I’ve railed against reporting
polls as if they are real news in the past, and this is another of those rants.
In the end of year news, Gallup is
reporting that Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama, and Oprah Winfrey are the three
most admired women in America. In the
same poll, they find Hillary Clinton’s favorability rating is down to 36% -- so
how can she be the most admired?
When you look at the poll data Gallup
is reporting, only 9% of those responding put her on the top of their list,
with Michelle getting 7% and Oprah coming in third with 4%. So, while she is on the top of the list, less
than 10% of the poll takers believe she belongs there. Name recognition seems to play a large part of
Gallup’s process, and does name recognition really equal admiration? You decide.
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