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(196,823 posts) Tue Apr 14, 2026, 08:37 AM Tuesday

1,000 people surveyed. The most popular (favor ability) living person is....(spoiler at 1st response)

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1,000 people surveyed. The most popular (favor ability) living person is....(spoiler at 1st response) (Original Post) underpants Tuesday OP

😃 underpants Tuesday #1

My guess would have been Obama. Dolly is pretty progressive as well. W_HAMILTON Tuesday #6

Conservatives would consider her conservative (or at least inoffensive moderate) exboyfil Tuesday #9

That's probably why she is so beloved then. W_HAMILTON Yesterday #14

Popular vs. favorable seem to be two different things exboyfil Tuesday #8

No one? Srkdqltr Tuesday #2

Taylor Swift? exboyfil Tuesday #3

❌ underpants Tuesday #5

I'm not all that surprised EYESORE 9001 Tuesday #4

# 4 was a cockroach in my garage, followed by an orange person whose mouth looks like a rectum. chouchou Tuesday #7

i'm going to guess the top three just for fun lol Takket Tuesday #10

Michelle Obama? Maru Kitteh Tuesday #11

Close. underpants Tuesday #13

at this moment in history - Pope Leo AnnaLee Tuesday #12

underpants

(196,823 posts)

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Reply to underpants (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 08:38 AM

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Dolly Parton tops list of global figures in US favorability poll

Of 1,000 people surveyed by the University of Massachusetts and the market research firm YouGov heading into April, 70% of them had a favorable impression of Parton, an 11-time Grammy winner. Only 5% had an unfavorable impression of her, giving her a net favorability of 65%.

Obama, the US president from 2009 to 2017, had the poll’s next highest net favorability at 14%. He scored 50% favorability and 36% unfavorability among those surveyed.

And rounding out the poll’s metaphorical podium with a 12% net favorability was Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, which has been defending itself from invading Russian forces since February 2022. He arrived at that number after 35% of those surveyed reported having a favorable opinion of him and 22% indicated an unfavorable view of him.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/apr/14/dolly-parton-poll-most-popular-in-the-country

W_HAMILTON

(10,372 posts)

6. My guess would have been Obama. Dolly is pretty progressive as well.

Reply to underpants (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 08:52 AM

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Maybe some in our progressive coalition can learn a thing or two from her, although I'm not exactly sure what it would be... Maybe focusing just on doing good rather than focusing on the actions of others? I don't know...

exboyfil

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9. Conservatives would consider her conservative (or at least inoffensive moderate)

Reply to W_HAMILTON (Reply #6)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 09:07 AM

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Dollywood is the preferred theme park for many. They even brushed aside the whole Blue/Gray switch to the dinner show.

W_HAMILTON

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14. That's probably why she is so beloved then.

Reply to exboyfil (Reply #9)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 07:21 AM

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Conservatives just think she's a nice big-boobed country gal when she's actually very progressive in her actions.

It seems like she's progressive when it actually matters (e.g., she's a long-time and very vocal ally of the LGBT+ community) and more across the political spectrum when it doesn't (e.g., she's performed with conservatives).