WASHINGTON — President Obama reigns as “America’s Most Admired Man of 2010” — winning the title for the third straight year, despite a slip in his numbers, says a Gallup poll released yesterday.
His 22 percent, down from 30 percent in 2008, easily beat George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela, Bill Gates and Pope Benedict XVI, each of whom scored in the single digits.
Meanwhile, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (17 percent) was chosen “America’s Most Admired Woman” for the ninth consecutive year, beating back Sarah Palin (12 percent).