11.   President Clinton proved to have no coattails, although his own popularity remains high and he stumped for major Democratic candidates.

12.   Schroeder has suffered a wave of criticism from intellectuals and editorialists, although his personal popularity remains high.

13.   While that posture led to gridlock in the budget negoitiations, the president has successfully blamed his Republican adversaries, and his popularity has remained relatively steady.

14.   The election of Menezes opened a period of political squabbling, but his popularity has remained high.

15.   He refrained however from attacking President Vladimir Putin, whose popularity remains high.

16.   But his popularity with voters remains unimpaired.