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AA — Republican candidates

AB — Democratic candidates

AC — Independent candidates

AE — Incumbent federal officials

AF — Other political figures

AAg — Rudy Giuliani

AAh — Mike Huckabee

AAm — John McCain

AAp — Sarah Palin

AAr — Mitt Romney

AAt — Fred Thompson

AAz — Republican candidates overall

 

AAg01

 

Recognize picture of Giuliani

 

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10/2/07 – 11/30/07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the following picture, please pick the name of the person from the list. If you've seen this person before, but don't know the person's name, just click on "familiar, but don't know name." If the person does not look familiar at all, just check "not familiar with this person."

[Show picture of Rudy Giuliani.]

 

1

Fred Thompson

2

John McCain

3

Deval Patrick

4

Chuck Hagel

5

Rudy Giuliani

6

John Edwards

7

Al Sharpton

8

Joe Biden

9

Mitt Romney

10

Newt Gingrich

11

Barack Obama

12

Bill Richardson

13

Chris Dodd

14

Mike Huckabee

15

Dennis Kucinich

16

Familiar but don't know name

17

Not familiar with this person

999

Skipped

 

AAg02

 

Favorability of Giuliani

 

Schedule

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1/1/08 – 1/29/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please rate the following person on a thermometer that runs from 0 to 100 degrees: Rudy Giuliani. Rating above 50 means that you feel favorable and warm toward the person. Rating below 50 means that you feel unfavorable and cool toward the person.

[Show response scale as thermometer from 0 to 100.]

 

Number:

0 – 100

0 = unfavorable

100 = favorable

101

Don't know who person is

102

Don't know enough about person

999

Skipped

 

AAg03

 

Like/dislike about Giuliani

 

Schedule

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Filter

If rated favorability of Giuliani

AAg02 = 0 – 100

 

Is there anything in particular that you like or dislike about Rudy Giuliani? If so, please fill in the boxes below.

 

Multiple answers accepted:

AAg03rA

I like (verbatim answer in AAg03rAv)

AAg03rB

I dislike (verbatim answer in AAg03rBv)

 

1

Gave answer

2

Did not give answer

3

Nothing in particular

4

Don't know enough about this person

999

Skipped

 

AAg04

 

Familiarity with Giuliani

 

Schedule

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Date bar

 

 

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All dates

1/25/08 – 1/29/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

How much would you say you know about the following person: Rudy Giuliani? Please tell us whether you know quite a lot, a fair amount, a little, or almost nothing at all about this person.

 

1

Quite a lot

2

A fair amount

3

A little

4

Almost nothing

999

Skipped

 

AAg05

 

Giuliani is conservative – liberal

 

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1/1/08 – 1/29/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using this scale that ranges from extremely liberal to extremely conservative, where would you place the following candidate: Rudy Giuliani? Just click "don't know" if you don't know enough to rate the person.

 

1

Extremely liberal

2

Liberal

3

Slightly liberal

4

Moderate, middle of the road

5

Slightly conservative

6

Conservative

7

Extremely conservative

8

Don't know

999

Skipped

 

AAh01

 

Favorability of Huckabee

 

Schedule

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12/1/07 – 1/1/08

1/1/08 – 3/5/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please rate the following person on a thermometer that runs from 0 to 100 degrees: Mike Huckabee. Rating above 50 means that you feel favorable and warm toward the person. Rating below 50 means that you feel unfavorable and cool toward the person.

[Show response scale as thermometer from 0 to 100.]

 

Number:

0 – 100

0 = unfavorable

100 = favorable

101

Don't know who person is

102

Don't know enough about person

999

Skipped

 

AAh02

 

Familiarity with Huckabee

 

Schedule

 

Wave 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1/25/08 – 3/5/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

How much would you say you know about the following person: Mike Huckabee? Please tell us whether you know quite a lot, a fair amount, a little, or almost nothing at all about this person.

 

1

Quite a lot

2

A fair amount

3

A little

4

Almost nothing

999

Skipped

 

AAh03

 

Huckabee is conservative – liberal

 

Schedule

Wave 1

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Date bar

 

 

Date bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/1/07 – 1/1/08

1/1/08 – 3/5/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using this scale that ranges from extremely liberal to extremely conservative, where would you place the following candidate: Mike Huckabee? Just click "don't know" if you don't know enough to rate the person.

 

1

Extremely liberal

2

Liberal

3

Slightly liberal

4

Moderate, middle of the road

5

Slightly conservative

6

Conservative

7

Extremely conservative

8

Don't know

999

Skipped

 

AAm01

 

Favorability of McCain

 

Schedule

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All dates

All dates

 

 

 

Please rate the following person on a thermometer that runs from 0 to 100 degrees: John McCain. Rating above 50 means that you feel favorable and warm toward the person. Rating below 50 means that you feel unfavorable and cool toward the person.

[Show response scale as thermometer from 0 to 100.]

 

Number:

0 – 100

0 = unfavorable

100 = favorable

101

Don't know who person is

102

Don't know enough about person

999

Skipped

 

AAm02

 

Like/dislike about McCain

 

Schedule

 

Wave 2

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Wave 4

Wave 5

 

 

 

 

 

Date bar

 

 

Date bar

 

 

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1/31/08 – 3/31/08

All dates

All dates

All dates

 

 

 

Filter

If rated favorability of McCain

AAm01 = 0 – 100

 

Is there anything in particular that you like or dislike about John McCain? If so, please fill in the boxes below.

 

Multiple answers accepted:

AAm02rA

I like (verbatim answer in AAm02rAv)

AAm02rB

I dislike (verbatim answer in AAm02rBv)

 

1

Gave answer

2

Did not give answer

3

Nothing in particular

4

Don't know enough about this person

999

Skipped

 

AAm03

 

Familiarity with McCain

 

Schedule

 

Wave 2

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Wave 5

 

 

 

 

 

Date bar

 

 

Date bar

 

 

 

 

Date bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

1/25/08 – 3/31/08

6/11/08 – 8/29/08

 

11/5/08 – 11/14/08

 

 

 

How much would you say you know about the following person: John McCain? Please tell us whether you know quite a lot, a fair amount, a little, or almost nothing at all about this person.

 

1

Quite a lot

2

A fair amount

3

A little

4

Almost nothing

999

Skipped

 

AAm04

 

McCain is conservative – liberal

 

Schedule

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Date bar

 

 

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12/1/07 – 1/1/08

All dates

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All dates

All dates

 

 

 

Using this scale that ranges from extremely liberal to extremely conservative, where would you place the following candidate: John McCain? Just click "don't know" if you don't know enough to rate the person.

 

1

Extremely liberal

2

Liberal

3

Slightly liberal

4

Moderate, middle of the road

5

Slightly conservative

6

Conservative

7

Extremely conservative

8

Don't know

999

Skipped

 

AAm05

 

McCain is trustworthy

 

Schedule

 

 

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Date bar

 

 

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7/26/08 – 8/29/08

All dates

11/5/08 – 11/14/08

 

 

 

Where would you rate John McCain on this scale?

[Show response scale as horizontal slider with "extremely trustworthy" at left, "extremely untrustworthy" at right. Do not display numeric equivalents to respondent.]

 

Number:

0 – 100

0 = extremely trustworthy

100 = extremely untrustworthy

999

Skipped

 

AAp01

 

Favorability of Palin

 

Schedule

 

 

 

Wave 4

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11/5/08 – 11/14/08

 

 

 

Please rate the following person on a thermometer that runs from 0 to 100 degrees: Sarah Palin. Rating above 50 means that you feel favorable and warm toward the person. Rating below 50 means that you feel unfavorable and cool toward the person.

[Show response scale as thermometer from 0 to 100.]

 

Number:

0 – 100

0 = unfavorable

100 = favorable

101

Don't know who person is

102

Don't know enough about person

999

Skipped

 

AAr01

 

Recognize picture of Romney

 

Schedule

Wave 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All dates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the following picture, please pick the name of the person from the list. If you've seen this person before, but don't know the person's name, just click on "familiar, but don't know name." If the person does not look familiar at all, just check "not familiar with this person."

[Show picture of Mitt Romney.]

 

1

Fred Thompson

2

John McCain

3

Deval Patrick

4

Chuck Hagel

5

Rudy Giuliani

6

John Edwards

7

Al Sharpton

8

Joe Biden

9

Mitt Romney

10

Newt Gingrich

11

Barack Obama

12

Bill Richardson

13

Chris Dodd

14

Mike Huckabee

15

Dennis Kucinich

16

Familiar but don't know name

17

Not familiar with this person

999

Skipped

 

AAr02

 

Favorability of Romney

 

Schedule

Wave 1

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Date bar

 

 

Date bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All dates

1/1/08 – 2/7/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please rate the following person on a thermometer that runs from 0 to 100 degrees: Mitt Romney. Rating above 50 means that you feel favorable and warm toward the person. Rating below 50 means that you feel unfavorable and cool toward the person.

[Show response scale as thermometer from 0 to 100.]

 

Number:

0 – 100

0 = unfavorable

100 = favorable

101

Don't know who person is

102

Don't know enough about person

999

Skipped

 

AAr03

 

Like/dislike about Romney

 

Schedule

Wave 1

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All dates

2/1/08 – 2/7/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filter

If rated favorability of Romney

AAr02 = 0 – 100

 

Is there anything in particular that you like or dislike about Mitt Romney? If so, please fill in the boxes below.

 

Multiple answers accepted:

AAr03rA

I like (verbatim answer in AAr03rAv)

AAr03rB

I dislike (verbatim answer in AAr03rBv)

 

1

Gave answer

2

Did not give answer

3

Nothing in particular

4

Don't know enough about this person

999

Skipped

 

AAr04

 

Familiarity with Romney

 

Schedule

Wave 1

Wave 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date bar

 

 

Date bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All dates

1/25/08 – 2/7/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

How much would you say you know about the following person: Mitt Romney? Please tell us whether you know quite a lot, a fair amount, a little, or almost nothing at all about this person.

 

1

Quite a lot

2

A fair amount

3

A little

4

Almost nothing

999

Skipped

 

AAr05

 

Romney is conservative – liberal

 

Schedule

Wave 1

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Date bar

 

 

Date bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All dates

1/1/08 – 2/7/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using this scale that ranges from extremely liberal to extremely conservative, where would you place the following candidate: Mitt Romney? Just click "don't know" if you don't know enough to rate the person.

 

1

Extremely liberal

2

Liberal

3

Slightly liberal

4

Moderate, middle of the road

5

Slightly conservative

6

Conservative

7

Extremely conservative

8

Don't know

999

Skipped

 

AAt01

 

Recognize picture of Thompson

 

Schedule

Wave 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All dates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the following picture, please pick the name of the person from the list. If you've seen this person before, but don't know the person's name, just click on "familiar, but don't know name." If the person does not look familiar at all, just check "not familiar with this person."

[Show picture of Fred Thompson.]

 

1

Fred Thompson

2

John McCain

3

Deval Patrick

4

Chuck Hagel

5

Rudy Giuliani

6

John Edwards

7

Al Sharpton

8

Joe Biden

9

Mitt Romney

10

Newt Gingrich

11

Barack Obama

12

Bill Richardson

13

Chris Dodd

14

Mike Huckabee

15

Dennis Kucinich

16

Familiar but don't know name

17

Not familiar with this person

999

Skipped

 

AAt02

 

Favorability of Thompson

 

Schedule

Wave 1

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Date bar

 

 

Date bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All dates

1/1/08 – 1/8/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please rate the following person on a thermometer that runs from 0 to 100 degrees: Fred Thompson. Rating above 50 means that you feel favorable and warm toward the person. Rating below 50 means that you feel unfavorable and cool toward the person.

[Show response scale as thermometer from 0 to 100.]

 

Number:

0 – 100

0 = unfavorable

100 = favorable

101

Don't know who person is

102

Don't know enough about person

999

Skipped

 

AAt03

 

Like/dislike about Thompson

 

Schedule

Wave 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Filter

If rated favorability of Thompson

AAt02 = 0 – 100

 

Is there anything in particular that you like or dislike about Fred Thompson? If so, please fill in the boxes below.

 

Multiple answers accepted:

AAt03rA

I like (verbatim answer in AAt03rAv)

AAt03rB

I dislike (verbatim answer in AAt03rBv)

 

1

Gave answer

2

Did not give answer

3

Nothing in particular

4

Don't know enough about this person

999

Skipped

 

AAt04

 

Familiarity with Thompson

 

Schedule

Wave 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All dates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How much would you say you know about the following person: Fred Thompson? Please tell us whether you know quite a lot, a fair amount, a little, or almost nothing at all about this person.

 

1

Quite a lot

2

A fair amount

3

A little

4

Almost nothing

999

Skipped

 

AAt05

 

Thompson is conservative – liberal

 

Schedule

Wave 1

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Date bar

 

 

Date bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All dates

1/1/08 – 1/8/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using this scale that ranges from extremely liberal to extremely conservative, where would you place the following candidate: Fred Thompson? Just click "don't know" if you don't know enough to rate the person.

 

1

Extremely liberal

2

Liberal

3

Slightly liberal

4

Moderate, middle of the road

5

Slightly conservative

6

Conservative

7

Extremely conservative

8

Don't know

999

Skipped

 

AAz01

 

Overall impression of Republican candidates

 

Schedule

Wave 1

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Date bar

 

 

Date bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All dates

1/1/08 – 3/5/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overall, what's your impression of the candidates running for the Republican presidential nomination? As a group, would you say they are an excellent group of candidates, a good group of candidates, a fair group of candidates, or a poor group of candidates?

 

1

An excellent group of candidates

2

A good group of candidates

3

A fair group of candidates

4

A poor group of candidates

999

Skipped

ABb — Joe Biden

ABc — Hillary Clinton

ABe — John Edwards

ABo — Barack Obama

ABz — Democratic candidates overall

 

ABb01

 

Favorability of Biden

 

Schedule

 

 

 

Wave 4

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Date bar

 

 

Date bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All dates

11/5/08 – 11/14/08

 

 

 

Please rate the following person on a thermometer that runs from 0 to 100 degrees: Joe Biden. Rating above 50 means that you feel favorable and warm toward the person. Rating below 50 means that you feel unfavorable and cool toward the person.

[Show response scale as thermometer from 0 to 100.]

 

Number:

0 – 100

0 = unfavorable

100 = favorable

101

Don't know who person is

102

Don't know enough about person

999

Skipped

 

ABc01

 

Recognize picture of Clinton

 

Schedule

Wave 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10/2/07 – 11/30/07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the following picture, please pick the name of the person from the list. If you've seen this person before, but don't know the person's name, just click on "familiar, but don't know name." If the person does not look familiar at all, just check "not familiar with this person."

[Show picture of Hillary Clinton.]

 

1

Ann Richards

2

Elizabeth Edwards

3

Janet Reno

4

Nancy Pelosi

5

Kay Bailey Hutchison

6

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

7

Donna Rice

8

Dianne Feinstein

9

Hillary Clinton

10

Olympia Snowe

11

Barbara Boxer

12

Nancy Kassebaum

13

Teresa Heinz Kerry

14

Elizabeth Dole

15

Madeleine Albright

16

Familiar but don't know name

17

Not familiar with this person

999

Skipped

 

ABc02

 

Favorability of Clinton

 

Schedule

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Date bar

 

 

Date bar

 

 

Date bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All dates

All dates

All dates

 

 

 

 

 

Please rate the following person on a thermometer that runs from 0 to 100 degrees: Hillary Clinton. Rating above 50 means that you feel favorable and warm toward the person. Rating below 50 means that you feel unfavorable and cool toward the person.

[Show response scale as thermometer from 0 to 100.]

 

Number:

0 – 100

0 = unfavorable

100 = favorable

101

Don't know who person is

102

Don't know enough about person

999

Skipped

 

ABc03

 

Like/dislike about Clinton

 

Schedule

Wave 1

Wave 2

Wave 3

 

 

 

 

 

Date bar

 

 

Date bar

 

 

Date bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All dates

2/1/08 – 3/31/08

4/2/08 – 6/10/08

 

 

 

 

 

Filter

If rated favorability of Clinton

ABc02 = 0 – 100

 

Is there anything in particular that you like or dislike about Hillary Clinton? If so, please fill in the boxes below.

 

Multiple answers accepted:

ABc03rA

I like (verbatim answer in ABc03rAv)

ABc03rB

I dislike (verbatim answer in ABc03rBv)

 

1

Gave answer

2

Did not give answer

3

Nothing in particular

4

Don't know enough about this person

999

Skipped

 

ABc04

 

Familiarity with Clinton

 

Schedule

Wave 1

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Date bar

 

 

Date bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All dates

1/25/08 – 3/31/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

How much would you say you know about the following person: Hillary Clinton? Please tell us whether you know quite a lot, a fair amount, a little, or almost nothing at all about this person.

 

1

Quite a lot

2

A fair amount

3

A little

4

Almost nothing

999

Skipped

 

ABc05

 

Clinton is conservative – liberal

 

Schedule

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Wave 3

 

 

 

 

 

Date bar

 

 

Date bar

 

 

Date bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All dates

All dates

All dates

 

 

 

 

 

Using this scale that ranges from extremely liberal to extremely conservative, where would you place the following candidate: Hillary Clinton? Just click "don't know" if you don't know enough to rate the person.

 

1

Extremely liberal

2

Liberal

3

Slightly liberal

4

Moderate, middle of the road

5

Slightly conservative

6

Conservative

7

Extremely conservative

8

Don't know

999

Skipped

 

ABe01

 

Recognize picture of Edwards

 

Schedule

Wave 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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All dates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the following picture, please pick the name of the person from the list. If you've seen this person before, but don't know the person's name, just click on "familiar, but don't know name." If the person does not look familiar at all, just check "not familiar with this person."

[Show picture of John Edwards.]

 

1

Fred Thompson

2

John McCain

3

Deval Patrick

4

Chuck Hagel

5

Rudy Giuliani

6

John Edwards

7

Al Sharpton

8

Joe Biden

9

Mitt Romney

10

Newt Gingrich

11

Barack Obama

12

Bill Richardson

13

Chris Dodd

14

Mike Huckabee

15

Dennis Kucinich

16

Familiar but don't know name

17

Not familiar with this person

999

Skipped

 

ABe02

 

Favorability of Edwards

 

Schedule

Wave 1

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Date bar

 

 

Date bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All dates

1/1/08 – 1/29/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please rate the following person on a thermometer that runs from 0 to 100 degrees: John Edwards. Rating above 50 means that you feel favorable and warm toward the person. Rating below 50 means that you feel unfavorable and cool toward the person.

[Show response scale as thermometer from 0 to 100.]

 

Number:

0 – 100

0 = unfavorable

100 = favorable

101

Don't know who person is

102

Don't know enough about person

999

Skipped

 

ABe03

 

Like/dislike about Edwards

 

Schedule

Wave 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10/2/07 – 11/30/07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filter

If rated favorability of Edwards

ABe02 = 0 – 100

 

Is there anything in particular that you like or dislike about John Edwards? If so, please fill in the boxes below.

 

Multiple answers accepted:

ABe03rA

I like (verbatim answer in ABe03rAv)

ABe03rB

I dislike (verbatim answer in ABe03rBv)

 

1

Gave answer

2

Did not give answer

3

Nothing in particular

4

Don't know enough about this person

999

Skipped

 

ABe04

 

Familiarity with Edwards

 

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Date bar

 

 

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All dates

1/25/08 – 1/29/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

How much would you say you know about the following person: John Edwards? Please tell us whether you know quite a lot, a fair amount, a little, or almost nothing at all about this person.

 

1

Quite a lot

2

A fair amount

3

A little

4

Almost nothing

999

Skipped

 

ABe05

 

Edwards is conservative – liberal

 

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1/1/08 – 1/29/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using this scale that ranges from extremely liberal to extremely conservative, where would you place the following candidate: John Edwards? Just click "don't know" if you don't know enough to rate the person.

 

1

Extremely liberal

2

Liberal

3

Slightly liberal

4

Moderate, middle of the road

5

Slightly conservative

6

Conservative

7

Extremely conservative

8

Don't know

999

Skipped

 

ABo01

 

Recognize picture of Obama

 

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10/2/07 – 11/30/07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the following picture, please pick the name of the person from the list. If you've seen this person before, but don't know the person's name, just click on "familiar, but don't know name." If the person does not look familiar at all, just check "not familiar with this person."

[Show picture of Barack Obama.]

 

1

Fred Thompson

2

John McCain

3

Deval Patrick

4

Chuck Hagel

5

Rudy Giuliani

6

John Edwards

7

Al Sharpton

8

Joe Biden

9

Mitt Romney

10

Newt Gingrich

11

Barack Obama

12

Bill Richardson

13

Chris Dodd

14

Mike Huckabee

15

Dennis Kucinich

16

Familiar but don't know name

17

Not familiar with this person

999

Skipped

 

ABo02

 

Favorability of Obama

 

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Please rate the following person on a thermometer that runs from 0 to 100 degrees: Barack Obama. Rating above 50 means that you feel favorable and warm toward the person. Rating below 50 means that you feel unfavorable and cool toward the person.

[Show response scale as thermometer from 0 to 100.]

 

Number:

0 – 100

0 = unfavorable

100 = favorable

101

Don't know who person is

102

Don't know enough about person

999

Skipped

 

ABo03

 

Like/dislike about Obama

 

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2/1/08 – 3/31/08

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Filter

If rated favorability of Obama

ABo02 = 0 – 100

 

Is there anything in particular that you like or dislike about Barack Obama? If so, please fill in the boxes below.

 

Multiple answers accepted:

ABo03rA

I like (verbatim answer in ABo03rAv)

ABo03rB

I dislike (verbatim answer in ABo03rBv)

 

1

Gave answer

2

Did not give answer

3

Nothing in particular

4

Don't know enough about this person

999

Skipped

 

ABo04

 

Familiarity with Obama

 

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Date bar

 

 

Date bar

 

 

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All dates

1/25/08 – 3/31/08

6/11/08 – 8/29/08

 

11/5/08 – 11/14/08

 

 

 

How much would you say you know about the following person: Barack Obama? Please tell us whether you know quite a lot, a fair amount, a little, or almost nothing at all about this person.

 

1

Quite a lot

2

A fair amount

3

A little

4

Almost nothing

999

Skipped

 

ABo05

 

Obama is conservative – liberal

 

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Using this scale that ranges from extremely liberal to extremely conservative, where would you place the following candidate: Barack Obama? Just click "don't know" if you don't know enough to rate the person.

 

1

Extremely liberal

2

Liberal

3

Slightly liberal

4

Moderate, middle of the road

5

Slightly conservative

6

Conservative

7

Extremely conservative

8

Don't know

999

Skipped

 

ABo06

 

Obama is trustworthy

 

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7/26/08 – 8/29/08

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11/5/08 – 11/14/08

 

 

 

Where would you rate Barack Obama on this scale?

[Show response scale as horizontal slider with "extremely trustworthy" at left, "extremely untrustworthy" at right. Do not display numeric equivalents to respondent.]

 

Number:

0 – 100

0 = extremely trustworthy

100 = extremely untrustworthy

999

Skipped

 

ABz01

 

Overall impression of Democratic candidates

 

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Overall, what's your impression of the candidates running for the Democratic presidential nomination? As a group, would you say they are an excellent group of candidates, a good group of candidates, a fair group of candidates, or a poor group of candidates?

 

1

An excellent group of candidates

2

A good group of candidates

3

A fair group of candidates

4

A poor group of candidates

999

Skipped

 

ACn01

 

Favorability of Nader

 

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2/26/08 – 3/31/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please rate the following person on a thermometer that runs from 0 to 100 degrees: Ralph Nader. Rating above 50 means that you feel favorable and warm toward the person. Rating below 50 means that you feel unfavorable and cool toward the person.

[Show response scale as thermometer from 0 to 100.]

 

Number:

0 – 100

0 = unfavorable

100 = favorable

101

Don't know who person is

102

Don't know enough about person

999

Skipped

 

ACn02

 

Familiarity with Nader

 

Schedule

 

Wave 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/26/08 – 3/31/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

How much would you say you know about the following person: Ralph Nader? Please tell us whether you know quite a lot, a fair amount, a little, or almost nothing at all about this person.

 

1

Quite a lot

2

A fair amount

3

A little

4

Almost nothing

999

Skipped

 

ACn03

 

Nader is conservative – liberal

 

Schedule

 

Wave 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/26/08 – 3/31/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using this scale that ranges from extremely liberal to extremely conservative, where would you place the following candidate: Ralph Nader? Just click "don't know" if you don't know enough to rate the person.

 

1

Extremely liberal

2

Liberal

3

Slightly liberal

4

Moderate, middle of the road

5

Slightly conservative

6

Conservative

7

Extremely conservative

8

Don't know

999

Skipped

 

AE01

 

Favorability of Bush

 

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Please rate the following person on a thermometer that runs from 0 to 100 degrees: George W. Bush. Rating above 50 means that you feel favorable and warm toward the person. Rating below 50 means that you feel unfavorable and cool toward the person.

[Show response scale as thermometer from 0 to 100.]

 

Number:

0 – 100

0 = unfavorable

100 = favorable

101

Don't know who person is

102

Don't know enough about person

999

Skipped

 

AE02

 

Overall impression of Bush

 

Schedule

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please rate your feelings toward George W. Bush. Is your overall impression of him ...

 

1

Favorable

2

Somewhat favorable

3

Somewhat unfavorable

4

Unfavorable

999

Skipped

 

AE03

 

Bush job approval

 

Schedule

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?

 

1

Strongly approve

2

Approve

3

Disapprove

4

Strongly disapprove

999

Skipped

 

AF01

 

Favorability of Michael Bloomberg

 

Schedule

 

Wave 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1/3/08 – 2/28/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please rate the following person on a thermometer that runs from 0 to 100 degrees: Michael Bloomberg. Rating above 50 means that you feel favorable and warm toward the person. Rating below 50 means that you feel unfavorable and cool toward the person.

[Show response scale as thermometer from 0 to 100.]

 

Number:

0 – 100

0 = unfavorable

100 = favorable

101

Don't know who person is

102

Don't know enough about person

999

Skipped

 

AF02

 

Favorability of Bill Clinton

 

Schedule

 

Wave 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1/24/08 – 2/25/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please rate the following person on a thermometer that runs from 0 to 100 degrees: Bill Clinton. Rating above 50 means that you feel favorable and warm toward the person. Rating below 50 means that you feel unfavorable and cool toward the person.

[Show response scale as thermometer from 0 to 100.]

 

Number:

0 – 100

0 = unfavorable

100 = favorable

101

Don't know who person is

102

Don't know enough about person

999

Skipped