Thursday, August 03, 2006
AL GORE, SORTA POPULAR, SORTA UNPOPULAR [Byron York]
For some reason, Gallup has just released a poll on the favorable/unfavorable ratings of Al Gore. Forty-eight percent of those surveyed say they have a favorable opinion of Gore, while 45 have an unfavorable opinion, and eight percent have no opinion. Even after Gore's recent media blitz, the numbers are basically unchanged from December 2002, when Gore had a 49-45 rating. They are down from August 2001, when Gore's rating was 52-42. But they are better than December 2000, at the height of the Florida recount, when Gore dipped into negative territory with a 46-52 favorable/unfavorable rating. In general Gore's ratings in recent years are well below what he scored while in the White House. In October 1997, his rating was 53-38; in August 1996, it was 61-27.
08/03 08:47 AM
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