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Obama top 4 most unpopular President...... Historically!
Posted on 1/26/17 at 9:59 am
Posted on 1/26/17 at 9:59 am
Posted on 1/26/17 at 10:00 am to Jjdoc
dang . . . Truman was our most unpopular pres? Who woulda thunk it?
Posted on 1/26/17 at 10:00 am to Jjdoc
Most will say it's simply because he's black...
Posted on 1/26/17 at 10:01 am to Jjdoc
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Obama top 4 most unpopular President
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Historically
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Job Approval Averages for US Presidents Since World War II
You do know history didn't begin with WWII, right?
Posted on 1/26/17 at 10:02 am to Jjdoc
Bush II got a bump from 911 that makes his numbers artificially inflated for that time frame.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 10:03 am to Goldrush25
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You do know history didn't begin with WWII, right?
Trump supporters aren't big on reading comprehension
Posted on 1/26/17 at 10:05 am to Goldrush25
Yes I do. Do you know when polls started?
Posted on 1/26/17 at 10:05 am to CoachDon
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Most will say it's simply because he's black...
and cuz all those "Republicans" in congress who oppressed his policies
Posted on 1/26/17 at 10:06 am to Grim
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Grim
Hurts that Bush is still more popular doesn't it.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 10:06 am to Jjdoc
I think that the fact that HW Bush has a higher approval level than Reagan should temper any conclusions drawn from this sort of information.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 10:07 am to Jjdoc
To be fair, public opinion is not a great barometer of quality. Justin Beiber anyone?
Posted on 1/26/17 at 10:08 am to Jjdoc
GHW Bush more popular than Reagan?
List is shite.
List is shite.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 10:09 am to Jjdoc
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Yes I do. Do you know when polls started?
I do now. Did the concept of popularity begin with the advent of these polls?
Posted on 1/26/17 at 10:10 am to Jjdoc
Approval rating is not a good indicator of how good the president was. Its an indicator of how strong the economy was and how charming/likable the president was. That chart is proof of that.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 10:16 am to Jjdoc
HW was more popular than Reagan--and lost re-election. Johnson was more popular than Reagan and bowed out rather than face the prospect of defeat--possibly even in the primary--in 68. Nixon isn't at the bottom yet couldn't even finish his second term--etc.
Welcome back.
Welcome back.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 10:19 am to skrayper
quote:The average is over the full term(s) of each President.
I think that the fact that HW Bush has a higher approval level than Reagan should temper any conclusions drawn from this sort of information.
Reagan's first term went through one of the worst recessions since WWII at that time.
It was induced by Fed Chairman Volker's raising rates to record highs in order to kill the inflationary spiral which began under Carter. Real unemployment went to over 10% for a while.
Reagan actually became more popular after his time in office as people realized it was his tax cut policies that gave us several decades of economic growth and his tough stance on the Soviet Union is what broke the "Evil Empire" apart.
President George H.W. Bush enjoyed the results of the "Reagan Revolution" more than Reagan did.
And GHW Bush would have won re-election if not for his infamous "read my lips, no new taxes" pledge and then he raised taxes.
That's why Ross Perot got 19% of the popular vote, most of which he took from Bush, and allowed Slick Willie Clinton to be President with only 43% of the popular vote.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 10:19 am to Jjdoc
....I really don't think this is accurate. There is NO WAY that piece of filth had an approval rating above 20%.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 10:22 am to Jjdoc
I see you buying into the alternative facts.
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