Poll: Positive opinion of Gore drops « - Blogs from CNN.com

Washington (CNN) - Nearly half of all Americans have an unfavorable view of former Vice President Al Gore, according to a new national poll.

A Gallup survey released Wednesday indicates that 49 percent of the public holds an unfavorable view of Gore, with 44 percent saying they see him in a favorable light.

The 44 percent favorable rating is down 14 points from October 2007, the last time Gallup polled on Gore, which was soon after he was named the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Gallup: VP Favorable Ratings: Gore Down, Cheney Up, Biden Flat

All three party groups are less favorable toward Gore now compared with 2007, though his rating has declined more among Republicans (from 32% to 16%) and independents (from 57% to 43%) than among Democrats (from 79% to 72%).

Screenings: "Countdown to Zero" and "On Coal River"

After winning an Oscar for the film about global warming, Bender said he was speaking to the film's narrator, former Vice President Al Gore, about other threats to the future of mankind. They both agreed that nuclear proliferation was at the top of the list. Three years later, "Countdown to Zero" hopes to galvanize support for eliminating the world's nuclear weapons. The film opens nationwide on July 23.