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Poll: Melania Trump would be least popular first lady since ......... Hillary

Following a brutal RNC convention, both Trumps find themselves battling Hillary Clinton for favorability ratings

By Brendan Gauthier

Published August 9, 2016 4:49PM (EDT)

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Melania Trump, current wife of GOP presidential candidate Donald, could become the least popular first lady since Hillary Clinton, according to a recent Washington Post/ABC News poll.

39% of all adults surveyed said they viewed Barron's mom unfavorably (compared to 33% favorably and 28% no opinion). Among registered voters surveyed, Melania boasts a congruous 37% un/favorable split.

As New York Magazine notes, "To find a spouse less positively viewed than Melania, you'd have to go back to January 1996 — and a presidential spouse named Hillary Clinton."

The polling also found Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's lead increasing over her Republican opponent following both parties' conventions. Among a random sampling of 1,002 voting-age adults, 50% preferred Clinton to Trump's 42%, with a margin of error +/- 3.5%.

Find detailed results here.

(h/t New York Magazine)


By Brendan Gauthier

Brendan Gauthier is a freelance writer.

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