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HAMDEN, Conn., Nov 27, 2006 (UPI via COMTEX) -- The Quinnipiac Poll's quarterly reading of public sentiment about U.S. leaders shows Rep. Nancy Pelosi has moved up considerably since the Nov. 7 election.
The California Democrat, who is scheduled to become the first female speaker of the House in January, ranks 10th on the list of 20, just below Hillary Clinton.
"In September, most Americans did not know enough about U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, and those who did didn't like what they knew," said Peter Brown, the poll's assistant director. "Now, perhaps because everyone likes a winner, she has increased her standing with the American people. And only about a third of Americans say they don't know enough about her to have an opinion."
But Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., the incoming Senate majority leader, is in 19th place, just ahead of Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. But he has one consolation -- 61 percent say they do not have an opinion, giving him room to move up, while only 5 percent say that about Kerry.
The top five are former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former President Bill Clinton. President Bush is 15th, just behind Al Gore.
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