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Bush now more popular than Obama
By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling Director
Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama's job approval numbers are sinking as American attitudes about the nation's progress have taken a turn for the worse, according to a new CNN/ORC poll.
A majority of the public once again say things in the U.S. are going pretty badly and disapproval of Obama's job performance has climbed back above 50% as well.
In fact, former President George W. Bush is more popular than Obama.
According to the poll, 52% of adults had a favorable impression of George W. Bush, 43% unfavorable. When Bush left office in 2009, only about one-third of Americans said they had a positive opinion of him. This new poll presents a notable shift as Bush's overall favorability has remained well below 50% for much of his time as a presidential alum.
When Obama was elected, I suspected he wouldn't do a very good job based on his beliefs and political philosophies, but with the media carrying water for him like they have and continue to do, I never suspected he would actually be less popular that George W. Bush. To me, that speaks volumes about how poor a president he really has been.
Bush now more popular than Obama - CNNPolitics.com
When Obama was elected, I suspected he wouldn't do a very good job based on his beliefs and political philosophies, but with the media carrying water for him like they have and continue to do, I never suspected he would actually be less popular that George W. Bush. To me, that speaks volumes about how poor a president he really has been.
Bush now more popular than Obama - CNNPolitics.com
Bush isn't president anymore, and he's not in the news every day. Name me a president whose popularity ratings didn't rise a few years after he left office.
Bush isn't president anymore, and he's not in the news every day. Name me a president whose popularity ratings didn't rise a few years after he left office.
Nixon.
When Obama was elected, I suspected he wouldn't do a very good job based on his beliefs and political philosophies, but with the media carrying water for him like they have and continue to do, I never suspected he would actually be less popular that George W. Bush. To me, that speaks volumes about how poor a president he really has been.
He had to get the hell away from the controls for that to happen, lol. Easy to be popular when you never weigh in (which we're all glad for) staying in your gallery painting portraits and flowers.
Bush now more popular than Obama - CNNPolitics.com
Bush isn't president anymore, and he's not in the news every day. Name me a president whose popularity ratings didn't rise a few years after he left office.
Great. That headline is also rather meaningless and dishonest
1) Comparing FAVORABILITY ratings to JOB APPROVAL ratings is comparing apples to oranges and is rather intellectually dishonest. They are in essence, two very different things. Favorability rating is basically, "Do you like a guy." Job approval rating is "Do you approve of the job someone is doing." Those are two very different measures of "popularity."
2) Almost all ex-Presidents enjoy growth in their favorability ratings after they leave office. They don't have to deal with the media, Congress, the realities of governing and executing policy, etc. All ex-Presidents have to do is stay home, make intermittent public appearances, not put themselves in a position to do something douchebaggy that will be reported by TMZ, and they'll be fine. Look at Jimmy Carter.
3) A better comparison would be to compare Bush and Obama's job approval ratings at the same point in their respective presidencies. Obama's current approval rating is about 47% based on Gallup. Bush, at a similar point in his Presidency, was in the low thirties.
But I suppose it's easier to grab on to a partisan bull**** headline and not do the intellectual legwork to notice that apples are being compared to oranges than it is to be honest about reality.
Must've polled the KKK. You know it's racism.
Hey, I didn't write the headline CNN did and they are hardly an anti-Obama or pro-Bush network.
Bush isn't president anymore, and he's not in the news every day. Name me a president whose popularity ratings didn't rise a few years after he left office.
Especially since those folk are now in the GOP--the 4th rise of the KKK .
Relax, NIMBY. I wasn't serious. Hope you're not, either.
Especially since those folk are now in the GOP--the 4th rise of the KKK .
Jimmuh "Peanut" Carter........."Richard Nixon".
Relax, NIMBY. I wasn't serious. Hope you're not, either.
1870s, 1920s, 1960s, 2010s--I don't deny history .
Humbolt was being sarcastic and what's really sad is, you were being serious. It's a shame that criticism of, and accusations against republicans are the focal point of the democratic party platform to win elections these days.
Humbolt was being sarcastic and what's really sad is, you were being serious. It's a shame that criticism of, and accusations against republicans are the focal point of the democratic party platform to win elections these days.
People are only being sarcastic from the GOP when they're called on it.
Then they backpedal with **** on their face.
StillBallin has already called you out in an outstanding manner about YER dishonest OP.
Hey, I didn't write the headline CNN did and they are hardly an anti-Obama or pro-Bush network.
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