Americans again name Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama the woman and man living anywhere in the world they admire most. Both win by wide margins over the next-closest finishers, Malala Yousafzai for women and Pope Francis and Donald Trump for men. CONT. Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
The Receding Of Sarah Palin, In One Chart
Fox News has decided not to renew its contract with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin — the 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee’s latest step away from the political spotlight. Indeed, we’ve come a long way from the media whirlwind that greeted Palin when Sen. John McCain put her on the 2008 […] Read more »
Enough! Most Say They’re Over Sarah Palin, Poll Shows
More than half of the country has a message for former Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin: enough. That’s the result from a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Annenberg poll in which 54 percent of voters say they’ve heard enough from Palin and would prefer that she be less outspoken in political […] Read more »
Obama, Clinton Continue Reign as Most Admired
For the sixth consecutive year, Barack Obama ranks as the Most Admired Man among Americans, and Hillary Clinton is again the Most Admired Woman. Both won by comfortable margins. Sixteen percent named Obama, compared with 4% each for former President George W. Bush and Pope Francis; Clinton (15%) finished ahead […] Read more »
Five reasons why the Republican party shouldn’t take advice from Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin says the Republican party should forget about the consultants and not listen to “the big money men”. After getting past the hypocrisy – Palin’s own PAC spent 94% of its funds on consultants in 2012 – I have to wonder why candidates would take political advice from the […] Read more »