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Senator No: Jesse Helms
1
. Roughly what percentage of Jesse Helms’s political positions did you agree with?
Roughly what percentage of Jesse Helms’s political positions did you agree with?
25% or less
50%
75%
100%
2
. What do you consider most important about Jesse Helms?
What do you consider most important about Jesse Helms?
forced hot-button, social issues into American politics
opposed abortion
pioneered direct mail and negative television ads
mobilized Christian conservative voters
saved Ronald Reagan’s political career
pushed United Nations reform
3
. Who is the most important political figure in North Carolina history?
Who is the most important political figure in North Carolina history?
Elizabeth Dole
Eva Clayton
Frank Porter Graham
Harvey Gantt
Jesse Helms
Jim Hunt
John Edwards
Sam Ervin
Other (please specify)
4
. Was Helms’s change in position on the issue of international AIDS relief sincere or an effort to polish his image for posterity?
Was Helms’s change in position on the issue of international AIDS relief sincere or an effort to polish his image for posterity?
Sincere
Polish Image
5
. Did Jesse Helms use the race issue for political gain?
Did Jesse Helms use the race issue for political gain?
Yes
No
6
. Do you think Jesse Helms was or is a racist?
Do you think Jesse Helms was or is a racist?
Yes
No
7
. Do you agree with Jesse Helms's opposition to funding the National Endowment for the Arts?
Do you agree with Jesse Helms's opposition to funding the National Endowment for the Arts?
Yes
No
8
. Did you vote for Jesse Helms in any of his U.S. Senate campaigns?
Did you vote for Jesse Helms in any of his U.S. Senate campaigns?
Yes
No
9
. Would you vote for Jesse Helms if he ran for the U.S. Senate today?
Would you vote for Jesse Helms if he ran for the U.S. Senate today?
Yes
No
10
. Did you watch the documentary "Senator No: Jesse Helms"?
(Please vote "yes" if you watched at least half of the film).
Did you watch the documentary "Senator No: Jesse Helms"? (Please vote "yes" if you watched at least half of the film).
Yes
No
11
. In what way, if any, did the documentary change your opinion of Jesse Helms?
In what way, if any, did the documentary change your opinion of Jesse Helms?
More negative after watching the documentary
More positive after watching the documentary
No change
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