By Rebecca Kaplan
National Journal
Move over, President Obama. You may have won the hearts of the electorate in 2008, but your former primary opponent is stealing them back.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s approval rating has reached 66 percent, her highest during Obama’s term and second-highest of all time, according to Gallup. She handily beats other top members of the administration, including Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who clock in at 54 percent, 46 percent, and 52 percent, respectively.
(Hotline’s presidential power rankings)
Clinton’s highest rating ever, 67 percent, came just after her husband was impeached amidst the Monica Lewinsky scandal. After her entry into politics as a New York senator, Clinton’s approval rating dropped into the 40s. Throughout her term and the 2008 election, her approval hovered between the mid-40s and mid-50s, and then began a steady rise.
In January 2009, just prior
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