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View Poll Results: What is your opinion of the last three Presidents?
Barack Obama - Favorable 23 45.10%
Barack Obama - Unfavorable 27 52.94%
George W. Bush - Favorable 5 9.80%
George W. Bush - Unfavorable 41 80.39%
Bill Clinton - Favorable 30 58.82%
Bill Clinton - Unfavorable 22 43.14%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 51. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 07-23-2010, 12:21 AM
 
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Who had a favorable opinion of W? hahaha, really?
He's actually shot up in popularity recently. Maybe it's due to the fact that he's mostly dropped out of sight.
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Old 07-23-2010, 06:38 AM
 
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I thought Clinton was a good president, Bush was terrible, and so far my impression of Obama is unfavorable but I am open to changing my mind if he becomes a more effective leader (which I doubt at this point). I am disappointed in Obama; I was not a huge fan in 2008 but I did vote for him as the lesser of two evils. I was hoping he would do better than this.
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Old 07-23-2010, 08:04 AM
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I would have to say Clinton and Bush were draws-neither were great successes nor failures. Both did some great to good things as well as bad things. Obama is a complete failure thus far.
This post said it best.
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Old 07-23-2010, 09:04 AM
 
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He's actually shot up in popularity recently. Maybe it's due to the fact that he's mostly dropped out of sight.
Or with Obama in office people are seeing Bush just wasnt that bad
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Old 07-23-2010, 09:04 AM
 
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Bill Clinton More Popular Than Barack Obama

Looks like nostalgia is influencing the numbers. It's easy to romanticize the past.
I liked Bill Clinton. I still do. Sure, I had my share of policy differences with him, just as with Obama...they're both moderates. It's just that Clinton had something special that's hard to define. Something Obama lacks.

One thing is for sure, I don't believe you would have seen Bill Clinton fire a member of his team because of a sleaze like Andrew Breitbart.
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Old 07-23-2010, 09:10 AM
 
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Or with Obama in office people are seeing Bush just wasnt that bad
Quite the contrary. No matter how bad Obama might be, he's leagues better than Bush --- and much better than McCain would have been.
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Old 07-23-2010, 09:26 AM
 
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I'll feel differently once I've had coffee. Can I change my vote after my daily constitutional since my vote for right now won't be valid going thru the rest of the day?
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Old 07-23-2010, 09:28 AM
 
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Quite the contrary. No matter how bad Obama might be, he's leagues better than Bush --- and much better than McCain would have been.
Obviously, the poll in the op tells a different story. 45% for Bush against the current failure obama @ 52% is NOT that much difference.
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Old 07-23-2010, 09:38 AM
 
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Obviously, the poll in the op tells a different story. 45% for Bush against the current failure obama @ 52% is NOT that much difference.
The poll results are not really valid, are they? Both Clinton and Bush are being assessed after 8 years of observation, and in retrospect. Obama has not even completed 2 years.

If anything, Americans are a fickle bunch: they go from love to hate and back again, quickly and frequently. It's too soon to judge Obama.
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Old 07-23-2010, 09:56 AM
 
Location: Washington state
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The poll results are not really valid, are they? Both Clinton and Bush are being assessed after 8 years of observation, and in retrospect. Obama has not even completed 2 years.

If anything, Americans are a fickle bunch: they go from love to hate and back again, quickly and frequently. It's too soon to judge Obama.
Good point. And if you look at the two presidents that ARE being judged in retrospect, Bill Clinton has a hefty lead over Bush..
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