Hillary Clinton zooms past Barack Obama in popularity. Ah, sweet redemption.

Finally, Hillary Rodham Clinton has bested Barack Obama in a head-to-head matchup at the polls.

One year after their grueling fight for the Democratic nomination, Gallup reports that the secretary of state  is now posting a 62% approval rating, compared with the president's tally of 56%. 

"Clinton's current favorable rating ranks among her best in the 17 years Gallup has polled Americans about her," said the organization. Her highest-ever rating? That was 67%, right after her husband, President Bill Clinton, was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives.

Maybe she has found a job worthy of her ambitions -- delivering America's message to nations around the world. Just the other day, Clinton seemed to rule out a run for the presidency again. "No, no, no," is how she put it to NBC's Ann Curry. "This is a great job. It is a 24-7 job. And I'm looking forward to retirement at some point."

But given the new numbers, the New York Daily News couldn't resist noting that HRC has about $3 million in her political coffers and added, "For Hillary fans old and new, ya never know."

-- Johanna Neuman

Photo credit: Charles Dharapak / Associated Press. Graph Credit: Gallup

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Comments

[MdW]

So What, lets remember she is not doing the job he is doing although she has a very difficult role to play in govenment. What exactly are you trying to say. He is POTUS AND SHE IS SECRETARY OF STATE. WHAT!!!!!!!!!!

[Bill Clinton]

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

She is actually doing something unlike our Newest Nobel Prize winner.

[Rob]

This is really a non-story, of course her numbers are better, shes not president. She has a lower profile and does not bear the brunt of public scrutiny.

Maybe you should report this;

Nearly 70 percent of Mexicans surveyed said that Mexican-Americans – including those born in the United States – owe their primary loyalty to Mexico, not the U.S., according to a Zogby poll commissioned by the Center for Immigration Studies.

When asked “Should the primary loyalty of Mexican-Americans be to Mexico or to the U.S.?” 68.8 percent of respondents in Mexico said that it should be to Mexico, while only 19.7 percent said it should be to the United States. Another 11.5 percent of respondents said they were not sure.

[Gaucho420]

Props to Hillary. I would've voted for her over Obama, but Obama is doing a good job, in my opinion.

People expect too much after just 9 months for Obama.

[Ethan]

Americans have sown the wind, and they are reaping the whirlwind. You deserve the Obama doctrines. Socialism here we cooome!

[Marcus]

Here's the senario .... come 2012 President Obama, after getting slammed by the Republicans and the Blue-Dog Democrats asks Joe Biden to step aside and asks Hillery Clinton to become his Vice-President. Stage set for 2016 and her ego as the first Female Vice-President. Oh, I'm sorry that was the deal when she accepted the position of Secretary of State! My bad.

[Nevada Fisherman]

In my opinion Hillary Clinton would have made a fine President. She is one tough cookie and would represent our interests in the Middle East better than Obama. Unfortunately the handlers and insiders wanted Obama. I hope that she runs for President in 3 years.

[Andrews]

Rob:
I would like the L.A. Times to do a "Think Piece" on the
Zogby Poll regarding Mexican-American opinions about where their
primary loyalty should be.
You bring up a good point as to where the focus of the Times is these days.

[sjt]

who is president of the united states? is she trying to be?
has everyone forgotten about all the trash in the clintons closets?

she has news conferences all the time. mexico, iran, venezuela, panama, china, russia, who does she work for?

[JSA26]

Not to be too picky, but instead of HRC zooming past BHO, it looks more to me that BHO is sinking faster. Even GWB didn't fall that fast in the polls.

[Prez]

She should've been President. It was a media dictated election because the media like the Obama narrative.

And whoever said Clinton is not under public scrutiny is hilarious.

No politician has been and remains under more scrutiny than Clinton.

[Nell]

Hillary should have been president, but her own party screwed her and now we have to live with BO. I will never forgive the democratic party for what they did to Hillary and I will forever write her name in on my ballots for president until one day - she actually IS.

[collhic]

Hillary, the 2012 Independent candidate? Ah, one can dream...