Gallup Poll: Obama, Clinton Most Admired Americans

Susan Davis reports on politics. President-elect Barack Obama is the most admired man in America while former presidential rival Hillary Clinton is the most admired woman, according to a Gallup poll released today . The polling outfit said it is a “rare distinction” for a president-elect to reach the top spot–Obama is the first president-elect since Dwight Eisenhower in 1952 to top the list. However, this is Clinton’s seventh consecutive year as the most admired woman. Nearly one-third, 32%, of Americans identified Obama as the man they most admire in the world, a “remarkable” number, according to Gallup. One-fifth, 20%, named Clinton among the list of women. On the men’s list, the second place showing at just 5% is President George W. Bush , who once topped the list at 39% following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Obama’s current performance is better than either former Presidents George H.W. Bush or Bill Clinton ever received. Clinton has made 13 ... (link)