Obama/Clinton Still Most Admired Persons

It's the end of the year, so it's time once again for the Gallup Poll to register the most admired man and woman among the American public at large.   In spite of the many right-wing attacks and accusations and lies, Barack Obama is easily the most admired person.   He finished in first place (by a large margin) for the third year in a row.   Here are the numbers:

MOST ADMIRED MEN
Barack Obama...............22%
George Bush...............5%
Bill Clinton...............4%
Nelson Mandela...............2%
Bill Gates...............2%
Pope Benedict XVI...............2%
Rev. Billy Graham...............2%
Jimmy Carter...............2%
Glenn Beck...............2%
The Dalai Lama...............1%

It comes and no surprise that President Obama finishes first among Democrats, or even among Independents.   The real surprise is that he finished second among Republicans.   Here are the numbers by party affiliation:

DEMOCRATS
Barack Obama...............46%
Bill Clinton...............7%
Nelson Mandela...............5%
Jimmy Carter...............2%
Dalai Lama...............2%

REPUBLICANS
George Bush...............11%
Barack Obama...............6%
Glenn Beck...............4%
Pope Benedict XVI...............4%
Billy Graham...............3%

INDEPENDENTS
Barack Obama...............17%
Bill Clinton...............4%
George Bush...............3%
Bill Gates...............2%
Billy Graham...............2%

Among the most admired women, it looks like Hillary Clinton is making it an American tradition to finish in first place.   This is the ninth year in a row that Clinton has been in first place as the most admired woman in America.   Here are the numbers:

MOST ADMIRED WOMEN
Hillary Clinton...............17%
Sarah Palin...............12%
Oprah Winfrey...............11%
Michelle Obama...............5%
Condoleezza Rice...............2%
Queen Elizabeth...............2%
Angelina Jolie...............1%
Margaret Thatcher...............1%
Aung San Suu Kyi...............1%
Laura Bush...............1%
Barbara Bush...............1%

When it is broken down by party affiliation, Clinton finishes first among Democrats and Independents and third among Republicans.   Sarah Palin is first among Republicans and third among Independents.   Here are those numbers:

DEMOCRATS
Hillary Clinton...............31%
Oprah Winfrey...............13%
Michelle Obama...............10%
Aung San Suu Kyi...............3%
Angelina Jolie...............2%

REPUBLICANS
Sarah Palin...............26%
Oprah Winfrey...............8%
Hillary Clinton...............5%
Condoleezza Rice...............4%
Laura Bush..............3%

INDEPENDENTS
Hillary Clinton...............15%
Oprah Winfrey...............10%
Sarah Palin...............7%
Michelle Obama...............5%
Margaret Thatcher...............2%
Condoleezza Rice...............2%