ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert Gates are by far the most popular members of President Obama’s cabinet. A new survey by The Harris Poll finds that 68% of those familiar with Gates, and 62% of those familiar with Clinton give them positive ratings. Vice President Joe Biden’s ratings are marginally positive (52%). Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner’s ratings are lower (41% positive), but higher than they were in March (33%). It must be noted that most people (56%) do not feel familiar enough with either Geithner or Gates to rate them.
Well, that's kind of a "no-duh," considering that State and Defense are the two of the three highest profile cabinet level positions, along with Justice. Even if the Secretaries are stellar people, nobody is going to vote for Shaun Donovan (HUD) or Arne Duncan (Education) as administration favs ... those guys hardly require a security detail!
Posted by: Chris | May 05, 2009 at 06:47 PM
Come on, Chris. Give Hillary a break!
Posted by: John Petty | May 05, 2009 at 07:02 PM