Posted on 04/26/2015 6:26:47 PM PDT by jazusamo
President Obama has reached Reagan-like levels of popularity in the twilight of his tenure, but analysts say his bounce can be attributed largely to the fact that he is fading into the political background as the next presidential race kicks into high gear and as Congress claims a surprising number of concrete legislative accomplishments.
Mr. Obama’s job approval rating stands at 46.4 percent, his highest mark in nearly two years, according to a recent Gallup survey. The figure puts him in the company of President Reagan, whose approval rating also hovered around 46 percent at the same point in his presidency.
Mr. Obama is far above President Bush, whose rating sunk to 35 percent during his 25th quarter in office. But Mr. Obama trails President Clinton, who held 64 percent approval ratings at this point in his term.
Political analysts attribute Mr. Obama’s bounce to a number of factors, including positive economic signs, low gas prices and, to some degree, diplomatic outreach efforts such as the reboot with communist Cuba.
But the most significant factor may be that the president increasingly is becoming something of an afterthought in Washington, with candidates to succeed him taking center stage and Congress racking up a number of high-profile bipartisan achievements, said Lara Brown, a political science professor at George Washington University.
“All of the anger and intensity around what the president should do or shouldn’t do starts to actually fade, partly because the expectations for the president to do things start to go down,” she said. “People start to perceive him as a lame duck and they stop expecting him to do things and then they’re not as hypercritical. The other piece is that actually the Senate is getting things done, the Congress is passing some legislation and the president signing some legislation.”
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47%. A magic number.
You bet! Second that!!!
The left hated Reagan with passion. Are they trying to tell us in a way they hate Obama also?
The only excuse I have for this is that Reagan achieved the pinnacle of his popularity AFTER he was out of office. In the 6th and 7th years of his term, he was being hounded by Iran Contra investigations.
I second the BS call. This guy’s approval has got to be closer to Carter’s. Even Dems are starting to hate him.
that’s an insult to Ronald Reagan’s shoes.
And He Who Shall Not Be Named should NEVER be mentioned in the same sentenced with the HERO
Geeez...I would rather see an attempted comb-over than what he attempts with the hair in this photo!
Bullshit!
That’s a good point but I don’t believe 0bama comes close to equaling Reagans popularity even with that.
Let’s compare electoral votes of the re-election and then the following election in 2016. I bet it’s not comparable.
Because of the Bull Market, 401-Ks and IRA’s have recovered.
Because of Low Interest Rates, People can borrow cheaply, whether we are talking New Cars or Houses.
Nobody cares that the National Debt is closing in on $20,000,000,000,000. They are not affected.
If the News Reports don’t focus on the numerous Obama Scandals and Illegal actions, they don’t exist.
Gas Prices fluctuate, and right now they are lower than they have been through most of Obama’s reign of terror.
What have you done for me lately comes to mind.
The simple truth of the matter is this.
Reagan was Popular DESPITE the Media that did everything they could do to DAMAGE his Presidency.
Obama is Popular BECAUSE the Media is doing everything they can do to PROMOTE his Presidency.
Mainly the people who have their heads really far up their asses.
Dead cat bounce?
I think you nailed it.
Stinking.....Dead Cat Bounce...
Funny how just about all libs and homos always have “the look”. You can spot them in the crowd at 100 paces...
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