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Likeable? Effective Commander in Chief? Polling on Candidate Traits in the “Year of the Presidential Woman”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 2008

Barbara Burrell
Barbara Burrell
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Northern Illinois University
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“Clinton Eclipses Obama and Edwards on Leadership” a Gallup Poll report headlined in January 2007. Gallup chose eight characteristics to determine this assessment, including being most qualified to be president, is the strongest leader, would be the best in a crisis, would manage the government most effectively, and would work the best with Congress. In a summary of its findings, the report concludes: “Among the characteristics and qualities tested, Clinton's strong points are almost uniformly related to presidential leadership. She holds a formidable lead on many items in this category, including being qualified to be president and being a strong leader” (Saad 2007).

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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 41 , Issue 4 , October 2008 , pp. 747 - 752
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Copyright © The American Political Science Association 2008

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