Exclusive Poll: Jackie Kennedy, Not Hillary Clinton, Is the Best First Lady
In our first Whispers poll, Jacqueline Kennedy tops a list of four former first ladies as the model Americans hope the next presidential wife will follow. Nearly 36 percent of those polled by our partner Synovate-eNation made Jackie their top pick for the best model either Cindy McCain or Michelle Obama should follow. And when asked which soon-to-be presidential wife would be the best first lady, the nation was virtually split, with 50.8 percent choosing McCain and 49.2 percent choosing Obama.
When asked who was the best first lady model, the country is obviously split between favoring an activist like Eleanor Roosevelt or Hillary Clinton and choosing a traditionalist like Jackie or Laura Bush. After Jackie at 35.8 percent, Roosevelt came in at 28.4 percent, Bush at 20.8 percent, and Clinton at just 15 percent.
The news was especially harsh for Clinton. When Synovate-eNation broke the figures down, Clinton bombed among women and those 45 years old or older.
We will be publishing our Whispers polls about every other week, so stay tuned for our next topic. And check out the Synovate site to review how the polls are done.
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Successful First Lady
So much of this depends on the time that they served and the fact they were a success in their own right. The best list: Dolley Madison, Sarah Polk, Edith Roosevelt, Grace Coolidge, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jackie Kennedy, Lady Bird Johnson, Barbara Bush. Michelle Obama is too new but off to an excellent start. Three are in the Hall of Fame; Dolley, Eleanor, and Jackie.
Do not say that a man can run a country and be single.
First of all a bachelor president would not have the sense to run a country. The first lady is a woman who the president can lean on for support, you take that away and you have a weak leader. Look at Clinton he couldn't even cheat on his wife without the entire country finding out. Do really think that we need a man that can have women coming in and out of the white house? Last but not least, you want a loser for a president because any man that is over 35 and not married has some sort of social or emotional problem. He may even have a commitment problem and that will not be good for the U.S.
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