Laura Bush Approval Ratings Among Best for First Ladies (Gallup)

[sabra]

http://poll.gallup.com/content/?ci=21370

Laura Bush Approval Ratings Among Best for First Ladies
Most would not support a Senate bid for her


PRINCETON, NJ -- While her husband George W. Bush struggles to improve his low job approval ratings, Laura Bush remains a very popular first lady. Her current job approval ratings are among the most positive ratings Gallup has recorded for a first lady. But her high level of popularity may not translate into political support should she seek public office. Most Americans say they would not like to see her run for the U.S. Senate.

A Jan. 20-22 CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll finds 82% of Americans approving and just 13% disapproving of the job Laura Bush is doing as first lady. Last year, she had a similar 85% rating, and she had a solid 74% rating in July 2003 when she was first rated.

Gallup has asked the public to evaluate most of the first ladies at least one time during their tenures in the White House. In general, Americans give positive marks to first ladies, but Laura Bush's scores are among the best Gallup has measured.

For example, Hillary Rodham Clinton averaged a 64% approval rating while she was first lady, ranging from a low of 54% in January 1995, to a high of 80% in February 1999.

Other first ladies' approval ratings tended to be in the 50% range; these lower ratings were due in part to the fact that many Americans did not have opinions of first ladies when asked to rate them. Nancy Reagan had a 53% approval rating in May 1988, with 31% disapproving and 16% having no opinion. In April 1987, and December 1981, her approval ratings were 58% and 57%, respectively. Rosalynn Carter had a 59% approval rating the one time she was rated in August 1979. Pat Nixon had a 54% approval rating in a June 1969, poll. Gallup also asked about Eleanor Roosevelt twice during Franklin Roosevelt's administration. She received a 67% approval rating in 1938, and a 68% rating in 1940.

[donco6]

1. Who doesn't like Marshmallow Fluff?

It's light, it's fluffy, it's marshmallow-y . . . it's the perfect treat!

And with a big dose of Prozac, it don't cause no trouble.

[wordpix]

26. smiles vacantly, gets hair done & born pretty--sheeple always love women

for that

[Dulcinea]

64. Who cares?

She has no personality to speak of.

[truthisfreedom]

2. handy, but she's propped up with pills, has anger issues, and killed a man

at the crossroads.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

54. Not just any man. Michael Douglas!

http://www.snopes.com/politics/bush/laura.asp

[Captain Hilts]

3. We like first ladies silent or as victims. Hillary's #s went up after Moni

Hillary's numbers were highest during the Monica fracas.

Laura is both: silent and a victim.

[JNelson6563]

4. That's right, we like our women

to be silent, dutiful and sport blank-faced smiles all the time.

:sarcasm:

[rodeodance]

5. and notice that Jr takes her with him on his talks (he needs her)

[onehandle]

6. Popular White House Occupants of the Last 14 Years:

Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, Laura Bush, Socks, Barney.


That is all.

[bigscott]

8. exactly what the hell is her JOB?

that these people approve of??

Her current job approval ratings are among the most positive ratings Gallup has recorded for a first lady.

WTF - she is a vacant drug addled, chain smoking bitch. What the hell JOB could this worthless POS possible hold other than smirking at the funeral of a truly great woman? Bitch

[booksenkatz]

21. She got rid of America's gang problem!

Haven't you noticed?
:sarcasm:

[0007]

7. God almighty, when is this bullshit gonna stop?

I've been around since the Eleanor Roosevelt days and I never ever remember a god damn poll on first ladies.

[Captain Hilts]

40. First Ladies, during and since ER have been surveyed.

That's how it was found out ER had higher numbers than FDR, until the war started.

[0007]

41. Give me a link!

[Captain Hilts]

42. The Harris and Gallup surveys are a good place to look.

They're in most libraries.

The numbers go back to the 1930s.

Eleanor's fell below FDR's with the advent of WWII.

[0007]

47. I had never ever hear of polls for first ladies. I'll take you're

word for it. I've been checking and haven't found anything yet.

[Captain Hilts]

49. Oh yeah, they're out there.

Some of the surveys about Eleanor Roosevelt are about specific things she did, such as the wartime trips to Europe and the Pacific - which a lot of people thought was a waste, actually.

Most the Gallup surveys are available in libraries in bound form. They go back into the 30s, the Harris surveys don't go back quite that far.

[0007]

50. Other than this article. Find me one, just don't tell me about

it, you're the one making the claim.

[Captain Hilts]

52. It's on paper. It's published by Gallup.

Everything, especially from that era, isn't on the Internet.

[0007]

53. Just because Gallup sez it, doesn't make it so. Give me a link

or do an elpaso.


Is that hard for you to do?

[Captain Hilts]

57. They did the surveys. They're quoted in papers of the day.

Get away from your computer and go to a library!

ps. The stuff in Wikepedia isn't reliable.

[shavedape]

58. since 1981

The administration claimed that the general public was not nearly as concerned about these issues as was the media elite, but polling data by the media suggested that this was not the case. A Newsweek poll reported on December 21, 1981 showed...fully 62 percent of the public thought that Nancy Reagan put "too much emphasis on style and elegance," given current economic conditions and her husband's attention to Federal budget cutting. In addition, 61 percent of the respondents felt that Nancy Reagan was less sympathetic than other First Ladies to the problems of the poor and disadvantaged.
Nancy Reagan: China Doll or Dragon Lady?
James G. Bense, Jr., Presidential Studies Quarterly, 20, Fall 1990
http://eightiesclub.tripod.com/id398.htm

[GreenPartyVoter]

9. Sorry, Rose Carter is still my fave

[shanti]

35. rosalyn was a sweetheart

just like her husband:)

[GreenPartyVoter]

36. Yep, but the real reason I loved her as a kid was because she looked and

sounded like my best friend's mommy (who was also a sweetheart). :)

[Greeby]

10. Pickles polls higher than Eleanor Roosevelt and Rosalyn Carter?

:wtf:

[wordpix]

29. Eleanor fought for blacks and the poor--a vacant smile goes much farther

in Amerika

[tanyev]

11. It's because she's so warm and open.

[buff2]

18. You couldn't look anymore evil than Laura in that pic.

She sure looks pissed off listening to the TRUTH about her moron of a husband.What gets me is,why were those two even THERE?They didn't belong there,they represent everything Coretta was NOT. Here this little mental midget is trying his best to undo all the civil rights that Martin and Coretta fought for all their lives and they have the NERVE to show up at her funeral?

They got what they deserved. It's great that the truth was finally told in front of them and they didn't have the power to have the truth speakers thrown out! They had to sit and listen to the truth for a change and not a bunch of lies being spewed out so Jesus Bu$h could feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

I hope they both never felt so uncomfortable in all their worthless lives. I can't believe those gallup polls either. No one gives a shit about Laura and her joker mouth permanent grin. She does NOTHING for our country except being an enabler to bu$h and his trashing of the constitution......and I don't think that deserves a high "approval" rating.

Isn't this the first time the Joker and the King ever had to sit through an event that wasn't hand picked and all bu$h worshipers? I think it was. I'll bet they were sorry as hell they went to that funeral...especially them having to sit through the standing ovation and 5 minutes of clapping for a REAL President.....President Clinton. Hahahahahaha.....I LOVED it. It had to have really pissed off the little bu$h kid for him NOT getting all the attention. Bastard.:rant:

[tanyev]

20. Most excellent rant!

Yes, I think they had a very long flight home after that funeral. I'll bet the liquor cabinet on Air Force One saw a lot of action.

[buff2]

23. Thanks!

Bu$h,his family and all those connected to him makes me sick to my stomach.I've been doing a lot of ranting since he stole the WH. :hi:

You're probably right about the liquor flowing on air force one. Those people can't stand criticism.

[wordpix]

27. good rant and thanks for the pic---thanks again, Coretta King family!

[llmart]

51. My sentiments exactly.....

Georgie boy looks like he's leaning over to cut a big one and Pickles can smell it.

I hope they were completely uncomfortable there. They sure looked like it. They're hated more than any first couple ever.

[rooboy]

12. A nice long clip of Pickles chainsmoking would change all that. n/t

[wordpix]

28. pls. explain "Pickles" handle, thanks

[Maeve]

32. Nickname originally attributed to Dubya, but questionable origin

Probably refers to an unseen character on the old Dick Van Dyke show--Buddy's wife "Pickles" was mentioned, but not shown

[scarface2004]

13. shes a total asshole!

amerika just loves assholes!!

[GeorgeGist]

14. Truly amazing display....

of the quality most Americans value in a spouse.

Withhold your sanity from the one you claim to love; so they'll be free to ignore theirs.

[leesa]

15. Right. CNN/USAToday/Gallop...highly reliable. Seeing as how they only

poll right wingers...

[splat@14]

16. She deserves no respect. She's out of touch with any real

human endeavors. She sits on her throne and pontificates about chastity, and other high ideals without having to "walk the walk". Wonder how long its been since she had to buy a loaf of bread, put gas in a car, tend a sick child, or attend an participate in a school board meeting.

Her words and deeds mean nothing.
Splat

[Mike Nelson]

17. People admire that she puts up with that...

it seems heroic to people. I think she suks, though. I think she should dump him and then I would admire her

[Mike Nelson]

19. I guess people like killer 1st "Ladies" too...

...in this "wartime"

[Orsino]

22. We like 'em pretty, obedient and silent.

On the other hand, given the rampant abuse of power, she may look like the least odious political figure in Washington.

[Kolesar]

24. Well, you know what *that* means, don't you???

time to "swift boat" her

[second edition]

25. She is a benign ,non- threatening person. She says nothing to upset

people has no real opinions on issues that matter and she looks like she could wear a ruffled white apron and bake chocolate chip cookies all day. Actually, this describes my sweet little Grandmother too.

[wordpix]

30. the fact that she sleeps with Chimpy is enough to tell you

she's as dumb as Humpty Dumbty

[corporatemedia]

31. BRAKING NEWS: Laura get 100 % Approval Rating in STEPFORD! n/t

(Edited because corporate media always edits.)

[FredScuttle]

33. "Here is something you can't understand..."

"How I could just kill a man..."




Our First Lady is a straight-up Gangsta Bitch! Respec!

[sabra]

39. LOL - "all I wanted was a pepsi" :-)

[demigoddess]

34. could it be she is admired for her parenting skills, You know, ability to

find a lawyer to bail the girls out of jail. Find a babysitter among the secret service, and put food on the table with little or no money?

I've done better than that!!

[flordehinojos]

37. it is a poll ot stepford wives.

[Generator]

38. It's pity

for being married to the beast. She should have 100% approval for her job-which is standing by her man. If she's done anything else I'm sure most of us are at a loss to say what that is.

[fujiyama]

43. It is an irrelevant poll

about someone that really isn't all that important.

Why is this country so concerned about politicians' spouses? It's a bizarre infatuation. Why is the media always so worried about how they dress and how they look? Unfortunately, I see that here as well. There'll be some thread going on about Pickle's ugly dress. Who cares?

But it's even worse on the right. We saw what happened with Alito's wife, who made a big fuss at a freakin SC justice hearing. What a joke. Or worse yet, the way they went on about Teresa Heinz Kerry. Sometimes the country can act pretty backwards. I suppose more people would just like first ladies and politicians' wives to be stepford wives.

[Catfight]

44. It's like appreciation of a statue, she doesn't do or say anything, it's

just her visual subservient taliban woman behind the man persona.

[lakeguy]

45. hmm, thought jeb would be the next prez, guess pickles might

get a shot. either way, they already got the votes counted!

[gademocrat7]

46. What was Jackie Kennedy Onassis poll rating?

She was the epitome of sophistication and grace.

[EndElectoral]

48. The perfect woman of the 50's....

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

55. completely useless poll - +/- 5 %pts

from the link

These results are based on telephone interviews with randomly selected national samples of approximately 500 adults, aged 18 and older, conducted Jan. 20-22. For results based on this sample, one can say with 95% confidence that the maximum error attributable to sampling and other random effects is ±5 percentage points. In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of public opinion polls.

[daleo]

56. How were Barnie's poll results?

I like him by far the most.

[agincourt]

59. She is the only first lady,

who just flat out gives me the creeps. Only Barbara Bush comes close to her in that department.

[sandrakae]

60. SHE IS A STEPFORD WIFE.

[f-bush]

61. that's insane all she is ...

is a whoring bitch for that asshole husband of hers!!!

[Mythsaje]

62. Eleanor Roosevelt, she ain't...

Hell, she's not even Ladybird Johnson.

[tirechewer]

63. All She Ever Does...

All she ever does is stand there like a statue with its head dipped in shellac or prop George up when he's drunk. She does nothing? What is even to rate?

Besides this is a Bushomedia poll. I don't believe it.

[zann725]

65. They ARE grasping at 'straws'...having to prove Prez's wife is popular?!

Polling a First Lady who has almost never expressed an opinion on anything, has that snake-hiss smile glued on her face (EXCEPT at the C. King funeral!!).

Point IS, you can't LIKE what you don't know...unless you lack the smarts to know that you don't.

Or translated: Pickles "is NO Eleanor Roosevelt, OR Rosyln Carter." Or anywhere near. Pickles is a prop, and smart enough to know it. Thus that perpetual hissing smile.

[Tight_rope]

66. Well.... when they call the Stepford wives are the only ones home...

[sadiesworld]

67. Can you even IMAGINE the press saying anything negative about her?

It would be like the press being nasty toward McCain these days. It doesn't compute.

[NoAmericanTaliban]

68. Not bad for a murderer....remember auto accident when she

killed someone while running a stop sign in Texas. Happened when she was in high school after coming back from a home coming rally. She didn't serve a day in jail. So much for the part of accountability.It was covered up in the media. Impact was so hard that it threw the guy out of his car & broke his neck. Believe it or not, the name of the guy was Michael Douglas.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/bush/laura.asp

Wonder if it would have made the press if Hillary had killed someone??

[iverglas]

69. you shoulda used the NewsMax headline ;)

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/2/9/115541.shtml

Bush’s Approval Rating
Hits 82 Percent

!!