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Most/Least admired

 

  

A - B
 Jack Abramoff | Madeleine Albright | George Allen | John Ashcroft | Bob Barr | Evan Bayh | Glenn Beck | Joe Biden | Michael Bloomberg | John Boehner | Bill Bradley | Sam Brownback | Patrick Buchanan | Jeb Bush | Laura Bush

 C (1)
 Dick Cheney

C (2)
Wesley Clark | Hillary Clinton

 D
 Tom Daschle | Howard Dean | Tom Delay | Chris Dodd | Elizabeth Dole

E - F
John Edwards | Russell Feingold | Bill Frist

 G
 Robert Gates | Dick Gephardt | Newt Gingrich | Rudy Giuliani | Alberto Gonzales | Al Gore | Bob Graham | Alan Greenspan

H - J
 Chuck Hagel | Dennis Hastert | Mike Huckabee | Duncan Hunter | Jesse Jackson | Jim Jeffords | Bobby Jindal

 K
 Ted Kennedy | John Kerry | Teresa Heinz Kerry | Dennis Kucinich

 L - N
 Scooter Libby | Joe Lieberman | Cindy McCain | John McCain | Mitch McConnell | John Murtha | Ralph Nader

O
 Michelle Obama | Sandra Day O'Connor

 P
Sarah Palin | Ron Paul | Tim Pawlenty | Nancy Pelosi | Ross Perot | David Petraeus | Colin Powell

R
 Harry Reid | Condoleezza Rice | Bill Richardson | Tom Ridge | John Roberts | Pat Robertson | Mitt Romney | Karl Rove | Donald Rumsfeld

S - W
 Antonin Scalia | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Al Sharpton | Fred Thompson | Tommy Thompson | Jesse Ventura | Tom Vilsack | Mark Warner | Oprah Winfrey | Jeremiah Wright

Most Admired, Least Admired

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Dec. 11-14, 2009. N=1,008 adults nationwide.

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"Now I'd like to ask you a series of questions about the past decade. Now I'm going to mention some people who have served in public life at some point in the past decade. Please tell me which one or two of these people, if any, you have the most regard and respect for. . . ." Half sample (Form A), MoE ± 4.4

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%

Barack Obama

 28

Colin Powell

 27

Bill Clinton

 21

George W. Bush

 17

Hillary Clinton

 14

John McCain

 13

Sarah Palin

 13

Dick Cheney

 9

Al Gore

 8

Joe Biden

 3

None (vol.)

 3

Unsure

 1

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"Now I'd like to ask you a series of questions about the past decade. Now I'm going to read you some people who have served in public life at some point in the past decade. Please tell me which one or two of these people, if any, you have the least regard and respect for. . . ." Half sample (Form B), MoE ± 4.4

.
%

George W. Bush

 33

Dick Cheney

 27

Al Gore

 19

Barack Obama

 19

Sarah Palin

 16

Bill Clinton

 14

Hillary Clinton

 10

Joe Biden

 9

John McCain

 5

Colin Powell

 1

None (vol.)

 3

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"Now thinking just about the past year, I'm going to read you a list of people who did things that diminished their standing with the public. Which ONE of these people most disappointed you? John Edwards for having an affair while his wife is being treated for cancer. Tiger Woods for having extramarital affairs. Chris Brown for hitting and abusing his girlfriend Rihanna. The Balloon Boy parents for carrying out a hoax. The reality television family of Jon and Kate for exposing their affairs and divorce. David Letterman for having extramarital affairs with women who work for him. Alex Rodriguez for using steroids to enhance his performance in baseball." If more than one: "Well, if you had to choose just ONE, which would you say MOST disappointed you?" N=1,008, MoE ± 3.1

.
%

John Edwards

 33

Tiger Woods

 16

Chris Brown

 15

Balloon Boy parents

 11

Jon and Kate

 6

David Letterman

 4

Alex Rodriguez

 4

None (vol.)

 8

Unsure

 3

 

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Dec. 11-13, 2009. N=1,025 adults nationwide. MoE ± 4.
         

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MOST ADMIRED MAN
"What man that you have heard or read about, living today in any part of the world, do you admire most? And who is your second choice?"
                 
 

Ranked according to number
of responses in 2009

Combined First and Second Choices
  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
    % % % % % % %
  1. Barack Obama 30 32 5 3 - - -
  2. George W. Bush 4 5 10 13 19 23 29
  3. Nelson Mandela 3 1 3 1 2 2 2
  4. Glenn Beck 2 - - - - - -
  5. Pope Benedict XVI 2 2 2 2 3 - -
  6. Billy Graham 2 2 3 3 2 3 2
  7. Bill Gates 2 1 2 1 3 1 1
  8. John McCain 1 3 1 1 1 1 -
  9. George H.W. Bush 1 - 2 1 1 - -
  tie 10. Bill Clinton 1 2 8 5 5 6 3
  tie 10. Tiger Woods 1 - - - - - -
           

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MOST ADMIRED WOMAN
"What woman that you have heard or read about, living today in any part of the world, do you admire most? And who is your second choice?"
                 
 

Ranked according to number
of responses in 2009

Combined First and Second Choices
  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
    % % % % % % %
  1. Hillary Clinton 16 20 18 13 13 13 16
  2. Sarah Palin 15 11 - - - - -
  3. Oprah Winfrey 8 8 16 9 12 11 7
  4. Michelle Obama 7 3 - - - - -
  5. Condoleezza Rice 2 7 5 8 10 7 4
  6. Queen Elizabeth 2 - 1 1 - 1 1
  tie 7. Margaret Thatcher 1 2 2 2 3 3 2
  tie 7. Maya Angelou 1 - 1 1 1 1 -
  tie 9. Angela Merkel 1 - - - - - -
  tie 9. Elin Nordegren Woods 1 - - - - - -

 

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