47.9%: Obama Had Lower Average Approval Rating Than Nixon or Bush

[rangerrebew]

47.9%: Obama Had Lower Average Approval Rating Than Nixon or Bush

(CNSNews.com) - President Barack Obama had an average approval rating of 47.9 percent during his time in office, according to the Gallup pol [1]l.

That puts him behind Richard Nixon, who resigned, and George W. Bush, who saw his approval rating drop as low as 25 percent near the end of his term.

It puts him ahead of only Gerald Ford (47.2 percent), Jimmy Carter (45.5 percent) and Harry Truman (45.4 percent).

Gallup, in an analysis released Friday [1], published the average approval rating for all twelve presidents who have served since World War II.
 

Source URL: http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/479-obama-had-lower-average-approval-rating-nixon-or-bush

[dfwgator]

The only thing that surprises me is that his numbers were higher than Carter.  While the Carter years were awful, Obama was an even worse POTUS.  Quite the feat!

Obama was actually quite lucky in that the economy was ok, in spite of him.

[jmyrlefuller]

Not surprising.

Nixon was widely popular until Watergate broke. Remember, he steamrolled McGovern in his re-election bid. Meanwhile, George W.'s poor second-term numbers were offset by the huge approval ratings he had in his first term (9/11).

Obama, on the other hand, was the most polarizing president to date. You either worshipped him or you hated him. He squandered the good will he had at the start of his first term and could never re-earn that trust because he was constantly fighting against the Republicans that the people sent to Congress in 2010 (and who arguably helped restore the economy he had a hand in wrecking).

[LMAO]

Obama was actually quite lucky in that the economy was ok, in spite of him.

And the fact that the rest of the world was in worse shape, both economically and fiscally

[musiclady]

Not surprising, but this news will never get out to the Obama cult.

Too bad he's above Jimmy Carter, though.  I would have loved him to be at the very bottom.....