Wisconsinites: Packers QB third to only Lincoln and Jesus

[Al B. Sure!]

According to a polling firm, the only two people more popular in Wisconsin than Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers(notes) are Abraham Lincoln and Jesus.

A few weeks ago, Public Policy Polling found that reigning Super Bowl MVP was viewed favorably by 89 percent of people in the state, the highest mark for any individual in the country. Pollsters wondered if any figure could top that mark, so they added a few people with "near universal appeal" into a recent national poll to test out Rodgers' popularity. Only the 16th president (91 percent favorably rating) and Jesus (90 percent) finished ahead of the quarterback.

That means Rodgers outpolled George Washington (86 percent), Mother Theresa (83), Martin Luther King Jr. (74), Santa Claus (67), Gandhi (64), Nelson Mandela (64) and Steve Jobs (62), and is in no way an indication that we Americans take our sports heroes way too seriously.

Lincoln more popular than Jesus, as well. Interesting.

He can look a little like Jesus, actually:

[KrazyHorse]

Lincoln, Jesus and Aaron Rodgers: all lily white, all loved by Wisconsonites. Coincidence? I think not.

[Aeson]

Does Brett Favre still register, or is he a traitor now?

[Mojotronica]

Lincoln, Jesus and Aaron Rodgers: all lily white, all loved by Wisconsonites. Coincidence? I think not.

Jesus was middle eastern, probably not actually lily white. He was lily white on my Great-Grandma's collectible Jesus plate set, but not in real life.

[Elok]

I find it more troubling that one in four disapproves of MLK, and one in three dislikes Gandhi and/or Nelson Mandela.

[KrazyHorse]

Jesus was middle eastern, probably not actually lily white. He was lily white on my Great-Grandma's collectible Jesus plate set, but not in real life.

[Al B. Sure!]

I find it more troubling that one in four disapproves of MLK, and one in three dislikes Gandhi and/or Nelson Mandela.

Can Nelson Mandela throw 4 touchdown passes and run in two more against Denver?

[Imran Siddiqui]

Well of course Lincoln is more popular than Jesus - even atheists can root for Lincoln.

What I don't understand is who are these 14% unfavorable of Washington? Is it because he owned slaves?

[Aeson]

They probably thought it was the Redskins...

[Donegeal]

As a Wisconsinite, I'd only be favorable toward Rodgers if he played for the Bears.

[OneFootInTheGrave]

Well of course Lincoln is more popular than Jesus - even atheists can root for Lincoln.

What I don't understand is who are these 14% unfavorable of Washington? Is it because he owned slaves?

those are the remnants of imperial supporters still holding out in Wisconsin.

[Dinner]

They sure do seem to think highly of their football team.