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The pollsters at Public Policy Polling, never shy to include questions with the goal of luring casual observers, on Wednesday tweeted a rather stunning detail from their most recent Georgia survey. Among Republicans in the state, Paula Deen was seen more favorably than Martin Luther King, Jr. And then it got worse.

We asked them for a breakdown of the data included in the survey, particularly so that we could look at how those favorability ratings — the number of people who saw a person favorably or unfavorably — compared. They were kind enough to oblige. So we learned that it wasn't only King and Deen that were asked about. They also asked about Honey Boo Boo. (Previously.)

Using their poll data (which, we must note, had a fairly small sample size), we determined the net approval for all three people. Net approval is the number who have a favorable opinion of the person minus those with an unfavorable opinion. So if 80 percent approve of, say, Santa Claus, and 15 percent disapprove, the net is +65. The higher the number, the more the person is liked.

Below, the graph of net approval. After that, our summary.