A new Gallup survey shows that Americans now have a more favorable view of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton than President Barack Obama.
The poll, taken in early October (before the President won the Nobel Peace Prize), measures President Obama’s favorable rating at 56%, down 22 points from January. Secretary of State Clinton had 62% approval among those surveyed, only down 3% since January.
This marks President Obama’s lowest approval rating since 2007, when it came in at 53% (with 13% having no opinion). His 40% disapproval rating is the highest it has ever been. Alternately, Secretary Clinton’s numbers are among her best ever, just a shade below her ’98 approval rating of 67% which came just after husband was impeached.
