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"I've got a feeling election officials and politicos are going to hear you pretty loud, " said Cornell Belcher, a Democratic pollster.

"Reagan had a 37-percent job approval rating at this point in 1983, " said the pollster.

So far the French seem to like what he is doing: in November, his popularity climbed eight points to 49%, according to Ipsos, a pollster.

But all that could change in the months to come, says Quinnipiac University pollster Peter Brown.

It's up to Palin, GOP pollster David Winston said, to take charge of the discourse and transition into more policy-heavy discussions.

Meanwhile, in New Jersey, Mr Obama dispatched his pollster Joel Benenson to take charge of a campaign that was seen to be in disarray.

Even among the better known potential Republican candidates many questions remain unanswered, says pollster Peter Brown.

But all of that could change in the months to come, says Quinnipiac University pollster Peter Brown.

His popularity rating fell to 36% in March, its lowest since he took office, according to Ifop, a pollster.

According to Ipsos MORI, a pollster, three-quarters of people plan to spend at least as much on their garden this year as last.

Republican pollster Frank Luntz says many Republicans would like to see Christie run for president.

"Trust is one of the hottest topics at the moment, " said Wu Yilin, a pollster at Beijing's Renmin University of China.

After plunging into a sorry plight, the pollster quit poking about and plotted a conspiracy.

After plunging into a sorry plight, pollster quit poking about and plotted a conspiracy.

Mark DiCamillo, a pollster, points out that California's Hispanics used to lean only slightly leftwards.

Earlier this year more than two-fifths of TDC Play users told Megafon, a pollster, that they were downloading fewer illegal files.

Doug Schoen, a pollster for the Democrats, surveyed 200 participants and found most were well to the left of the American mainstream.

Emanuel is also said to have mailed a smelly dead fish to a campaign pollster who upset him.

"Jenny Sanford really liberated a lot of these political wives, " said Ms. Lake, the pollster.

Even today, fully 89% of respondents told Ifop, a pollster, that Mr Sarkozy's divorce was a purely private matter.

Ijaz Gilani, of Gallup Pakistan, a pollster, says surveys show that distrust of America is "almost a national consensus" .

With less than six months before Election Day, neither candidate appears to have a big advantage, says pollster Frank Newport.

As pollster Bill McInturff observes, the average US consumer confidence index when a president wins re-election is 95.

"The perception will be that Barack Obama owns this bankruptcy, " said Neil Newhouse, a Republican pollster.

Some 70% of French respondents told Ipsos, a pollster, that the civil service had a good image, and they would like their children to join.

Gallup pollster Frank Newport says the issue could help Romney rally conservative voters.

Republican pollster Richard Wirthlin called them "the six most destructive words in the history of presidential politics. "

According to Forschugsgruppe Wahlen, a pollster, 60% of westerners think easterners have been the main beneficiaries of unification.

Pollster John Zogby discusses the value of information acquired through public opinion polls.

Megafon, a pollster, has put the Social Democrats top of thepolls for six months in a row.

As one pollster puts it, this race will "be about the candidates, not the climate" .

But as Ijaz Gilani, a Gallup pollster in Islamabad, points out, national feeling is also fuelled by hostility to India.

They believe their country "has passed its zenith" , says Mrs Kocher, the pollster.

Only a fifth of voters want them, says Forsa, a pollster.

For 20 years Stan Greenberg, a Democratic pollster, studied the blue-collar white voters of Macomb County near Detroit.

Democratic pollster Stanley Greenberg has been examining who voted for Obama in the election and why.

On the same day, Ibope, a pollster, suggested that 65% of Brazilians approve of their president.

'The election will be over the tax, ' said pollster Roy Morgan.

And according to Roy Campos, a pollster, public opinion has by and large been favourable to the government so far.

One survey by BVA, a pollster, suggests that 64% are against getting rid of the wealth tax.

I wanted Greenberg to be my pollster.

Celinda Lake is a Democratic pollster and political strategist.

For the 57-year-old Mrs. Kirchner, her husband's death creates what Argentine pollster Mariel Fornoni calls a 'test of fire. '

He has reason to be concerned. In the past month alone, his approval rating has tumbled by 13 points, according to one pollster.

As a result, says Nik Nanos, a pollster, the New Democrats are now "bleeding" support to both theConservatives and the Liberals.

According to CID Gallup, a local pollster, support has recently grown for Mr Zelaya, but 49% still oppose his restoration (47% favour it).

During the campaign those who had predicted the success, such as Taha Erdem, a respected pollster, were accused of taking sides.

When asked by Ifop, a pollster, how best to raise their purchasing power, only 42% of respondents picked out more retail competition.

She is a veteran of the Clinton wars of the 1990s (her chief pollster estimates Republicans have spent $135m campaigning against her).

By comparison, it took 19 months for Franç ois Mitterrand's popularity to sink below 50%, says TNS-Sofres, a pollster.

Some 70%of French respondents told Ipsos, a pollster, that the civilservicehad a good image, and they would like their children to join.

Pew, a pollster, finds that 44% of them, a plurality, think trade agreements are bad for America, the highest percentage in 13 years.

In December Mr Sarkozy's approval rating fell to 49%, according to TNS-Sofres, a pollster, from a high of 65% in July.

According to Invamer-Gallup, a pollster, Mr Uribe's approval rating has remained steady at between 70% and 80% over the past year.

During that six-month period, his popularity rating climbed from a low of 38% to 46%, according to OpinionWay, a pollster.

But according to Shanghai pollster Victor Yuan, the government is doing fairly well.

What is more, the tax is popular: it is backed by 54%, says a survey in the province by Environics, a pollster.

In 2008, some 56% of Germans wanted the mark back, according to Allensbach, a pollster.

According to a survey by Pollster Lou Harris last year, 97% of the American people say they believe in God.

Among these, how many do you suppose do text and drive but don't want to admit it to a pollster?