Bush job approval rating higher than Obama's

Shock Gallup Poll: George W. Bushs Approval Rating Skyrockets to 47%, One Point Higher Than Obamas
Excuse me while I burst out laughing, BWAHAHAHAHA… (Politico)-  George W. Bush’s job Approval Rating as president has spiked to 47 percent, according to a Gallup Poll released Monday . That’s one point higher than President Barack Obama’s job Approval Rating in a poll taken the same week. This is the first time Gallup asked Americans to retrospectively rate Bush’s job performance. And it was a stunning turnaround from his low point of 25 percent in November 2008. The 4

Obama's Approval Rating Dips Below George W. Bush's
President Barack Obama, pictured on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday, has recently seen his Approval Rating drop below his predecessor's current standing. (Credit: Charles Dharapak) President Barack Obama's Approval Rating has fallen below George W. Bush's, according to recent Gallup Polls. Released Monday, one poll shows Mr. Bush's Approval Rating rose to 47 percent in recent weeks, which is one point higher than Mr. Obama's rating in a poll also taken this week. Prior to his...

Bush Approval Rating Tops Obama
Politico reports: George W. Bush’s job Approval Rating as president has spiked to 47 percent, according to a Gallup Poll released Monday. That’s 1 point higher than President Barack Obama’s job Approval Rating in a poll taken the same week. This is the first time Gallup asked Americans to retrospectively rate Bush’s job performance. And it was a stunning turnaround from his low point of 25 percent in November 2008. The 47 percent number is 13 points higher than the last Gall

Bush Approval Rating Tops Obama
Politico reports: George W. Bush’s job Approval Rating as president has spiked to 47 percent, according to a Gallup Poll released Monday. That’s 1 point higher than President Barack Obama’s job Approval Rating in a poll taken the same week. This is the first time Gallup asked Americans to retrospectively rate Bush’s job performance. And it was a stunning turnaround from his low point of 25 percent in November 2008. The 47 percent number is 13 points higher than the last Gall

George W. Bush job approval rating now higher than Obamas on Gallup
George W. Bush job Approval Rating now higher than Obama’s on Gallup When dubya left office in 2009, his approval Ratings on Gallup stood at a pathetic 34%. The kool-aide drinking public thought Obama was their savior, he would walk on water, and fix The Economy with his progressive liberal class warfare policies. Fast forward to the end of 2010 and now George W. Bush is more popular than Obama. As painful as it must have been for Politico to post this story (and frankly i’m surpri...

Kennedy remains most popular modern president
(CNN) - Nearly fifty years after he was assassinated, President John F. Kennedy remains the highest rated modern president, according to a new Gallup Poll. Kennedy earned an 85 percent retrospective job Approval Rating, the highest among the nine U.S. presidents who have served in the past 50 years. Ronald Reagan ranked second with a 74 percent approval rating. Bill Clinton eclipsed Jimmy Carter for third place, while Carter's 52 percent approval rating brought him down to sixth place. Ga...

Poll: Kennedy highest-rated president
Published: Dec. 6, 2010 at 8:58 AM A Gallup Poll says of nine U.S. presidents who served in the past 50 years, John F. Kennedy continues to earn the highest retrospective Job Approval marks. (UPI Photo/Abbie Rowe/John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum) Obama No. 15 in presidential rankings WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- A Gallup Poll says of nine U.S. presidents who served in the past 50 years, John F. Kennedy continues to earn the highest retrospective Job Approval marks. Kennedy's rati...

George W. Bush is most unpopular living US president
George W. Bush has been named as the least popular living U.S. president, according to a survey released yesterday. The 64-year-old Republican nicknamed Dubya, who took America to war against Terrorism, and under whose watch the financial downfall occurred, was labelled the most unpopular living leader of the last 50 years in the U.S. by respected pollsters Gallup. The 43rd president, Mr Bush - son of former president George H. W. Bush - was infamous for his gaffes at high-profile events and was...

Kennedy Still Highest-Rated Modern President, Nixon Lowest
PRINCETON, NJ -- Of the nine U.S. presidents who have served in the past 50 years, John F. Kennedy continues to earn the highest retrospective job Approval Rating from Americans, now 85%. Ronald Reagan ranks second, with 74%. While these presidents' Ratings are largely unchanged from 2006, Bill Clinton's rating has improved, putting him in third place, while Jimmy Carter, at 52%, has dropped from third to sixth. Richard Nixon remains the lowest rated. The Nov. 19-21 Gallup Poll asked Ame...

Hope & Change Bush Approval Rating Tops Obama
After just two years George Bush now polls better than Barack Obama. George W. Bush’s job Approval Rating as president has spiked to 47 percent, according to a Gallup Poll released Monday. That’s 1 point higher than President Barack Obama’s job Approval Rating in a poll taken the same week. This is the first time Gallup asked Americans to retrospectively rate Bush’s job performance. And it was a stunning turnaround from his low point of 25 percent in November 2008. The 4...

Poll Shocker: George W. Bush Rated Higher Than Barack Obama
For the first time, President Bush has a high Presidential Approval Rating than President Obama. George W. Bush’s Job Approval rating as president has spiked to 47 percent, according to a Gallup Poll released Monday. That’s 1 point higher than President Barack Obama’s Job Approval rating in a poll taken the same week. This is the first time Gallup asked Americans to retrospectively rate Bush’s job performance. And it was a stunning turnaround from his low point of 25 pe...

Gallup Poll: Jimmy Carter Post-Presidency Approval Rating Tanking
Jimmy Carter last seen mumbling something about a Zionist Conspiracy… PRINCETON, NJ — Of the nine U.S. presidents who have served in the past 50 years, John F. Kennedy continues to earn the highest retrospective job Approval Rating from Americans, now 85%. Ronald Reagan ranks second, with 74%. While these presidents’ Ratings are largely unchanged from 2006, Bill Clinton’s rating has improved, putting him in third place, while Jimmy Carter, at 52%, has dropped from third t

Obama makes Bush look good, Carter bad
From the Gallup Poll: “Of the nine U.S. presidents who have served in the past 50 years, John F. Kennedy continues to earn the highest retrospective job Approval Rating from Americans, now 85%. Ronald Reagan ranks second, with 74%. While these presidents’ Ratings are largely unchanged from 2006, Bill Clinton’s rating has improved, putting him in third place, while Jimmy Carter, at 52%, has dropped from third to sixth. Richard Nixon remains the lowest rated.” From the Ga...

Bush Job Approval Rating Higher Than Obamas
George W. Bush's job Approval Rating as president has spiked to 47 percent, according to a Gallup Poll released Monday. That's 1 point higher than President Barack Obama's job Approval Rating in a poll taken the same week. You must login to comment. The Fox Nation is for those opposed to intolerance, excessive government control of our lives, and attempts to monopolize opinion or suppress freedom of thought, expression, and worship. Read more... We invite all Americans who share these values to ...

Most Popular Pol Poll
A new Gallup Poll ranks the popularity of American presidents, and taking the number one spot with an 85% Approval Rating is that “liberal” the Conservatives love-to-hate, John F. Kennedy. The lore of Camelot “has legs” as they say, even to today’s generation. In close proximity with a 74% approval number, is that darling of the Right, Ronald Reagan. In the “Place” position, Bill Clinton has nudged out Jimmy Carter from last year. Carter still makes the ...

Who's the Most Popular Modern President? (The Atlantic Wire)
WASHINGTON, DC – According to a new Gallup survey, President John F. Kennedy remains the highest-rated president in modern history. President Ronald Reagan came in second with a 74% Approval Rating while Richard Nixon remained last with 29%. The survey, published Monday, asked Americans "whether they approve or disapprove of how each [president] handled his job in office." Here are four takeaways from the new poll: In Many Ways, It's About How You Leave Office, writes James Joyner at Out...

Bush Approval Rating Now Tops Obama
The longer Obama’s president, the better George W. Bush looks. Politico reported: George W. Bush’s job Approval Rating as president has spiked to 47 percent, according to a Gallup Poll released Monday. That’s one point higher than President Barack Obama’s job Approval Rating in a poll taken the same week. Share this post Hide Sites ...

Just funnyBush approval rating now higher than Obamas
I know it’s only a poll and I also understand in the big scheme of things it doesn’t amount to a hill of beans, but for the humor factor alone, it’s worth a post. George W. Bush’s job Approval Rating as president has spiked to 47 percent, according to a Gallup Poll released Monday. That’s 1 point higher than President Barack Obama’s job Approval Rating in a poll taken the same week. Of course, what’s obviously funny is that after the relentless attacks on Bush bef

George W.s job approval now higher than Obamas
Even President Bush is flummoxed by the news From Politico: George W. Bush’s job Approval Rating as president has spiked to 47 percent, according to a Gallup Poll released Monday. That’s 1 point higher than President Barack Obama’s job Approval Rating in a poll taken the same week. This is the first time Gallup asked Americans to retrospectively rate Bush’s job performance. And it was a stunning turnaround from his low point of 25 percent in November 2008. The 47 percent number is

Is liberal anger at Obama overstated?
I noted below that a new poll sponsored by MoveOn finds intense opposition among Obama's 2008 contributors to a deal extending the Bush Tax Cuts for the rich. But it's only fair to note the counterargument: In a general sense, for the past two years the idea that there's widespread anger on the left at Obama has been mostly a dramatic overstatement. Chris Cillizza

Kennedy still tops approval ratings of modern presidents
Former President John F. Kennedy has the highest job Approval Rating of the past nine U.S. presidents, according to a Gallup Poll. Kennedy leads the list with a strong 85 percent approval rating. In second place, President Ronald Reagan boasts a 74 percent approval rating. The two presidents had close to the same numbers when the survey was taken in 2006. Meanwhile, former President Bill Clinton moved up the list, coming in at third. In Gallup's first retrospective approval measure since he le...

Poll: JFK tops presidential approval poll, Carter slips 9 points
Ryan McCartney writes: John F. Kennedy remains the most popular modern U.S. president, according to a new Gallup Poll of the nine most recent presidents, while Jimmy Carter’s Approval Rating has dropped 9 percentage points since 2006. Since Gallup began its retrospective Job Approval poll in 1990, Kennedy has consistently topped the list of most popular presidents, while Richard Nixon has received the lowest Approval Rating in every poll except the one conducted in 1993. Lyndon Johnson, wh...

President George W. Bush sees his approval rating rise
George W. Bush is proving that absence, indeed, makes the heart grow fonder. According to a Gallup Poll released Monday, the most recent ex-president has an Approval Rating of 47%, about double his approval during his final year in office. In his first outing in the poll’s ranking of former chief executives, Bush is still near the bottom, handily defeating perennial basement dweller Richard Nixon, who quit office in disgrace. But he is rising with a bullet, statistically tied with Lyndon ...

That is so rank: Gallup, on the presidents
What do presidential rankings say about America? Apparently, we are nostalgic -- for better economic times (see: Bill Clinton, ranked third) and happier, sun-drenched days aboard the presidential yacht (JFK). Gallup likes to take America's pulse every year on how we perceive as we look back. Here are the current Gallup rankings: Huh. Carter more than Bush? And...Ford's 61 percent? Gallup noted that Kennedy has ranked first since 1990. Also: The most notable changes in this year's update are a ni...

Poll shows that in rating Presidents, feelings trump facts
A new Gallup Poll shows that Americans still rate their presidents on a myriad of factors, and that accomplishments in office don’t necessarily lead to future popularity. The poll, taken Nov. 19-21, shows that John Kennedy has the highest current approval of any modern president with an 85% Approval Rating.  Richard Nixon has the lowest at 29%.  Following Kennedy is Ronald Reagan at 74%, Bill Clinton at 69%, George H.W. Bush at 64%, Gerald Ford at 61%, Jimmy Carter at 52%, Lyndon...