A USA Today/Gallup poll <http://www.gallup.com/poll/124895/Clinton-Edges-Palin-Admired-Woman.asp\ x> finds that President Barack Obama is the country's most admired man, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is the most admired woman.
Among Republicans, Obama came in second to George W. Bush, but still beat out Glenn Beck in the poll. The poll asked <http://www.gallup.com/poll/124895/Clinton-Edges-Palin-Admired-Woman.asp\ x> "What man that you have heard or read about, living today in any part of the world, do you admire most?" In response, 30% gave Obama as their answer, dominating Bush, who was the second-highest most common response, with 4%. When the same question was asked about women, Hillary Clinton barely edged out Sarah Palin 16%-15%, with Oprah Winfrey taking third place at 8%. Palin, Bush, Glenn Beck and Condoleeza Rice were the only conservatives <http://washingtonindependent.com/72518/poll-palin-bush-rice-beck-are-th\ e-most-admired-republicans> who ranked in the poll. Among Republicans, Bush only beat Obama 11%-7%, and Obama is still more admired than Beck, who received 3% of the GOP vote. http://snipurl.com/tx1rd <http://snipurl.com/tx1rd> [tpmlivewire_talkingpointsmemo_com]
