This is according to the conclusions of a survey conducted by Public Policy Polling, which says that if the two-time Ivy League grad and lawyer wanted to run for the Senate seat in Illinois, she would clobber Republican challenger, Sen. Mark Kirk, by about 10 percentage points.
The thing is, Michelle Obama hasn’t indicated that she would be interested in a life in politics. And, after seeing what her husband has had to endure during his first term in office, she may never want to. She most certainly doesn’t want to run for president and she has made this feeling very clear.
The Public Policy Polling, a left-leaning poll company, states that Kirk’s approval rating is currently only 34 percent, while Michelle Obama enjoys a 60 percent approval number. President Obama also remains popular in his home state where he enjoys a 57 percent approval rating.
Kirk is recovering from a major stroke and is expected to make a full recovery and return to legislating this coming January.
Meanwhile, Michelle Obama increased political speculation about her future after her critically-acclaimed speech at this year’s Democratic National Convention.
“I’d love to see her get more into politics because it would be a breath of fresh air in D.C.,” South Carolina Democratic Rep. James Clyburn told Newsweek. “She’s honest and straightforward, which is not what you see in Washington much. She is exactly what we need around here,” he added.
Actor Samuel L. Jackson, an unabashed and adamant Obama supporter, has also endorsed a potential political future for the first lady.
“Michelle is Superwoman. What can’t she do?” Jackson told Newsweek. “That’s why people love her. She can be on the Supreme Court and anywhere else she wants. She can be the president. She’s history and she’ll stay history because she is so amazingly smart and together.”
Should Michelle Obama change her mind, she would not be the first “non-political” person in the White House to run for office. A few others have a left a blueprint for her to follow:
