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Political Traits of Rick Perry: A Real Texan (October 2011)

More Respondents were asked, "Here are several descriptive words or phrases. Using a 0-10 scale, where 0 means "not at all well" and 10 means "extremely well," please tell us how well each item describes Governor Rick Perry." Respondents were randomly assigned to assess Rick Perry on 5 of the following 10 traits: outsider, self-serving, corrupt, honest, straight-talker, competent, strong leader, a real Texan, career politician, and conservative. Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.

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