Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Obama's Horrible Poll Numbers

Some historical context on Obama's 47% approval rating:

When Gallup began taking presidential approval polls 71 years ago, Franklin Roosevelt had been president for more than five years. During his remaining time in office, his job approval rating never fell below 48 percent.

The next 11 presidents, both Democrats and Republicans, all had higher job approval ratings than Obama at this stage of their tenure. Their ratings were:

-- George W. Bush, 86 percent
-- Bill Clinton, 52 percent
-- George H.W. Bush, 71 percent
-- Ronald Reagan, 49 percent
-- Jimmy Carter, 57 percent
-- Gerald Ford, 52 percent
-- Richard Nixon, 59 percent
-- Lyndon Johnson, 74 percent
-- John Kennedy, 77 percent
-- Dwight Eisenhower, 69 percent
-- Harry Truman, 49 percent


Yup, worst ratings at this point of any President in the last 70 years. Even Carter was 10% higher at this point.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Obama 47%.

Reagan 49%.

So far a tie between the Gipper and the neo-Muslim.

libertarian neocon said...

Looking forward though, I dont think there will be a statistical tie for long. Remember, once the Reagan administration got going they cut taxes, cut regulation and made the US feel better about itself overseas. On the contrary, the Obama administration is doing EXACTLY the opposite. His decision to have the EPA classify carbon dioxide as dangerous alone will have disastrous effects on the economy.