Clinton more popular than Barack Obama: poll

Thursday, 22 July 2010, 22:06 IST
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Washington: Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is currently more-liked by Americans than both of his successors, according to the latest Gallop poll, in which Barack Obama stands at his lowest favourable rating. While 61 per cent of the Americans who polled viewed Clinton favourably, his successors Barack Obama and George W Bush scored 52 per cent and 45 per cent respectively, Gallup said in its latest opinion poll. Moreover, in an indictaion of the fact that he was loved by party opponents as well, Democrats hold similar opinions about Clinton and Obama but Republicans and independents hold more positive views with regard to Clinton than the current President. Partisan impressions of Bush and Obama are mirror images, according to the poll. Independents, however, view Bush less favourably than Obama (37 percent vs 50 per cent).
Source: PTI
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