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Cheap Greg Zuerlein Jersey , April 17 (Xinhua) -- Just as U.S. President Barack Obama is often treated as a celebrity abroad but faces flagging popularity and heavy criticism at home, the same is true for Hillary Clinton: While she's a global celebrity, she is a polarizing figure at home.
That was evident Tuesday as she left a campaign event in the U. S. state of Iowa just days after announcing her run for president in 2016, when some reporters from overseas chased her van as if they were the Paparazzi covering royalty.
But despite her glamorous resume as a former First Lady and Secretary of State and a name that is recognized worldwide, that may not matter to ordinary Americans.
Rather, Americans are still interested mainly in the economy
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Frank Newport, editor-in-chief at the polling company Gallup, said that Clinton is clearly one of the best known people in the U. S., but Americans' views of her, either positive or negative
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Clinton's overall favorability rate, according to Gallup, is 48 percent favorable and 42 percent unfavorable. "She's an extremely well-known figure, but a polarizing figure to Americans. Some people like her, some don't," Newport told Xinhua.
Analysts note that Clinton lacks the folksy charm of her husband
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She is now trying to counter any negative public perceptions of aloofness, kicking off her campaign with a road trip to Iowa in which she drove to the state in a van. Her current mode of travel sits in sharp contrast to the chartered helicopter she used in her 2008 campaign for president.
A video released Sunday to officially announce Clinton's run for president shows panoply of Americans, including a stay-at-home mother going back to work after five years, two Spanish speaking brothers starting a business, and an African American couple preparing for the arrival of a baby.
The video is clearly aimed at sending "everyday Americans" -- as Clinton refers to them -- the message that they are highest on her agenda. "Americans have fought their way back from tough economic times
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"Everyday Americans need a champion, and I want to be that champion," she said.
Indeed, in U.S. presidential elections, personality often trumps policy
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Still, one of Clinton's main strengths is how she resonates with American women, essentially half of the population. A recent Gallup poll shows that 56 percent of American women have a favorable opinion of Clinton, and another Gallup poll released earlier the year found that Clinton's position as the first possible female president is her main selling point.
But other issues beyond her gender will come up in the lead up to 2016 elections, as Republican candidates will try to link Clinton to White House's perceived foreign policy missteps, some of which occurred while she was secretary of state.
She will also have to broaden her appeal beyond her Democratic base
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Moreover, polls find that many Americans, even those of Democratic Party, do not trust her, especially after revelations that she solely used a private email account to conduct business during her four-year tenure as secretary of state.
"Her biggest problem is that she has a trust deficit -- people are not seeing her as honest and trustworthy," Republican strategist Ford O'Connell told Xinhua.
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Cheap Ethan Westbrooks Jersey , Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The legislative election management committee of China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) announced the preliminary results of the election of the sixth Legislative Assembly early Monday morning.
The preliminary results showed that 14 candidates won the directly-elected seats, and 12 won the indirectly-elected seats.
The election of the sixth Legislative Assembly of Macao SAR kicked off on Sunday morning.
According to legislative election management committee, some 174,872 eligible voters cast their ballots, accounting for 57.22 percent of total eligible voters, 2.2 percentage higher than the last legislative election.
In line with the Basic Law
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NEW DELHI, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The local government in the western Indian state of Goa has decided to ban drinking of alcohol in public places from next month.
Goa is one of the very few states in India where liquor consumption in public places is allowed as it is very popular with foreign tourists for its beautiful beaches.
State Chief Manohar Parrikar said Sunday the decision to put a ban on alcohol consumption in public places has been taken to curb the nuisance created by people in inebriated condition.
"If someone wants to drink (liquor), they should drink inside and not in public places," he said in state capital Panajai.
"We need to come out with a notification banning drinking of liquor in public places. The notification will be issued by October-end for which we will amend the existing law
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Goa has already banned drinking in selected public places, including beaches.
Flower terraces set up on Tian'anmen Square for upcoming National Day
China-US Ping-Pang diplomacy commemorated at headquarters of.
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