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Political Figures: S - W	Bernie Sanders \| Rick Santorum \| Antonin Scalia \| Arnold Schwarzenegger \| Al Sharpton \| Michael Steele \| Fred Thompson \| Tommy Thompson \| John Thune \| Donald Trump \| Melania Trump \| Jesse Ventura \| Tom Vilsack \| Scott Walker \| Mark Warner \| Elizabeth Warren \| Oprah Winfrey \| Jeremiah Wright

Sen. Bernie Sanders (D - Vermont)

CBS News Poll. July 29-31, 2016. N=1,131 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error � 3.
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"Is your opinion of Bernie Sanders favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Bernie Sanders yet to have an opinion?" Trend includes: "We'd like to get your opinion of some public figures. For each of the following people, please say whether your opinion is favorable, not favorable, undecided, or whether you haven't heard enough about him or her yet to have an opinion. Bernie Sanders."
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		Favorable	Not favorable	Undecided	Haven't heard enough	Don't know/ No answer
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/29-31/16	44	28	16	11	1
	5/13-17/16	41	33	16	10	-
	4/8-12/16	39	34	18	7	1
	10/4-8/15	26	28	13	31	2
	7/29 - 8/2/15	20	20	12	46	2

CNN/ORC Poll. June 16-19, 2016. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error � 3.
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"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. Bernie Sanders."
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	No opinion
		%	%	%	%
	6/16-19/16	59	35	3	4
	4/28 - 5/1/16	60	32	2	6
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	3/17-20/16
	ALL	48	43	5	5
	Reg. Democrats	71	22	2	5
.
	2/24-27/16
	ALL	57	33	4	6
	Reg. Democrats	85	10	1	4
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	1/21-24/16
	ALL	50	33	8	9
	Reg. Democrats	79	12	6	3
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	12/17-21/15	46	36	10	7
	10/14-17/15	41	29	19	11
	8/13-16/15	35	27	28	10
	7/22-25/15	23	22	41	13

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. May 16-19, 2016. N=1,005 adults nationwide. Margin of error � 3.5.
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"Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Bernie Sanders?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	No opinion
		%	%	%
	5/16-19/16	51	38	11
	1/6-10/16	44	40	16
	11/4-8/15	40	38	21
	10/7-11/15	35	35	30
	7/8-12/15	27	28	45

Public Religion Research Institute/The Atlantic. March 30-April 3, 2016. N=2,033 adults nationwide. Margin of error � 2.5.
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"Now we'd like your views on some political leaders. Would you say your overall opinion of Bernie Sanders is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Have not heard of (vol.)	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	3/30 - 4/3/16	47	41	4	8

Bloomberg Politics Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. March 19-22, 2016. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error � 3.1.
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"I'm going to mention some people and groups in the news recently. For each, please tell me if your feelings are very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable. If you don't know enough to answer, just say so. Bernie Sanders, U.S. senator from Vermont."
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/19-22/16	52	41	8

Quinnipiac University. Feb. 10-15, 2016. N=1,342 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error � 2.7.
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"Is your opinion of Bernie Sanders favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about him?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Haven't heard enough	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	2/10-15/16	51	36	12	1
	2/2-4/16	44	35	19	2
	12/16-20/15	40	31	28	1
	11/23-30/15	44	31	24	1
	10/29 - 11/2/15	39	36	24	1
	7/23-28/15	32	25	42	1
	5/19-26/15	19	18	62	2

Suffolk University/USA Today. Dec. 2-6, 2015. N=1,000 likely voters nationwide. Margin of error � 3.
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"I am going to read you a short list of individuals and for each, please tell me if your opinion of them is generally favorable or generally unfavorable. If you are undecided or if you have never heard of someone, just tell me that. ... Is your opinion of Bernie Sanders generally favorable or generally unfavorable?"
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		Never heard of	Favorable	Unfavorable	Undecided
		%	%	%	%
	12/2-6/15	4	38	41	18

CBS News Poll. Oct. 4-8, 2015. N=1,038 registered voters nationwide, including 343 Democratic primary voters (margin of error � 6).
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"We'd like to get your opinion of some public figures. For each of the following people, please say whether your opinion is favorable, not favorable, undecided, or whether you haven't heard enough about him or her yet to have an opinion. Bernie Sanders."
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		Favorable	Not favorable	Undecided	Haven't heard enough	Don't know/ No answer
		%	%	%	%	%
	ALL registered voters:
	10/4-8/15	26	28	13	31	2
	7/29 - 8/2/15	20	20	12	46	2
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	Democratic primary voters:
	10/4-8/15	50	13	13	24	1
	7/29 - 8/2/15	37	16	11	35	1

Monmouth University Poll. Aug. 31-Sept. 2, 2015. N=339 registered voters nationwide who are Democrats or lean Democratic. Margin of error � 5.3.
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"I'm going to read you a few names of people who are running or might run for president in 2016. Please tell me if your general impression of each is favorable or unfavorable, or if you don't really have an opinion. ... Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders."
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	No opinion
		%	%	%
	8/31 - 9/2/15	41	14	45
	7/30 - 8/2/15	42	12	45
	7/9-12/15	36	12	51
	6/11-14/15	29	18	54
	3/30 - 4/2/15	30	12	58

Rick Santorum (R - Pennsylvania)

Gallup Poll. July 7-10, 2014. N=1,013 adults nationwide. Margin of error � 4.
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"Next, I'd like to get your overall opinion of some people in the news. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of these people -- or if you have never heard of them. How about former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/7-10/14	22	26	32	19
	2/16-19/12	38	35	14	13
	12/15-18/11	21	35	29	15

CNN/ORC Poll. March 24-25, 2012. N=1,014 adults nationwide. Margin of error � 3.
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"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. Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum."
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	No opinion
		%	%	%	%
	3/24-25/12	35	42	13	9
	2/10-13/12	32	38	15	14
	1/11-12/12	31	36	21	12
	11/11-13/11	17	27	39	17
	6/3-7/11	16	20	49	15
	4/29 - 5/1/11	16	19	51	14

*ABC News/Washington* Post Poll**. March 14-18, 2012. N=1,004 adults nationwide. Margin of error � 3.5.
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"Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Rick Santorum?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/14-18/12	36	40	25
	2/29 - 3/4/12	32	40	28
	2/22-26/12	34	37	29
	2/15-19/12	36	34	30
	2/8-12/12	36	31	33
	1/4-8/12	27	29	44

Fox News Poll conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). March 10-12, 2012. N=912 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error � 3.
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"I'm going to read the names of some people. Please tell me whether you have a generally favorable or unfavorable opinion of each. If you've never heard of one, please just say so. Rick Santorum."
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Can't say (vol.)	Never heard of
		%	%	%	%
	3/10-12/12	35	47	9	8
	1/12-14/12	31	34	15	20

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. Feb. 16-20, 2012. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error � 4.1.
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"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Rick Santorum?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	2/16-20/12	44	42	14	1
	12/8-12/11	25	31	44	1
	10/13-17/11	25	32	43	-
	8/18-22/11	20	31	48	-
	6/16-20/11	25	27	47	1
	5/5-9/11	24	25	50	1
	3/24-28/11	23	21	56	-

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Jan. 12-17, 2012. N=1,021 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error � 3.
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"Is your opinion of Rick Santorum favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Rick Santorum yet to have an opinion?"
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		Favorable	Not favorable	Undecided	Haven't heard enough	Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/12-17/12	16	23	18	42	-
	11/6-10/11	7	17	15	60	1
	9/10-15/11	7	18	18	56	1
	6/3-7/11	7	11	16	65	1
	4/15-20/11	10	12	20	58	-

Antonin Scalia

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Dec. 9-13, 2004. N=500 adults nationwide.
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"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. Antonin Scalia."
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		Very positive	Somewhat positive	Neutral	Somewhat negative	Very negative	Don't know name/Not sure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	12/9-13/04	6	10	20	6	6	52

Arnold Schwarzenegger (R - California)

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). May 12-16, 2005. N=1,005 adults nationwide. Margin of error � 3.1.
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"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. Arnold Schwarzenegger."
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		Very positive	Somewhat positive	Neutral	Somewhat negative	Very negative	Don't know name/Not sure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	5/12-16/05	16	26	30	14	9	5
	12/9-13/04	16	28	31	10	9	6
	11/03	14	23	32	14	10	7

Al Sharpton

*ABC News/Washington* Post Poll**. Jan. 16-20, 2003. N=1,133 adults nationwide.
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"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Al Sharpton?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/16-20/03	16	47	37

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Aug. 12-13, 2003. N=900 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error � 3.
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"I'm going to read the names of some people. Please tell me whether you have a generally favorable or unfavorable opinion of each. If you've never heard of one, please just say so. Al Sharpton."
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Can't Say (vol.)	Never Heard of
		%	%	%	%
	8/03	13	45	16	26
	6/03	14	45	15	26
	1/03	10	46	16	28
	8/01	15	42	15	28

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey. Jan. 8-12, 2003. N=1,218 adults nationwide. Margin of error � 3.
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"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. Would you say your overall opinion of Al Sharpton is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable?"
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		Very favorable	Mostly favorable	Mostly unfavorable	Very unfavorable	Never heard of	Can't rate (vol.)
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	1/03	3	15	24	18	27	13

Time/CNN Poll conducted by Harris Interactive. Feb. 19-20, 2003. N=629 Democrats and independents who lean Democratic nationwide.
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"Next, I'm going to read you the names of some people in the news today. Please tell me whether you have generally favorable or generally unfavorable impressions of each, or whether you are not familiar enough to say one way or another. The Reverend Al Sharpton."
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Not familiar	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	2/03	27	30	40	3

Zogby America Poll. Jan. 24-26, 2003. N=1,017 likely voters nationwide. Margin of error � 3.1.
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"Please tell me if your overall opinion of each of the following people is very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, very unfavorable, or you are not familiar enough to form an opinion. Al Sharpton."
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		Very Favorable	Somewhat Favorable	Somewhat Unfavorable	Very Unfavorable	Not Familiar Enough	Not Sure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	1/03	5	13	15	35	32	2

Michael Steele

Pew Research Center survey. June 10-14, 2009. N=1,502 adults nationwide. Margin of error � 3.
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"Now I'd like your views on some people. As I read some names, please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of each person. Michael Steele. Would you say your overall opinion of Michael Steele is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly UNfavorable, or very unfavorable?"
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		Very Favorable	Mostly Favorable	Mostly Unfavorable	Very Unfavorable	Never Heard Of (vol.)	Can't Rate (vol.)
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	6/10-14/09	3	20	10	4	51	12

Diageo/Hotline Poll conducted by FD. June 4-7, 2009. N=800 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error � 3.5.
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"Now, I'd like to read you a list of various national public figures, and for each one, please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of them. If you haven't heard of them, just tell me and we'll move on. Michael Steele."
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Heard of/Can't Rate (vol.)	Haven't Heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	6/4-7/09	13	10	10	56	12

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. May 14-17, 2009. N=1,010 adults nationwide. Margin of error � 3.
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"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. Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele."
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	No opinion
		%	%	%	%
	5/14-17/09	20	24	35	21

Fred Thompson (R)

*ABC News/Washington Post* Poll. Jan. 9-12, 2008. N=1,130 adults nationwide. Margin of error � 3.
					.
"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Fred Thompson?"
					.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/9-12/08	30	45	26
	10/29 - 11/1/07	33	37	31

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Dec. 14-16, 2007. N=1,011 adults nationwide. Margin of error � 3.
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"Next, I'd like to get your overall opinion of some people in the news. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of these people -- or if you have never heard of them. How about Fred Thompson?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	12/14-16/07	30	34	23	14
	11/30 - 12/2/07	39	26	23	12
	11/2-4/07	29	28	28	15
	10/12-14/07	32	30	23	15
	10/4-7/07	33	24	30	13
	9/14-16/07	38	22	24	15
	9/7-8/07	36	19	28	17
	8/13-16/07	30	17	37	16
	8/3-5/07	31	20	32	17
	7/12-15/07	28	18	37	17
	7/6-8/07	30	19	37	14
	6/1-3/07	26	14	43	17
	5/10-13/07	27	11	50	13
	5/4-6/07	27	11	50	12
	4/13-15/07	25	13	48	13
	4/2-5/07	24	11	53	12

CBS News Poll. Oct. 12-16, 2007. N=1,143 registered voters nationwide.
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"Is your opinion of Fred Thompson favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Fred Thompson yet to have an opinion?"
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		Favorable	Not favorable	Undecided	Haven't heard
		%	%	%	%
	10/12-16/07	16	18	20	45
	9/4-9/07	13	14	23	49
	8/8-12/07	14	12	19	54
	7/9-17/07	17	11	20	52
	6/26-28/07	17	11	13	58
	4/9-12/07	11	4	11	74

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Sept. 7-9, 2007. N=1,017 adults nationwide. Margin of error � 3.
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"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. Former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson."
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	No opinion
		%	%	%	%
	9/7-9/07	32	21	23	24
	6/22-24/07	30	15	34	20

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas. Aug. 1-18, 2007. N=3,002 adults nationwide. Margin of error � 2.
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"Now I'd like your views on some people. Would you say your overall opinion of Fred Thompson is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable?"
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		Very Favorable	Mostly Favorable	Mostly Unfavorable	Very Unfavorable	Never Heard Of (vol.)	Can't Rate (vol.)
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	8/1-18/07	8	21	12	4	35	20

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Neil Newhouse (R). June 8-11, 2007. N=approx. 500 adults nationwide. Margin of error � 4.4.
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"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. Fred Thompson."
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		Very Positive	Somewhat Positive	Neutral	Somewhat Negative	Very Negative	Don't know/ Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	6/8-11/07	10	13	23	6	4	44
	4/20-23/07	8	14	19	3	1	55
	9/97	6	10	16	4	3	61
	7/97	6	12	16	4	3	59
	6/97	5	7	15	2	2	69

Diageo/Hotline Poll conducted by Financial Dynamics. March 29-April 1, 2007. N=approx. 400 registered voters nationwide.
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"Please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the following public figures. If you haven't heard of them, just tell me and we'll move on. Fred Thompson."
					.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Heard of/ Can't Rate (vol.)	Haven't Heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/29 - 4/1/07	19	10	16	47	9

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. March 27-28, 2007. N=900 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error � 3.
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"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. Fred Thompson."
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure	Never Heard of
		%	%	%	%
	3/27-28/07	23	10	14	53

Tommy Thompson (R - Wisconsin)

USA Today/Gallup Poll. May 4-6, 2007. N=1,010 adults nationwide. Margin of error � 3.
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"Next, I'd like to get your overall opinion of some people in the news. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of these people -- or if you have never heard of them. How about Tommy Thompson?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/4-6/07	14	15	55	16

Time/CNN Poll conducted by Harris Interactive. Nov. 7-8, 2001. N=1,037 adults nationwide. Margin of error � 3.
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"Next, I'm going to read you the names of some people in the news today. Please tell me whether you have generally favorable or generally unfavorable impressions of each, or whether you are not familiar enough to say one way or another. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson."
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Not familiar	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/7-8/01	33	12	52	3

Sen. John Thune (R - South Dakota)

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Dec. 9-13, 2010. N=approx. 500 adults nationwide.
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"Now I'm going to read you the names of several public figures, groups and organizations, and I'd like you to rate your feelings toward each one as very positive, somewhat positive, neutral, somewhat negative, or very negative. If you don't know the name, please just say so. John Thune."
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		Very positive	Somewhat positive	Neutral	Somewhat negative	Very negative	Don't know name/Not sure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	12/9-13/10	2	3	13	4	3	76

Donald Trump (R - New York)

*ABC News/Washington* Post Poll**. Oct. 10-13, 2016. N=1,152 adults nationwide. Margin of error � 3.
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"Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Donald Trump?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	No opinion
		%	%	%
	10/10-13/16	31	66	4
	9/28-30/16	34	64	1
	9/19-22/16	35	59	6
	8/24-28/16	35	63	3
	8/1-4/16	34	63	3
	7/11-14/16	31	64	4
	6/8-12/16	29	70	1
	5/16-19/16	37	60	3
	4/6-10/16	31	67	2
	3/3-6/16	30	67	3
	1/6-10/16	35	62	3
	11/4-8/15	38	59	3
	9/23-27/15	35	60	5
	8/26-30/15	37	59	4
	7/8-12/15	33	61	6
	5/28-31/15	16	71	13
	12/14-19/11	40	48	12

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by Hart Research Associates (D) and Public Opinion Strategies (R). Oct. 8-9, 2016. N=500 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error � 4.4.
					.
"Now I'm going to read you the names of several public figures, groups and organizations, and I'd like you to rate your feelings toward each one as very positive, somewhat positive, neutral, somewhat negative, or very negative. If you don't know the name, please just say so. ... Donald Trump."
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		Positive	Neutral	Negative
		%	%	%
	10/8-9/16	29	8	63
	9/16-19/16	28	11	61
	7/31 - 8/3/16	28	11	61
	7/9-13/16	27	13	60

CNN/ORC Poll. Sept. 28-Oct. 2, 2016. N=1,213 likely voters nationwide. Margin of error � 3.
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"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. Donald Trump."
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	No opinion
		%	%	%	%
	9/28 - 10/2/16	39	59	-	2
	9/1-4/16	45	54	-	1
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	Among all adults:
	7/29-31/16	33	61	-	5
	7/22-24/16	43	52	1	4
	7/13-16/16	37	59	-	4
	6/16-19/16	38	60	1	1
	4/28 - 5/1/16	39	57	-	3
	3/17-20/16	31	67	-	2
	2/24-27/16	37	60	-	2
	1/21-24/16	40	55	1	3
	12/17-21/15	39	57	1	2
	9/17-19/15	31	59	1	9
	8/13-16/15	36	59	1	3
	7/22-25/15	33	58	2	7
	4/29 - 5/1/11	31	64	-	4

Monmouth University Poll. Sept. 22-25, 2016. N=802 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error � 3.5.
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"Is your general impression of Donald Trump favorable or unfavorable, or do you have no opinion of him?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	No opinion
		%	%	%
	9/22-25/16	32	57	12
	8/25-28/16	26	57	17
	8/4-7/16	26	61	14
	7/14-16/16	31	53	16
	6/15-19/16	28	57	15
	3/17-20/16	30	60	11

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Sept. 9-13, 2016. N=1,433 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error � 3.
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"Is your opinion of Donald Trump favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Donald Trump yet to have an opinion?" Trend includes this wording: "We'd like to get your opinion of some public figures. For each of the following people, please say whether your opinion is favorable, not favorable, undecided, or whether you haven't heard enough about him or her yet to have an opinion. Donald Trump."
.
		Favorable	Not favorable	Undecided	Haven't heard enough	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%	%
	9/9-13/16	33	53	10	3	1
	7/29-31/16	31	52	11	5	1
	7/22-24/16	34	53	11	2	1
	7/8-12/16	30	54	11	3	1
	6/9-13/16	26	58	11	3	2
	5/13-17/16	26	55	15	4	1
	4/8-12/16	25	63	10	2	1
	3/17-20/16	24	57	16	3	-
	10/4-8/15	28	53	16	3	1
	7/29 - 8/2/15	27	59	9	4	1
	4/15-20/11	25	46	23	5	1

Bloomberg Politics Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. Aug. 5-8, 2016. N=1,007 adults nationwide. Margin of error � 3.1.
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"Now, I'm going to mention some people and groups in the news recently. For each, please tell me if your feelings are very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable. If you don't know enough to answer, just say so. ... Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for president." 6/16: "... Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president." 11/15 & 3/16: "Donald Trump, a businessman from New York." 3/11: "... Donald Trump, businessman and television personality."
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/5-8/16	33	63	4
	6/10-13/16	31	66	3
	3/19-22/16	29	68	3
	11/15-17/15	34	61	5
	3/4-7/11	37	43	20

Suffolk University/USA Today. June 26-29, 2016. N=1,000 likely voters nationwide. Margin of error � 3.
					.
"I am going to read you a short list of individuals and for each, please tell me if your opinion of them is generally favorable or generally unfavorable. If you are undecided or if you have never heard of someone, just tell me that. ... Is your opinion of Donald Trump generally favorable or generally unfavorable?"
.
		Never heard of	Favorable	Unfavorable	Undecided
		%	%	%	%
	6/26-29/16	-	31	60	9
	4/20-24/16	1	28	61	10
	12/2-6/15	-	30	60	10
	7/9-12/15	2	23	61	15

Quinnipiac University. May 24-30, 2016. N=1,561 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error � 2.5.
					.
"Is your opinion of Donald Trump favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Haven't heard enough	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	5/24-30/16	34	59	4	2
	2/10-15/16	37	57	4	2
	2/2-4/16	34	59	5	2
	12/16-20/15	33	59	5	3
	11/23-30/15	35	57	5	3
	10/29 - 11/2/15	37	56	5	2
	8/20-25/15	36	54	8	2
	7/23-28/15	27	59	13	2
	8/20-25/15	36	54	8	2
	7/23-28/15	27	59	13	2
	5/19-26/15	20	69	10	1

Public Religion Research Institute/The Atlantic. March 30-April 3, 2016. N=2,033 adults nationwide. Margin of error � 2.5.
					.
"Now we'd like your views on some political leaders. Would you say your overall opinion of Donald Trump is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	3/30 - 4/3/16	24	70	6

Quinnipiac University. Feb. 10-15, 2016. N=1,342 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error � 2.7.
					.
"Is your opinion of Donald Trump favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Haven't heard enough	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	2/10-15/16	37	57	4	2
	Republicans	62	31	3	4
	Democrats	13	84	2	-
	Independents	34	59	5	2
.
	2/2-4/16	34	59	5	2
	Republicans	60	34	4	2
	Democrats	13	83	3	2
	Independents	26	64	8	2
.
	12/16-20/15	33	59	5	3
	Republicans	63	30	6	2
	Democrats	8	88	2	2
	Independents	32	59	5	3
.
	11/23-30/15	35	57	5	3
	Republicans	64	27	6	3
	Democrats	10	86	3	-
	Independents	31	60	5	3
.
	10/29 - 11/2/15	37	56	5	2
	Republicans	63	30	6	1
	Democrats	10	85	5	1
	Independents	42	53	3	2
.
	8/20-25/15	36	54	8	2
	Republicans	59	30	9	2
	Democrats	10	82	6	2
	Independents	41	48	8	2
.
	7/23-28/15	27	59	13	2
	Republicans	50	33	15	2
	Democrats	8	83	8	1
	Independents	26	56	15	3

Monmouth University Poll. Jan. 15-18, 2016. N=385 registered voters nationwide who are Republicans or lean Republican. Margin of error � 5.
					.
"I'm going to read you a few names of people running for president in 2016. Please tell me if your general impression of each is favorable or unfavorable, or if you don't really have an opinion. Donald Trump." 2015: "Businessman Donald Trump"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	No opinion
		%	%	%
	1/15-18/16	57	32	11
	12/10-13/15	61	29	10
	10/15-18/15	52	33	15
	8/31 - 9/2/15	59	29	12
	7/30 - 8/2/15	52	35	13
	7/9-12/15	40	41	19
	6/11-14/15	20	55	25
	3/30 - 4/2/15	28	56	15

CBS News Poll. July 29- Aug. 2, 2015. N=1,047 registered voters nationwide.
.
"We'd like to get your opinion of some public figures. For each of the following people, please say whether your opinion is favorable, not favorable, undecided, or whether you haven't heard enough about him or her yet to have an opinion. Donald Trump."
.
		Favorable	Not favorable	Undecided	Haven't heard enough	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%	%
	ALL	27	59	9	4	1
	Republicans	47	37	14	2	-
	Democrats	8	83	3	5	1
	Independents	25	56	10	5	3

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by Hart Research Associates (D) and Public Opinion Strategies (R). July 26-30, 2015. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Results below are among registered voters.
					.
"Overall, do you think Donald Trump is helping, hurting, or having no impact on the image of the Republican Party?"
.
		Helping	Hurting	No impact	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/26-30/15	22	61	12	5

Gallup Poll. July 8-12, 2015. N=1,009 adults nationwide. Margin of error � 4.
.
"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 Donald Trump?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	No opinion
		%	%	%	%
	7/8-12/15	31	57	3	9
	4/20-23/11	36	53	3	8
	3/25-27/11	43	47	2	8
	1/5-7/07	41	48	1	11
	6/16-19/05	50	38	2	10
	10/8-10/99	33	58	2	7
	9/23-26/99	41	47	3	9

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. May 5-9, 2011. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error � 4.2.
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"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Donald Trump?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/5-9/11	29	65	6

Fox News Poll conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). April 25-27, 2011. N=911 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error � 3. 2007 & earlier: Conducted by Opinion Dynamics Corp.
.
"I'm going to read you the names of several groups and individuals. Please tell me whether you have a generally favorable or unfavorable opinion of each. If you've never heard of one, please just say so. Donald Trump."
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Can't say (vol.)	Never heard of
		%	%	%	%
	4/25-27/11	33	57	9	-
	1/16-17/07	30	53	16	1
	3/1-2/05	39	37	22	2

Melania Trump

CNN/ORC Poll. July 22-24, 2016. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error � 3.
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"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. Melania Trump."
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	No opinion
		%	%	%	%
	7/22-24/16	39	34	6	21
	7/13-16/16	25	32	18	25
	6/16-19/16	28	34	17	21
	2/24-27/16	24	31	23	21

Quinnipiac University. May 24-30, 2016. N=1,561 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error � 2.5.
					.
"Is your opinion of Melania Trump favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Haven't heard enough	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	5/24-30/16	23	20	53	3

Jesse Ventura (I - Minnesota)

*CNN/Time* Poll** conducted by Yankelovich Partners
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"Next, I'm going to read you the names of some people or organizations in the news today. Please tell me whether you have generally favorable or generally unfavorable impressions of each, or whether you are not familiar enough to say one way or another. Jesse Ventura." *
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Not Familiar	Not Sure
		%	%	%	%	N
	9/21-23/99	34	34	27	5	1,011
	7/14-15/99	46	17	32	5	1,017
						.
	* July 1999 wording: "Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura."

Gallup/CNN/USA Today Poll
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"Next, I'd like to get your overall opinion of some people who were in the news. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of this person -- or if you have never heard of him or her. How about Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura?"
						.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never Heard of	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	N
	10/8-10/99	37	45	7	11	976
	9/23-26/99 *	51	25	12	12	1,039
	12/28-29/98	53	14	16	17	1,055
						.
	* Conducted independently by Gallup

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Robert Teeter (R).
.
"I'm going to read you the names of several public figures and I'd like you to rate your feelings toward each one as either very positive, somewhat positive, neutral, somewhat negative, or very negative. If you don't know the name, please just say so. Jesse Ventura."
.
		Very Positive	Somewhat Positive	Neutral	Somewhat Negative	Very Negative	Don't Know Name/ Not Sure
		%	%	%	%	%	%	N
	12/9-12/99	9	17	27	15	18	14	500
	10/23-25/99	8	18	23	20	19	12	1,003
	7/24-26/99	12	24	29	11	6	18	500
	12/3-6/98	11	16	27	5	4	37	1,050

Tom Vilsack (D - Iowa)

CBS News Poll. Jan. 1-3, 2007. N=993 adults nationwide. Margin of error � 3.
.
"Is your opinion of Tom Vilsack favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Tom Vilsack yet to have an opinion?"
.
		Favorable	Not favorable	Undecided	Haven't heard enough
		%	%	%	%
	1/1-3/07	4	4	11	81

Gov. Scott Walker (R - Wisconsin)

Monmouth University Poll. Aug. 31-Sept. 2, 2015. N=366 registered voters nationwide who are Republicans or lean Republican. Margin of error � 5.1.
					.
"I'm going to read you a few names of people who are running for president in 2016. Please tell me if your general impression of each is favorable or unfavorable, or if you don't really have an opinion. ... Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker."
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	No opinion
		%	%	%
	8/31 - 9/2/15	42	15	42
	7/30 - 8/2/15	50	10	40
	7/9-12/15	42	11	46
	6/11-14/15	42	12	46
	3/30 - 4/2/15	44	9	46
	12/10-14/14	30	10	61

CNN/ORC Poll. Aug. 13-16, 2015. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error � 3.
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"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. Scott Walker."
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	No opinion
		%	%	%	%
	8/13-16/15	23	31	37	9
	7/22-25/15	21	23	42	13
	3/13-15/15	21	21	48	10

Quinnipiac University. July 23-28, 2015. N=1,644 registered voters nationwide.
					.
"Is your opinion of Scott Walker favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?" Split sample
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Haven't heard enough	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	7/23-28/15	36	27	37	1
	5/19-26/15	22	25	50	2
	4/16-21/15	24	21	54	1

Bloomberg Politics Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. April 6-8, 2015. N=1,008 adults nationwide. Margin of error � 3.1.
					.
"I'm going to mention some people and groups in the news recently. For each, please tell me if your feelings are very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable. If you don't know enough to answer, just say so. Scott Walker, governor of Wisconsin."
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/6-8/15	21	21	58
	3/4-7/11	22	28	50

Gallup Poll. July 7-10, 2014. N=1,013 adults nationwide. Margin of error � 4.
.
"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 Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/7-10/14	18	16	52	14

Sen. Mark Warner (D - Virginia)

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey. April 7-16, 2006. N=764 adults nationwide. Margin of error � 4.
.
"Now I'd like your views on some people. Would you say your overall opinion of Mark Warner is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable?"
.
		Very favorable	Mostly favorable	Mostly unfavorable	Very unfavorable	Never heard of (vol.)	Can't rate (vol.)
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	4/7-16/06	3	18	12	4	43	20

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D - Massachusetts)

Gallup Poll. July 7-10, 2014. N=1,013 adults nationwide. Margin of error � 4.
.
"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 Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/7-10/14	21	17	45	17

Pew Research Center. Jan. 15-19, 2014. N=1,504 adults nationwide. Margin of error � 2.9.
.
"Would you say your overall opinion of Elizabeth Warren is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly UNfavorable, or very unfavorable?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of (vol.)	Can't rate (vol.)/Refused
		%	%	%	%
	1/15-19/14	27	17	41	15

Oprah Winfrey

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Nov. 17-18, 2009. N=900 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error � 3.
.
"I'm going to read you the names of several individuals. 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. Oprah Winfrey."
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure	Never heard of
		%	%	%	%
	11/17-18/09	61	26	12	1
	6/17-18/08	53	31	15	1
	12/18-19/07	55	33	11	1
	9/11-12/07	68	21	10	1
	4/22-23/98	77	12	10	1

CBS News Poll. Aug. 8-12, 2007. N=1,214 adults nationwide (margin of error � 3), including, with an oversample, 169 blacks.
.
"Is your opinion of Oprah Winfrey favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Oprah Winfrey yet to have an opinion?"
.
		Favorable	Not favorable	Undecided	Haven't heard enough	Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	ALL adults	61	11	15	11	2
	Republicans	54	13	19	11	3
	Democrats	69	8	12	10	1
	Independents	56	12	17	11	4

Jeremiah Wright

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. April 28-30, 2008. N=1,008 adults nationwide. Margin of error � 3.
.
"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. The Reverend Jeremiah Wright."
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	No opinion
		%	%	%	%
	4/28-30/08	9	59	17	16

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