Polls of the Week — Feb. 24
Voters predict President Obama’s legacy, plus more.
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The week in Polls - Americans weigh in on which president will go down as the best in U.S. history, fans react to the sudden death of Whitney Houston and more polls from around the nation.—Joyce Jones and Britt Middleton
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Best U.S. President - Sixty percent of Americans believe that Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton will go down in history as above-average or outstanding presidents, but the verdict is still out on President Obama, according to a Gallup poll released Feb. 17. Thirty-eight percent said he’ll be deemed above average or outstanding and 35 percent said he would be remembered as below average or poor. (Photo: Kristoffer Tripplaar-Pool/Getty Images)
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GOP Presidential Favorability - In an ABC News/Washington Post poll published Feb. 22, 65 percent of Republicans say they view Mitt Romney favorably, followed by 61 percent who view Rick Santorum the same way. But just 45 percent have a favorable view of Newt Gingrich. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Rick Santorum vs. Mitt Romney - A new NBC News/Marist poll released Feb. 22 shows that Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney are neck and neck in Michigan by 35 percent to 37 percent, respectively, and in Arizona at 43 percent to 27 percent, respectively. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Obama vs. GOP Front-Runners - In a general election matchup, President Obama at 46 percent and 47 percent, respectively, leads potential rivals Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum, each of whom received 44 percent of support in a Quinnipiac poll released Feb. 22. (Photo: JASON REED/Landov)
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