Obama approval nine months in
Nine months into his term, I thought I’d take another look at Obama’s ratings compared to other US Presidents. Gallup has polling data back to WWII. At Day 270 the approval ratings were:
- George W Bush 89% (post 9/11)
- John Kennedy 77%
- Lyndon Johnson 74%
- George H W Bush 68%
- Dwight Eisenhower 65%
- Harry Truman 63%
- Ronald Reagan 56%
- Richard Nixon 56%
- Jimmy Carter 54%
- Barack Obama 50%
- Bill Clinton 47%
- Gerald Ford 40%
Clinton of course won a second term, but Carter did not. Clinton abandoned healthcare reform and moved to the centre. Will Obama?