Which wife do Americans like more?
Americans who have opinions about each presumed presidential nominee’s wife are apt to think of both women favorably. But who is better liked, Michelle Obama or Cindy McCain? Two recent polls tell different stories (although the more recent survey, taken before Michelle Obama’s widely watched appearance on ABC’s “The View,” gave the edge to Obama). One thing that’s clear from both surveys: Lots of Americans have yet to form an opinion about the two.
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Pew Research Center Poll
Cindy McCain
42% have a favorable view
16% have an unfavorable view
42% have no opinion
Michelle Obama
44% have a favorable view
22% have an unfavorable view
34% have no opinion
Poll conducted May 22-25 among 1,242 registered voters.
Source: Pew Research Center
ABC News/ Washington Post Poll
Cindy McCain
39% have a favorable view
25% have an unfavorable view
36% have no opinion
Michelle Obama
48% have a favorable view
29% have an unfavorable view
23% have no opinion
Poll conducted June 12-15 among 1,125 adults.
Source: ABC News/Washington Post
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Note: Each poll has a margin of sampling error of at least 3 percentage points
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