POLL: Michelle Obama's Formidable Favorables, 76% favorable overall, 59% among Repugs.

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Michelle Obama's Formidable Favorables

More than three-quarters of Americans hold a positive view of First Lady Michelle Obama, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, with nearly half saying they have a "strongly favorable" opinion.

Since the inauguration, Michelle Obama's overall favorable rating has risen slightly, up four points to 76 percent, while the percentage with a strongly favorable view has climbed eight to 46 percent, including a 10-point spike in strongly positive opinions among independents.

Michelle Obama began her husband's campaign for the general election with a net positive favorable rating in June of last year, but at the time, nearly as many had strongly negative views as strongly positive ones (18 percent to 21 percent, respectively). She was also an unfamiliar figure to a sizable chunk of the population, nearly a quarter held no opinion. Now, recognizable by nearly all, strongly favorable opinions outweigh strongly unfavorable views by nearly seven to one.

The recent rise in Obama's overall favorability stems largely from improvement among Republicans. Just before the inauguration, 47 percent had a positive take on the soon-to-be-FLOTUS, now 59 percent view her positively. Republican men in particular have warmed to her - 63 percent have a favorable opinion, up from 44 percent in January and 18 percent in June.

Nearly nine in 10 (85 percent) urbanites have a favorable view of the city-born First Lady (54 percent of city-dwellers have strongly favorable views). But Obama holds her own in the suburbs and rural areas as well - about seven in 10 suburbanites and rural denizens see her in a positive light.

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http://voices.washingtonpost.com/behind-the-numbers/2009/03/michelle_obamas_formidable_fav.html?wprss=behind-the-numbers

[dalaigh lllama]

1. I am less surprised by the strongly favorable than I am of the unfavorable

What's not to like about Michelle? What a wonderful role model for women she is: a wholesome relationship with her husband, an awesome mom, a caring citizen, smart, beautiful. What kind of folks could strongly disapprove?