President Barack Obama's tumbling poll numbers have dipped below those of his predecessor George W. Bush at the same point in his White House tenure, according to a national poll released Tuesday. (AFP/File/Saul Loeb)
Posted on 07/21/2009 8:51:45 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Barack Obama's tumbling poll numbers have dipped below those of his predecessor George W. Bush at the same point in his White House tenure, according to a national poll released Tuesday.
Obama's approval rating is 55 percent six months into his presidency, a USA Today/Gallup poll found. But 56 percent of those polled approved of the job done by George W. Bush after six months, the daily reported.
Obama's handling of the economy appears to be key in his fading popularity, as Americans become more pessimistic about how long it will take the economic downturn to end.
"His ratings have certainly come back down to Earth in a very short time period," Republican pollster Whit Ayres told the daily.
By 49 percent to 47 percent, respondents said they disapprove of Obama's handling of the economy, while they disapprove of his health care policy by 50 percent to 44 percent.
Nevertheless, White House adviser David Axelrod called the "turbulence" predictable, and expressed confidence in the public's support for the president.
"People fundamentally like this president, and they believe he's smart and capable and strong and trying to do the right thing," he said.
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President Barack Obama's tumbling poll numbers have dipped below those of his predecessor George W. Bush at the same point in his White House tenure, according to a national poll released Tuesday. (AFP/File/Saul Loeb)
I expect another NY Times article about GW Bush’s National Guard service any day now. As the Kenyan’s approval ratings fall, the media will do everything it can to protect their ‘magic negro’. /LA Times
F U state run media whores!
Okay...we need the HA HA guy....
I am one person who does not beleve B.O, and does not think he is personable, reliable , strong, or whatever else Axelrod said.
I wouldn’t read too much into this. If you go to USA Today’s web link and play around with the comparatives to other presidents you’ll notice some interesting things.
For one, he is on par with Ronald Reagan at this stage in his presidency. Another thing to note is that most all of them slip down as a trend.
GWB had up to 90% approval. The marxist-stuttering-clown will never see 90%!
I’ll bet his poll numbers are falling at a greater rate than GWB’s, too. In fact I’d bet the farm on it.
Wrong on every count.
0bama is intellectually bankrupt, the weakest on foreign policy ever that this country has ever seen, and doing everything he can to destroy the America he has hated with a passion since he was a boy.
Yeah, “Bush’s Fault” or another possible indictment is coming any moment.
Obama did nothing during his Senate tenure to curtail this fiasco. People are realizing he is clueless on economic matters.
“GWB had up to 90% approval. The marxist-stuttering-clown will never see 90%!”
If we have another major attack like 9-11 (or worse), I wouldn’t doubt for one bit that his poll numbers will climb like W’s did.
However, putting it in these terms is psychologically devastating to RATlibs. Especially those who still suffer from severe BDS.
amazing how the American public are....he is doing exactly what he said he would for these idiots...socialize everything in sight
and still they kvetch....
I disagree. Obama would handle it so poorly and week kneed that his numbers would actually fall.
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