 Mar 2-4

58

18

15

9

2007 Feb 9-11

53

19

16

12

2006 Dec 8-10 ^

42

11

33

14

* Less than 0.5%

USA Today/Gallup poll asked on Gallup tracking survey

^ WORDING: Illinois Senator, Barack Obama

Michelle Obama

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2009 Mar 27-29

72

17

1

10

2009 Jan 9-11

68

18

*

13

2008 Sep 5-7

54

30

2

14

2008 Aug 21-23

53

25

4

18

2008 May 30-Jun 1

43

30

6

21

* Less than 0.5%

Sarah Palin

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2009 Oct 1-4

40

50

4

7

2009 Jul 10-12

43

45

4

8

2008 Nov 7-9

48

47

2

4

2008 Oct 31 - Nov 2 ‡

42

49

3

7

2008 Oct 3-5

51

41

2

6

2008 Sep 5-7

53

28

7

12

2008 Aug 29 ^

22

7

51

20

^ Based on one-night Palin vice presidential selection poll of registered voters (USA Today/Gallup poll asked on Gallup daily tracking survey

USA Today/Gallup poll asked on Gallup tracking survey

Ron Paul

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

2007 Oct 4-7

12%

13

60

15

General David Petraeus

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

2007 Sep 14-16 ^

61%

22

7

11

2007 Sep 7-8 ^

52%

17

14

17

2007 Aug 3-5 ^

47%

21

16

16

^ WORDING: Commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, General David Petraeus

Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2009 Jul 10-12

32

48

11

8

2009 May 29-31

34

50

8

7

2008 Nov 7-9

42

41

8

8

2007 Mar 23-25

37

33

19

11

2007 Jan 5-7

44

22

13

21

2006 Nov 9-12 ^

38

24

18

20

2006 Oct 6-8 ^

26

28

29

17

2006 Jun 23-25 ^

31

29

27

13

2003 Jul 25-27 ^

23

19

42

16

2003 Jan 3-5 ^

23

18

39

20

^ WORDING: House Democratic Leader, Nancy Pelosi

Brad Pitt

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

2006 May 5-7 ^

42%

35

4

19

^ Asked of a half sample

Pope Benedict the 16th

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2008 Apr 18-20

63

15

4

18

2007 Jun 1-3

52

16

9

23

2005 Dec 16-18

50

11

9

30

2005 Apr 29-May 1

55

12

8

25

Colin Powell

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2004 Nov 19-21 †

87

9

2

2

2003 Jun 27-29 ^

83

13

2

2

2003 Feb 7-9 †

85

8

3

4

2003 Jan 31-Feb 2 †

86

10

1

3

2002 Sep 23-26 †

88

6

3

3

2002 Apr 29-May 1

85

9

3

3

2000 Dec 15-17

83

6

6

5

2000 Aug 4-5

79

8

7

6

2000 Apr 28-30

78

8

7

7

1997 Apr 18-20

77

7

7

9

1996 Aug 14-16

74

13

4

9

1995 Nov 6-8

67

13

5

15

1995 Sep 22-24

64

13

6

17

1995 Jul 20-23 ‡

73

6

7

14

1995 Apr 17-19 ‡

72

9

7

12

1994 Mar 28-30 ♠

66

11

9

14

1994 Jan 15-17 ♠

72

7

11

10

1993 Sep 10-12 ♠

70

8

--

22

1993 Jan 29-31 ♠

71

9

--

20

^ Asked of a half sample

† WORDING: Secretary of State, Colin Powell

‡ WORDING: Retired General Colin Powell

♠ WORDING: General Colin Powell

Prince Charles of England

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2005 Mar 21-23

41

40

1

18

2003 Nov 14-16

45

44

1

10

2002 May 28-29 ^

53

33

2

12

1998 Dec 28-29 ^

54

35

1

10

1997 Sep 4 ^

29

61

--

10

1992 Dec 18-20 ^

25

44

--

31

^ WORDING: Prince Charles

Vladimir Putin

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

2003 Oct 6-8 ^

38%

28

16

18

2002 May 20-22 ^

41%

18

13

28

^ WORDING: Russian President, Vladimir Putin

Queen Elizabeth of England

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2003 Nov 14-16

77

15

*

8

2002 May 28-29

75

12

1

12

1998 Dec 28-29

68

21

1

10

1997 Sep 4

47

40

--

13

* Less than 0.5%

Dan Rather

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

2006 Jun 23-25

63%

26

5

7

Harry Reid

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2008 Nov 7-9

27

30

28

14

2006 Nov 9-12 ^

27

19

33

20

2005 May 20-22 ^

22

19

42

17

2005 Apr 29-May 1 ^

21

18

44

17

^ WORDING: Senate Democratic Leader, Harry Reid

Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2006 Aug 18-20

61

26

6

7

2005 Sep 8-11

63

25

5

7

2005 Jun 24-26

61

27

5

7

2005 Feb 25-27

59

27

5

9

2005 Feb 4-6

59

27

4

10

2004 Nov 19-21 ^

63

26

6

5

2004 Apr 16-18 ^

59

24

9

8

2004 Mar 26-28 ^

50

25

14

11

2003 Oct 24-26 ^

55

16

17

12

^ WORDING: National Security Advisor, Condoleezza Rice

Bill Richardson

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

2007 Apr 13-15

18%

18

45

19

2000 Jun 22-25 ^

25%

21

36

18

^ WORDING: Energy Secretary, Bill Richardson

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice, John Roberts

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

2005 Sep 8-11 ^

50%

17

14

19

2005 Jul 22-24 ^

46%

13

19

22

^ WORDING: U.S. Supreme Court Justice nominee, John Roberts

The Rev. Pat Robertson

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

2008 May 30-Jun 1

20%

52

13

15

Mitt Romney

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2009 Jul 10-12

37

29

16

18

2008 Feb 8-10

34

46

7

13

2008 Jan 30- Feb 2

37

39

10

14

2008 Jan 10-13

32

42

13

14

2007 Dec 14-16

32

35

17

15

2007 Nov 30-Dec 2

36

30

20

14

2007 Nov 2-4

28

31

24

17

2007 Oct 12-14

26

34

23

17

2007 Oct 4-7

29

26

29

15

2007 Sep 14-16

27

35

23

15

2007 Sep 7-8

27

28

28

17

2007 Aug 13-16

33

24

26

17

2007 Aug 3-5

22

31

30

17

2007 Jul 12-15

22

28

31

18

2007 Jul 6-8

23

31

30

16

2007 Jun 1-3

25

24

31

19

2007 May 10-13

27

19

41

14

2007 May 4-6

24

22

39

15

2007 Apr 13-15

23

24

36

17

2007 Apr 2-5

25

21

37

17

2007 Mar 23-25

22

18

37

22

2007 Mar 2-4

23

19

41

17

2007 Feb 9-11

18

18

47

18

2006 Dec 8-10 ^

19

12

52

17

^ WORDING: Massachusetts Governor, Mitt Romney

Presidential adviser, Karl Rove

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2007 Aug 13-16

26

44

15

15

2007 Mar 23-25

21

44

18

17

2006 Nov 9-12

19

41

21

18

2006 Jul 28-30

22

38

23

16

2006 Apr 28-30

22

50

16

12

2005 Oct 28-30

24

40

21

15

2005 Oct 13-16

22

39

23

16

2005 Jul 22-24

25

34

25

16

Donald Rumsfeld

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2006 Nov 9-12

27

57

7

9

2006 Sep 15-17 ^

41

45

3

10

2006 Aug 18-20 ^

40

47

5

7

2006 Apr 28-30 ^

37

57

2

4

2005 Dec 16-18 ^

42

45

4

9

2005 Jun 24-26 ^

46

44

5

5

2005 Feb 4-6 ^

48

40

4

8

2004 Nov 19-21 ^

51

39

5

5

2003 Sep 19-21 ^

53

33

6

8

2003 Feb 7-9 ^

58

20

10

12

2002 Sep 23-26 ^

61

19

10

10

2002 Jul 26-28 ^

67

15

9

9

^ WORDING: Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld

Supreme Court Justice, Antonin Scalia

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

2005 May 20-22

31%

13

39

17

2000 Dec 15-17

36%

17

29

18

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

2005 Jun 16-19

66%

26

1

7

2004 Aug 23-25 ^

56%

27

1

16

2003 Feb 24-26

72%

14

2

12

^ Asked of a half sample

The Rev. Al Sharpton

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

2008 May 30-Jun 1

16%

63

10

11

2003 Nov 10-12

16%

49

24

11

1992 May 7-10

6%

28

53

13

U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

2009 Jul 10-12 ^

38%

26

19

17

2009 May 29-31 ^

43%

21

15

21

^ WORDING: U.S. Supreme Court Nominee, Sonia Sotomayor

Talk radio host, Howard Stern

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

2005 Dec 16-18

25%

61

3

11

1997 Mar 24-26

27%

46

8

20

Martha Stewart

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2005 Aug 5-7 ^

52

31

1

16

2005 Feb 4-6 ^

53

32

1

14

2003 Jun 9-10 ^

33

52

3

12

2002 Jul 5-8 ^

30

39

7

24

2002 Jun 17-19 ^

46

27

9

18

1999 Oct 21-24 ^

49

16

13

22

^ Asked as a stand-alone question

WORDING: Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Martha Stewart, or have you never heard of her?

Barbra Streisand

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

2003 Feb 24-26 ^

52%

33

3

12

^ Asked of a half sample

Supreme Court Justice, Clarence Thomas

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2005 May 20-22

44

23

17

16

2000 Dec 15-17

46

33

8

13

1995 Jul 20-23

38

38

8

16

1992 May 7-10

44

31

6

19

Fred Thompson

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2007 Dec 14-16

30

34

23

14

2007 Nov 30-Dec 2

39

26

23

12

2007 Nov 2-4

29

28

28

15

2007 Oct 12-14

32

30

23

15

2007 Oct 4-7

33

24

30

13

2007 Sep 14-16

38

22

24

15

2007 Sep 7-8

36

19

28

17

2007 Aug 13-16

30

17

37

16

2007 Aug 3-5

31

20

32

17

2007 Jul 12-15

28

18

37

17

2007 Jul 6-8

30

19

37

14

2007 Jun 1-3

26

14

43

17

2007 May 10-13

27

11

50

13

2007 May 4-6

27

11

50

12

2007 Apr 13-15

25

13

48

13

2007 Apr 2-5

24

11

53

12

Donald Trump

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2007 Jan 5-7

41

48

1

11

2005 Jun 16-19

50

38

2

10

1999 Oct 8-10

33

58

2

7

1999 Sep 23-26

41

47

3

9

Oprah Winfrey

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

%

%

%

%

2007 Oct 12-14

66

26

1

6

2007 Jan 5-7

74

17

*

8

2003 Nov 10-12

73

20

1

6

1992 Mar 26-29

78

14

2

6

* Less than 0.5%

Tiger Woods

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

2005 Jun 16-19

85%

8

1

6

2001 Jun 8-10

84%

9

2

5

2000 Jun 22-25

88%

5

2

5

The Rev. Jeremiah Wright

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

No opinion

2008 May 30-Jun 1

7%

64

18

11

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