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Re: Dole among Gallup's most admired women

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:56:54 -0400

The poll is of Americans, but the admirees can be from anywhere in the world and have included Benazir Bhutto, Margaret Thatcher and Mother Teresa.

— RTB

Re: Dole among Gallup's most admired women

fhblack — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:18:00 -0400

Interesting that the ad running on TV says top 10 in the world and cites Gallup. Is that the case?

Re: Dole among Gallup's most admired women

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:30:31 -0400

I have edited the post to reflect a better set of numbers received from the Gallup organization. Apologies for any confusion.

— RTB

Re: Why is this a story?

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:45:55 -0400

Sorry for not being more explicit. Dole mentions the Gallup poll in a new ad and I was digging up the numbers to fact-check the claim.

— RTB

Why is this a story?

jerimee — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:43:05 -0400

This story is about how Dole didn't make the top 10 in 2007? It's about how Gallup polled Dole in the 90s? Is the poll coming out for 2008?

I feel like I missed the point.

Dole among Gallup's most admired women

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:25:27 -0400

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole has been among the most admired women in an annual poll.

Between 1996 and 2003, Dole was among the top 10 women named by Americans based on random phone surveys done by Gallup each December since 1946. She was also in the top 10 in 1987, 1990 and 2005.

She first landed in the top 10 as Transportation secretary under President Reagan and again while serving as Labor secretary under the first President Bush.

Her highest ratings were in the 1990s, when she headed the American Red Cross, particularly in 1996 when her husband Bob ran for president and in 1998 and 1999 when she ran for president. Her lowest ratings were in the early 1990s and after she became a U.S. senator in 2003.

In 2004 and 2006, Dole received one percent, but she was not in the top 10. In 2007, Dole received less than half a percent, her lowest score since 1994.

In recent years, the list has also grown, with women such as Condoleezza Rice, Angelina Jolie and Nancy Pelosi joining such longtime stalwarts as Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey and Margaret Thatcher. That has pushed Dole farther down the list.

The top 10 list does not include respondents who answered "None or No Opinion," "Other" or "Friend or Relative." Those responses would typically receive a substantial percentage.

Dole's rankings since 1987 after the jump.

Correction: Some numbers have been changed based on new information.