文中的 be popular with 完全可以换改 be popular among。

表示受某人欢迎或讨某人喜欢，其后通常用介词with。如：

I’m not very popular with the boss at the moment. 我现在不称老板的心。

She is a lively child and popular with everyone. 她是个活泼的孩子，大家都喜欢她。

若其后接的是一个复数名词或表示复数意义的集合名词，则也可用介词among。如：

The teacher is very popular with [among] his students. 这位老师很受学生欢迎。

He is popular among [with] men, though not, perhaps, with ladies. 他很受男士们的欢迎，虽然也许不一定讨女士们的喜欢。