McCain's favorability at 67 percent

More good news for Senator McCain. From Gallup:

John McCain's 67% favorable rating is the highest of any of the three major candidates running for president, and ties for his highest in Gallup polling history.

McCain's favorable rating matches the 67% he received in February 2000, when he was in the middle of his first run for president. But since that point, McCain's image in the eyes of Americans has undergone significant shifts. The Arizona senator had favorable ratings in the 57% range as he began his presidential campaign last winter, but as his campaign floundered this past summer, his favorable rating dropped as low as 41%. At that point, many observers had written off the former POW's campaign. But McCain came roaring back, winning the New Hampshire primary and then clinching the Republican nomination. His current favorable rating represents a gain of 26 points since last summer, including an 11-point increase since he won enough delegates to ensure his nomination on March 4.

Barack Obama's favorability is at 62 percent, Hillary Clinton's is only at 53 percent.

As for the equally important unfavorable ratings, HRC is at 44 percent, Obama at 33 percent, and McCain wins here too--his unfavorability score is only at 27 percent.

Gallup's survey was conducted from March 14-16, 2008, just as the Jeremiah Wright firestorm took off.

A different poll shows that only eight percent of Americans approve of the Rev. Wright.

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