ElephantMcDonk
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Obama's approval rating is higher than Reagan's or Clinton's at the same point in their first terms.
In a different thread, a very good poster, stated that Obama's approval rating is substantially lower than Reagan's or Clinton's at the beginning of his third year. That being the reason that he could not be expected to be successful in 2012. I'm not suggesting Obama will blowout his GOP challenger, similar to what Reagan did Mondale or Clinton did Dole, but the numbers are quite different than some people think.
From January 1982-January 1983 Reagan's average approval rating was 43%
From January 1983-January 1984 Reagan's average approval rating was 45%
This week in 1994, so November 28-29, Clinton's approval rating was 43%
Obama's is currently 47%...
In a different thread, a very good poster, stated that Obama's approval rating is substantially lower than Reagan's or Clinton's at the beginning of his third year. That being the reason that he could not be expected to be successful in 2012. I'm not suggesting Obama will blowout his GOP challenger, similar to what Reagan did Mondale or Clinton did Dole, but the numbers are quite different than some people think.
From January 1982-January 1983 Reagan's average approval rating was 43%
From January 1983-January 1984 Reagan's average approval rating was 45%
This week in 1994, so November 28-29, Clinton's approval rating was 43%
Obama's is currently 47%...