Gallup: Obama Scores High on "Thermometer", Clinton Leaves Many "Cold"

[Colobo]

GALLUP: Obama Scores High on 'Thermometer,' Clinton Leaves Many 'Cold'

By E&P Staff

Published: September 07, 2007 11:25 AM ET

NEW YORK It's still only 2007, already the candidates have been measured on practically every scale. Now Gallup has borrowed one it calls the "feeling thermometer" rating scale. And Sen. Barack Obama wins the race for warmth while Sen. Hillary Clinton leaves many "cold."

Gallup said today that it recently tested the public images of several of the Republican and Democratic candidates running for president. "Of these, only one -- Barack Obama -- stirs up warm feelings in a majority of Americans," it found. But "Clinton's image is the most polarized of this group: nearly as many Americans say she leaves them cold as say they feel warmly toward her."

Obama scores "total warm" with 53%, and "total cold" with 28%. Clinton, on the other hand, seemed warm to 49% but cold to 44%. Sen. John Edwards scored 47% warm and 32% cold.

On the GOP side, Rudy Giuliani topped field with 50% warmth and 31% cold. Gallup said that Fred Thompson's 30% "warm" score was actually pretty good, given he is not yet so well known.

Gallup said that this is not a new concept: National Elections Studies came up with the idea of asking Americans to rate candidates on how they feel about them, from 0 to 100.

[Netbeavis]

1. so Obama has the same appeal as Guiliani?

Obama scores "total warm" with 53%
On the GOP side, Rudy Giuliani topped field with 50% warmth

[Colobo]

2. Giuliani is very liked among independents and some Dems, and Obama

is very liked among independents and som Reps. They both got crossover appeal.

[Netbeavis]

5. wow that was almost as weak as that article

just goes to show you that meaningless polls do just one thing....waste our time.

[Colobo]

7. If this is all meaningless, stop giving it importance by replying to it.

[Netbeavis]

16. for once, your right.

[jefferson_dem]

14. How is that weak? Broad candidate appeal may not be important to you...

but it kind of helps win elections. Just sayin'...

Why do you continue to dismiss "substance" with blather?

[Netbeavis]

17. blather. Just echoing the Obama drones.

[jefferson_dem]

18. Drones?

A week in and making friends already.

Good luck with that, eh.

[wyldwolf]

3. and, I suppose, Bush, who always rated high on these "who I'd like a beer with" surveys.

[Colobo]

6. Nah. Obama appeals to everyone, not just beer drinkers.

[wyldwolf]

9. apparently not. He can't seem to catch Clinton in national OR state polls

[Colobo]

11. He will. Trust me.

[wyldwolf]

12. he won't. Trust me.

[bluestateguy]

4. Hillary needs to use humor more in her ads

As the frontrunner, she has some room to take risks.

[AtomicKitten]

8. Muy caliente!

[BluegrassDem]

10. Well HRC is one cold woman

Ever see Bill kiss her in the mouth...even a peck?

[wyldwolf]

13. "Ever see Bill kiss her in the mouth...even a peck?" As a matter of fact, I have.

:shrug:

[Adelante]

19. Yes nt

[Bitwit1234]

15. Gee he must be contributing to global warming.

[watercolors]

20. I consider all polls pure BS!

nt

[gulliver]

21. Guess they couldn't ask about sharing a beer.

I despise this poll. Anyone who even responded to the question should be administratively disenfranchised and committed. And slapped.

Do we really need any more of this touchy-feely stupidity injected into the important decision of choosing a president? Warm feelings! That's what stupid people use to decide who to vote for. And they tell themselves it's kinda cool. And Gallup kisses their imbecilic asses.