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U.S. Voters Have Warmest Feelings For Michelle Obama, Quinnipiac University National Thermometer Finds; Christie Is Hottest Politician, Topping President
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Mar 08, 2011 06:39pm |
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| News Date | Tuesday, March 8, 2011 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | "First Lady Michelle Obama gets the warmest rating, with a 60.1 degree mean score, more than 3 degrees hotter than fourth-place President Barack Obama, when American voters rate their feelings about politicians and other national figures in a Quinnipiac University national thermometer poll released today. New Jersey Gov. Christopher Christie is the hottest politician on the thermometer.
At 59.2 degrees, former President Bill Clinton is second place on the thermometer scale by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll.
Gov. Christie is third with 57 degrees, topping President Obama who gets 56.5 degrees. But 55 percent of American voters don't know enough about Christie to form an opinion.
Nancy Pelosi, the former speaker of the House of Representatives and now the Democratic leader in the Republican-controlled body, gets the coolest rating from voters. Democratic Senate leader Harry Reid ranks next lowest and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin ranks third from the bottom.
Among Republican voters, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty gets the hottest score among 2012 GOP presidential contenders. American voters don't fire Donald Trump, but they're not fired up about him, ranking him 16th in a field of 23 people.
"New Jersey Gov. Christopher Christie has ruled out running for president next year despite the urging of many Republicans, but he has clearly made a positive impression on the American people, at least the half who are familiar with him," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "It is important to remember that this measure is not any kind of presidential trial heat, but it does reflect how voters feel about national figures, including politicians." |
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