@rubyfruit76​ Thanks, I agree it needs to be re-worked. I used the Duck Duck Go AI search assist and asked the question, was (fill in the name) referred to by the nickname Mrs. President? I was able to get a yes answer on all six, along with the reasons why and a source article that details the specific Mrs. President discussion to that particular First Lady. Plus, I left off Mary Todd Lincoln, who more often referred to herself as "Mrs. President", and expected others to call her by that name, rather than it being given as a nickname, even though there is famous play about her called, 'Mrs. President', that points out her insecurities. I initially only expected two or three to share the nickname, but I didn't question the six who allegedly had the same nickname due to the validation by the AI bot and that the AI justified all six for a variety of earned reasons. It is odd that I trusted the AI bot, because I usually don't trust AI, since they still need to work out the kinks and they are still in their infancy.

When I tried to replicate the results after your note, I got corroboration on three of the six: Abigail Adams, Edith Wilson, and Dolley Madison. But, I could not validate the nickname for Hillary Clinton, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Betty Ford. Clinton's result was likely what she could be called, if she was elected during the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, even Madam President is more likely. The other two, Eleanor Roosevelt and Betty Ford earned other nicknames that were just as complimentary, but were not actually the "Mrs. President" nickname (in my second validation go-around). 

It probably works out better anyways, as I have reworked the poll suggestion to focus on first ladies who could be the better half to their spouses by equaling and complimenting the U.S. President's skill set. I initially planned to focus on the better half spin, but got sidetracked when the nickname, Mrs. President started showing up. Plus, I like the re-focus is more about their historical ranking and accomplishments, rather than being about a label.

I have expanded the answer pool to a combined Top12 First Lady list, based on:

Individual First Lady Rankings 

scri.siena.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/First-Ladies-Full-Rankings-2020.pdf

Presidential Power Couple Rankings 

sri.siena.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Appendix_C_Power_Couples.pdf

New Title: Favorite U.S. Presidential Power Couple Better Half

New Question: Which select U.S. first lady, who could be considered the better half of a top U.S. presidential couple, is your favorite one?

@rubyfruit76​ , FYI, here is a recap of the AI answers for the following six first ladies searches, in regards to referred to as "mrs. president"?

abigail adams referred to as "mrs. president"?

Abigail Adams, the wife of John Adams, the second president of the United States, was often referred to as "Mrs. President." This title reflects her significant influence and role during her husband's presidency from 1797 to 1801.

Influence and Role

• Advisor: Abigail was a trusted advisor to John Adams. He frequently sought her opinions on political matters and decisions.

• Political Engagement: She was known for her keen interest in politics and government, which was unusual for women of her time. Abigail actively engaged in discussions about the nation's future and women's rights.

dolley madison referred to as "mrs. president"?

edith wilson referred to as "mrs. president"?

eleanor roosevelt referred to as "mrs. president"?

betty ford referred to as "mrs. president"?

(from Wikipedia)

As first lady, she was active in social policy, and set a precedent as a politically active presidential spouse. Throughout her husband's time in the office of the presidency, she maintained high approval ratings, and was considered to be an influential first lady. Ford was noted for raising breast cancer awareness following her 1974 mastectomy. In addition, she was a passionate supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). As a supporter of abortion rights, and a leader in the women's rights movement, she gained fame as one of the most candid first ladies in history, commenting on the hot-button issues of the time, such as feminism, equal pay, the Equal Rights Amendment, sex, drugs, and abortion. Surveys of historians conducted by the Siena College Research Institute have shown that historians regard Ford to be among the best and most courageous American first ladies.  Following her years in the White House, Ford continued to lobby for the ERA, and remained active in the feminist movement. Soon after leaving office, she raised awareness of addiction when she sought help for, and publicly disclosed, her long-running struggle with alcoholism and substance abuse. After recovering, she founded and served as the first board chair of the Betty Ford Center, which provides treatment services for people with substance use disorders. Ford also became involved in causes related to HIV/AIDS. For years after leaving the White House, Ford continued to enjoy great influence and popularity, continuing to rank in the top ten of Gallup's annual most admired woman poll every year through 1991.  Ford was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George H. W. Bush in 1991. She was also awarded the Congressional Gold Medal as a co-recipient with President Ford in 1998.

@rubyfruit76​ Any more feedback?

I have further reworked poll from a top 25% pool to a top 50% pool of U.S. president power couples. Plus, I found an interesting article that recaps the results of Siena College/C-SPAN poll. It is interesting to see their individual scores and ranks, as well as their power couple score. I also start the poll with slogan, "Behind Every Great Man There Is a Great Woman" and ask a best question now.

Which select spouse, considered by some to be the better half of a leading U.S. presidential power couple, made the best contributions as a U.S. First Lady?

I think the case can be made for "the whole being greater than the sum of its parts" with many presidential power couples.

@urbanemovies​ I like the new poll a lot: what a great idea! (Best Better Half of Presidential Power Couples) 

@rubyfruit76​ Again, that was the theme I was going before, I let the "Mrs President" moniker sidetrack into going with another angle. I still think that idea has legs, but its tricky because different first ladies were given that name for almost as many different reasons, ranging from complimentary to derogatory. 

@rubyfruit76​, I thought you find this news item from Monday of Melania Trump chairing the U. N. Security Council interesting. 

‘President’ Melania Trump Promoted Peace At The UN

@Jessica​ Thanks, corrected.

@Peter_pbn​, I would agree, it is misleading and most of the archived articles from that period seem to focus simplying, rather than explaining the methodology. The best two sources seem to be a 2016 Siena College Research Institute press release and a 2016/2017 ingov.com article that posted all three scores for the top 25 couples (that were later republished widely by the mainstream media). The methodology for the new power couple ranks used existing data sets (2014 first lady & 2010 president) to compile couple scores and couple ranks.

(scri.siena.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Appendix_C_Power_Couples.pdf)

Currently the list doesn't say where the numbers came from.

@Peter_pbn​ , I modified the note that follows the question to read and removed the numbers and recaps altogether.

* The answer pool consists of every first lady from the top twenty Siena College/C-SPAN ranked power couples out of the thirty-nine U.S.presidential couples who served between 1789 and 2015.

@Peter_pbn,

The scores have nothing to with being someone's better half. The term is used more in the question as an idiom, rather being literally interpreted as being superior. I added quotation marks to be clearer. I think a spouse can be their better half, by just being their spouse, by being the stronger or crucial half, or by making them a better man or woman.

Which select spouse, considered by some to be the "better half" of a leading U.S. presidential power couple, made the best contributions as a U.S. First Lady?

​ 

There have been 42 presidential couples, 39 couples had served and were listed at the time of the press release in 2016, the top 20 are listed. These two couples are beyond the poll's scope and are in bottom half of the power couple ranks. To your point, Mary Todd had the worst first lady score (#20) among power couples in the top half. The Lincolns were ranked eighth overall among presidential power couple with Lincoln coming #3 after both of Roosevelts. 

#22 Rosalynn Carter & Jimmy Carter

#33 Laura Bush & George W. Bush

Your usage doesn't really follow the idiom.

The idiom might go, the President's better half, and "better half" means spouse. You write about the better half of a couple.

@Peter_pbn​ Its intended to be that way. They both can be "better halves" at the same time, or one can be literally the "better half". Plus, the "considered by some" moderates the point, so it possible that just your spouse thinks you are their "better half". 

Plus, you can't cherry pick first ladies from among those in the bottom half of power couple results, when the scope is leading presidential power couples. The nature of any poll is you will get some strong answer options, some middling or ok answer options, and some weak answer options. I would assume the answer pool would be more top heavy with their combined scores needing to be in the top half to make the cut into the select (first ladies from leading presidential power couples) category. Still, I expect there will be top five or ten options that will grab the vast majority of votes, just like  the other polls on IMDb.

@Peter_pbn​ Yes, probably so, but the recaps are from 2016, so it is current to their publication and as I far as I know there has not been another power couple ranking published since.

@Pencho15​ Thanks.