{"id":2362887,"date":"2024-11-01T15:50:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T19:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buzz-obama-sexiest-president-with-trump-in-third-place-new-i-voted-bobblehead-and-ford-and-carter-ended-as-friends-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-01T15:51:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T19:51:58","slug":"buzz-obama-sexiest-president-with-trump-in-third-place-new-i-voted-bobblehead-and-ford-and-carter-ended-as-friends-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buzz-obama-sexiest-president-with-trump-in-third-place-new-i-voted-bobblehead-and-ford-and-carter-ended-as-friends-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Buzz: Obama \u2018sexiest\u2019 president, with Trump in third place, new \u2018I Voted\u2019 bobblehead, and Ford and Carter ended as friends &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">46<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbuzz-obama-sexiest-president-with-trump-in-third-place-new-i-voted-bobblehead-and-ford-and-carter-ended-as-friends-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2362887&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u200c article discusses several trending topics related to U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-china-threat-is-real-and-upon-us\/\" title=\"The China Threat is Real and Upon Us\">political figures<\/a> while\u200d reflecting on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/megyn-kelly-and-sage-steele-team-up-to-bury-us-open-for-ditching-star-spangled-banner-for-black-national-anthem\/\" title=\"Megyn Kelly and Sage Steele unite against US Open for replacing &#039;Star-Spangled Banner&#039; with Black National Anthem.\">upcoming \u200c2024 presidential election<\/a>. It draws a parallel between the current electoral landscape and the \u200chistorical election\u2062 of 1976,\u2064 where then-President Gerald Ford was closely trailing\u2064 behind Jimmy Carter, whom he eventually lost to by a narrow margin. Interestingly, despite their political rivalry, Ford and Carter developed a strong friendship later in life, highlighting a rare \u2063example of bipartisanship \u2063in today&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-who-have-worse-finances-since-biden-was-elected-overwhelmingly-blame-democrats\/\" title=\"Americans Who Have Worse Finances Since Biden Was Elected Overwhelmingly Blame Democrats\">polarized political environment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the piece touches on a lighthearted survey by \u200dBetUS, which has named former President Barack Obama the &#8220;sexiest \u200dpresident.&#8221; Surprisingly, Donald Trump\u2062 also made the list,\u200d ranked third, due to his notable brand \u200bpresence and direct approach. This reflects how personal attributes of political figures can\u2063 influence public\u200d perception, even in the context\u200c of an election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Buzz: Obama &lsquo;sexiest&rsquo; president, with Trump in third place, new &lsquo;I Voted&rsquo; bobblehead, and Ford and Carter ended as friends<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1870183\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>As another bitter presidential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"election\">election<\/a> comes to an end, some are comparing 2024 to 1976, when then-<strong>President <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gerald-ford\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Gerald Ford\">Gerald Ford<\/a><\/strong>  was fast closing in on leader <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jimmy-carter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jimmy Carter\">Jimmy Carter<\/a><\/strong>  in the final days. Carter defeated the incumbent by 2 points in a rough and tumble election.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>And now, we&rsquo;re learning that the two eventually became friends. &ldquo;Once political rivals, former Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter became not just friends but political allies in their post-presidential years,&rdquo; Ford biographer <strong>Scott Kaufman<\/strong> told Secrets.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Their relationship is a testament to the bipartisanship that has become all too rare in today&rsquo;s politicized climate,&rdquo; added Kaufman, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ambition-Pragmatism-Party-Political-Biography\/dp\/0700625003\/ref=sr_1_8?crid=20QAJ18GMBBG&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.xezxAPX-6nQxL7NwKpDdt9s4oOFHPDCKWQ5WtgnuDVzbTD5m3M4VUCOkS4R9uiBk0mAV7GZyQ1iXSCHpRV6f2EUkF3eHMhVRHsFsVtAmuTWkX8wkDNe0wX4SwQHCL8WRs6x6tCQTKaiE2P5otfSpjvRS2KDrnJqBD4sNSVYjBQHrIKwP8nB_VKaie_-TNCdhcYC9B294W4DwRpQ2DtMfMwfH7X-vrvSDOM7FIzfbW6M.567u7pStxxYEGZbZumGLXTUDNaq9kV_0DVinG8eygm0&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=scott+kaufman&amp;qid=1730488738&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=scott+kaufman%2Cstripbooks%2C94&amp;sr=1-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">professor of history<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmarion.edu\/history\/faculty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Francis Marion University<\/a> in South Carolina. Ford died the day after Christmas 2006, and Carter, who just turned 100, is in hospice.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><\/figure>\n<p>&mdash; Maybe we shouldn&rsquo;t be surprised that former <strong>President Barack Obama<\/strong> is considered the &ldquo;sexiest president&rdquo; ever. But former <strong>President Donald Trump<\/strong> as the third-sexiest president? It&rsquo;s true, said BetUS, an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">online sports betting network<\/a>. It told us, &ldquo;His immense brand and unapologetic approach have resonated with many.&rdquo; And BetUS predicted, &ldquo;Trump&rsquo;s attractiveness may push him over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-head-to-chicago-with-hope-and-scars-from-2016-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Democrats head to Chicago with hope \u2014 and scars from 2016 - Washington Examiner\">finish line&#038;rdquo<\/a>; next week. The list was pulled out of a larger survey of the sexiest celebrities. <strong>Andres Vargas,<\/strong> head content editor at BetUS, said, &ldquo;Celebrities make up an extremely small percentage of the human population, and many individuals develop crushes on talented celebrities like musicians, actors, athletes, and even former presidents, which can bring excitement and fascination. Out of the many celebrity crushes out there, we at BetUS wanted to showcase which male celebrity would be deemed the sexiest in 2024.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo courtesy National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&mdash; <strong>Phil Sklar,<\/strong> the founder of Milwaukee&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bobbleheadhall.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum<\/a>, has made his latest doll of the 2024 campaign. It&rsquo;s an <a href=\"https:\/\/store.bobbleheadhall.com\/products\/ivoted\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&ldquo;I Voted&rdquo;<\/a> sticker &ldquo;bobble.&rdquo; Sklar told Secrets of his $25 offering: &ldquo;The patriotic decal has been a symbol of Election Day for decades, and we are confident this bobble will be a must-have for voters of all ages.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1870183\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1870183\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buzz: Obama named &#8216;sexiest&#8217; president; Trump ranks third<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2362888,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Obama-Sexiest-Prez-scaled-1024x695.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[44180,44179,5315,44178,3634],"class_list":["post-2362887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-ford-carter-friendship","tag-i-voted-bobblehead","tag-obama","tag-sexiest-president","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Obama-Sexiest-Prez-scaled-1024x695.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2362887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2362887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2362887\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2362888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2362887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2362887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2362887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}