Nobody is listening to this walking political corpse (9 percent in the polls and a hugely negative personal rating).

No wonder his personal ratings are so pathetic.

While his personal ratings have improved in recent months, his party's poll lead hovers around 10-12 points.

Others whose personal future ratings topped 8 on the scale included those who earn more than $35,000 a year, those with some college education, and Republicans.

As in the personal ratings, those with higher incomes and more education also tend to be more optimistic.

Distinctions based on age or race, which are quite prominent in the personal ratings, all but dissolve on the national question.

I saw the little beard and this idea immediately lost 100 points in my personal rating.

Mr Putin's personal ratings, however, are still ahead of his party's and few doubt that he will win the next presidential poll in March.

"Clinton has great job performance ratings and terrible personal ratings," one aide said.

Journals are available for recording personal ratings, description of flavors observed, sizes, brands, etc.