Pamela Gentry and Michelle Obama during the 2008 campaign in Chicago.
By Pamela Gentry, Senior Politicial Analyst
Dec. 29, 2009 – It look like first lady Michelle Obama has won the approval of the American people and managed to be a political winner in 2009.
A new Gallup poll released Monday showed that most Americans believe Mrs. Obama along with former first lady Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are two of the top political “winners” for 2009.
Gallop surveyed 1,025 adults December 11 – 13, and found 73% of Americans believe Mrs. Obama is a political “winner,” compared to 21% who believe she is a political “loser.”
Former first lady Clinton wasn’t far behind with 70% who said she is a political “winner,” as Secretary of State while 25% said they feel she is a political “loser.”
Sen. Hillary Clinton and Pamela Gentry in South Carolina during the 2008 presidential campaign.
While “winners” and “losers” are both subjective, Mrs. Obama’s numbers indicate she was able to revive her popularity from the early days of the 2008 campaign and improve her overall appeal as “mommy-and-chief. ” These efforts have won favor with her fans and her critics.
With Mrs. Obama and Clinton topping the list, 57% of Americans believe Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is a political “winner,” with the commander-in-chief, President Barack Obama coming in with 58% of those surveyed who said he was the political winner of 2009.
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