Dog whistle!
Via Washington Secrets:
First lady Michelle Obama’s approval ratings continue to soar far above her husband’s, but a new poll finds that she is far more of an “activist” White House spouse than voters want.
Although there is a slight (44 percent to 43 percent) edge in voters who prefer a more traditional than activist first lady, a new Rasmussen Reports poll finds that 54 percent view the popular first lady as an “activist.” Just 32 percent said that she plays “a traditional role.”
It’s a role she has tried to straddle. She is not as involved in policy as former first lady Hillary Clinton was, but she is using her bully pulpit more than former first lady Laura Bush did, especially in urging the nation, and particularly children, to get fit.