41.   His popularity is sagging and his government is hobbled.

42.   His popularity was as much personal as political.

43.   His popularity was high, they argued, and an election could restore his legitimacy in the eyes of the world.

44.   His popularity is low but he is a powerful and wily politician.

45.   His popularity was down, way down, especially in the black community.

46.   His popularity was evident Wednesday as he walked down Main Street.

47.   His popularity is so strong and his fund-raising efforts have been so successful that the two other Democratic aspirants dropped out.

48.   His popularity was in a tailspin.

49.   His popularity is painfully low, and the prospects for an election surge seem remote.

50.   His popularity was in decline.