# First Wives Candidates Debate **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [August 17, 2012, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-wives-candidates-debate/631740 "2012-08-17T02:32:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SaharaTea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SaharaTea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaharaTea)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2012, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-wives-candidates-debate/631740/21 "2012-08-21T21:57:24Z")
I honestly don’t know much about Ann Romney, but I do admire Michelle Obama and would vote for her in a heartbeat if she ever ran for office. On the surface it would seem like a candidate’s wife shouldn’t matter, but you can tell a lot about a person based on who they choose to spend their life with. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-wives-candidates-debate/631740/22 "2012-08-22T02:20:43Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > I’m sure at least one of them would answer, “The President wouldn’t get any for the remainder of his term.” At least not from her (See Clinton and allegedly Bush the First). > [@BobLibDem](#): > > Michelle Obama seems like a nice enough person. Ann Romney does not. Anne is a zillion times more likeable than her husband. ---
**Author:** ![Farmer\_Jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-wives-candidates-debate/631740/23 "2012-08-22T02:30:38Z")
Ann Romney is extremely likeable. Michelle? Eh, not my type. But I’m from the midwest - the Iowa kind, not the Chicago kind - and there’s something about Mrs. Mittens that says she’d be sweet for a cuppa tea. Also, she has MS. That pings my 'dar a little. ---
**Author:** ![Farmer\_Jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-wives-candidates-debate/631740/24 "2012-08-22T02:32:33Z")
Ann Romney is extremely likeable. Michelle? Eh, not my type. But I’m from the midwest - the Iowa kind, not the Chicago kind - and there’s something about Mrs. Mittens that makes me feel sorry for her. She’s rich. So what? She’s probably a nice lady. Also, she has MS. That pings my 'dar a little. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-wives-candidates-debate/631740/25 "2012-08-22T02:45:08Z")
> [@Mighty\_Girl](#): > > Anne is a zillion times more likeable than her husband. Yeah, and I’d rather have diarrhea than vomit. It’s a rather low threshold you’ve set for her. ---
**Author:** ![Victor\_Charlie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7ea924/32.png) [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-wives-candidates-debate/631740/26 "2012-08-22T04:12:59Z")
They could debate over Christmas decorations. Or who has the better dog. Or who has better rapport with the ladies on “The View.” Or who has the better pet project? (Nancy had “just say no”, Laura had literacy, Michelle has nutrition. What would Ann’s project be? Abstinence? Temperance? Jell-O Culinaria?) ---
**Author:** ![nogravity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9d8465/32.png) [@nogravity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nogravity)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-wives-candidates-debate/631740/27 "2012-08-23T12:21:18Z")
> [@Victor\_Charlie](#): > > They could debate over Christmas decorations. Or who has the better dog. Or who has better rapport with the ladies on “The View.” Or who has the better pet project? (Nancy had “just say no”, Laura had literacy, Michelle has nutrition. What would Ann’s project be? Abstinence? Temperance? Jell-O Culinaria?) How to manage houses across the country. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-wives-candidates-debate/631740.md?page=1)