[Vision2020] Obama Most Admired; Clinton still on top

[Nicholas Gier]

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but 2017 is right
201520162017017
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Most Admired Man
Barack Obama 16 19 17 22 17
Donald Trump * * 14 15 14
Pope Francis 4 6 3 4 3
Rev. Billy Graham 2 2 2 1 2
John McCain * * 2 * 2
Elon Musk * * 2 * 2
Bernie Sanders * * 2 2 1
Bill Gates 1 1 1 1 1
Benjamin Netanyahu * 1 * 1 1
Jeff Bezos * * * * 1
The Dalai Lama * * 1 1 1
Mike Pence * * * 1 1
Most Admired Woman
Hillary Clinton 15 12 9 12 9
Michelle Obama 5 3 7 8 7
Oprah Winfrey 6 8 4 3 4
Elizabeth Warren * 1 3 1 3
Angela Merkel 1 1 2 3 2
Queen Elizabeth II 1 1 2 2 2
Condoleezza Rice 2 4 1 2 1
Melania Trump * * 1 * 1
Nikki Haley * * * * 1
Duchess Kate Middleton 1 2 * 1 1
Beyonce Knowles * 1 * * 1
Note: Combined first and second mentions; Rankings are based on total
number of responses; *Less than 0.5%

GALLUP, DEC. 4-11, 2017

For 76 years in a row, the Gallup poll has named the “The Most Admired
Woman” and the “Most Admired Man.” This year, Americans chose Hillary
Clinton and Barack Obama to top the lists, moving Donald Trump to the
side.  Jeffrey M. Jones with *Gallup
<http://news.gallup.com/poll/224672/barack-obama-hillary-clinton-retain-admired-titles.aspx>*
reports
on this year’s picks.

Americans once again are most likely to name Barack Obama and Hillary
Clinton as the man and woman living anywhere in the world they admire most,
as they have for the past 10 years. The pair retain their titles this year,
although by much narrower margins than in the past.* Obama edges out Donald
Trump, 17% to 14%,* while Clinton edges out Michelle Obama, 9% to 7%.

Below is Gallup’s list including the top *10 most admired *men and women
with a few ties.

Most Admired Man and Woman -- Recent Trend for Top Finishers in 2017

20132014201520162017

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Most Admired Man
Barack Obama 16 19 17 22 17
Donald Trump * * 5 15 14
Pope Francis 4 6 5 4 3
Rev. Billy Graham 2 2 1 1 2
John McCain * * * * 2
Elon Musk * * * * 2
Bernie Sanders * * 3 2 1
Bill Gates 1 1 2 1 1
Benjamin Netanyahu * 1 * 1 1
Jeff Bezos * * * * 1
The Dalai Lama * * 1 1 1
Mike Pence * * * 1 1
Most Admired Woman
Hillary Clinton 15 12 13 12 9
Michelle Obama 5 3 4 8 7
Oprah Winfrey 6 8 4 3 4
Elizabeth Warren * 1 1 1 3
Angela Merkel 1 1 2 3 2
Queen Elizabeth II 1 1 2 2 2
Condoleezza Rice 2 4 1 2 1
Melania Trump * * * * 1
Nikki Haley * * * * 1
Duchess Kate Middleton 1 2 * 1 1
Beyonce Knowles * 1 * * 1
Note: Combined first and second mentions; Rankings are based on total
number of responses; *Less than 0.5%
GALLUP, DEC. 4-11, 2017

*Clinton has been named most admired more than any woman—or man in Gallup’s
polling history.*

She has held the title 22 times*.* Gallup adds that this year,
Clinton’s favorable
rating
<http://news.gallup.com/poll/224330/hillary-clinton-favorable-rating-new-low.aspx?g_source=Politics&g_medium=newsfeed&g_campaign=tiles>
has dipped, but remains top of mind for enough people who like her to be
named more than any other woman in response to the open-ended question,
finishing ahead of some women who may be better liked overall but are not
as prominent in people’s minds. Her husband former President Bill Clinton
was noticeably missing from the top 10 most admired men this year. Bill
Clinton previously finished in the top 10 for 25 consecutive years.

*Obama is the second president in Gallup’s history, along with Eisenhower,
to win the most admired man while out of office. *

Following Obama and Trump, the remaining men in the Top 10 list
include Pope Francis, Rev. Billy Graham (for a record 61st time), Sen. John
McCain, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk, Sen. Bernie Sanders, businessman and
philanthropist Bill Gates, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and
three men tied for 10th—Vice President Mike Pence, the Dalai Lama and
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Bezos and Musk made the top 10 this year for the
first time.

As an aside, it’s important to add that President Carter’s unpopularity
was unfairly and greatly perpetuated by the mainstream media
<http://vanderbilthistoricalreview.com/iranian-hostage-crisis/>, which blamed
Carter’s choice for not taking the warmongering route during the Iran
Hostage Crisis—a political blunder. The continuous opting for peace during
Carter’s one term in office ultimately saved the lives of countless
innocent civilians and avoided unnecessary wars. This achievement and his
subsequent work for global peace and human rights via The Carter Center
<https://www.cartercenter.org/> earned Jimmy Carter the Nobel Peace Prize
<https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2002/> in 2002.
Only three other presidents; Barack Obama, Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow
Wilson have received the international honor.

Following Hillary Clinton: Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Sen. Elizabeth
Warren, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Queen Elizabeth II, former
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, *first lady Melania Trump (1%),* U.S.
Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, Duchess of Cambridge Kate
Middleton and Beyonce Knowles.

The most admired man and woman seem to prove Democratic leaders remain the
more popular leaders and the current Republican sitting in the highest
office remains one of the most unpopular.

Read more on this and other polls via Gallup Polls.
<http://news.gallup.com/poll/224672/barack-obama-hillary-clinton-retain-admired-titles.aspx>View
survey methodology, complete question responses and trends.
<http://news.gallup.com/file/poll/224648/171227MostAdmired.pdf?g_source=link_newsv9&g_campaign=item_224672&g_medium=copy>
Learn
more about how the Gallup Poll Social Series
<http://www.gallup.com/201200/gallup-poll-social-series-work.aspx?utm_source=link_newsv9&utm_campaign=item_224672&utm_medium=copy>
works.

*(To read a previous commentary by Daily Kos community member News Corpse, *
click *here.
<https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/12/27/1727958/-Trump-Loses-to-Obama-AGAIN-Gallup-s-Most-Admired-Man-is-Gonna-Give-Trump-an-Aneurysm>)*

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-- 

A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they
shall never sit in.

-Greek proverb

“Enlightenment is man’s emergence from his self-imposed immaturity.
Immaturity is the inability to use one’s understanding without guidance
from another. This immaturity is self- imposed when its cause lies not in
lack of understanding, but in lack of resolve and courage to use it without
guidance from another. Sapere Aude! ‘Have courage to use your own
understand-ing!—that is the motto of enlightenment.

--Immanuel Kant
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