Democrat Leaners Prefer Clinton to Obama in Poll
By John McCormick - Sep 27, 2012 8:00 PM ET
A plurality of Democratic-leaning voters would prefer Bill Clinton at the top of the presidential ticket even as they support President Barack Obama.
Forty-nine percent of Democrats and independents who lean that way said that “if it were possible” they “wish” Clinton were this year’s candidate, compared with 48 percent who said they didn’t, a Bloomberg National Poll conducted Sept. 21-24 shows.
The results are more a testament to Clinton’s popularity than dissatisfaction with Obama. The former president ranked as the most popular national political figure tested, scoring a favorability rating of 64 percent among all Americans compared with 29 percent who view him unfavorably.
Obama is viewed favorably by 52 percent of the public while Republican challenger Mitt Romney has a 43 percent favorable rating, the poll shows.
“In spite of scandals up to and including impeachment, Bill Clinton’s perceived ability to run the country was never seriously damaged,” said J. Ann Selzer, referencing a job approval that never fell below 50 percent in the Gallup Poll during his second term, when he faced the most serious challenges. Selzer is president of Selzer & Co. in West Des Moines, Iowa, which conducted the poll for Bloomberg.
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