Rasmussen: Obama's Cabinet - Favorable Ratings

[Tender Branson]

Obama: 60% Approve, 37% Disapprove (+23)

Robert Gates: 44% Favorable, 21% Unfavorable (+23)
Hillary Clinton: 57% Favorable, 41% Unfavorable (+16)
Timothy Geithner: 31% Favorable, 16% Unfavorable (+15)
Paul Volcker: 32% Favorable, 21% Unfavorable (+11)
Janet Napolitano: 30% Favorable, 25% Unfavorable (+5)
Lawrence Summers: 23% Favorable, 18% Unfavorable (+5)
Rahm Emmanuel: 36% Favorable, 32% Unfavorable (+4)
Tom Daschle: 39% Favorable, 37% Unfavorable (+2)

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/november_2008/new_treasury_secretary_an_unknown_to_53_of_voters

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

57% approvals for Hillary Clinton? That must be a record high for her.

[Tender Branson]

57% approvals for Hillary Clinton? That must be a record high for her.

Notice: Approval Ratings are only for Obama. Favorable Ratings are for everybody else. There can be slight differences here. People can like someone personally, but maybe they don't approve of the job he/she is doing.

Secretaries of State have generally very high favorable/job approval numbers, not only in the US.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

Why is Robert Gates so popular? I strongly disapprove of this terrorist for his role in the Contra scandal. Some change there, Barack.

[Lunar]

Yeah the public isn't smart enough to be able to answer these questions.

[Robespierre's Jaw]

Why is Robert Gates so popular? I strongly disapprove of this terrorist for his role in the Contra scandal. Some change there, Barack.

Hold on a minute. Was there something that I missed here? Barack Obama is keeping Robert Gates as his Secretary of Defence in an Obama Administration? I'm not surprised that he has, but I would have at least assumed that Gates would have been replaced, but not with somebody along the lines of Chuck Hagel.

[MK]

Like the people polled actually know who Tim Geithner is.

[Mr. Morden]

Why is Robert Gates so popular? I strongly disapprove of this terrorist for his role in the Contra scandal. Some change there, Barack.

Hold on a minute. Was there something that I missed here? Barack Obama is keeping Robert Gates as his Secretary of Defence in an Obama Administration?

Yes:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-gatesnov26,0,4820636.story

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[Robespierre's Jaw]

Thanks for clearing that up Mr. Morden. Much appreciated. A better selection than Hagel that's for sure.

[phk]

57% approvals for Hillary Clinton? That must be a record high for her.

Notice: Approval Ratings are only for Obama. Favorable Ratings are for everybody else. There can be slight differences here. People can like someone personally, but maybe they don't approve of the job he/she is doing.

Secretaries of State have generally very high favorable/job approval numbers, not only in the US.

I think people here do underestimate Clinton's popularity.

[Beet]

57% approvals for Hillary Clinton? That must be a record high for her.

Notice: Approval Ratings are only for Obama. Favorable Ratings are for everybody else. There can be slight differences here. People can like someone personally, but maybe they don't approve of the job he/she is doing.

Secretaries of State have generally very high favorable/job approval numbers, not only in the US.

I think people here do underestimate Clinton's popularity.

^^^^

She is very popular in the Democratic party but also does better than you would think among independents and some Republicans. One poll had more than 20% of Republicans thinking Obama should make her SoS. Would have won the primary (quite easily) if it were not for Obama's race... It would have been another Mondale/Hart replay. And one of the main reasons I was looking forward to her winning was seeing people like Andrew Sullivan, Frank Rich, Maureen Dowd, Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann, and most of the online commentariat's heads explode. Not a particularly good reason, true, but there you go.

[Smid]

57% approvals for Hillary Clinton? That must be a record high for her.

Notice: Approval Ratings are only for Obama. Favorable Ratings are for everybody else. There can be slight differences here. People can like someone personally, but maybe they don't approve of the job he/she is doing.

Secretaries of State have generally very high favorable/job approval numbers, not only in the US.

I think people here do underestimate Clinton's popularity.

Plus, she has foreign policy experience from having tea with ambassadors' wives, according to Obama.

[Tender Branson]

Obama: 60% Approve, 37% Disapprove (+23)

That is 62% Approve, 36% Disapprove in today's Rasmussen.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/obama_approval_index_history

[Stranger in a strange land]

57% approvals for Hillary Clinton? That must be a record high for her.

Notice: Approval Ratings are only for Obama. Favorable Ratings are for everybody else. There can be slight differences here. People can like someone personally, but maybe they don't approve of the job he/she is doing.

Secretaries of State have generally very high favorable/job approval numbers, not only in the US.

I think people here do underestimate Clinton's popularity.

^^^^

She is very popular in the Democratic party but also does better than you would think among independents and some Republicans. One poll had more than 20% of Republicans thinking Obama should make her SoS. Would have won the primary (quite easily) if it were not for Obama's race... It would have been another Mondale/Hart replay. And one of the main reasons I was looking forward to her winning was seeing people like Andrew Sullivan, Frank Rich, Maureen Dowd, Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann, and most of the online commentariat's heads explode. Not a particularly good reason, true, but there you go.

I think that's an abberation caused by the McCain-Palin campaign spending three months praising her through the roof in an effort to peel off her supporters.

[Beet]

57% approvals for Hillary Clinton? That must be a record high for her.

Notice: Approval Ratings are only for Obama. Favorable Ratings are for everybody else. There can be slight differences here. People can like someone personally, but maybe they don't approve of the job he/she is doing.

Secretaries of State have generally very high favorable/job approval numbers, not only in the US.

I think people here do underestimate Clinton's popularity.

^^^^

She is very popular in the Democratic party but also does better than you would think among independents and some Republicans. One poll had more than 20% of Republicans thinking Obama should make her SoS. Would have won the primary (quite easily) if it were not for Obama's race... It would have been another Mondale/Hart replay. And one of the main reasons I was looking forward to her winning was seeing people like Andrew Sullivan, Frank Rich, Maureen Dowd, Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann, and most of the online commentariat's heads explode. Not a particularly good reason, true, but there you go.

I think that's an abberation caused by the McCain-Palin campaign spending three months praising her through the roof in an effort to peel off her supporters.

She has always been popular. Look at this poll before the three months you spoke of:

[paul718]

Plus, she has foreign policy experience from having tea with ambassadors' wives, according to Obama.

I think she's a good pick because she has standing relationships with much of the world, and she will immediately appease much of the anti-Bush populace.  They know her and are comfortable with her. 

The Secretary of State is the "face" of the country to the world, right?  But what authority does the office hold?  I understand they can designate/undesignate "foreign terrorist organizations".  What else can the Secretary do? 

Obama: 60% Approve, 37% Disapprove (+23)

Robert Gates: 44% Favorable, 21% Unfavorable (+23)
Hillary Clinton: 57% Favorable, 41% Unfavorable (+16)
Timothy Geithner: 31% Favorable, 16% Unfavorable (+15)
Paul Volcker: 32% Favorable, 21% Unfavorable (+11)
Janet Napolitano: 30% Favorable, 25% Unfavorable (+5)
Lawrence Summers: 23% Favorable, 18% Unfavorable (+5)
Rahm Emmanuel: 36% Favorable, 32% Unfavorable (+4)
Tom Daschle: 39% Favorable, 37% Unfavorable (+2)

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/november_2008/new_treasury_secretary_an_unknown_to_53_of_voters

Why didn't they include Eric Holder?

[Boris]

Why is Robert Gates so popular? I strongly disapprove of this terrorist for his role in the Contra scandal. Some change there, Barack.

heh, so maybe Palin's, "pals around with terrorists," remark has been vindicated

[perdedor]

Not surprising, people like big names that they are familiar with. Hillary Clinton as Sec. of State is aesthetically pleasing on paper to those that are less politically informed.

[Tender Branson]

BTW, Eric Holder's numbers were released by Rasmussen today:

23% Favorable
23% Unfavorable
54% No Opinion

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I doubt many people know much about the guy, even I don't. Both of those 23%s are probably just people voting on the fact that Obama nominated him.

[Lief 🗽]

BTW, Eric Holder's numbers were released by Rasmussen today:

23% Favorable
23% Unfavorable
54% No Opinion

Americans hate a black (Attorney General) obviously.

[Beet]

Pretty much the only widely reported facts about Holder are
1) He served in the Clinton administration
2) He approved of some of Clinton's controversial pardons, specifically Marc Rich.

[Ogre Mage]

Plus, she has foreign policy experience from having tea with ambassadors' wives, according to Obama.

I think she's a good pick because she has standing relationships with much of the world, and she will immediately appease much of the anti-Bush populace.  They know her and are comfortable with her. 

The Secretary of State is the "face" of the country to the world, right?  But what authority does the office hold?  I understand they can designate/undesignate "foreign terrorist organizations".  What else can the Secretary do? 

In general, the Secretary of State:

--Negotiates treaties and agreements with foreign leaders and governments
--Serves as a key adviser to the President on foreign policy
--Advises the President on the appointment of U.S. ambassadors and other diplomatic representatives
--Manages the State Dept., including our embassies and consulates abroad
--Oversees foreign aid programs
--Represents the U.S. at international conferences

[nyquil_man]

Aww. Even poor Tom Daschle can only arouse the give-a-damn of 3/4^ths of the country.

[Ronnie]

Like the people polled actually know who Tim Geithner is.

Hell, I don't even know who he is.