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Bush Run of Sub-40% Approval Ratings One of the Longest
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| Contributor | The Sunset Provision |
| Last Edited | The Sunset Provision Apr 02, 2007 11:42am |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Apr 02, 2007 11:40am |
| Description | The latest USA Today/Gallup poll finds 34% of Americans approving of the job George W. Bush is doing as president. His approval rating has been highly stable in recent months, averaging 36% since last October, and 34% so far in 2007. Bush was last above 40% approval in September 2006, and his run of six consecutive months below 40% is one of the longest in Gallup's polling history.
Approval Ratings in Context
The historical average for Gallup's presidential approval rating is 55%. Approval ratings below 40% are well below average and not common. Only 12% of all Gallup approval ratings have been below that mark, but almost every president since Harry Truman has had at least one such reading at some point in their presidency. The only exceptions are John Kennedy and Dwight Eisenhower.
Given the rarity of approval ratings below 40%, extended runs of sub-40% approval ratings are also uncommon. A review of Gallup historical data finds only nine instances in which a president consistently had approval ratings below 40% for three months or longer. Only six presidents endured such a run, with Truman, Jimmy Carter, and Bush suffering through such a fate on multiple occasions. |
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