Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama Most Admired People …
Dec 29, 2014 12:54pm
From left, President Barack Obama in Philadelphia, Nov. 2, 2014 and Hillary Clinton in Auburn Hills, Mich., Oct. 16, 2014.
The people have spoken, again.
Despite a rocky year for Democrats, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Obama andhave both held on to their reign as the most admired man and woman in America, coming in with strong leads ahead of of Oprah Winfrey, First Lady Michelle Obama, Sarah Palin, Pope Francis and former President Bill Clinton, according toGallups annual poll.
This is the presidents seventh consecutive year topping the most admired list a not-so surprising feat as sitting presidents have typically held this spot.
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Clinton, who is widely expected to announce a bid for president next year, has held the most admired woman title 17 times in the past 18 years -breaking the streak only once, in 2001, when then-First Lady Laura Bush snatched the top spot following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Even so, Clinton only received 12 percent of the vote this year, a number which has steadily declined over the past few years. In 2012, 21 percent of people chose her as the most admired woman and in 2013 that number dropped to 15.
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