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There's generally a correlation. You know....seldom is one popular if they're totally ineffective. Ineffectiveness and popularity are usually mutually exclusive terms.
Of course, except in THIS case (of course).
So your lesson for the day is that popularity is fleeting?
Wow. What a motherlode of originality that is. I mean, who knew that?
Yeah..that's why they're prom queens.
Not that you'd know anything about that.
I report. You decide.
However I'd caution you against thinking Americans are so smart and the rest of the world is so dumb.
Recent history proves otherwise.
If there is a correlation between approval rating and effectiveness as you just stated, then both Bushes, Reagan, and Nixon were all more effective than Obama, since their average approval rating was higher than his.
In fact, according to ratings the last president who was less effective than Obama was Carter. Before him, it was Truman....
If there is a correlation between approval rating and effectiveness as you just stated, then both Bushes, Reagan, and Nixon were all more effective than Obama, since their average approval rating was higher than his.
In fact, according to ratings the last president who was less effective than Obama was Carter. Before him, it was Truman....
W's last Gallup approval rating was 34%'. That's how he left office playboy.
At a few points, he hit as low as 25%.
That's the U.S. numbers. His worldwide numbers are unknown to me but I'd bet they're at a maximum half of Obama's present numbers.
W's last Gallup approval rating was 34%'. That's how he left office playboy.
At a few points, he hit as low as 25%.
That's the U.S. numbers. His worldwide numbers are unknown to me but I'd bet they're at a maximum half of Obama's present numbers.
If you clicked the link, Bushes worldwide approval dipped to 34% in 2008. 34/45 > .5 it's about .75 of Obamas current approval. The chart only goes back to 07 but I'd be willing to be around 02-03 it was 60-70% approval.
A poll of 1,000 random people aged 15+ doesn't say much.
A 45% approval rating -- in other words, a failing grade -- of Obama by these 1,000 people says even less.
And for the US News and Slanted Report...err, World Report to use a misleading headline like "Obama Administration Wins High Approval Ratings Worldwide says still less about the state of "journalism" in this country.
45% isn't exactly "HIGH".
It is the highest in the world, and way up from the "dark ages" of 2007/08.
Seeing as how you're a fellow Cactushead(), my advice is to pick up a Snickers next time you're at Circle K.
I mean geez...the pessimism. What gives?
Good point!
So while we`re on the subject, what most excites you about the prospect of a Hilary Clinton presidency?
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