Poll: Tebow tops Obama as nation’s dream Thanksgiving guest

NFL quarterback Tim Tebow is America’s most popular Thanksgiving dinner guest, topping President Obama, according to a new survey conducted by Nielsen.

Asked which guest they would rather have as a dinner guest for the Thursday holiday, 23 percent of those surveyed tapped the New York Jets player, with only 5 percent naming Obama.

The president fell behind Big Bird and Lady Gaga in the survey, first reported by the New York Post.

Tebow will be playing against the New England Patriots on Thanksgiving, while President Obama will celebrate the holiday in Washington, with his family.

The president had praise for the quarterback when he was traded to the Jets at the start of the season. 

"Tebow seems to be a wonderful young man and he's got just a great winning attitude,” Obama said in August.

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