… Opinion polls of the best commanders-in-chief tend to favor more recent presidents. A 2011 Gallup poll asked Americans who the best president ever was, and Ronald Reagan and Clinton filled two of the top three slots — ahead of consensus great presidents including George Washington, John F. Kennedy and […] Read more »
Democratic Headliners in Good Favor With Most Americans
Three of the four principal Democrats the party is showcasing this week in prime-time Democratic convention speeches in Charlotte, N.C., are generally in good favor with the majority of Americans. According to a USA Today/Gallup poll conducted prior to both parties’ conventions, former President Bill Clinton, first lady Michelle Obama, […] Read more »
Let’s Be Friends: Two Presidents find a mutual advantage
… [Bill] Clinton, [Jim] Messina told me, is one of the few people who can make the case for Obama among voters who still haven’t made up their minds. “They’re looking at this through an economic framework, and he’s going to be incredibly important to that discussion,” Messina said. He’s […] Read more »
Bill Clinton at His Most Popular
Two-thirds of Americans — 66% — have a favorable opinion of former U.S. President Bill Clinton, tying his record-high favorability rating recorded at the time of his inauguration in January 1993. … Clinton’s popularity could make him one of the more valuable speakers at the 2012 Democratic National Convention later […] Read more »
George W. Bush only living ex-president under 50%
More than three years after leaving office, former President George W. Bush remains unpopular with the public, according to a new national poll. A CNN/ORC International poll also indicates that two-thirds of Americans have a positive view of Bush’s predecessor, former President Bill Clinton. [cont.] CNN Read more »