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Greve](https://time.com/author/joan-greve/) ## Joan E. Greve Jun 16, 2014 3:04 PM UTC by [Joan E. Greve](https://time.com/author/joan-greve/) ## Joan E. Greve Jun 16, 2014 3:04 PM UTC Americans give former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton higher marks than President Barack Obama on every major issue, according to [a new poll](http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2014/images/06/16/rel6i.pdf). The CNN survey released Monday found that 63% of Americans think Clinton would do a good job handling the economy if elected President in 2016—25% points higher than Obama, who bested her in 2008\. Similarly, 63% of Americans think she’d handle foreign policy well, compared to 40% who think Obama is doing a good job on foreign policy, according to the poll. Clinton also outpolled Obama gun policy, immigration, and helping the middle class. “It suggests that the President’s low marks on most issues might not drag Clinton down if she runs for the White House again,” said CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. The poll of 1,003 Americans, conducted May 29-June 1, has a margin of error of three percentage points. ## Transcript Forget republicans, Hilary Clinton is walloping a big name democrat in a new poll, her former boss, President Obama. In a new CNN ORC poll, Clinton tops Obama in every area tested. From how she would handle the economy to immigration, even terrorism despite criticism over her handling of the terror attack at the U. S. Consulate in Benghazi that killed a U. S. Ambassador and three others. Let me shake a few more hands. As Clinton considers whether to try persuading voters to elect back to back presidents from the same party, historically a difficult feat, she also must decide how much to distance herself from an increasingly unpopular commander- in- chief. She's already started drawing contrasts on foreign policy, an area she leads the President 63 % to 40 %. On arming the rebels in Syria. I did feel quite strongly that we needed to see if it were possible to bet and train and equip moderate opposition figures. On ousting Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak. I had a, a lot of apprehension about, just throwing Mubarak, out of office, not knowing what was going to come next or not helping to prepare a more orderly transition. And lifting the trade embargo on Cuba. I would like change the psychology of this issue. We've been in a corner for too long and we need to get out of the corner. But, this poll finds her topping the president even in handling healthcare. Thank you Mr. Chairman. Clinton's push for Universal Health Care failed in the early 1990's. 16 years later, president Obama successfully signed his own bill into law. But then ,. That's on me, I mean we fumbled the rollout on this healthcare reform. Healthcare. gov flopped initially. 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