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Americans' Opinions of the Republican and Democratic Parties

Next, please tell me whether you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of each of the following parties. How about -- [ITEMS ROTATED]?

The Republican Party

	Favorable	Unfavorable	No opinion
	%	%	%
2009 Aug 31-Sep 2	40	56	4
2009 May 29-31	34	59	6
2008 Nov 13-16	34	61	5
2008 Oct 10-12	40	53	6
2008 Sep 8-11	43	53	5
2008 Sep 5-7	47	47	6
2008 Aug 21-23	39	52	9
2008 Apr 18-20	39	53	8
2008 Feb 8-10	41	52	7
2008 Jan 10-13	42	49	8
2007 Nov 2-4	40	50	11
2007 Sep 14-16	38	59	4
2007 Jul 6-8	36	56	8
2007 Apr 13-15	42	51	7
2006 Nov 9-12	35	58	7
2006 Oct 6-8	37	55	8
2006 Sep 7-10	42	53	4
2006 Jul 28-30	43	50	8
2006 Apr 28-30	36	58	5
2005 Dec 16-18	45	48	7
2005 Oct 13-16	40	50	10
2005 Sep 8-11	45	45	10
2005 Jul 22-24	46	45	9
2005 Apr 1-2	50	44	6
2005 Feb 25-27	51	42	7
2005 Feb 4-6	56	39	5
2004 Sep 13-15	55	41	4
2004 Sep 3-5	53	40	7
2004 Aug 23-25 ^	50	41	9
2004 Jul 30-Aug 1	47	45	8
2004 Jul 19-21 ^	50	43	7
2004 Jan 29-Feb 1	48	45	7
2004 Jan 2-5	52	40	8
2003 Sep 8-10	50	44	6
2003 Mar 29-30	56	33	11
2003 Jan 3-5	51	38	11
2002 Dec 16-17	51	38	11
2002 Nov 8-10	54	38	8
2002 Oct 21-22	53	35	12
2002 Sep 5-8	54	40	6
2002 Jul 26-28	55	36	9
2002 Jan 11-14	61	30	9
2001 Sep 7-10	47	48	5
2000 Nov 13-15	49	43	8
2000 Aug 4-5	54	37	9
2000 Jul 25-26	49	39	12
2000 Jan 7-10	53	41	6
1999 Nov 18-21	50	44	6
1999 Apr 30-May 2	47	44	9
1999 Feb 19-21	45	46	9
1999 Feb 12-13	40	54	6
1999 Feb 4-8	45	47	8
1999 Jan 8-10	40	52	8
1998 Dec 19-20	31	57	12
1998 Dec 15-16	43	47	10
1997 Oct 27-29	50	42	8
1996 Aug 30-Sep 1 †	50	45	5
1996 Aug 16-18 †	55	41	3
1996 Aug 5-7 †	51	44	5
1996 Apr 9-10	52	41	7
1995 Apr 17-19	52	42	6
1992 Jul 6-8 †	53	39	8

^ Asked of a half sample
† Based on registered voters

The Democratic Party

	Favorable	Unfavorable	No opinion
	%	%	%
2009 Aug 31-Sep 2	51	45	3
2009 May 29-31	53	41	6
2008 Nov 13-16	55	39	5
2008 Oct 10-12	53	42	6
2008 Sep 8-11	53	42	6
2008 Sep 5-7	51	43	6
2008 Aug 21-23	55	38	7
2008 Apr 18-20	56	36	8
2008 Feb 8-10	56	38	6
2008 Jan 10-13	55	36	9
2007 Nov 2-4	54	37	10
2007 Sep 14-16	53	43	4
2007 Jul 6-8	51	41	9
2007 Apr 13-15	55	38	7
2006 Nov 9-12	57	33	9
2006 Oct 6-8	52	38	10
2006 Sep 7-10	54	40	5
2006 Jul 28-30	52	40	8
2006 Apr 28-30	48	45	8
2005 Dec 16-18	46	45	9
2005 Oct 13-16	52	36	12
2005 Sep 8-11	47	41	12
2005 Jul 22-24	52	38	10
2005 Apr 1-2	50	42	8
2005 Feb 25-27	52	41	7
2005 Feb 4-6	46	47	7
2004 Sep 13-15	49	45	6
2004 Sep 3-5	50	41	9
2004 Aug 23-25 ^	54	36	10
2004 Jul 30-Aug 1	55	37	8
2004 Jul 19-21 ^	48	41	11
2004 Jan 29-Feb 1	59	34	7
2004 Jan 2-5	47	44	9
2003 Sep 8-10	49	45	6
2003 Mar 29-30	49	39	12
2003 Jan 3-5	52	36	12
2002 Dec 16-17	52	37	11
2002 Nov 8-10	48	42	10
2002 Oct 21-22	58	30	12
2002 Sep 5-8	56	38	6
2002 Jul 26-28	55	34	11
2002 Jan 11-14	55	33	12
2001 Sep 7-10	56	38	6
2000 Nov 13-15	53	38	9
2000 Aug 4-5	53	38	9
2000 Jul 25-26	56	35	9
2000 Jan 7-10	61	33	6
1999 Nov 18-21	51	41	8
1999 Apr 30-May 2	53	37	10
1999 Feb 19-21	55	37	8
1999 Feb 12-13	56	38	6
1999 Feb 4-8	57	37	6
1999 Jan 8-10	57	35	8
1998 Dec 19-20	57	30	13
1998 Dec 15-16	58	32	10
1997 Oct 27-29	54	39	7
1996 Aug 30-Sep 1 †	60	36	4
1996 Aug 16-18 †	55	41	4
1996 Aug 5-7 †	57	38	5
1996 Apr 9-10	55	38	7
1995 Apr 17-19	51	43	6
1992 Jul 6-8 †	54	38	8

^ Asked of a half sample
† Based on registered voters

Looking ahead for the next few years, which political party do you think will do a better job of protecting the country from international terrorism and military threats -- [ROTATED: the Republican Party or the Democratic Party]?

	Republican	Democratic	No difference (vol.)/ No opinion
	%	%	%
2009 Aug 31-Sep 2	49	42	10
2008 Sep 8-11	49	42	9
2007 Sep 14-16	42	47	11
2006 Sep 7-10	44	42	13
2005 Sep 12-15	48	37	15
2003 Sep 8-10	51	36	13
2002 Sep 5-8	50	31	19

Looking ahead for the next few years, which political party do you think will do a better job of keeping the country prosperous -- [ROTATED: the Republican Party or the Democratic Party]?

	Republican	Democratic	No difference (vol.)/ No opinion
	%	%	%
2009 Aug 31-Sep 2	39	50	11
2008 Sep 8-11	39	52	9
2007 Sep 14-16	34	54	12
2006 Sep 7-10	36	53	11
2005 Sep 12-15	41	46	13
2003 Sep 8-10	42	46	12
2002 Sep 5-8	42	42	16
2001 Sep 7-10	41	45	14
2000 Oct 6-9	40	47	13
1999 Oct 8-10	45	46	9
1998 Oct 29-Nov 1	37	46	17
1998 Apr 17-19	43	42	15
1997 Oct 27-29	42	44	14
1996 Jul 25-28	41	42	17
1994 Sep 23-25	48	38	14
1994 Aug 15-16	42	36	22
1994 Aug 8-9	41	36	23
1994 May 20-22	40	42	18
1993 Aug 8-10	36	39	25
1993 Mar 22-24	38	46	16
1992 Oct 23-25	37	45	18
1992 Sep 11-15	39	48	13
1992 Jul 17-18	32	53	15
1992 Jul 6-8	42	38	20
1992 Mar 20-22	43	42	15
1992 Feb 6-9	41	43	16
1991 Jul 18-21	49	32	19
1991 Oct 24-27	44	41	15
1991 Mar 21-24	46	31	23
1990 Aug 9-12	45	30	25
1990 Oct 25-28	37	35	28
1989 Jul 18-21	51	30	19
1988 Sep 9-11	52	34	14
1988 May 13-15	39	41	20
1988 Jan 22-24	42	35	23
1987 Dec 4-6	41	38	21
1987 Oct 23-26	40	33	27
1987 Jul 10-13	34	36	30
1987 Jan 16-19	38	37	25
1986 Mar 7-10	51	33	16
1985 Jun 7-10	44	35	21
1985 Mar 8-11	48	32	20
1984 Sep 7-10	49	33	18
1984 Aug 10-13	48	36	24
1984 Apr 6-9	44	36	20
1983 Sep 6-9	33	40	27
1982 Oct 15-18	34	43	23
1982 Jun 25-28	43	33	24
1982 Feb 5-8	32	42	26
1981 Oct 2-5	41	31	28
1981 Apr 10-13	41	28	31
1980 Oct 10-13	35	36	29
1980 Sep 12-15	35	36	29
1980 Jun 27-30	31	37	32
1978 Oct 27-30	27	38	35
1978 Jul 21-24	26	40	34
1978 Mar 3-6	23	42	35
1976 Aug 27-30	23	47	30
1974 Sep 27-30	17	47	36
1972 Oct 13-16	38	33	29
1972 Sep 22-25	38	35	27
1972 Aug 4-7	33	39	28
1972 Apr 21-24	25	44	31
1971 Aug 27-30	21	46	33
1971 Jul 15-18	22	46	32
1970 Aug 25-Sep 1	26	40	34
1970 Jun 18-23	29	44	27
1968 Oct 17-22	34	37	29
1968 Sep 1-6	32	34	34
1967 Jun 2-7	30	41	29
1966 Oct 1-6	24	39	37
1966 Sep 8-13	24	41	35
1966 Jun 16-21	26	38	36
1965 Dec 21-Jan 5	19	48	33
1965 Oct 8-13	18	46	36
1965 May 13-18	18	52	30
1965 Feb 19-24	16	51	33
1964 Oct 8-13	21	53	26
1964 Sep 18-23	19	52	29
1964 Aug 27-Sep 1	18	59	23
1964 Aug 6-11	21	54	25
1964 Jan 30-Feb 5	20	48	32
1963 Nov 23-26	17	55	28
1963 Apr 4-9	24	45	31
1963 Jan 11-16	21	49	30
1962 Aug 23-28	22	45	33
1962 May 31-Jun 5	25	48	27
1961 Dec 7-12	19	56	25
1961 Sep 21-26	18	55	27
1961 May 17-22	20	55	25
1960 Oct 18-23	31	46	23
1960 Jun 16-21	26	47	27
1960 Feb 4-9	29	44	27
1958 Sep 10-15	23	45	32
1958 Aug 20-25	23	45	32
1958 Feb 14-19	22	47	31
1957 Sep 19-24	31	42	27
1957 May 17-22	36	38	26
1956 Oct 18-23	39	39	22
1956 Sep 20-25	38	37	25
1956 Sep 9-14	34	39	27
1956 May 10-15	36	39	25
1955 Dec 8-13	37	34	29
1955 Oct 6-11	36	38	26
1955 Aug 25-30	39	37	24
1952 Jul 25-30	25	52	23
1952 Jan 20-25	31	35	34
1951 Oct 14-19	31	37	32
1951 Aug 3-8	32	36	32

COMBINED RESPONSES

	Republican better on both	Republican better on economy, Democratic better on defense	Democratic better on economy, Republican better on defense	Democratic better on both	No opinion/ Undesignated
	%	%	%	%	%
2009 Aug 31-Sep 2	36	9	2	39	14
2008 Sep 8-11	37	9	1	40	12
2007 Sep 14-16	31	7	2	43	17
2006 Sep 7-10	32	3	10	39	17
2005 Sep 12-15	37	2	8	34	19
2003 Sep 8-10	36	4	12	31	17
2002 Sep 5-8	36	3	10	27	24

In general, do you think the political views of [ROTATED: the Republican Party/the Democratic Party] are too conservative, too liberal, or about right?

A. The Republican Party

	Too conservative	About right	Too liberal	No opinion
	%	%	%	%
2009 Jun 14-17	43	34	17	6
2008 Feb 8-10	43	38	15	4
2006 Oct 20-22	42	38	14	6
2002 Nov 8-10	34	51	10	5
1999 Feb 12-13	39	45	12	4
1998 Nov 13-15	39	41	15	5
1996 Oct 26-29	41	41	13	5
1995 Nov 6-8	38	37	18	7
1995 Mar	32	48	14	6
1994 Nov 28-29	31	54	11	4
1994 Nov 2-6	34	44	13	9
1994 Oct 22-25	35	44	15	6
1992 Aug 19-20	39	38	12	11

B. The Democratic Party

	Too conservative	About right	Too liberal	No opinion
	%	%	%	%
2009 Jun 14-17	8	42	46	4
2008 Feb 8-10	8	50	39	3
2006 Oct 20-22	9	44	41	6
2002 Nov 8-10	11	45	39	5
1999 Feb 12-13	6	55	36	3
1998 Nov 13-15	9	50	37	4
1996 Oct 26-29	7	49	40	4
1995 Nov 6-8	12	43	38	7
1994 Nov 28-29	13	32	50	5
1994 Nov 2-6	10	40	42	8
1994 Oct 22-25	10	40	45	5
1992 Aug 19-20	8	46	37	9

Now, we'd like to ask you about your impressions of the two major political parties. First of all, what comes to mind when you think of -- [ROTATED]? How about … (OPEN-ENDED)

A. The Republican Party

	2009 May 29-31	2005 Sep 12-15	2001 Sep 7-10
	%	%	%
Unfavorable	25	11	13
Conservative	16	12	16
Favorable	7	14	12
Lost their way/No direction	6	--	--
Cater to the rich	6	11	11
George W. Bush	4	3	3
Closed-minded/Not open to new ideas	3	2	1
Cater to big business	3	6	7
Poor economic conditions	3	1	2
Pro-military/Pro-war	2	--	--
Untrustworthy	2	5	2
For the people	1	2	2
Greedy	1	3	2
Self-centered/Out for themselves	1	6	1
Money	1	3	5
Trustworthy	1	1	2
John McCain	1	--	--
For smaller/less government	1	1	1
Fiscally conservative	1	1	1
An elephant	1	*	1
Lower taxes	1	1	1
High morals	*	4	2
Arrogant	*	1	1
Poor environmental record	--	*	*

Other	15	7	13
None	6	8	7
No opinion	5	7	7

* Less than 0.5%
Note: Percentages add to more than 100% due to multiple responses.

B. The Democratic Party

	2009 May 29-31	2005 Sep 12-15	2001 Sep 7-10
	%	%	%
Liberal	15	22	13
Favorable	10	7	11
For the people/For the working, middle, lower class	10	17	15
Socially conscious/Progressive	10	5	4
Big spending/Spend a lot of money	8	4	3
Unfavorable	6	12	11
Self-centered/Out for themselves	4	3	1
Big government	3	2	3
Barack Obama	3	--	--
Welfare	2	1	1
High taxes	2	2	1
Fair	2	5	4
Give money away	2	1	2
Corrupt/Crooks/Scandals	2	2	4
Bill Clinton	1	2	3
Untrustworthy	1	2	3
Hillary Clinton	1	--	--
Hope	1	--	--
Conservative	1	1	1
Lack of morals	1	1	2
Good economic conditions	1	1	2
Pro-choice	1	*	1
A donkey	1	--	--
Freedom	1	--	--
Labor unions	*	1	1
Good environmental record	*	*	1
Al Gore	--	*	1

Other	11	8	11
None	7	9	7
No opinion	6	5	6

* Less than 0.5%
Note: Percentages add to more than 100% due to multiple responses.

Just your best guess, which do think is the better way for the Republican Party to succeed in future elections -- [ROTATED: to do a better job of giving reasons why people should favor its conservative views on political issues (or) to change the party's positions on certain issues to make them more appealing to political moderates]?

2009 May 29-31	Do better job giving reasons	Change party positions	No opinion
	%	%	%
National adults	37	55	8
Republicans/ Republican leaners	64	31	5

Over the next few years, would you like to see the Republican Party and its candidates move in a more conservative direction, a less conservative direction, or stay about the same?

*2008 Nov 13-16*	More conservative	Less conservative	Stay the same	No opinion
	%	%	%	%
National adults	37	37	20	6

Republicans	59	12	28	1
Independents	35	35	22	8
Democrats	25	56	13	6

In your view, do the Republican and Democratic parties do an adequate job of representing the American people, or do they do such a poor job that a third major party is needed?

	Do adequate job	Third party needed	No opinion
2008 Sep 8-11	47%	47	6
2007 Sep 14-16	39%	57	4
2007 Jul 6-8	33%	58	10
2006 Sep 7-10	45%	48	7
2003 Oct 10-12	56%	40	4

Please tell me whether you think each of the following applies, or does not apply to the Republican Party today. [RANDOM ORDER]

A. Has a clear plan for solving the country's problems

	Applies	Does not apply	No opinion
2006 Oct 6-8	29%	66	5
1999 Feb 12-13	38%	57	5
1994 Oct 22-25	28%	67	5

B. Can bring about the changes this country needs

	Applies	Does not apply	No opinion
2008 Feb 8-10	39%	58	3
2006 Oct 6-8	40%	54	6
1999 Feb 12-13	52%	43	5
1994 Oct 22-25	43%	53	4

C. Is able to manage the federal government effectively

	Applies	Does not apply	No opinion
2008 Feb 8-10	38%	58	4
2006 Oct 6-8	40%	54	6
1999 Feb 12-13	56%	41	3
1994 Oct 22-25	42%	53	5

D. Has mostly honest and ethical members in Congress

	Applies	Does not apply	No opinion
2008 Feb 8-10	41%	52	7
2006 Oct 6-8	42%	51	7
1999 Feb 12-13	56%	40	4
1994 Oct 22-25	34%	58	8

Please tell me whether you think each of the following applies, or does not apply to the Democratic Party today. [RANDOM ORDER]

A. Has a clear plan for solving the country's problems

	Applies	Does not apply	No opinion
2006 Oct 6-8	40%	53	7
1999 Feb 12-13	47%	49	4
1994 Oct 22-25	30%	67	3

B. Can bring about the changes this country needs

	Applies	Does not apply	No opinion
2008 Feb 8-10	58%	39	3
2006 Oct 6-8	59%	36	6
1999 Feb 12-13	56%	40	4
1994 Oct 22-25	43%	53	4

C. Is able to manage the federal government effectively

	Applies	Does not apply	No opinion
2008 Feb 8-10	54%	43	3
2006 Oct 6-8	57%	38	5
1999 Feb 12-13	57%	40	3
1994 Oct 22-25	34%	62	4

D. Has mostly honest and ethical members in Congress

	Applies	Does not apply	No opinion
2008 Feb 8-10	52%	42	6
2006 Oct 6-8	54%	38	8
1999 Feb 12-13	55%	41	4
1994 Oct 22-25	34%	60	6

How well does the Republican Party do each of the following -- very well, moderately well, not too well, or not well at all? [RANDOM ORDER]

A. Represent your values

	Very well	Moderately well	Not too well	Not well at all	No opinion
2006 Oct 20-22	10%	41	21	26	2
2005 Oct 21-23	24%	33	19	22	2
1999 Feb 12-13	15%	43	25	15	2
1994 Nov 28-29	20%	46	19	12	3
1994 Oct 22-25	11%	43	26	18	2

B. Represent your attitude about the role of government

	Very well	Moderately well	Not too well	Not well at all	No opinion
2006 Oct 20-22	10%	38	26	24	2
2005 Oct 21-23	21%	36	21	20	2
1999 Feb 12-13	14%	41	30	13	2
1994 Nov 28-29	18%	46	21	11	4
1994 Oct 22-25	10%	42	30	16	2

C. Share your attitudes about the role of religion in politics

	Very well	Moderately well	Not too well	Not well at all	No opinion
2006 Oct 20-22	11%	30	22	33	4
2005 Oct 21-23	22%	31	22	23	2
1994 Nov 28-29	13%	40	24	17	6
1994 Oct 22-25	8%	38	25	21	7

How well does the Democratic Party do each of the following -- very well, moderately well, not too well, or not well at all? [RANDOM ORDER]

A. Represent your values

	Very well	Moderately well	Not too well	Not well at all	No opinion
2006 Oct 20-22	12%	44	23	19	2
2005 Oct 21-23	22%	36	22	18	2
1999 Feb 12-13	17%	43	21	17	2
1994 Nov 28-29	13%	36	29	20	2
1994 Oct 22-25	9%	39	28	22	3

B. Represent your attitude about the role of government

	Very well	Moderately well	Not too well	Not well at all	No opinion
2006 Oct 20-22	13%	44	22	20	2
2005 Oct 21-23	18%	41	22	17	2
1999 Feb 12-13	18%	44	23	14	2
1994 Nov 28-29	11%	36	29	21	3
1994 Oct 22-25	7%	39	29	22	3

C. Share your attitudes about the role of religion in politics

	Very well	Moderately well	Not too well	Not well at all	No opinion
2006 Oct 20-22	14%	34	23	24	5
2005 Oct 21-23	20%	33	21	22	4
1994 Nov 28-29	12%	35	28	20	5
1994 Oct 22-25	10%	36	24	24	6

How would you rate the job the Republican Party is doing on each of the following -- [ROTATED: very good, good, poor, (or) very poor]. How about -- [RANDOM ORDER]?

A. Dealing with corruption in government

	Very good	Good	Poor	Very poor	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
2006 Apr 28-30	2	24	48	24	3

B. Staying true to core Republican values

	Very good	Good	Poor	Very poor	No opinion
2006 Apr 28-30	10%	49	26	10	5

C. Providing leadership from the presidency and executive branch

	Very good	Good	Poor	Very poor	No opinion
2006 Apr 28-30	5%	38	35	20	2

D. Providing leadership from Congress

	Very good	Good	Poor	Very poor	No opinion
2006 Apr 28-30	4%	38	40	16	3

E. Offering solutions to the most important issues facing the nation

	Very good	Good	Poor	Very poor	No opinion
2006 Apr 28-30	4%	29	42	22	2

F. Managing the war in Iraq

	Very good	Good	Poor	Very poor	No opinion
2006 Apr 28-30	5%	29	34	30	2

G. Working with the Democrats in Washington to get things done

	Very good	Good	Poor	Very poor	No opinion
2006 Apr 28-30	3%	24	48	22	2

H. Putting the country's interests ahead of their own political interests

	Very good	Good	Poor	Very poor	No opinion
2006 Apr 28-30	5%	23	44	26	2

How would you rate the job the Democratic Party is doing on each of the following -- [ROTATED: very good, good, poor, (or) very poor]. How about -- [RANDOM ORDER]?

A. Dealing with corruption in government

	Very good	Good	Poor	Very poor	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
2006 Apr 28-30	3	29	51	13	3

B. Staying true to core Democratic values

	Very good	Good	Poor	Very poor	No opinion
2006 Apr 28-30	10%	51	28	8	3

C. Working with the Republicans in Washington to get things done

	Very good	Good	Poor	Very poor	No opinion
2006 Apr 28-30	4%	27	47	19	3

D. Offering solutions to the most important issues facing the nation

	Very good	Good	Poor	Very poor	No opinion
2006 Apr 28-30	5%	37	44	13	2

E. Putting the country's interests ahead of their own political interests

	Very good	Good	Poor	Very poor	No opinion
2006 Apr 28-30	6%	31	45	16	2

Do you think [ROTATED: the Republican Party/the Democratic Party] does -- or does not -- have a clear plan for solving the country's problems?

A. The Republican Party

	Yes, does	No, does not	No opinion
2006 Feb 9-12	26%	67	7
2002 Nov 8-10 ^	50%	42	8

^ Asked of a half sample

B. The Democratic Party

	Yes, does	No, has not	No opinion
2006 Feb 9-12	23%	68	10
2002 Nov 8-10 ^	30%	60	10

^ Asked of a half sample

Do you think there are important differences between Republicans and Democrats on issues that matter to you, or do you think the two parties are pretty much the same?

	Important differences	Pretty much the same	No opinion
2002 Oct 3-6	65%	32	3
1995 Aug 4-7	62%	36	2
1995 Apr 17-19	67%	31	2
1992 Jun	50%	47	3

Which party do you think better represents your values -- the Republican Party or the Democratic Party?

	Republican Party	Democratic Party	Both/ Equally (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	No opinion
Post-GOP convention
2004 Sep 3-5 ^	45%	49	1	2	3

Post-Dem convention
2004 Jul 30-Aug 1 ^	45%	50	1	2	2

^ Asked of a half sample

Trends for comparison:

	Republican Party	Democratic Party	Both/ Equally (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
Post-Dem convention
2000 Aug 18-19	40	50	3	5	2

Post-GOP convention
2000 Aug 4-5	46	43	4	4	3

Mid-Dem convention
1996 Aug 28-29	39	52	3	4	2

Mid-GOP conventions
1996 Aug 14-15	43	46	3	6	2
1992 Aug 19-20	40	48	3	4	5
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