Michelle Obama tops poll of US politicians

FIRST Lady Michelle Obama has topped a new poll purporting to show how warmly Americans regard their leaders, beating even her husband President Barack Obama.

Michelle Obama scored a chart-topping “warmth rating” of 60.1 degrees, three degrees hotter than the President, who came in fourth place in the Quinnipiac University “feeling thermometer” with 56.5 degrees.

The survey asked voters to rate leaders from 0 to 100 degrees on the “feeling thermometer” with the highest numbers reflecting the warmest feelings.