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Tue Dec 13, 2011, 08:44 PM Dec 2011

Obama's gallup approval number and why it's important.



Here is a list of incumbent Presidents (1980-Present) and what their public approval rating was just prior to election day.


Jimmy Carter 9/15/1980- 37%


Ronald Reagan 10/29/1984-58%


George Bush Sr. 10/14/1992-34%


Bill Clinton 10/29/1996-54%


George Bush 10/29/2004-48%


Barack Obama’s approval rating today is 45%. He is just 3-5 % points away from being assured of re-election based on modern historical trends. In fact even at 45%, and against no opponent for contrast, he would "generically" be just about 50/50 for re-election! Throughout his entire Presidency thus far, Obama’s approval ratings have never been consistently in the 30s, which is a sure sign of defeat.




http://www.gallup.com/poll/124922/Presidential-Job-Approval-Center.aspx
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Obama's gallup approval number and why it's important. (Original Post) aaaaaa5a Dec 2011 OP
58% of Americans were that f**king stupid in 1984? marmar Dec 2011 #1
Even more amazing aaaaaa5a Dec 2011 #2

aaaaaa5a

(4,686 posts)
2. Even more amazing
Tue Dec 13, 2011, 08:57 PM
Dec 2011

after the election, Reagan's approval rating climbed to 61%.

Today we are still fighting the terrible generational results of his Presidency.... inequality between the haves and have nots.



The middle-class in mass, voluntarily voted to doom the future for their children.



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