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  • But I'll tell you another thing that's really interesting, Andrea -- I'm sorry -- Suzanne, which doesn't really -- isn't really explicable to me at this point, and that is when we ask for favorables, that is, do you have an unfavorable or a favorable opinion about some candidate or another, you will find that Hillary Clinton's favorables has dropped by 10 points in a month.

    CNN Transcript Apr 3, 2007 2007

  • Pollsters are fascinated that Obama's personal popularity endures -- his "favorables" have fallen a bit, but still hover over 50 percent -- even as support has declined for much of what he broadly endorses, notably universal health care.

    How Tough is Our President? Robert Reich 2009

  • Pollsters are fascinated that Obama's personal popularity endures -- his "favorables" have fallen a bit, but still hover over 50 percent -- even as support has declined for much of what he broadly endorses, notably universal health care.

    Archive 2009-08-01 Robert Reich 2009

  • Pollsters are fascinated that Obama's personal popularity endures -- his "favorables" have fallen a bit, but still hover over 50 percent -- even as support has declined for much of what he broadly endorses, notably universal health care.

    Robert Reich: How Tough is Our President? 2009

  • George Bush's own "favorables" aren't exactly weak.

    Schwarzkopf For President? 2008

  • (That compared with the days of the gulf war, when Saudi Arabia's "favorables" were in the 60s.)

    Selling The Saudis In A 'Favorable' Light 2007

  • Pollsters are fascinated that Obama's personal popularity endures -- his "favorables" have fallen a bit, but still hover over 50 percent -- even as support has declined for much of what he broadly endorses, notably universal health care.

    TPMCafe 2009

  • Not surprisingly, then, by May, U.S. "favorables" surged by double digits in Europe.

    The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines 2009

  • "favorables" significantly exceed her "unfavorables" in both districts, though many voters haven't yet formed an opinion.

    Power Line 2010

  • "Pollsters are fascinated that Obama's personal popularity endures -- his" favorables "have fallen a bit, but still hover over 50 percent -- even as support has declined for much of what he broadly endorses, notably universal health care.

    Progressive Bloggers 2009

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