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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts) Sat Jul 8, 2017, 03:05 PM Jul 2017

April 2009, Michelle Obama, 73% approval rating. Melania, right now, 51%.

Melania Trump is far more popular than her husband, but she isn't the fairest, ahem, most well-liked, modern first lady of them all. Less than a month after the wife of President Donald Trump finally moved into the White House to join her spouse, the first lady's approval ratings have climbed by 14 points to 51 percent, a Fox News poll published Friday found.

More Americans are also less inclined to dislike Melania Trump than there were before her husband became president, the poll found. About 28 percent of voters don't view her favorably, while 35 percent viewed her unfavorably in December before he was sworn in.

Melania Trump's predecessor, in contrast, was beloved by Americans at this point in her husband's first term. Michelle Obama had a favorability rating of 73 percent in April 2009.

The wife of President George W. Bush, who served two terms before President Barack Obama, was also more popular than Melania Trump. Laura Bush's favorable ratings ranged between 63 percent and 80 percent during the Bush administration.

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/07/melania-trump-is-still-not-as-popular-as-michelle-obama/

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April 2009, Michelle Obama, 73% approval rating. Melania, right now, 51%. (Original Post) Miles Archer Jul 2017 OP

I don't understand why Melania's liberalhistorian Jul 2017 #1

What are Squinty's accomplishments and education level? HipChick Jul 2017 #2

Exactly. She's done nothing except wear dresses that cost more than what most Trump voters make anneboleyn Jul 2017 #3

liberalhistorian

(20,818 posts)

1. I don't understand why Melania's

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sat Jul 8, 2017, 03:16 PM

Jul 2017

approval is even that high. WTF has she done in the past six months? NOTHING. Except perhaps be white and subservient, unlike Michelle Obama, who had the "nerve" to not only be black, but to have her own opinions and to actually share those opinions. According to the RW, those are both capital crimes.

And where the HELL is her much-ballyhooed war against cyberbullying that she promised during the campaign? A bunch of placating platitudes, frankly. If she were really serious, she needs to first start with her own husband.

HipChick

(25,485 posts)

2. What are Squinty's accomplishments and education level?

Reply to liberalhistorian (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 8, 2017, 03:28 PM

Jul 2017

Beside being naked and spread out for all the world to see?

anneboleyn

(5,611 posts)

3. Exactly. She's done nothing except wear dresses that cost more than what most Trump voters make

Reply to liberalhistorian (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 8, 2017, 03:39 PM

Jul 2017

in a year. She wears unbelievably expensive clothing (5k-10k dresses, carries many different purses that are in the 5k-6k range each, 1k shoes that she wears once, and of course jewelry ) that most Trump voters will never even touch in a boutique, and she says and does next to nothing as a "First Lady." She didn't even live in the White House (oh the howling we would have heard if Michelle had not moved into the White House).

Good lord Laura Bush was 10,000x more respectable than Melania and actually took on duties as First Lady.

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