Hillary-Talk on the Interwebs - Blizzard Edition

What are the nets buzzing about our Hillary today?   About the latest Quinnipiac University nationwide popularity poll putting her well above every political figure including President Obama.  There was literally a blizzard of articles and reports about this today, so I am happy to present it from the primary source.   The poll was conducted nationwide between January 30 and February 4.  There were 1,772 participants.   As far as we know,  President Bill Clinton was not on this ballot.  He spoke to the House Democratic caucus retreat this morning and we all hope that everyone is safely home and warm now.  Here is a picture of our girl, since I know you are missing her, followed by the poll results.

February 8, 2013 - Hillary Clinton Is Most Popular National Figure, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Obama Approval Sinks After Reelection

President Barack Obama defeated Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Democratic presidential primary, but today the former Senator and Secretary of State is more popular, with a 61 - 34 percent favorability rating among American voters, compared to the president's 51 - 46 percent favorability, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today.

President Obama has a split 46 - 45 percent job approval, according to the independent Quinnipiac (KWUIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll, down from 53 - 40 percent approval among registered voters in December, a month after his re-election. Today's figure is closer to the president's negative 45 - 49 percent job approval in July, in the middle of his reelection campaign, and similar to his job score for much of his first term.

Ms. Clinton's favorability is higher than those measured for other national figures:

46 - 41 percent for Vice President Joseph Biden; 25 - 29 percent for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, with 45 percent who don't know enough about him to form an opinion; 20 - 42 percent for House Speaker John Boehner; 27 - 15 percent for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, with 57 percent who don't know enough; 34 - 36 percent for U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan; 43 - 33 percent for new Secretary of State John Kerry; 14 - 18 percent for Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel, with 67 percent who don't know enough about him.

"Hillary Clinton ends her term as Secretary of State and the bruising inquiry into the Benghazi murders as easily the most popular actor on the American political stage today," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

"After an initial burst of reelection enthusiasm for President Barack Obama, we may be seeing a return to the age of the polarized electorate."

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On a final note for today, I know some readers happened upon a Washington Times article today that satirically reported that Hillary would star in a 10th season of the popular TV series The Office, but that was all in jest.  The Office is in its final season,  it was just a joke.