Britain: Only 26% Approve of Gordon Brown

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Do you approve or disapprove of Gordon Brown’s performance as Prime Minister?

Approve	26%
Disapprove	66%
Not sure	8%

Do you approve or disapprove of David Cameron’s performance as Leader of the Opposition?

Approve	48%
Disapprove	39%
Not sure	13%

Do you approve or disapprove of Nick Clegg’s performance as leader of the Liberal Democrats?

Approve	40%
Disapprove	29%
Not sure	32%

Source: Angus Reid Strategies
Methodology: Online interviews with 2,077 British adults, conducted on Oct. 15 and Oct. 16, 2009. Margin of error is 2.2 per cent.

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Australian Sheep: Almost 2/3 Approve of Statist Kevin Rudd Government

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Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Kevin Rudd is doing his job as prime minister?

	Sept. 22	Aug. 23	Aug. 9
Satisfied	65%	61%	60%
Dissatisfied	24%	29%	28%
Uncommitted	11%	10%	12%

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Malcolm Turnbull is doing his job as leader of the opposition?

	Sept. 22	Aug. 23	Aug. 9
Satisfied	33%	30%	26%
Dissatisfied	50%	56%	57%
Uncommitted	17%	14%	17%

Who do you think would make the better prime minister?

	Sept. 22	Aug. 23	Aug. 9
Kevin Rudd (ALP)	65%	66%	65%
Malcolm Turnbull (Lib.)	17%	19%	17%
Uncommitted	18%	15%	18%

Source: Newspoll / The Australian
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,150 Australian voters, conducted from Sept.18 to Sept. 20, 2009. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

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Children Don't Dream of Being Politicians

When you were a child, did you ever fantasize about holding any of these jobs? (Positive responses only)

CAN - Prime Minister of Canada	9%
USA - President of the United States	8%
BRI - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	5%

Source: Angus Reid Strategies
Methodology: Online interviews with 1,006 Canadian adults, 1,002 American adults, and 2,001 British adults, conducted from Aug. 27 to Aug. 30, 2009. Margins of error range from 2.2 per cent to 3.1 per cent.

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Israel: Netanyahu Favored to be Next Prime Minister

Which of these candidates would you prefer as prime minister—Benjamin Netanyahu or Ami Ayalon?

Benjamin Netanyahu	35%
Ami Ayalon	31%
Neither / Other	34%

Which of these candidates would you prefer as prime minister—Benjamin Netanyahu or Ehud Barak?

Benjamin Netanyahu	36%
Ehud Barak	17%
Neither / Other	47%

Source: Maagar Mochot
Methodology: Interviews with 508 Israeli adults, conducted in May 2007. Margin of error is 4.7 per cent.