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HTML

<div></div>

JavaScript

var tds = [];
tds.push({
    content: '<select id="clientReview" name="clientReview" data-value="' + 2 + '">' +
    '<option value="1" >Hate it!</option>' +
    '<option value="2" >Don\'t love it but don\'t hate it.</option>' +
    '<option value="3" >Fantastic!</option>' +
    '</select>'
});

function insertDropdown(td$, dropdownHTML) {
    var dropdown$ = $(dropdownHTML);
    dropdown$.val(dropdown$.data('value'));
    td$.html(dropdown$);
}

$td = $('div');
insertDropdown($td, tds[0].content);