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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: E. T. who wrote (212784)	12/27/2001 8:11:32 AM
From: jlallen	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Bush Is Most Admired Man in Gallup Poll's History Americans admire President Bush the most of any man since the Gallup Poll began asking in 1948. When the USA Today/CNN/Gallup Poll asked respondents to name the living man they admired most, 39 percent chose Bush. Last year, Pope John Paul II and then-president Bill Clinton tied for first place with a mere 6 percent. "Typically, the president wins, but the president doesn't usually dominate. That's why this 39 percent is unusual," said Frank Newport, editor in chief of The Gallup Poll. Bush's successful war on terrorism is responsible for his popularity, Newport said in today's edition of USA Today. "You've got a president who, in this time of crisis, has rallied the country. This is the classic rally effect." Stephen Hess, a presidential scholar at the Brookings Institution, thinks "quite remarkable" numbers are more than a mere rally effect. If the poll, conducted in mid-December, "had been taken on Sept. 12th, you could in a sense dismiss it. It would be a rally-round-the-flag issue. But when it is taken three months later, it factors in performance as well as symbolism." Should Senate plurality leader Tom Daschle and his fellow obstructionist Democrats worry? "George W. Bush has the bully pulpit, and ... this is a huge vote of confidence for the way he has used it," Hess said. First lady Laura Bush was the most admired woman, with 12 percent. Her predecessor, Sen. Hillary Clinton, trailed in second at 8 percent. The previous record for men was set by John Kennedy, who received 32 percent in 1961, the end of his first year as president. The overall record was set in 1963, when Jacqueline Kennedy received 60 percent the month after her husband was assassinated. www.newsmax.com