WSJ/NBC News Poll: Michelle Obama on the Rise

Susan Davis reports on politics. Incoming First Lady Michelle Obama is enjoying some of her high favorability ratings to date according to the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll released Wednesday. (For the full take on the poll, read this story in today’s WSJ.) Nearly one-third, 31%, of respondents said they had a “very positive” view of Obama, while an additional 23% said they had a “somewhat positive” view. Just 15% of respondents held a negative view, while nearly one quarter, 24%, said they were neutral on the next first lady. The 31% figure is a high for Obama in the WSJ/NBC News poll, with her previous high at 21% in early September. The number of voters who held a negative view of Obama has been cut in half since the September poll’s 31%. Further, the vast majority, 69%, of respondents said that Obama is a positive role model for American women, a higher figure than former First Lady and New York Sen. Hillary Clinton ever received. Clinton peaked at 66% in ... (link)