2007 Polling On Congressional Leaders

ABC NEWS/WASHINGTON POST
Conducted 4/12-15/07; surveyed 1,141 adults, including an oversample of African-Americans; margin of error +/-3% (release, 4/16). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

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

Approve                 53%
Disapprove              35
No opinion              12

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Harry Reid is handling his job as majority leader of the Senate?

Approve                 46%
Disapprove              33
No opinion              21

Conducted 2/22-25/07; surveyed 1,082 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 2/27). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Do you approve or disapprove of the way ________?

(Asked of a half-sample) Nancy Pelosi is
 handling her job as Speaker of the House:

Approve                     50%
Disapprove                  31
No opinion                  18

(Asked of a half-sample) Condoleezza Rice is
 handling her job as Secretary of State:

Approve                     58%
Disapprove                  31
No opinion                  10

Conducted 1/16-19/07; surveyed 1,000 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 1/22). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Do you approve or disapprove of the way ________?

The U.S. Congress is dong its job:

Approve                     43%
Disapprove                  50
No opinion                   8

Nancy Pelosi is handling her job as Speaker of
 the House:

Approve                     54%
Disapprove                  25
No opinion                  21

ASSOCIATED PRESS/AOL/IPSOS PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Conducted 1/16-18/07; surveyed 1,005 adults; margin of error +/-3.1% (release, 1/22).

Overall, do you approve, disapprove or have mixed feelings about the way Nancy Pelosi is handling her job as Speaker of the House of Representatives?

Strongly approve            18%
Somewhat approve            20
Lean toward approval        14
Still have mxed feelings     6
Lean toward disapproval     11
Somewhat disapprove          7
Strongly disapprove         16
No opinion                   8

ASSOCIATED PRESS/IPSOS PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Conducted 5/7-9/07; surveyed 1,000 adults; margin of error +/-3.1% (release, 5/11). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Overall, do you approve, disapprove or have mixed feelings about the way Nancy Pelosi is handling her job as Speaker of the House of Representatives?

Strongly approve            16%
Somewhat approve            20
Lean toward approval         9
Still have mixed feelings    5
Lean toward disapproval     11
Somewhat disapprove          7
Strongly disapprove         24
Not sure                     8

CBS NEWS
Conducted 4/9-12/07; surveyed 994 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 4/15). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

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

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Favorable                   16%  4% 30% 14%
Not favorable               21  44   5  17
Undecided                   13   9  12  18
Haven't heard enough        49  43  53  51
Refused                      1   0   0   0

Conducted 1/18-21/07; surveyed 1,168 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 1/22).

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

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Favorable                   15%  7% 24% 12%
Not favorable               15  32   3  15
Undecided                   22  21  23  22
Haven't heard enough        47  40  50  50
Refused                      1   0   0   1

Conducted 1/1-3/07; surveyed 993 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 1/7).

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

                        All Rep Dem Ind
Favorable               14%  3% 24% 12%
Not favorable           12  30   2   9
Undecided               15  18  13  14
Haven't heard enough    59  49  61  65
Refused                  0   0   0   0

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

                        All Rep Dem Ind
Favorable                5%  3%  8%  5%
Not favorable            8  16   3   6
Undecided               16  18  14  18
Haven't heard enough    70  63  75  71
Refused                  1   0   0   0

CNN
Conducted 1/11/07 by Opinion Research Corporation; surveyed 1,093 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 1/12). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

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

Approve                     51%
Disapprove                  22
No opinion                  27

CNN/OPINION RESEARCH CORPORATION
Conducted 6/22-24/07; surveyed 1,029 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 6/29).

(Asked of a half-sample) Do you approve or disapprove of what the Democratic leaders in the U.S. House and Senate have done so far this year?

Approve                     42%
Disapprove                  49
No opinion                   9

Conducted 5/4-6/07; surveyed 1,028 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 5/8).

(Asked of a half-sample) Do you approve or disapprove of what the Democratic leaders in the U.S. House and Senate have done so far this year?

Approve                     49%
Disapprove                  44
No opinion                   7

DIAGEO/HOTLINE
Conducted 7/19-22/07 by Financial Dynamics; surveyed 801 registered voters; margin of error +/-3.5% (release, 7/26). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of ________?

George W. Bush:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable              14% 35% 10%  4%
Somewhat favorable              19  38  14   8
Somewhat unfavorable            12  12  18   9
Strongly unfavorable            51  14  49  78
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)   2   1   4   1
Haven't heard of (vol.)          1   *   1   0
Don't know/Refused               1   1   3   *

Nancy Pelosi:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable              11%  2%  6% 18%
Somewhat favorable              20  11  23  27
Somewhat unfavorable            12  14  13  10
Strongly unfavorable            23  49  15  10
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  12   9  17  12
Haven't heard of (vol.)         19  12  19  19
Don't know/Refused               4   3   6   3

Hillary Clinton:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable              28%  7% 29% 44%
Somewhat favorable              29   8  24  42
Somewhat unfavorable            10  12  17   5
Strongly unfavorable            31  72  24   8
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)   1   1   5   *
Haven't heard of (vol.)          *   1   0   0
Don't know/Refused               *   0   1   0

John Edwards:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable              11%  5% 15% 16%
Somewhat favorable              35  24  30  45
Somewhat unfavorable            13  21  11  10
Strongly unfavorable            15  34  11   5
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  14  10  12  16
Haven't heard of (vol.)          8   4  15   7
Don't know/Refused               3   3   6   1

Rudy Giuliani:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable              17% 32% 15%  9%
Somewhat favorable              36  40  40  34
Somewhat unfavorable            14  11  11  18
Strongly unfavorable            16   9  11  23
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)   7   4  10   7
Haven't heard of (vol.)          7   3  10   5
Don't know/Refused               2   1   2   3

John McCain:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable              11% 17% 11%  7%
Somewhat favorable              30  40  23  26
Somewhat unfavorable            20  19  19  22
Strongly unfavorable            14  12  16  14
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  14  10  17  15
Haven't heard of (vol.)          9   1  10  13
Don't know/Refused               2   1   5   2

Barack Obama:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable              20%  5% 15% 34%
Somewhat favorable              31  27  30  34
Somewhat unfavorable            14  20  15   9
Strongly unfavorable            13  23   8   9
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  12  13  17   9
Haven't heard of (vol.)          7   8  12   3
Don't know/Refused               2   3   2   1

Mitt Romney:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable               4%  6%  6%  1%
Somewhat favorable              18  34  15  10
Somewhat unfavorable            12  11  11  15
Strongly unfavorable            10   7   7  15
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  23  24  22  20
Haven't heard of (vol.)         26  12  27  32
Don't know/Refused               7   6  12   6

Fred Thompson:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable               9% 20%  7%  3%
Somewhat favorable              19  24  18  15
Somewhat unfavorable            11   6   6  15
Strongly unfavorable            10   4   9  14
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  17  15  22  18
Haven't heard of (vol.)         30  26  35  31
Don't know/Refused               4   3   3   4

Harry Reid:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable               3%  *%  0%  7%
Somewhat favorable               9   6   3  13
Somewhat unfavorable            10   9   6  10
Strongly unfavorable            14  30  10   7
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  17  16  25  13
Haven't heard of (vol.)         41  33  42  46
Don't know/Refused               7   6  13   5

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Nancy Pelosi is handling her job as Speaker of the House of Representatives? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat?

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly approve                12%  4% 14% 16%
Somewhat approve                25  10  17  38
Somewhat disapprove             13  14  15  10
Strongly disapprove             24  50  19  11
Don't know/Refused              27  22  35  25

Conducted 5/16-20/07; surveyed 800 registered voters; margin of error +/-3.5% (release, 5/24). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Would you say you have a strongly favorable/unfavorable opinion or a somewhat favorable/unfavorable opinion of ________?

George W. Bush:

                            All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable          15% 37%  8%  3%
Somewhat favorable          19  36  19   7
Somewhat unfavorable        13   9  14  17
Strongly unfavorable        47  13  54  70
Heard of but can't rate      3   3   3   2
Haven't heard of             *   0   0   *
Don't know/Refused           2   2   2   2

Nancy Pelosi:

                            All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable          11%  3% 11% 17%
Somewhat favorable          22   7  23  35
Somewhat unfavorable        12  17  10   9
Strongly unfavorable        21  47  13   6
Heard of but can't rate     13  10  21  12
Haven't heard of            17  13  18  19
Don't know/Refused           4   3   4   3

Hillary Clinton:

                            All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable          20%  3% 13%  37%
Somewhat favorable          28  12  36  38
Somewhat unfavorable        13  11  12  13
Strongly unfavorable        33  67  31   8
Heard of but can't rate      3   3   3   3
Haven't heard of             0   0   0   0
Don't know/Refused           2   2   4   1

John Edwards:

                            All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable          10%  3%  5% 18%
Somewhat favorable          31  22  44  36
Somewhat unfavorable        17  26  14  11
Strongly unfavorable        15  31   6   9
Heard of but can't rate     14  11  17  11
Haven't heard of             9   3   9  12
Don't know/Refused           4   4   4   3

Rudy Giuliani:

                            All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable          19% 34% 19%  8%
Somewhat favorable          34  41  35  29
Somewhat unfavorable        15   5  15  23
Strongly unfavorable        14   6   9  23
Heard of but can't rate     10   8  10   9
Haven't heard of             5   3   8   5
Don't know/Refused           3   2   5   2

John McCain:

                            All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable          11% 13% 10%  9%
Somewhat favorable          36  49  43  26
Somewhat unfavorable        18  14  14  23
Strongly unfavorable        13   8  12  18
Heard of but can't rate     11   8   7  14
Haven't heard of             6   5   9   6
Don't know/Refused           4   2   5   5

Barack Obama:

                            All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable          20%  4% 22% 31%
Somewhat favorable          28  19  29  36
Somewhat unfavorable        12  16   7  13
Strongly unfavorable        13  27  10   5
Heard of but can't rate     13  19  17   5
Haven't heard of             8   6  10   7
Don't know/Refused           5   9   4   2

Mitt Romney:

                            All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable           6% 12%  6%  1%
Somewhat favorable          22  37  12  17
Somewhat unfavorable        11  11   7  13
Strongly unfavorable        11   8  14  11
Heard of but can't rate     19  17  18  20
Haven't heard of            25  12  34  30
Don't know/Refused           7   2  11   8

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Nancy Pelosi is handling her job as Speaker of the House of Representatives? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Strongly approve            13%  5% 12% 21%
Somewhat approve            27  12  29  38
Somewhat disapprove         13  16  15  10
Strongly disapprove         23  45  16   8
Don't know/Refused          24  22  27  23

Conducted 4/26-30/07; surveyed 801 registered voters; margin of error +/-3.5% (release, 5/4). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Would you say you have a strongly favorable/unfavorable opinion or a somewhat favorable/unfavorable opinion of ________?

George W. Bush:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable              17% 38% 15%  2%
Somewhat favorable              19  34  15   9
Somewhat unfavorable            11  12  16   8
Strongly unfavorable            49  13  47  78
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)   4   3   6   3
Haven't heard of (vol.)          0   0   0   0
Don't know/Refused               1   0   1   *

Nancy Pelosi:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable              15%  4% 13% 26%
Somewhat favorable              21  13  20  31
Somewhat unfavorable            10  12  13   5
Strongly unfavorable            22  46  19   4
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  16  14  18  14
Haven't heard of (vol.)         15  10  15  18
Don't know/Refused               1   1   2   2

Fred Thompson:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable              12% 21% 11%  7%
Somewhat favorable              15  14  21  15
Somewhat unfavorable             8   3   7  11
Strongly unfavorable             4   1   5   7
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  20  18  24  19
Haven't heard of (vol.)         38  42  27  38
Don't know/Refused               3   2   4   3

Alberto Gonzalez:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable               5% 11%  6%  *%
Somewhat favorable              13  27   5   6
Somewhat unfavorable            13  10  14  16
Strongly unfavorable            25  14  27  35
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  20  24  23  14
Haven't heard of (vol.)         23  14  24  27
Don't know/Refused               1   0   1   1

Hillary Clinton:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable              27%  6% 23% 45%
Somewhat favorable              25  13  21  37
Somewhat unfavorable            12  18  14   5
Strongly unfavorable            29  59  27   7
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)   6   3  10   5
Haven't heard of (vol.)          *   0   0   1
Don't know/Refused               1   0   5   0

John Edwards:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable              17%  1% 21% 28%
Somewhat favorable              32  19  32  42
Somewhat unfavorable            14  26  13   6
Strongly unfavorable            15  32  12   3
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  14  14  16  11
Haven't heard of (vol.)          9   8   6   9
Don't know/Refused               1   0   0   1

Rudy Giuliani:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable              20% 27% 25% 12%
Somewhat favorable              33  45  25  29
Somewhat unfavorable            15  10  17  19
Strongly unfavorable            16   7  16  22
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  10   8  10  10
Haven't heard of (vol.)          3   1   3   5
Don't know/Refused               2   1   3   2

John McCain:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable              13% 24% 12%  7%
Somewhat favorable              38  39  43  36
Somewhat unfavorable            16  18  11  17
Strongly unfavorable            14   6  15  22
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  13   9  15  15
Haven't heard of (vol.)          4   3   4   4
Don't know/Refused               1   1   2   0

Barack Obama:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable              23% 11% 18% 35%
Somewhat favorable              31  33  33  29
Somewhat unfavorable             9  17   5   4
Strongly unfavorable            10  13   8   7
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  17  17  23  14
Haven't heard of (vol.)          9   7  10  10
Don't know/Refused               1   1   3   1

Mitt Romney:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable               6% 11%  9%  0%
Somewhat favorable              16  24  12  14
Somewhat unfavorable            13   8  16  17
Strongly unfavorable             9   7   5  13
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  22  23  25  19
Haven't heard of (vol.)         31  24  31  35
Don't know/Refused               2   2   1   3

Newt Gingrich:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable               8% 14%  7%  4%
Somewhat favorable              20  36  22   7
Somewhat unfavorable            17  16  17  19
Strongly unfavorable            31  11  32  46
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  14  13  12  16
Haven't heard of (vol.)          8  10   5   6
Don't know/Refused               2   1   5   2

Michael Bloomberg:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable               5%  9%  3%  4%
Somewhat favorable              21  25  19  19
Somewhat unfavorable            10   8  16   9
Strongly unfavorable             7   7   1  10
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  24  23  30  19
Haven't heard of (vol.)         32  28  30  37
Don't know/Refused               1   0   1   2

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Nancy Pelosi is handling her job as Speaker of the House of Representatives? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat?

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly approve                18%  7% 12% 32%
Somewhat approve                26  17  26  32
Somewhat disapprove             10  13  12   6
Strongly disapprove             22  45  21   5
Don't know/Refused              23  18  28  25

Conducted 3/29-4/1/07; surveyed 800 registered voters; margin of error +/-3.5% (release, 4/5). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Would you say you have a strongly favorable/unfavorable opinion or a somewhat favorable/unfavorable opinion of ________?

George W. Bush:

                                All Rep Dem Ind
Strongly favorable              18% 40% 13%  3%
Somewhat favorable              20  34  22   8
Somewhat unfavorable            14   8  19  13
Strongly unfavorable            45  15  43  72
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)   2   1   2   2
Haven't heard of (vol.)          *   1   0   0
Don't know/Refused               1   1   2   1

Nancy Pelosi:

                                All Rep Dem Ind
Strongly favorable              15%  5% 10% 26%
Somewhat favorable              21  15  14  30
Somewhat unfavorable            10  14  10   6
Strongly unfavorable            19  34  20   7
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  12  13  12  10
Haven't heard of (vol.)         18  13  27  15
Don't know/Refused               5   4   7   5

Fred Thompson:

                                All Rep Dem Ind
Strongly favorable               8% 12%  9%  4%
Somewhat favorable              11  12  19   7
Somewhat unfavorable             7   3   6  10
Strongly unfavorable             3   3   5   2
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  16  12  18  18
Haven't heard of (vol.)         47  48  36  50
Don't know/Refused               9  10   7  10

Alberto Gonzalez:

                                All Rep Dem Ind
Strongly favorable               4%  8%  2%  2%
Somewhat favorable              13  22  11   8
Somewhat unfavorable            16  11  21  17
Strongly unfavorable            19   7  18  29
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  15  19  14  13
Haven't heard of (vol.)         22  25  24  20
Don't know/Refused              10   9  10  11

Hillary Clinton:

                                All Rep Dem Ind
Strongly favorable              26%  6% 19*% 46%
Somewhat favorable              27  17  28  35
Somewhat unfavorable            12  16  15   8
Strongly unfavorable            29  58  28   7
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)   4   0   6   4
Haven't heard of (vol.)          1   2   1   0
Don't know/Refused               1   1   3   0

John Edwards:

                                All Rep Dem Ind
Strongly favorable              19%  6% 20% 30%
Somewhat favorable              35  32  35  38
Somewhat unfavorable            15  27  16   6
Strongly unfavorable             8  17   6   2
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)   9  11   9   7
Haven't heard of (vol.)          9   4  11  10
Don't know/Refused               6   3   3   7

Rudy Giuliani:

                                All Rep Dem Ind
Strongly favorable              19% 27% 22% 13%
Somewhat favorable              38  40  42  34
Somewhat unfavorable            15  11   9  20
Strongly unfavorable            12   5  16  15
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)   9  10   5  11
Haven't heard of (vol.)          5   5   3   6
Don't know/Refused               2   3   3   2

John McCain:

                                All Rep Dem Ind
Strongly favorable              15% 23% 14%  9%
Somewhat favorable              35  48  32  29
Somewhat unfavorable            16   9  18  20
Strongly unfavorable            11   8   8  14
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  11   7  12  15
Haven't heard of (vol.)          9   3  14   9
Don't know/Refused               3   1   1   3

Barack Obama:

                                All Rep Dem Ind
Strongly favorable              21% 11% 18% 33%
Somewhat favorable              26  17  24  34
Somewhat unfavorable            13  15  13  11
Strongly unfavorable             9  20   7   2
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  14  19  10  11
Haven't heard of (vol.)         12  12  21   6
Don't know/Refused               5   6   6   3

Mitt Romney:

                                All Rep Dem Ind
Strongly favorable               5%  9%  4%  3%
Somewhat favorable              14  18  12  10
Somewhat unfavorable            10   7  13  11
Strongly unfavorable             7   4   7  10
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  19  19  19  21
Haven't heard of (vol.)         35  37  38  32
Don't know/Refused               9   6   8  12

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Nancy Pelosi is handling her job as Speaker of the House of Representatives? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat?

                                Al1 Rep Dem Ind
Strongly approve                17%  8% 11% 28%
Somewhat approve                27  18  17  40
Somewhat disapprove             13  16  18   8
Strongly disapprove             18  36  18   5
Don't know/Refused              25  23  36  19

Conducted 2/21-24/07; surveyed 800 registered voters; margin of error +/-3.5% (release, 2/27). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

What is your opinion of ________? Would you say you have a strongly favorable/unfavorable opinion or a somewhat favorable/unfavorable opinion?

George W. Bush:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable              18% 43% 12%  2%
Somewhat favorable              17  33  14   7
Somewhat unfavorable            14   9  24  11
Strongly unfavorable            47  13  46  76
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)   3   2   4   2
Haven't heard of (vol.)          *   0   *   1
Don't know/Refused               *   0   0   1

Nancy Pelosi:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable              14%  4% 11% 26%
Somewhat favorable              19  11  20  25
Somewhat unfavorable            10  17   9   4
Strongly unfavorable            21  44  19   4
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  17  11  21  17
Haven't heard of (vol.)         17  10  18  20
Don't know/Refused               3   3   2   3

Hillary Clinton:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable              25%  3% 15% 46%
Somewhat favorable              24   8  28  35
Somewhat unfavorable            11  13  16   9
Strongly unfavorable            35  76  34   5
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)   4   0   5   4
Haven't heard of (vol.)          1   0   2   0
Don't know/Refused               1   0   1   1

John Edwards:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable              12%  4%  7% 22%
Somewhat favorable              27  16  35  31
Somewhat unfavorable            12  15   9  11
Strongly unfavorable            15  32   8   4
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  17  14  19  18
Haven't heard of (vol.)         14  12  18  13
Don't know/Refused               4   6   3   1

Rudy Giuliani:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable              19% 30% 24% 11%
Somewhat favorable              39  51  42  31
Somewhat unfavorable            12  11   8  16
Strongly unfavorable            13   3  10  23
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  10   2  10  14
Haven't heard of (vol.)          6   3   4   5
Don't know/Refused               1   0   1   1

John McCain:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable              12% 20% 12%  6%
Somewhat favorable              36  44  41  27
Somewhat unfavorable            15  13  18  17
Strongly unfavorable            11   5   3  21
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  14  13  13  14
Haven't heard of (vol.)         10   5  11  12
Don't know/Refused               3   2   2   3

Barack Obama:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable              21%  3% 16% 39%
Somewhat favorable              29  34  33  27
Somewhat unfavorable             9  17  10   2
Strongly unfavorable            10  22   7   5
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  16  15  23  13
Haven't heard of (vol.)         13   9  10  10
Don't know/Refused               2   1   1   1

Mitt Romney:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable               5%  9%  8%  2%
Somewhat favorable              13  18  17  10
Somewhat unfavorable             8   6   7  10
Strongly unfavorable             7   5   3  11
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  26  23  30  27
Haven't heard of (vol.)         36  35  31  36
Don't know/Refused               5   5   5   4

Conducted 1/11-14/07 by Financial Dynamics; surveyed 800 registered voters; margin of error +/-3.5% (release, 1/18). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Would you say you have a strongly favorable/unfavorable opinion or a somewhat favorable/unfavorable opinion of the following individuals or groups?

George W. Bush:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable              20% 43% 19%  3%
Somewhat favorable              19  31  21   7
Somewhat unfavorable            16  16  15  17
Strongly unfavorable            42   9  41  70
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)   3   2   4   2
Haven't heard of (vol.)          *   0   0   *
Don't know/Refused               1   *   1   1

U.S. Congress:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable              11%  8%  8% 15%
Somewhat favorable              31  24  26  42
Somewhat unfavorable            22  28  24  15
Strongly unfavorable            17  26  21   8
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  14  12  16  15
Haven't heard of (vol.)          2   1   2   1
Don't know/Refused               3   1   3   4

Nancy Pelosi:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable              16%  3%  9% 30%
Somewhat favorable              20   9  21  30
Somewhat unfavorable             9  17   9   3
Strongly unfavorable            20  43  16   4
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  17  14  17  17
Haven't heard of (vol.)         16  12  24  14
Don't know/Refused               3   1   4   2

Mitt Romney:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable               4%  6%  3%  2%
Somewhat favorable              10  12  12   7
Somewhat unfavorable             7   5   3  10
Strongly unfavorable             5   2   6   6
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  21  22  24  21
Haven't heard of (vol.)         49  49  48  49
Don't know/Refused               4   3   4   4

Hillary Clinton:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable              22%  8% 11% 42%
Somewhat favorable              27   6  25  44
Somewhat unfavorable            10  14  18   5
Strongly unfavorable            33  68  28   7
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)   4   3  11   *
Haven't heard of (vol.)          1   1   1   2
Don't know/Refused               1   1   4   0

John McCain:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable              17% 23% 13% 16%
Somewhat favorable              36  43  30  33
Somewhat unfavorable            14  12  16  15
Strongly unfavorable             9   8  14   9
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  14  12  10  19
Haven't heard of (vol.)          5   1  13   4
Don't know/Refused               4   2   4   4

Barack Obama:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable              23% 10% 14% 38%
Somewhat favorable              22  22  22  23
Somewhat unfavorable             9  16   6   3
Strongly unfavorable             8  17   5   3
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  14  13  20  12
Haven't heard of (vol.)         22  20  29  20
Don't know/Refused               3   3   4   1

Joe Lieberman:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable              13% 15% 18% 10%
Somewhat favorable              32  37  30  30
Somewhat unfavorable            15  16  13  17
Strongly unfavorable            11  12   4  13
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  14  11  16  16
Haven't heard of (vol.)         10   6  14  10
Don't know/Refused               4   3   4   4

Christopher Dodd:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable               3%  0%  2%  5%
Somewhat favorable              11   6  10  14
Somewhat unfavorable             8  10  10   4
Strongly unfavorable             4  10   1   1
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  25  22  29  25
Haven't heard of (vol.)         45  46  46  46
Don't know/Refused               5   6   2   5

The Catholic religion:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable              30% 31% 33% 29%
Somewhat favorable              28  30  22  26
Somewhat unfavorable            15  16  11  18
Strongly unfavorable             6   8   5   6
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  15  12  19  14
Haven't heard of (vol.)          1   0   4   1
Don't know/Refused               5   3   6   4

The Mormon religion:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable               7% 11%  5%  6%
Somewhat favorable              20  17  26  21
Somewhat unfavorable            22  24  17  24
Strongly unfavorable            17  24   9  14
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  26  15  34  28
Haven't heard of (vol.)          2   2   2   3
Don't know/Refused               6   7   7   4

The Jewish religion:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable              25% 25% 23% 27%
Somewhat favorable              33  37  29  31
Somewhat unfavorable             8  11   4   8
Strongly unfavorable             3   5   2   2
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  23  18  29  24
Haven't heard of (vol.)          3   2   4   2
Don't know/Refused               6   3   9   6

The religion called Islam:

                                All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable               4%  3%  2%  6%
Somewhat favorable              14   8  12  21
Somewhat unfavorable            16  19  22  11
Strongly unfavorable            25  39  19  16
Heard of but can't rate (vol.)  31  20  31  39
Haven't heard of (vol.)          3   3   5   3
Don't know/Refused               7   8   9   5

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Nancy Pelosi is handling her job as Speaker of the House of Representatives? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat?

                            All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly approve            13%  3%  8% 25%
Somewhat approve            23  15  19  32
Somewhat disapprove          8  13   9   4
Strongly disapprove         15  34  11   3
Don't know/Refused          40  35  54  36

FOX NEWS/OPINION DYNAMICS
Conducted 5/15-16/07; surveyed 900 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 5/17).

Recently Democratic Leader of the Senate Harry Reid said that the war "is lost" in Iraq. Do you feel this was an acceptable thing or an unacceptable thing for Reid to say while U.S. troops are still in the field fighting?

                        All Dem GOP Ind  
Acceptable              29% 44%  9% 29% 
Unacceptable            65  48  86  36
Don't know               6   7   5   5

Conducted 1/16-17/07; surveyed 900 registered voters; margin of error +/-3% (release, 1/18). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

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 W. Bush:

                            All Dem Rep Ind
Favorable                   38% 14% 75% 31%
Unfavorable                 58  82  22  65
Can't say                    4   4   3   3
Never heard                  0   0   0   1

Dick Cheney:

                            All Dem Rep Ind
Favorable                   37% 16% 72% 26%
Unfavorable                 53  74  19  62
Can't say                    8   8   6   8
Never heard                  2   2   2   4

Democratic Party:

                            All Dem Rep Ind
Favorable                   51% 85% 19% 39%
Unfavorable                 35   9  64  45
Can't say                   13   6  16  15
Never heard                  1   0   1   1

Republican Party:

                            All Dem Rep Ind
Favorable                   39% 13% 79% 31%
Unfavorable                 49  75  11  55
Can't say                   12  12   9  14
Never heard                  0   0   1   1

Nancy Pelosi:

                            All Dem Rep Ind
Favorable                   33% 49% 20% 27%
Unfavorable                 24  10  40  28
Can't say                   23  21  22  24
Never heard                 20  21  18  21

Donald Trump:

                            All Dem Rep Ind
Favorable                   30% 32% 32% 25%
Unfavorable                 53  53  52  54
Can't say                   16  14  14  20
Never heard                  1   1   1   1

Rosie O'Donnell:

                            All Dem Rep Ind
Favorable                   25% 33% 14% 28%
Unfavorable                 58  50  74  51
Can't say                   15  15  10  19
Never heard                  2   2   2   1

Robert Gates:

                            All Dem Rep Ind
Favorable                   28% 24% 36% 26%
Unfavorable                 16  19   9  22
Can't say                   29  31  24  26
Never heard                 27  26  30  25

GALLUP
Conducted 4/2-5/07; surveyed 1,008 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 5/11).

As I read some names and groups, please tell me how much confidence you have in each to do or to recommend the right thing for the economy -- a great deal, a fair amount, only a little or almost none. (rotated)

President George W. Bush:

Great deal              15%
Fair amount             28	 
Only a little           18
Almost none	            38
No opinion               1
	
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke:

Great deal               9%
Fair amount             41	 
Only a little           15
Almost none	            10
No opinion              25

The Democratic leaders in Congress:

Great deal              11%
Fair amount             43	 
Only a little           21
Almost none	            22
No opinion               3				

The Republican leaders in Congress:

Great deal               7%
Fair amount             41	 
Only a little           23
Almost none	            27
No opinion               3

GALLUP/USA TODAY
Conducted 1/5-7/07; surveyed 1,004 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 1/9).

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 ________?

George W. Bush:

Favorable                   45%
Unfavorable                 53
No opinion                   2

Dick Cheney:

Favorable                   38%
Unfavorable                 52
Never heard of               1
No opinion                   9

Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi:

Favorable                   44%
Unfavorable                 22
Never heard of              13
No opinion                  21

(Asked of Form A half-sample) Do you think the policies being proposed by -- the Republican leaders in the U.S. House and Senate or the Democratic leaders in the U.S. House and Senate -- would move the country in the right direction or in the wrong direction? (rotated)

The Republican leaders in the U.S. House and
 Senate:

Right direction             35%
Wrong direction             54
No opinion                  11

The Democratic leaders in the U.S. House and
 Senate:

Right direction             59%
Wrong direction             27
No opinion                  14

GREENBERG QUINLAN ROSNER (D)
Conducted 3/20-25/07; surveyed 1,017 likely voters; margin of error +/-3% (release, 4/6).

Now, I'd like to rate your feelings toward some people and organizations, with one hundred meaning a very warm, favorable feeling; zero meaning a very cold, unfavorable feeling; and fifty meaning not particularly warm or cold. You can use any number from zero to one hundred, the higher the number the more favorable your feelings are toward that person or organization. If you have no opinion or never heard of that person or organization, please say so.

The Republican Party:

Warm                        38%
Cool                        42

The Democratic Party:

Warm                        46%
Cool                        34

George W. Bush:

Warm                        37%
Cool                        52

(Asked of Form A half-sample) John Edwards:

Warm                        35%
Cool                        32

Hillary Clinton:

Warm                        40%
Cool                        46

(Asked of Form A half-sample) Nancy Pelosi, the
 Speaker of the House:

Warm                        36%
Cool                        34

(Asked of Form B half-sample) Harry Reid, the
 Democratic Leader of the Senate:

Warm                        19%
Cool                        25

(Asked of Form A half-sample) The Congress:

Warm                        32%
Cool                        34

(Asked of Form B half-sample) The Democratic
 Congress:

Warm                        40%
Cool                        34

(Asked of Form B half-sample) Barack Obama:

Warm                        39%
Cool                        25

(Asked of Form A half-sample) John McCain:

Warm                        36%
Cool                        31

(Asked of Form B half-sample) Rudy Giuliani:

Warm                        41%
Cool                        32

Incumbent Member of Congress:

Warm                        39%
Cool                        19

(Asked of Form A half-sample) John Boehner, the
 Republican leader of the House:

Warm                        14%
Cool                        23

(Asked of Form B half-sample) Mitt Romney:

Warm                        15%
Cool                        23

The N.R.A., or National Rifle Association:

Warm                        41%
Cool                        35

Pro-life, anti-abortion groups:

Warm                        37%
Cool                        42

NAFTA and international trade agreements:

Warm                        24%
Cool                        33

The Iraq war:

Warm                        24%
Cool                        60

Gay marriage:

Warm                        27%
Cool                        54

Immigration into the country:

Warm                        27%
Cool                        44

Al Gore:

Warm                        40%
Cool                        43

Conducted 2/14-19/07; surveyed 1,014 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 3/2). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Now, I'd like to rate your feelings toward some people and organizations, with one hundred meaning a very warm, favorable feeling; zero meaning a very cold, unfavorable feeling; and fifty meaning not particularly warm or cold. You can use any number from zero to one hundred, the higher the number the more favorable your feelings are toward that person or organization. If you have no opinion or never heard of that person or organization, please say so.

The Republican Party:

Warm                    34%
Cool                    45

The Democratic Party:

Warm                    43%
Cool                    34

George W. Bush:

Warm                    38%
Cool                    51

(Asked of Form A half-sample) Nancy Pelosi, the
 Speaker of the House:

Warm                    36%
Cool                    32

(Asked of Form B half-sample) Harry Reid, the
 Democratic Leader of the Senate:

Warm                    20%
Cool                    22

(Asked of Form A half-sample) The Congress:

Warm                    33%
Cool                    31

(Asked of Form B half-sample) The Democratic
 Congress:

Warm                    39%
Cool                    30

The N.R.A., or National Rifle Association:

Warm                    37%
Cool                    36

Pro-life, anti-abortion groups:

Warm                    36%
Cool                    43

NAFTA and international trade agreements:

Warm                    24%
Cool                    37

The Iraq war:

Warm                    26%
Cool                    61

Gay marriage:

Warm                    23%
Cool                    57

Immigration into the country:

Warm                    23%
Cool                    51

Your state government:

Warm                    50%
Cool                    28

The federal government in Washington:

Warm                    30%
Cool                    42

Liberals:

Warm                    24%
Cool                    48

Conservatives:

Warm                    37%
Cool                    34

Conducted 1/28-30/07 for Women's Voices Women Vote; surveyed 1,000 adult women; margin of error +/-3% (release, 2/22).

Now, I'd like to rate your feelings toward some people and organizations, with one hundred meaning a very warm, favorable feeling; zero meaning a very cold, unfavorable feeling; and fifty meaning not particularly warm or cold. You can use any number from zero to one hundred, the higher the number the more favorable your feelings are toward that person or organization. If you have no opinion or never heard of that person or organization, please say so.

                                            Avg.
George W. Bush                              34
The Republican Party                        41
The Democratic Party                        61
Women elected officials                     70
(Asked of Form B half-sample) The
 Democratic Congress                        60
Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic
 Speaker of the House                       61
(Asked of Form A half-sample) The Congress  54
Hillary Clinton                             61
John McCain                                 49
Barack Obma                                 60
John Boehner, the Republican leader
 of the House                               40

HARRIS
Conducted 10/5-8/07; surveyed 1,003 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 10/11). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

How would you rate the job ________ are/is doing -- excellent, pretty good, only fair, or poor?

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice:

Excellent                   11%
Pretty good                 31
Only fair                   26
Poor                        25
Not sure                     7

Defense Secretary Robert Gates:

Excellent                    5%
Pretty good                 28
Only fair                   35
Poor                        20
Not sure                    13

President George W. Bush:

Excellent                    5%
Pretty good                 22
Only fair                   26
Poor                        46
Not sure                     1

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi:

Excellent                    4%
Pretty good                 25
Only fair                   31
Poor                        26
Not sure                    14

Democrats in Congress:

Excellent                    3%
Pretty good                 26
Only fair                   40
Poor                        27
Not sure                     4

Vice President Dick Cheney:

Excellent                    3%
Pretty good                 20
Only fair                   28
Poor                        44
Not sure                     5

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell:

Excellent                    3%
Pretty good                 18
Only fair                   33
Poor                        18
Not sure                    29

Republicans in Congress:

Excellent                    2%
Pretty good                 17
Only fair                   41
Poor                        35
Not sure                     5

Congress:

Excellent                    1%
Pretty good                 19
Only fair                   41
Poor                        36
Not sure                     3

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid:

Excellent                    1%
Pretty good                 17
Only fair                   36
Poor                        21
Not sure                    24

House Minority Leader John Boehner:

Excellent                    1%
Pretty good                 15
Only fair                   35
Poor                        17
Not sure                    32

Conducted 7/6-9/07; surveyed 1,003 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 7/12). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

How would you rate the job ________ are/is doing -- excellent, pretty good, only fair, or poor?

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice:

Excellent                   11%
Pretty good                 36
Only fair                   26
Poor                        21
Not sure                     6

President George W. Bush:

Excellent                    5%
Pretty good                 21
Only fair                   27
Poor                        46
Not sure                     1

Democrats in Congress:

Excellent                    4%
Pretty good                 27
Only fair                   41
Poor                        23
Not sure                     4

Vice President Dick Cheney:

Excellent                    4%
Pretty good                 18
Only fair                   27
Poor                        47
Not sure                     5

Republicans in Congress:

Excellent                    3%
Pretty good                 18
Only fair                   43
Poor                        33
Not sure                     3

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi:

Excellent                    3%
Pretty good                 31
Only fair                   31
Poor                        20
Not sure                    15

Defense Secretary Robert Gates:

Excellent                    2%
Pretty good                 28
Only fair                   38
Poor                        18
Not sure                    15

Congress:

Excellent                    1%
Pretty good                 23
Only fair                   45
Poor                        28
Not sure                     3

House Minority Leader John Boehner:

Excellent                    1%
Pretty good                 18
Only fair                   37
Poor                        12
Not sure                    32

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid:

Excellent                    1%
Pretty good                 19
Only fair                   33
Poor                        17
Not sure                    30

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell:

Excellent                    1%
Pretty good                 19
Only fair                   31
Poor                        13
Not sure                    36

Conducted 4/20-23/07; surveyed 1,001 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 4/26). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

How would you rate the job ________ are/is doing -- excellent, pretty good, only fair or poor?

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice:

Excellent                   12%
Pretty good                 33
Only fair                   29
Poor                        21
Not sure                     6

President George W. Bush:

Excellent                    7%
Pretty good                 22
Only fair                   22
Poor                        48
Not sure                     2

Democrats in Congress:

Excellent                    5%
Pretty good                 29
Only fair                   34
Poor                        24
Not sure                     7

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi:

Excellent                    5%
Pretty good                 25
Only fair                   33
Poor                        23
Not sure                    14

Vice President Dick Cheney:

Excellent                    5%
Pretty good                 20
Only fair                   25
Poor                        44
Not sure                     7

Defense Secretary Robert Gates:

Excellent                    4%
Pretty good                 25
Only fair                   36
Poor                        19
Not sure                    16

Congress:

Excellent                    3%
Pretty good                 24
Only fair                   43
Poor                        27
Not sure                     4

Republicans in Congress:

Excellent                    3%
Pretty good                 20
Only fair                   41
Poor                        33
Not sure                     4

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid:

Excellent                    2%
Pretty good                 19
Only fair                   35
Poor                        17
Not sure                    26

HARRIS INTERACTIVE
Conducted 2/2-5/07; surveyed 1,004 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 2/8). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

How would you rate the job ________ are/is doing - excellent, pretty good, only fair, or poor?

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice:

Excellent                   14%
Pretty good                 32
Only fair                   28
Poor                        20
Not sure                     6

Democrats in Congress:

Excellent                    8%
Pretty good                 33
Only fair                   32
Poor                        20
Not sure                     7

President George W. Bush:

Excellent                    7%
Pretty good                 25
Only fair                   22
Poor                        45
Not sure                     1

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi:

Excellent                    6%
Pretty good                 31
Only fair                   28
Poor                        17
Not sure                    17

Vice President Dick Cheney:

Excellent                    6%
Pretty good                 23
Only fair                   22
Poor                        45
Not sure                     4

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates:

Excellent                    4%
Pretty good                 29
Only fair                   35
Poor                        17
Not sure                    16

Republicans in Congress:

Excellent                   4%
Pretty good                 23
Only fair                   35
Poor                        34
Not sure                     5

Congress:

Excellent                    2%
Pretty good                 31
Only fair                   39
Poor                        23
Not sure                     5

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid:

Excellent                    2%
Pretty good                 21
Only fair                   32
Poor                        15
Not sure                    30

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell:

Excellent                    2%
Pretty good                 18
Only fair                   30
Poor                        12
Not sure                    39

House Minority Leader John Boehner:

Excellent                    1%
Pretty good                 22
Only fair                   34
Poor                        12
Not sure                    31

LAKE RESEARCH PARTNERS (D)/TARRANCE GROUP (R)
Conducted 7/15-18/07; surveyed 1,000 registered "likely" voters; margin of error +/-3% (release, 7/26). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Now I would like to read you the names of several individuals and organizations who have been mentioned in the news recently. For each one, please tell me whether you have heard of that person or organization and if so, whether you have a favorable or an unfavorable impression of them. If you do not recognize the name, just say so.

George W. Bush:

Favorable, strongly         23%
Favorable, somewhat         20
Unfavorable, somewhat       12
Unfavorable, strongly       43
No opinion                   2
Never heard of               *

The Republicans in Congress:

Favorable, strongly         11%
Favorable, somewhat         31
Unfavorable, somewhat       23
Unfavorable, strongly       26
No opinion                   8
Never heard of               1

The Democrats in Congress:

Favorable, strongly         17%
Favorable, somewhat         32
Unfavorable, somewhat       18
Unfavorable, strongly       27
No opinion                   7
Never heard of               1

Nancy Pelosi:

Favorable, strongly         14%
Favorable, somewhat         23
Unfavorable, somewhat       10
Unfavorable, strongly       30
No opinion                  10
Never heard of              12

Harry Reid:

Favorable, strongly          6%
Favorable, somewhat         12
Unfavorable, somewhat        6
Unfavorable, strongly       17
No opinion                  15
Never heard of              45

Dick Cheney:

Favorable, strongly         15%
Favorable, somewhat         22
Unfavorable, somewhat       15
Unfavorable, strongly       43
No opinion                   5
Never heard of               1

Conducted 1/8-11/07; surveyed 1,000 registered likely voters; margin of error +/-3% (release, 1/17). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Now I would like to read you the names of several individuals and organizations who have been mentioned in the news recently. For each one, please tell me whether you have heard of that person or organization and if so, whether you have a favorable or an unfavorable impression of them. If you do not recognize the name, just say so. (rotated)

George W. Bush:

Favorable, strongly         26%
Favorable, somewhat         19
Unfavorable, somewhat       11
Unfavorable, strongly       42
No opinion                   2
Never hear of                0

The Republicans in Congress:

Favorable, strongly         13%
Favorable, somewhat         28
Unfavorable, somewhat       19
Unfavorable, strongly       29
No opinion                  10
Never hear of                1

The Democrats in Congress:

Favorable, strongly         25%
Favorable, somewhat         26
Unfavorable, somewhat       18
Unfavorable, strongly       19
No opinion                  11
Never hear of                1

Nancy Pelosi:

Favorable, strongly         19%
Favorable, somewhat         19
Unfavorable, somewhat        9
Unfavorable, strongly       22
No opinion                  15
Never hear of               17

Harry Reid:

Favorable, strongly          4%
Favorable, somewhat         11
Unfavorable, somewhat        6
Unfavorable, strongly       12
No opinion                  16
Never hear of               53

Dick Cheney:

Favorable, strongly         18%
Favorable, somewhat         24
Unfavorable, somewhat       13
Unfavorable, strongly       36
No opinion                   8
Never hear of                1

LOS ANGELES TIMES/BLOOMBERG
Conducted 6/7-10/07; surveyed 1,183 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 6/11).

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

                            All Dem Ind Rep
Approve, strongly           10% 20%  7%  3%
Approve, somewhat           26  37  30  14
Disapprove, somewhat        16  19  16  16
Disapprove, strongly        23   5  21  47
Don't know                  25  20  26  19

As you may know, Newt Gingrich was Speaker of the House in the mid 1990's. Did you approve or disapprove of the way Newt Gingrich handled his job when he was Speaker of the House?

                            All Dem Ind Rep
Approve, strongly           18%  8% 12% 37%
Approve, somewhat           28  26  29  32
Disapprove, somewhat        10  14  10   4
Disapprove, strongly        24  38  23   7
Don't know                  20  14  26  20

Conducted 1/13-16/07; surveyed 1,344 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 1/18). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

What is your impression of Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi? As of today, is it very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, very unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her to say?

                            All Dem Ind Rep
Very favorable              17% 31% 12%  3%
Somewhat favorable          18  21  19  12
Somewhat unfavorable         7   2   6  15
Very unfavorable            14   2   7  36
Haven't heard enough        41  39  52  32
Don't know                   3   5   4   2

What is your impression of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid? As of today, is it very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, very unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him to say?

                            All Dem Ind Rep
Very favorable               3%  6%  1%  1%
Somewhat favorable          18  24  16  13
Somewhat unfavorable         7   3   5  13
Very unfavorable             8   1   7  18
Haven't heard enough        61  62  68  53
Don't know                   3   4   4   2

NBC NEWS/WALL STREET JOURNAL
Conducted 4/20-23/07; surveyed 1,004 adults; margin of error +/-3.1% (release, 4/27).

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.

George W. Bush:

Very positive               17%
Somewhat positive           19
Neutral                     13
Somewhat negative           14
Very negative               37
Don't know name/Not sure     0

Don Imus:

Very positive                3%
Somewhat positive            8
Neutral                     21
Somewhat negative           19
Very negative               27
Don't know name/Not sure    22

Barack Obama:

Very positive               19%
Somewhat positive           26
Neutral                     25
Somewhat negative            8
Very negative                6
Don't know name/Not sure    16

Al Sharpton:

Very positive                4%
Somewhat positive            9
Neutral                     20
Somewhat negative           18
Very negative               31
Don't know name/Not sure    18

(Asked of Form A half-sample) Alberto Gonzales:

Very positive                3%
Somewhat positive           11
Neutral                     22
Somewhat negative           16
Very negative               20
Don't know name/Not sure    28

(Asked of Form A half-sample) Nancy Pelosi:

Very positive               11%
Somewhat positive           18
Neutral                     20
Somewhat negative           12
Very negative               18
Don't know name/Not sure    21

(Asked of Form B half-sample) John McCain:

Very positive               11%
Somewhat positive           31
Neutral                     27
Somewhat negative           15
Very negative                7
Don't know name/Not sure     9

(Asked of Form B half-sample) Fred Thompson:

Very positive                8%
Somewhat positive           14
Neutral                     19
Somewhat negative            3
Very negative                1
Don't know name/Not sure    55

PEW RESEARCH CENTER
Conducted 7/25-29/07; surveyed 1,503 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 8/2). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

(Asked of Form A half-sample) Do you approve or disapprove of the job the Democratic leaders in Congress are doing?

Approve                     33%
Disapprove                  54
Don't know                  13

(If "disapprove" above) Is that more because ________ or more because ________? (rotated)

Congress is doing the wrong things          21%
Congress is not doing enough                23
Both (vol.)                                  7
Other (vol.)                                 2
Don't know/Refused                           1

(Asked of Form B half-sample) Do you approve or disapprove of the way Nancy Pelosi is handling her job as speaker of the House?

Approve                     35%
Disapprove                  37
Don't know                  28

(Asked of Form B half-sample) Do you approve or disapprove of the way Harry Reid is handling his job as Senate Majority Leader?

Approve                     21%
Disapprove                  33
Don't know                  46

Generally, do you think Democratic leaders in Congress will be successful or unsuccessful in getting their programs passed into law?

Successful                                  43%
Unsuccessful                                42
Mixed/Get some passed (vol.)                 6
Don't know/Refused                           9

Do you think Democratic leaders in Congress are going too far or not far enough in challenging George W. Bush's policies in Iraq or are they handling this about right?

Too far                     29%
Not far enough              38
About right                 24
Don't know/Refused           9

Conducted 4/18-21/07; surveyed 1,508 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 4/26).

(If "vote for") As you may know, President Bush has said he will veto any Iraq funding bill that includes a timeline for troop withdrawal. Would you like to see Democratic leaders work with Bush toward a compromise, or should they insist on a timeline for troop withdrawal?

Work with Bush              25%
Insist on a timeline        32
Don't know/Refused           2

(If "vote against") As you may know, President Bush has said he will veto any Iraq funding bill that includes a timeline for troop withdrawal. Would you like to see President Bush work with Democratic leaders toward a compromise, or should Bush insist on no timeline for troop withdrawal?

Work with Democratic leaders                14%
Insist on no timeline                       18
Don't know/Refused                           1

Conducted 3/21-25/07; surveyed 1,503 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 3/29). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Do you approve or disapprove of the policies and proposals of the Democratic leaders in Congress?

Approve                     37%
Disapprove                  42
Don't know                  21

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

Approve                     48%
Disapprove                  22
Don't know/Refused          30

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Harry Reid is handling his job as Senate Majority Leader?

Approve                     32%
Disapprove                  22
Don't know/Refused          46

Generally, do you think Democratic leaders in Congress will be successful or unsuccessful in getting their programs passed into law?

Successful                                  54%
Unsuccessful                                32
Mixed/Get some passed (vol.)                 4
Don't know/Refused                          10

Conducted 2/7-11/07; surveyed 1,509 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 2/23). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Do you approve or disapprove of the job the Democratic leaders in Congress are doing?

Approve                     41%
Disapprove                  36
Don't know                  23

Conducted 1/10-15/07; surveyed 1,708 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 1/16). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Do you think Democratic leaders in Congress have a clear plan for how to deal with the situation in Iraq, or don't you think so?

Have a clear plan           20%
Don't have a clear plan     68
Don't know/Refused          12

Conducted 5/30-6/3/07; surveyed 1,503 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 6/7). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

(Asked of Form A half-sample) Do you approve or disapprove of the job the Democratic leaders in Congress are doing?

Approve                     34%
Disapprove                  49
Don't know                  17

(Asked of Form B half-sample) Do you approve or disapprove of the job Nancy Pelosi is handling her job as Speaker of the House?

Approve                     36%
Disapprove                  33
Don't know                  31

Do you think Democratic leaders in Congress are going too far or not far enough in challenging George W. Bush's policies in Iraq or are they handling this about right?

Too far                     22%
Not far enough              41
About rights                25
Don't know/Refused          12

QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY
Conducted 10/23-29/07; surveyed 1,636 American voters; margin of error +/-2.4% (release, 10/30). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Is your opinion of -- Nancy Pelosi favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Favorable                   22%  7% 38% 20%
Unfavorable                 35  61  12  34
Haven't heard enough        41  32  48  44
Refused                      2   0   1   2

Is your opinion of -- Harry Reid favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Favorable                    9%  4% 13% 10%
Unfavorable                 22  32   9  25
Haven't heard enough        68  62  77  63
Refused                      2   2   1   2

Conducted 4/25-5/1/07; surveyed 1,166 adults; margin of error +/-2.9% (release, 5/24).

Is your opinion of -- Nancy Pelosi favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Favorable                   29%  5% 53% 31%
Unfavorable                 29  58   6  26
Haven't heard enough        40  35  38  41
Refused                      2   2   2   1

Is your opinion of -- Harry Reid favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Favorable                    9%  3% 13% 11%
Unfavorable                 18  32   8  17
Haven't heard enough        71  64  76  69
Refused                      2   1   2   2

Conducted 2/13-19/07; surveyed 1,536 American voters; margin of error +/-2.5% (release, 2/21).

Is your opinion of -- Harry Reid favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Favorable                    7%  3% 12%  5%
Unfavorable                 17  28  11  15
Haven't heard enough        75  69  77  77
Refused                      1   1   1   3

Is your opinion of -- Nancy Pelosi favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Favorable                   25%  7% 41% 25%
Unfavorable                 31  62  10  28
Haven't heard enough        43  30  49  45
Refused                      1   1   1   2