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Tim Ryan stated on February 20, 2018 in an interview on CNN:

"Seventy to 80 percent of NRA members support a universal background check."

By Amy Sherman• February 27, 2018

Gary Johnson stated on June 05, 2012 in an interview on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart":

"Right now, I’m polling at about 8 percent" against Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.

By Louis Jacobson• June 6, 2012

Matthew Dowd stated on August 15, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour'':

Obama's approval numbers 'are in the low 40s.'

By Louis Jacobson• August 16, 2010

Donald Trump stated on May 04, 2018 in the NRA convention:

"I doubled my African-American poll numbers. We went from 11 to 22 in one week."

By John Kruzel• May 7, 2018

Steve Deace stated on October 08, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "News Nation":

Pollsters say "don't actually believe our own data" and Gallup stopped primary polling "because they don't trust their methodology."

By Jon Greenberg• October 12, 2015

Kamala Harris stated on July 31, 2023 in an interview with ABC News:

“There are polls that also say I have great approval ratings.”

By Louis Jacobson• August 8, 2023

Peter Barca stated on June 14, 2011 in a television interview:

"Two thirds of the people in Wisconsin strongly disagree with this idea of permanently taking away people’s rights to collective bargaining."

By Dave Umhoefer• June 22, 2011

Cory Booker stated on January 09, 2020 in public comments:

National polls have “never predicted who will be president from our party. Carter was in the single digits a few months before caucuses. Bill Clinton was. Obama — 20 points behind in the national polls roughly.”

By Brooklyn Draisey• February 6, 2020

Barack Obama stated on February 10, 2008 in a campaign rally in Alexandria, Va.:

"The last six polls, including this week's Time magazine, show that I beat John McCain by six or seven points."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 11, 2008

Scott Walker stated on November 11, 2014 in an interview:

In "the past four or five" presidential elections, "people who poll high at the beginning are not the people who end up being the nominees."

By Tom Kertscher• November 24, 2014

Scott Walker stated on November 16, 2011 in a television interview:

The St. Norbert College/Wisconsin Public Radio poll has "been wrong in almost every election."

By James B. Nelson• December 4, 2011

The Gateway Pundit stated on June 09, 2018 in a headline:

"Trump approval rating better than Obama and Reagan at same point in their presidencies."

By Amy Sherman• June 18, 2018

Vivek Ramaswamy stated on October 28, 2023 in an address to the Republican Jewish Coalition:

“Gen Z is divided 50-50 on whether they support Hamas or Israel.”

By Louis Jacobson• November 2, 2023

Pat McCrory stated on November 20, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Daily Rundown":

"If you survey, most (North Carolina) Democrats also agree with our (election) laws and voter ID."

By Louis Jacobson• November 22, 2013

Erica Smith stated on December 06, 2019 in :

Says she's beating Democratic opponent Cal Cunningham and is also the first black, female US Senate candidate to be beating an incumbent Senator (Thom Tillis) in "every poll out of the gate."

By Paul Specht• January 10, 2020

Reed Gusciora stated on January 09, 2012 in a news release:

"Opinion polls show that the majority of Americans, and the majority of New Jerseyans, favor marriage equality for same sex couples."

By Bill Wichert• January 12, 2012

Dan Pfeiffer stated on March 16, 2014 in an interview on "Meet the Press":

Says President Barack Obama’s approval rating "gained 3 points in the last couple months."

By Steve Contorno• March 16, 2014

Newt Gingrich stated on September 24, 2013 in on CNN's "Crossfire":

"(Obamacare) is a bill which has never once had a majority of Americans favor it."

By Julie Kliegman• September 26, 2013

Piers Morgan stated on June 14, 2011 in an interview with Gov. Chris Christie on "Piers Morgan Tonight":

Says Gov. Chris Christie’s "poll ratings have been going up."

By Erin O'Neill• June 26, 2011

Glenn Beck stated on April 10, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

Polls show "Hillary Clinton wins every time with Donald Trump" as her opponent.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 10, 2016

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