The full story is at
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/1...admired-452126
"The incumbent president is usually top of mind when Gallup asks Americans to name, without prompting, which man living anywhere in the world they admire most. In the 74 times Gallup has asked the open-ended most admired man question since 1946, the incumbent president has topped the list 60 times. "
However, given that 70,000,000 seem to think Trump is their kind of guy all this poll does is confirm that there's something seriously wrong with the way Americans think.
The best explanation I've heard is that it's not a political issue at all -
Trump supporters are in fact a cult, and cult followers respond on an emotional level rather than on a factual level.
There's another fascinating article here which makes a good read.
https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...-vilest-legacy