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Sarah Palin | Ron Paul | Nancy Pelosi | Ross Perot | David Petraeus | Colin Powell

Data are from nationwide surveys of Americans 18 & older.
 

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

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Dec. 5-8, 2008. N=approx. 500 adults nationwide. MoE ± 4.4. LV = likely voters. RV = registered voters.

 

 

 

 

 

 
"I'm going to read you the names of several public figures and I'd like you to rate your feelings toward each one as either very positive, somewhat positive, neutral, somewhat negative, or very negative. If you don't know the name, please just say so. Sarah Palin."

 

 

 

 

 

 

Very
Positive

Somewhat
 Positive


Neutral

Somewhat
Negative

Very
Negative

Don't Know
Name/
Not Sure

%

%

%

%

%

%

12/5-8/08

 15 20 16 15 30 4

11/1-2/08 LV

 23 16 12 15 33 1

10/17-20/08 LV

 23 15 12 12 36 2

10/4-5/08 RV

 26 18 15 15 22 4

9/19-22/08 RV

 26 16 17 12 24 5

9/6-8/08 RV

 30 17 17 10 17 9

 

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Nov. 7-9, 2008. N=1,010 adults nationwide. MoE ± 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 Sarah Palin?"

.

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never
Heard of

Unsure

%

%

%

%

11/7-9/08

 48 47 2 4

10/3-5/08

 51 41 2 6

9/5-7/08

 53 28 7 12

.

"Now thinking about Sarah Palin, the Alaska governor who was John McCain's vice presidential running mate: Regardless of your opinion of her, if you had to guess, do you think Sarah Palin will or will not be a major national political figure for many years to come?"

.

Will

Will Not

Unsure

%

%

%

11/7-9/08

 49 49 1

.

"Would you, personally, like to see Sarah Palin be a major national political figure for many years to come, or not?"

.

Would

Would Not

Unsure

%

%

%

11/7-9/08

 45 52 2

 

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Nov. 6-9, 2008. N=1,246 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. LV = likely voters. RV = registered voters.

.

"Next, we'd like to get your overall opinion of some people in the news. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of these people -- or if you have never heard of them. Sarah Palin."

.
Favorable Unfavorable Never
Heard of		 Unsure  
% % % %  

11/6-9/08

 49 43 2 6  

10/30 - 11/1/08 LV

 48 49 - 2  

10/17-19/08 LV

 52 41 1 5  

10/3-5/08 LV

 55 40 2 3  

9/19-21/08 LV

 53 37 3 7  

9/5-7/08 RV

 57 27 6 10  

8/29-31/08 RV

 38 21 20 21  

 

CBS News Poll. Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 2008. N=952 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.

.

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

.

Favorable

Not
Favorable

Undecided

 Haven't
Heard		 Refused
% % % % %

10/31 - 11/2/08

 37 37 16 9 -

10/25-29/08

 36 41 14 10 0

10/19-22/08

 31 40 17 12 0

10/10-13/08

 32 41 16 10 1

10/3-5/08

 40 32 12 15 1

9/27-30/08

 32 33 15 21 0

9/21-24/08

 37 29 14 18 2

9/12-16/08

 40 30 15 15 0

9/1-2/08

 26 13 15 45 1

8/29-31/08

 22 11 7 59 1

 

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Oct. 22-23, 2008. N=1,092 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 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 Sarah Palin? Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of her?"

.

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never
Heard of

Unsure

%

%

%

%

10/22-23/08

 44 46 1 9

10/8-9/08

 49 45 1 5

9/10-11/08

 52 32 4 12

 

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Sept. 27-29, 2008. N=1,070 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.

.

"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Sarah Palin?"
9/4/08: ". . . Sarah Palin, the Republican nominee for vice president?"

.

Favorable

Unfavorable

Unsure

    
% % %    

9/27-29/08

 51 40 9    

9/19-22/08

 52 38 11    

9/5-7/08

 58 28 15    

9/4/08

 52 37 11    

 

Diageo/Hotline Poll conducted by Financial Dynamics. Aug. 29-31, 2008. N=805 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.5.

.

Sarah Palin -- Favorability Rating:

.

Favorable

Unfavorable

Heard of/Can't Rate (vol.)

 Haven't
Heard of (vol.)		 Unsure
% % % % %

8/29-31/08

 32 17 23 26 2

 

Cong. Ron Paul (R-Texas)

Gallup Poll. Oct. 4-7, 2007. N=1,010 adults nationwide. MoE ± 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 Ron Paul?"

.

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never
Heard of

Unsure

%

%

%

%

10/4-7/07

 12 13 60 15

 

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-California)

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Nov. 7-9, 2008. N=1,010 adults nationwide. MoE ± 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. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi."
 11/06 & earlier: "...House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi"

.

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never
Heard of

Unsure

%

%

%

%

11/7-9/08

 42 41 8 8

3/23-25/07

 37 33 19 11

1/5-7/07

 44 22 13 21

11/9-12/06

 38 24 18 20

10/6-8/06

 26 28 29 17

6/23-25/06

 31 29 27 13
7/03 23 19 42 16
1/03 23 18 39 20

 

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Neil Newhouse (R). Oct. 4-5, 2008. N=658 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.8.
 RV = registered voters. Except where noted, results below are among all adults.

.

"Now I'm going to read you the names of several public figures and I'd like you to rate your feelings toward each one as either very positive, somewhat positive, neutral, somewhat negative, or very negative. If you don't know the name, please just say so. Nancy Pelosi."

.

Very
Positive

Somewhat
Positive

Neutral

Somewhat Negative

Very
Negative

Don't
Know Name/
Unsure

%

%

%

%

 %

%
10/4-5/08 RV

7

16

21

14

27

15
1/20-22/08

5

17

21

11

22

24
4/20-23/07

11

18

20

12

18

21
1/17-20/07

10

18

23

9

15

25
12/8-11/06

9

16

21

8

15

31
10/13-16/06 RV

4

10

18

8

17

43
9/8-11/06 RV

4

11

12

7

16

50
12/9-12/05

3

10

20

6

12

49
2/10-14/05

5

10

17

6

10

52
12/02

3

8

16

4

8

61

 

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Aug. 23-24, 2008. N=463 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 4.5. RV = registered voters

.

"Next, we'd like to get your overall opinion of some people in the news. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of these people -- or if you have never heard of them. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi." Wording in 2006: ". . . Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi"

.
Favorable Unfavorable Never
Heard of		 Unsure  
% % % %  

8/23-24/08 RV

 38 37 11 13  

4/10-12/07

 45 30 13 11  

11/3-5/06

 35 24 23 19  

10/6-8/06

 35 26 29 11  

 

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

.

"How would you rate the job House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is doing: excellent, pretty good, only fair, or poor?"

.

Excellent/
Pretty Good

Only Fair/
Poor

%

%

2/6-10/08

 25 57

10/5-8/07

 29 57

7/6-9/07

 34 51

4/20-23/07

 30 56

2/2-5/07

 38 45

 

Diageo/Hotline Poll conducted by Financial Dynamics. July 19-22, 2007. N=801 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 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. Nancy Pelosi."

.
Favorable Unfavorable Heard of/Can't
Rate (vol.)		 Haven't
Heard of		 Unsure
% % % % %
7/19-22/07 31 35 12 19 4
5/16-20/07 33 33 13 17 4
4/26-30/07 36 32 16 15 1
3/29 - 4/1/07 36 29 12 18 5
2/21-24/07 33 31 17 17 3
1/11-14/07 36 29 17 16 3
11/8-12/06 29 21 11 34 6
10/19-23/06 19 24 11 42 5
9/24-26/06 18 22 8 46 6

.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Nancy Pelosi is handling her job as speaker of the House of Representatives?"

.
Approve Disapprove Unsure    
% % %    
7/19-22/07 37 37 27    
5/16-20/07 40 36 24    
4/26-30/07 44 32 23    
3/29 - 4/1/07 44 31 25    
1/11-14/07 36 23 40    

 

Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll. June 7-10, 2007. N=1,183 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Nancy Pelosi is handling her job as speaker of the House?"

.
Approve Disapprove Unsure

%

%

%

6/7-10/07

36

39

25