Voters Like Hillary More Than Obama

A new CNN poll says that voters now like Hillary Clinton more than the president (from Top of the Ticket):

And a new CNN/Opinion Research Poll has just revealed that even today Americans like that other Democrat more and dislike that other Democrat less than they do the incumbent Democratic president.

That other Democrat is, of course, Hillary Clinton, who fought and scratched her way mightily but unsuccessfully through those bitter, belligerent Democratic primaries and caucuses of 2008. The former first lady and current secretary of State professes no intra-mural interest in challenging her White House boss, as she must as long as she's an administration team member.

The published CNN article focused on an Obama matchup with Sarah Palin. But within the data were Favorable/Unfavorable ratings for numerous prominent politicians of both parties. Here are the surprising new poll numbers for Clinton:

61% now think favorably of the former senator and only 35% unfavorably, both numbers improved from the 56% and 40% she had during the Democratic National Convention in late August of 2008.

 It is, on one level, an impressive turnaround for the once polarizing political figure.

I've got to wonder a little bit about CNN polling method, not because Hillary is scoring higher than Obama, but because they still have Obama with a 57% approval. No other poll has him anywhere near there. most are in the low to mid-40's.

However, I don't doubt that Hillary's numbers are higher, mainly because Obama has successfully hid her from sight since she became Secretary of State. Add to that his far leftist policies, most if not all of which Hillary would endorse, and she looks better simply because we haven't heard from her.

This will probably help push Hillary in the direction I think she'll go - a primary challenge to Obama.