No, I'm not writing about quantum physics, the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist or the female mind... I'm talking about this:
The country’s two most famous Democrats are also its two most admired.
According to a new Gallup poll, President Obama is the most admired man among Americans while Hillary Clinton is the most admired woman.
The title is nothing new for the duo: Clinton was named the most admired for the 12th consecutive
year, while Obama earned the top ranking for the sixth year in a row.
Every year, Gallup asks Americans, in an open-ended format, to name the man and woman living anywhere in the world they most admire. Obama won by a comfortable margin with 16% naming him. He beat George W. Bush (4%), Pope Francis (4%), Bill Clinton (2%) and Rev. Billy Graham (2%). One percent of those polled each named Bill Gates, Clint Eastwood, Ron Paul, Ted Cruz, Mitt Romney and Jimmy Carter.
There is good news however...
While 16% named Obama as most admired man, that percentage dropped substantially from 30% in 2012. The dip coincincides with several surveys showing Obama’s approval rating taking a hit this year
Of course, then it ends on yet another low note:
Meanwhile, 15% of Americans named Hillary Clinton. The former secretary of state easily beat Oprah Winfrey (6%), Michelle Obama (5%), Sarah Palin (5%), Malala Yousafzai (2%) and Condoleezza Rice (2%). One percent of those polled each named Angela Merkel, Angelina Jolie, Duchess Kate and Queen Elizabeth II.
There is something terribly and horrifically wrong when Hillary Clinton and Barack Hussein Obama are named by Americans as most admired.
Irrationally and frighteningly wrong.
