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Presidential Job Approval Center
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Presidential Ratings -- The First Lady
Do you approve or disapprove of the way [ … ] is handling her job as first lady?
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
No opinion |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
| Michelle Obama | |||
| 2009 Apr 20-21 |
79 |
8 |
13 |
|
Laura Bush |
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|
2006 Jan 20-22 ^ |
82 |
13 |
6 |
|
2005 Jan 7-9 |
85 |
8 |
7 |
|
2003 Jul 18-20 |
74 |
9 |
17 |
|
Hillary Clinton |
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|
2000 Nov 13-15 |
66 |
30 |
4 |
|
2000 Feb 4-6 |
65 |
30 |
5 |
|
1999 Nov 18-21 |
66 |
30 |
4 |
|
1999 May 23-24 |
71 |
23 |
6 |
|
1999 Feb 19-21 |
80 |
17 |
3 |
|
1997 Oct 27-29 |
62 |
31 |
7 |
|
1997 Jan 10-13 |
62 |
34 |
4 |
|
1995 Jan 16-18 |
54 |
40 |
6 |
|
1994 Apr 22-24 |
56 |
37 |
7 |
|
1994 Mar 7-8 |
58 |
39 |
3 |
|
1993 Jan 29-31 |
67 |
16 |
17 |
|
Barbara Bush |
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|
(not asked) |
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Nancy Reagan |
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|
1988 May 13-15 |
53 |
31 |
16 |
|
1987 Apr 10-13 |
58 |
23 |
19 |
|
1981 Dec 4-6 |
57 |
26 |
17 |
|
Rosalynn Carter |
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|
1979 Aug 17-20 |
59 |
19 |
22 |
|
Betty Ford |
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|
(not asked) |
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Pat Nixon |
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|
1969 Jun 19-24 |
54 |
6 |
40 |
|
^ Asked of a half sample |
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Next, we'd like to get your overall opinion of some people in the news. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of these people -- or if you have never heard of them.
Michelle Obama
|
Favorable |
Unfavorable |
Never heard of |
No opinion |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
| 2010 Jul 8-11 |
66 |
25 |
1 |
9 |
| 2009 Oct 16-19 |
61 |
25 |
1 |
13 |
|
2009 Mar 27-29 |
72 |
17 |
1 |
10 |
|
2009 Jan 9-11 |
68 |
18 |
* |
13 |
|
2008 Sep 5-7 |
54 |
30 |
2 |
14 |
|
2008 Aug 21-23 |
53 |
25 |
4 |
18 |
|
2008 May 30-Jun 1 |
43 |
30 |
6 |
21 |
|
* Less than 0.5% |
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Laura Bush
|
Favorable |
Unfavorable |
Never heard of |
No opinion |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
2009 Jan 9-11 |
76 |
15 |
1 |
8 |
|
2006 Jun 23-25 |
69 |
22 |
1 |
8 |
|
2005 Dec 16-18 |
73 |
13 |
2 |
12 |
|
2005 Feb 4-6 |
80 |
12 |
1 |
7 |
|
2004 Oct 22-24 ^ |
73 |
16 |
1 |
10 |
|
2004 Oct 1-3 |
74 |
16 |
2 |
8 |
|
2004 Aug 23-25 ^ |
63 |
20 |
4 |
13 |
|
2003 Jun 9-10 |
69 |
13 |
7 |
11 |
|
2001 Nov 26-27 |
77 |
7 |
4 |
12 |
|
2001 Jan 15-16 |
56 |
11 |
13 |
20 |
|
2000 Aug 4-5 |
45 |
14 |
17 |
24 |
|
2000 Jun 22-25 |
34 |
8 |
35 |
23 |
|
^ Asked of a half sample |
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There has been some discussion of first lady Laura Bush possibly running for the Senate. Would you personally like to see Laura Bush run for the Senate, or not?
|
Yes, run |
No, not run |
No opinion |
|
|
2006 Jan 20-22 ^ |
40% |
53 |
7 |
|
^ Asked of a half sample |
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