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January 16, 2003

Public Wants Proof of Iraqi Weapons Programs

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Questionnaire

         PEW RESEARCH CENTER FOR THE PEOPLE & THE PRESS
                JANUARY 2003 NEWS INTEREST INDEX
                         FINAL TOPLINE
                      January 8 - 12, 2003
                             N=1218
                                

Q.1   Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job 
      as president? [IF DK ENTER AS DK.  IF DEPENDS PROBE ONCE WITH:  Overall do 
      you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as 
      president?  IF STILL DEPENDS ENTER AS DK]

                              Approve  Disapprove   Don’t know
        January, 2003           58	  32          10=100
        December, 2002          61        28          11=100
        Late October, 2002      59        29          12=100
        Early October, 2002     61        30           9=100
        Mid-September, 2002     67        22          11=100
        Early September, 2002   63        26          11=100
        Late August, 2002       60        27          13=100
        August, 2002            67        21          12=100
        Late July, 2002	        65        25          10=100
        July, 2002              67        21          12=100
        June, 2002              70        20          10=100
        April, 2002             69        18          13=100
        Early April, 2002       74        16          10=100
        February, 2002          78        13           9=100
        January, 2002           80        11           9=100
        Mid-November, 2001      84         9           7=100
        Early October, 2001     84         8           8=100
        Late September, 2001    86         7           7=100
        Mid-September, 2001     80         9          11=100
        Early September, 2001   51        34          15=100
        August, 2001            50        32          18=100
        July, 2001              51        32          17=100
        June, 2001              50        33          17=100
        May, 2001               53        32          15=100
        April, 2001             56        27          17=100
        March, 2001             55        25          20=100
        February, 2001          53        21          26=100


Q.4  Next, I would like to ask you about some things that have been in the news.  
     Not everyone will have heard about them. First, [ROTATE ITEMS a. AND b.]

a.   Can you tell me the name of the Republican Senator who recently resigned as 
     Majority Leader after making controversial remarks at a public event? 

     45   Trent Lott {correct}
      4   Another name
     51   Don't know/Refused (VOL.)
     100


b.   Do you happen to know the name of the country that recently admitted it was 
     secretly developing a nuclear weapons program?

                                                               Early
                                                      May       Jan
                                                     1994       1994
     64   North Korea {correct, accept "Korea"}       20         22
     12   Other/Incorrect answer                       4          6
     24   Don't know/Refused                          76         72
     100                                             100        100


Q.5  Now I will read a list of some stories covered by news organizations this past 
     month.  As I read each item, tell me if you happened to follow this news story 
     very closely, fairly closely, not too closely, or not at all closely?  
     [INSERT ITEM; ROTATE a THRU h WITH i ALWAYS LAST]

                                           Very      Fairly   Not too   Not at all
                                           Closely   Closely  Closely   Closely    DK/Ref
     a.   Reports about the condition of 
          the U.S. economy                  40        35       13        11        1=100
            December, 2002                  38        34       17        10        1=100
            February, 2002                  35        40       15         9        1=100
            January, 2002                   30        44       16         9	   1=100
            December, 2001                  37        40       13         8	   2=100
            Mid-November, 2001              41        36       15         7	   1=100
            June, 2001                      24        41       18        16	   1=100
            May, 2001                       34        36       15        15	   0=100
            April, 2001                     36        34       16        13	   1=100
            February, 2001                  30        39       18        12	   1=100
            January, 2001                   32        38       17        11	   2=100
            June, 1995                      26        41       22        11	   *=100
            March, 1995                     27        45       19         9	   *=100
            February, 1995                  23        41       22        13	   1=100
            December, 1994                  28        43       20	  9	   *=100
            October, 1994                   27        40       20        12	   1=100
            June, 1994                      25        42       23        10	   *=100
            May, 1994                       33        40       16        10        1=100
            January, 1994                   34        39       16        10	   1=100
            Early January, 1994             36        44       13         7	   *=100
            December, 1993                  35        41       15         8	   1=100
            October, 1993                   33        38       20         9	   *=100
            September, 1993                 37        40       14         8	   1=100
            Early September, 1993           39        39       14         9	   *=100
            August, 1993                    41        36       14         9	   *=100
            May, 1993                       37        38       18         6	   1=100
            February, 1993                  49        36       10         5	   *=100				
            January, 1993                   42        39       12         7        *=100
            September, 1992                 43        37       13         6	   *=100
            May, 1992                       39        39       15         6	   1=100
            March, 1992                     47        38       11         4	   *=100
            February, 1992                  47        37       10         6	   *=100
            January, 1992                   44        40       11	  5	   *=100
            October, 1991                   36        38       16         9	   1=100


     b.   Debate over the possibility that 
          the U.S. will take military action 
          in Iraq                           55        29       10         4        2=100
            December, 2002                  51        32       10         6        1=100
            Late October, 2002              53        33        8         5        1=100
            Early October, 2002             60        28        6         5        1=100
            Early September, 2002           48        29       15         6        2=100

     c.   The work of United Nations 
          weapons inspectors in Iraq        34        41       14        10        1=100
            December, 2002                  35        39       15        10        1=100
            August, 1998                    18        31       23        27        1=100
            February, 1998                  36        40       16         8        *=100
            January, 1998                   32        35       18        15        *=100
            December, 1997                  34        33       15        17        1=100
            November, 1997                  44        32       10        13        1=100
            October, 1991                   35        38       15        11        1=100

     d.   North Korea's nuclear 
          weapons program                   33        34       18        14        1=100
            Late October, 2002              25        31       23        20        1=100
            June, 1994                      27        33       26        14        *=100

     e.   Political instability 
          in Venezuela                       5        16       29        49        1=100
            April, 2002                      6        13       27        53        1=100

     f.   Senator Trent Lott's resignation 
          as Republican Majority Leader 
          after making controversial 
          remarks at a public event         20        34       24        21        1=100


     g.   A religious group claiming to 
          have successfully cloned a 
          human being                       14        30       30         24       2=100
            Early August, 1998               6        15       24         52       3=100
            January, 1998                   21        29       24         26       *=100
            April, 1997                     17        33       26         23       1=100

     h.   George W. Bush's tax cut and 
          economic stimulus plan            28        34       21         15       2=100
            February, 2002                  17        31       28         23       1=100
            April, 2001                     24        38       20         18       *=100
            February, 2001                  31        35       19         14       1=100
            February, 1993                  49        36       10          5       *=100
            September, 1992 (RVs)           28        44       18          9       1=100

     i.   Recent announcements by prominent 
          Democrats about plans to run for 
          president in 2004                 14        28       29         28       1=100
            March, 1992                     35        40       16          9       *=100
            January, 1992                   11        25       36         27       1=100
            December, 1991                  10        28       32         30       *=100
            October, 1991                   12        26       31         29       2=100
            November, 1987                  15        28       35         21       1=100


Q.6  Can you please tell me the names of any candidates planning to run for the 
     Democratic nomination for president in 2004? ... Can you think of any others? 
     [ACCEPT MULTIPLE RESPONSES, INCLUDING MULTIPLE "OTHERS" IN ADDITION TO PRECODES: 
     IF RESPONDENT MENTIONS A NAME BUT VOLUNTEERS THAT THE PERSON IS NOT PLANNING TO RUN, 
     DO NOT CODE NAME]

                                          Aug      Oct       May
                                         1995     1991      1991
     65   Could not name any candidates   44       73        76
     35   Could name a candidate          56       27        24
     14   Joe Lieberman 
     12   Richard (Dick) Gephardt         
     10   John Kerry
     10   John Edwards
      5  Tom Daschle
      3  Hillary Clinton
      3  Al Sharpton
      3  Al Gore
      1  Howard Dean
      1  Bob Graham
      4  Other

Now thinking about President Bush 
Q.11 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling 
     [INSERT ITEM, ROTATE] 

                                       Approve  Disapprove   DK/Ref.
     a. The economy                       47       45         8=100
          Early October, 2002             49       40        11=100
          June, 2002                      53       36        11=100
          January, 2002                   60       28        12=100
          Early September, 2001           47       44         9=100
          February, 2001                  50       22        28=100
          Clinton: Early September, 1998  71       23         6=100
          Clinton: September, 1997        60       34         6=100
          Clinton: January, 1996          50       42         8=100
          Clinton: June, 1995             46       46         8=100
          Clinton: October, 1994          45       46         9=100
          Clinton: July, 1994             38       56         6=100
          Bush, Sr.: August, 1990         40       52         8=100
          Bush, Sr.: May, 1990            42       47        11=100

     b. The situation with Iraq           56       36         8=100
          Early October, 2002             56       34        10=100
          Clinton: February, 1998*        58       32        10=100
          Clinton: September, 1996*       55       25        20=100
          Clinton: October, 1994*         59       33         8=100
          Bush, Sr.: September, 1991*     64       30         6=100
          * Gallup/CNN/USA Today trend

     c. The situation with North Korea    53       27        20=100
          Clinton: October, 1994          49       31        20=100
          Clinton: June, 1994 Newsweek    31       42        27=100

     d. Terrorist threats                 69       23         8=100
          Early October, 2002             71       22         7=100
          June, 2002                      74       18         8=100
          Clinton: September, 1998        72       20         8=100

ASK ALL:
Q.19 As I read a list of specific FOREIGN policy problems, tell me whether each 
     one should have top priority in the U.S. government, a priority but not top 
     priority, or no priority.  (First /How about ) [INSERT ITEM; ROTATE]

                                           Top      A       No       Don't
                                         Priority Priority Priority  Know
     a.   Getting Saddam Hussein
          out of Iraq                       60     27       11      2=100
            March, 1999                     60     28       10      2=100
            September, 1993                 54     28       17      2=100

     b.   Countering the threat of
          North Korean militarism           47     40        8      5=100
            March, 1999                     29     49       14      8=100
            September, 1993                 20     49       25      6=100

     c.   Reducing the threat of
          international terrorism           74     22        3      1=100
            March, 1999                     75     20        2      3=100
            June, 1995                      71     23        5      1=100

     d.   Keeping a close watch on the 
          development of China as a 
          world power                       39     49       10      2=100
            March, 1999                     52     37        8      3=100

     e.   Bringing about a permanent
          settlement between Israel
          and the Arabs                     38     40       19      3=100
            March, 1999                     35     42       19      4=100
            September, 1993                 34     45       19      2=100



ASK IF BOTH Q19A=1 AND Q19B=1  OR  IF BOTH Q19A=2 AND Q19B=2:
Q.20 Focusing just on Iraq and North Korea for a moment, which do you think is the 
     higher priority for the United States right now? [READ AND ROTATE] 

                                                       Total rating as
                                                       higher priority
     57   Getting Saddam Hussein out of Iraq                 56
          --OR--
     34   Countering the threat of North Korean militarism   34
      6  Both (VOL.)                                          3
      *  Neither (VOL.)                                       4
      2  Don't know/Refused (VOL.)                            3
    100                                                     100
  (N=606)                                                (N=1218)


ASK ALL:
Q.21 Now I'd like your views on some people in the news.  As I read from a list, please 
     tell me which category best describes your overall opinion of who I name.  (First,) 
     would you say your overall opinion of... (INSERT ITEM a FIRST, THEN ROTATE b-f) is 
     very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly UNfavorable, or very unfavorable?  
     (INTERVIEWERS:  PROBE TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN "NEVER HEARD OF" AND "CAN'T RATE")

                            Very    Mostly  Mostly    Very      Never
                            Favor-  Favor-  Unfavor-  Unfavor-  Heard   Can't
                            able    able    able      able      Of      Rate
a.   George W. Bush          28      42      18        10         0     2=100
          December, 2002     35      33      16        11         0     5=100
          July, 2001         22      39      21        14         *     4=100
          January, 2001      24      36      21        12         0     7=100
          May, 2000          18      40      19        12         1    10=100
          March, 1999        21      40      14         7         4    14=100
          November, 1997     13      41      12         6         9    19=100

b.   John Kerry               6      24      12         4        36    18=100

c.   Howard Dean              2      11       9         3        57    18=100

d.   John Edwards             4      18      10         4        43    21=100

e.   Al Sharpton              3      15      24        18        27    13=100

f.   Bill Frist               7      20      10         2        42    19=100

***See December Topline below for more names.



On the subject of Iraq 
Q.22 How much have you yourself thought about whether the U.S. should use military force 
     to remove Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq? [READ] 

                             Dec  Early Oct  Mid-Sept  Late Aug   Jan 
                             2002   2002     2002       2002      1991
     56   A Great deal        58     54       55         46        66
     29   Some                29     32       27         35        24
      8   Only a little   OR   8      8        9         11         6
      6   Not at all           4      5        6          6         2
      1   Don't know/Refused   1      1        3          2         2
    100                      100    100      100        100       100

ASK FORM 1 ONLY  [N=611]:
Q.23F1/25  Would you favor or oppose taking military action in Iraq to end Saddam 
           Hussein's rule? [IF FAVOR, ASK Should we attack Iraq only if our major 
           allies agree to join us, or attack Iraq even if allies do not want to 
           join us?]

                                     Late Early Mid- Late      --------- Gallup --------
                                Dec  Nov  Oct   Oct  Sept Aug  June Nov  Feb  June March
                                2002 2002 2002  2002 2002 2002 2002 2001 2001 1993 1992
  68  Favor                      65   62   55    62   64   64   59   74   52   70   55
   26  Even if allies won't join --   --   27    --   33   30   --   --   --   --   --
   37  Only if allies agree      --   --   23    --   25   30   --   --   --   --   --
    5  Don't know/Refused        --   --    5    --    6    4   --   --   --   --   --
  25  Oppose                     25   26   34    28   23   21   34   20   42   27   40
   7  Don't know/Refused         10   12   11    10   13   15    7    6    6    3    5
 100                            100  100  100   100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100


ASK FORM 2 ONLY [N=607]:
Q.24F2/25  Would you favor or oppose taking military action in Iraq to end Saddam 
           Hussein's rule, even if it meant that U.S. forces might suffer thousands of 
           casualties? [IF FAVOR, ASK Should we attack Iraq only if our major allies 
           agree to join us, or attack Iraq even if allies do not want to join us?]

                                         Mid      Late
                                         Sept     Aug
                                         2002     2002
     43  Favor                            48       42
         21    Even if allies won't join  24       21
         20    Only if allies agree       19       18
          2    Don't know/Refused          5        3
     48  Oppose                           36       41
      9  Don't know/Refused               16       17
    100                                  100      100


ASK JAN 9-12 ONLY [N=888]:
Q.25a  Do you think George W. Bush has explained clearly what's at stake as to why the 
       U.S. might use military force to end the rule of Saddam Hussein, or do you think 
       he has not explained the reasons clearly enough? 

                                Dec   Late Oct  Mid-Sept Late Aug  New York Times
                                2002   2002      2002     2002       Aug 1990
     42   Explained clearly      48     48        52       37          50
     53   Not clearly            45     45        37       52          41
      5   Don't know/Refused      7      7        11       11           9
    100                         100    100       100      100         100


Q.26  Weapons inspectors are currently working in Iraq.  If [INSERT ITEM, IN ORDER] 
      would this be a reason to take military action against Iraq, or not?   What if 
      [NEXT ITEM] would this be a reason to take military action against Iraq, or not?

ASK JAN 8-9 ONLY [N=607]:
a.     The inspectors find that Iraq is hiding nuclear, biological or chemical weapons

       76   Yes, a reason to take military action
       17   No
        7   Don't know/Refused (VOL.)
      100

ASK JAN 8 FULL SAMPLE; JAN 10-12 FORM 1 ONLY [N=631]:
b.F1   The inspectors do not find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, but they find 
       that Iraq has the ABILITY TO MAKE these weapons

                                                 Jan 8  Jan 10-12
     46   Yes, a reason to take military action   45        47
     47   No                                      49        45
      7   Don't know/Refused (VOL.)                6         8
    100                                          100       100
                                               (N=330)   (N=301)

c.F1 The inspectors do not find a weapons program, but the Iraqi government CAN'T 
     PROVE they do NOT have such a program

                                                 Jan 8  Jan 10-12
     29   Yes, a reason to take military action   27        32
     63   No                                      66        59
      8   Don't know/Refused (VOL.)                8         9
    100                                          100       100
                                               (N=330)   (N=301)


ASK JAN 9 FULL SAMPLE; JAN 10-12 FORM 2 ONLY [N=587]:
b.F2 The inspectors do not find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, but they find 
     that Iraq has the ABILITY to EASILY make these weapons

                                                Jan 9  Jan 10-12
     46   Yes, a reason to take military action   40        52
     47   No                                      50        43
      7   Don't know/Refused (VOL.)               10         5
    100                                          100       100
                                               (N=277)   (N=310)


c.F2 The inspectors do not find a weapons program, but they can give no assurance 
     that Iraq is NOT hiding one

                                                Jan 9  Jan 10-12
     28   Yes, a reason to take military action   22        32
     62   No                                      66        58
     10   Don't know/Refused (VOL.)               12         9
     100                                         100       100
                                               (N=277)   (N=310)


Q.27F1 Do you think the Bush administration has already made up its mind to go to 
       war with Iraq, or do you think the Bush administration is waiting to learn 
       what the UN weapons inspectors find in Iraq to decide on what to do next? 
Q.27F2 Do you think the Bush administration is waiting to learn what the UN weapons 
       inspectors find in Iraq to decide on what to do next, or do you think the Bush 
       administration has already made up its mind to go to war with Iraq? 

      Q.27F1/F2                                                 Q.27F1       Q.27F2
        Total                                                  Rotation     Rotation
         62   Already made up its mind to go to war               61           63
         33   Waiting to learn what the weapons inspectors find   34           32
          5   Don't know/Refused                                   5            5
        100                                                      100          100
                                                               (N=611)      (N=607)

Thinking more generally,
ASK FORM 1 ONLY [N=611]:
Q.28F1  How worried are you that there will soon be another terrorist attack in the 
        United States? [READ]

                                 Early Late                    Oct   Oct   Early
                           Dec   Oct   Aug   June  Jan   Dec   15-21 10-14 Oct
                           2002  2002  2002  2002  2002  2001  2001  2001  2001
     18  Very worried       31    20    16    32    20    13    29    27    28
     50  Somewhat worried   42    46    46    44    42    39    42    40    45
     23  Not too worried    18    22    25    17    28    27    18    19    15
      8  Not at all worried  8    11    12     7     9    19    10    12    11
      1  Don't know/Refused  1     1    1      *     1     2     1     2     1
    100                    100   100   100   100   100   100   100   100   100


ASK FORM 2 ONLY [N=607]:
Q.29F2 All in all, how worried are you that you or someone in your family might 
       become a victim of a terrorist attack?  Would you say you are [READ] 

                             Late            Early Oct   Late -------- Gallup ---------
                             Aug   June Jan  Nov   10-14 Sept 9/14 9/11 Aug  July April
                             2002  2002 2002 2001  2001  2001 2001 2001 1998 1996 1995
     11  Very worried         12    17   12   13    18    17   18   23   10   13   14
     30  Somewhat worried     28    28   26   27    32    36   33   35   22   26   28
     37  Not too worried      35    36   38   35    29    31   35   24   38   34   33
     21  Not at all worried   24    19   24   24    19    15   13   16   29   27   24
      *  Already victim (VOL)  *     *    *    0     0     *    *    1   --   --   --
      1  Don't know/Refused    1     *    *    1     2     1    1    1    1    *    1
    100                      100   100  100  100   100   100  100  100  100  100  100


ASK ALL:
Q.30 Thinking about the Mideast situation these days, do you think the U.S. should 
     take Israel's side more, less or about as much as it has in the past?

                                 Jan   Oct 15-21
                                 2002   2001
     17   More                    22     16
     19   Less                    14     19
     54   As much as in the past  53     56
     10   Don't know/Refused      11      9
    100                          100    100


And lastly on a different subject…
Q.31 In 1973 the Roe versus Wade decision established a woman’s constitutional right 
     to an abortion, at least in the first three months of pregnancy. Would you like 
     to see the Supreme Court completely overturn its Roe versus Wade decision, or not?

                                   --------Gallup---------
                                    March    Aug     Oct
                                    2002     1992    1989
     31   Yes                        36       34      33
     62	  No                         60       60      61
      7	  Don’t know/Refused (VOL.)   4        6       6
    100                             100      100     100


NO QUESTION 32

Q.33/34	Generally, are news organizations fair in the way they report about the 
        abortion controversy, or do news organizations tend to favor one side over 
        the other? [IF ‘ONE SIDED’ ASK: Do they [news organizations] tend to favor 
        those who want to restrict abortion or do they tend to favor those who are 
        against further restrictions on abortion?]

                                                               July 1991
        30    Fair                                                43
        55    One sided                                           43
              16    Favor those who wish to restrict              19
              30    Favor those against further restrictions      18
               9    Can’t say (VOL.)                               6
        15    Can’t say (VOL.)                                    14
       100                                                       100


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        PEW RESEARCH CENTER FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE PRESS
               DECEMBER 2002 NEWS INTEREST INDEX
                         FINAL TOPLINE
                       December 4-8, 2002
                             N=1205

Q.5  I'd like your views of some people and organizations.  As I read from a list, 
     please tell me which category best describes your overall opinion of who or what I 
     name.  First, would you describe your opinion of [INSERT ITEM; ROTATE] as very 
     favorable, mostly favorable, mostly UNfavorable, or very unfavorable? (INTERVIEWERS: 
     PROBE TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN "NEVER HEARD OF" AND "CAN'T RATE")

                                      Very   Mostly  Mostly   Very     Never
                                     Favor-  Favor-  Unfavor- Unfavor- Heard  Can't
                                      able   able    able     able     Of     Rate

g.   Laura Bush                        33     38       7       5         2    15=100
          July, 2001                   21     43      12       5         1    18=100
          May, 2000                    10     31       7       4        16    32=100
          Barbara Bush:
          Gallup August, 1992          69             10                 1    20=100
          Gallup April, 1992           81             13                       6=100
          Gallup January, 1989         41     45       4       1               9=100
          Nancy Reagan:
          ABC/W. Post November, 1981   51             23               25=100

h.   Dick Cheney                       20     39      16      10         5    10=100
          July, 2001                   19     39      20       6         6    10=100
          January, 2001                20     42      13       5         2    18=100
          December, 1994               10     32      14       5        21    18=100
          March, 1991                  33     35       4       2        10    16=100
          May, 1990                     3     17       8       3        44    25=100

i.   Colin Powell                      42     40       5       3         4     6=100
          July, 2001                   39     42       6       3         4     6=100
          January, 2001                45     35       6       3         4     7=100
          October, 1995                21     55      11       3         2     8=100
          August, 1995                 26     36      12       5         7    14=100
          February, 1995               31     36       8       3        12    10=100
          December, 1994               31     38       7       2        11    11=100
          July, 1994                   33     41       6       2        10     8=100
          June, 1992                   30     35      11       4        10    10=100
          March, 1991                  51     28       2       1         7    11=100

j.   Bill Clinton                      17     29      22      27         *     5=100
          July, 2001                   20     30      19      27         0     4=100
          January, 2001                23     41      17      17         0     2=100
          May, 2000                    17     31      19      28         *     5=100
          March, 1999                  21     34      19      23         *     3=100
          December, 1998               23     32      19      24         0     2=100
          Early October, 1998 (RVs)    15     37      20      24         0     4=100
          Early September, 1998        18     39      18      23         0     2=100
          Late August, 1998            18     36      20      24         0     2=100
          March, 1998                  22     40      19      16         *     3=100
          November, 1997               19     44      21      14         0     2=100
          October, 1997                15     47      20      16         *     2=100
          September, 1997              18     44      21      14         0     3=100
          August, 1997                 16     45      21      17         0     1=100
          April, 1997                  17     44      21      16         *     2=100
          January, 1997                17     49      18      14         *     2=100
          October, 1996 (RVs)          12     45      22      19         0     2=100
          June, 1996                   16     45      23      14         *     2=100
          April, 1996                  16     41      24      16         0     3=100
          February, 1996               20     35      22      21         0     2=100
          January, 1996                13     43      27      15         0     2=100
          August, 1995                 13     36      29      20         0     2=100
          February, 1995               14     41      25      17         0     3=100
          December, 1994               17     34      24      22         0     3=100
          July, 1994                   15     43      25      16         *     1=100
          May, 1993                    18     42      23      12         0     5=100
          July, 1992                   17     42      25       9         0     7=100
          June, 1992                   10     36      33      14         1     6=100
          May, 1992                    11     42      32      10         *     5=100
          March, 1992                  10     43      29      11         1     6=100
          February, 1992               15     44      24       7         2     8=100
          January, 1992                 9     28      11       4        27    21=100
          November, 1991                5     25       8       2        39    21=100

k.   Hillary Clinton                   15     32      21      23         1     8=100
          July, 2001                   20     33      19      23         1     4=100
          January, 2001                25     35      19      16         *     5=100
          May, 2000                    15     34      20      22         1     8=100
          Early December, 1998         32     34      16      15         *     3=100
          Early October, 1998 (RVs)    24     34      18      18         *     6=100
          Early September, 1998        24     40      18      13         0     5=100
          Late August, 1998            25     38      21      13         *     3=100
          March, 1998                  26     39      17      14         *     4=100
          January, 1997                17     40      23      17         *     3=100
          June, 1996                   13     40      26      17         *     4=100
          April, 1996                  12     37      27      19         0     5=100
          February,  1996              14     28      27      27         0     4=100
          January, 1996                10     32      28      26         0     4=100
          October, 1995                14     44      24      14        --     4=100
          August, 1995                 16     33      25      22         *     4=100
          December, 1994               17     33      25      20         1     4=100
          July, 1994                   19     38      22      18         1     2=100
          May, 1993                    19     41      18      11         1    10=100

l.   Al Gore                           12     32      25      21         1     9=100
          July, 2001                   16     38      21      18         *     7=100
          January, 2001                22     35      20      19         *     4=100
          May, 2000                    13     37      23      15         1    11=100
          March, 1999                  12     35      26      17         2     8=100
          December, 1998               18     40      22      11         1     8=100
          Early October, 1998 (RVs)    16     37      25      13         1     8=100
          Early September, 1998        13     44      22      13         1     7=100
          Late August, 1998            11     44      23      14         1     7=100
          March, 1998                  17     42      19      11         2     9=100
          November, 1997               12     43      26      12         1     6=100
          September, 1997              11     35      28      15         1    10=100
          August, 1997                 15     39      22      15         1     8=100
          April, 1997                  12     45      24      12         1     6=100
          January, 1997                18     47      21       8         1     5=100
          July, 1994                   18     49      19       7         2     5=100
          August, 1992                 22     44      15       5         2    12=100
          July, 1992                   15     32      14       5         6    28=100
          September, 1987               6     23      11       3        23    34=100

m.   Joe Lieberman                      8     31      18       9        16    18=100
          July, 2001                   10     34      18       8        13    17=100
          January, 2001                17     38      16       5         6    18=100

n.   Former Secretary of State 
     Madeleine Albright                16     39      16       6         7    16=100
          March, 1999                  20     43      14       8         6     9=100
          April, 1997                  16     49      10       4         6    15=100
          January, 1997                13     44      12       4         9    18=100
          February, 1995                2     16      11       5        47    19=100

o.   Tom Daschle                        7     24      19      11        21    18=100
          July, 2001                    4     16      10       5        43    22=100

p.   Dick Gephardt                      8     27      18       8        19    20=100
          July, 2001                    6     26      17       7        24    20=100
          November, 1997                4     28      20       8        25    15=100
          March, 1991                  11     35      11       3        17    23=100
          May, 1990                     3     26      12       5        29    25=100
          September, 1987               6     31      11       3        17    32=100

q.   Trent Lott                         5     23      16       8        29    19=100
          July, 2001                    4     18      16      10        31    21=100
          January, 1999                 4     23      19      11        27    16=100
          Early October, 1998 (RVs)     6     24      18       9        24    19=100
          Early September, 1998         5     22      17       6        34    16=100
          March, 1998                   3     13      11       7        52    14=100
          November, 1997                3     16      14       5        51    11=100
          April, 1997                   4     19      13       5        48    11=100

r.   Dennis Hastert                     3     15       9       3        52    18=100
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