MioMyo
2009-04-06 21:50:50 UTC
bamby does, however, take first place though in being the MOST partisan
president in 4-decades. And he achieved that failure, CONTRARY to his
promise (IOW- he Lied) within his first 100-days......
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1178/polarized-partisan-gap-in-obama-approval-historic
PARTISAN GAP IN OBAMA JOB APPROVAL WIDEST IN MODERN ERA
For all of his hopes about bipartisanship, Barack Obama has the most
polarized early job approval ratings of any president in the past four
decades. The 61-point partisan gap in opinions about Obama's job performance
is the result of a combination of high Democratic ratings for the
president -- 88% job approval among Democrats -- and relatively low approval
ratings among Republicans (27%).
By comparison, there was a somewhat smaller 51-point partisan gap in views
of George W. Bush's job performance in April 2001, a few months into his
first term. At that time, Republican enthusiasm for Bush was comparable to
how Democrats feel about Obama today, but there was substantially less
criticism from members of the opposition party. Among Democrats, 36%
approved of Bush's job performance in April 2001; that compares with a 27%
job approval rating for Obama among Republicans today.
The partisan gap in Bill Clinton's early days was also substantially smaller
than what Obama faces, largely because Democrats were less enthusiastic
about Clinton. In early April 1993, 71% of Democrats approved of Clinton's
job performance, which is 17 points lower than Obama's current job approval
among Democrats. Republican ratings of Clinton at that point (26%) are
comparable to their current ratings of Obama today (27%).
The growing partisan divide in presidential approval ratings is part of a
long-term trend. Going back in time, partisanship was far less evident in
the early job approval ratings for both Jimmy Carter and Richard Nixon. In
fact, a majority of Republicans (56%) approved of Carter's job performance
in late March 1977, and a majority of Democrats (55%) approved of Nixon's
performance at a comparable point in his first term.
president in 4-decades. And he achieved that failure, CONTRARY to his
promise (IOW- he Lied) within his first 100-days......
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1178/polarized-partisan-gap-in-obama-approval-historic
PARTISAN GAP IN OBAMA JOB APPROVAL WIDEST IN MODERN ERA
For all of his hopes about bipartisanship, Barack Obama has the most
polarized early job approval ratings of any president in the past four
decades. The 61-point partisan gap in opinions about Obama's job performance
is the result of a combination of high Democratic ratings for the
president -- 88% job approval among Democrats -- and relatively low approval
ratings among Republicans (27%).
By comparison, there was a somewhat smaller 51-point partisan gap in views
of George W. Bush's job performance in April 2001, a few months into his
first term. At that time, Republican enthusiasm for Bush was comparable to
how Democrats feel about Obama today, but there was substantially less
criticism from members of the opposition party. Among Democrats, 36%
approved of Bush's job performance in April 2001; that compares with a 27%
job approval rating for Obama among Republicans today.
The partisan gap in Bill Clinton's early days was also substantially smaller
than what Obama faces, largely because Democrats were less enthusiastic
about Clinton. In early April 1993, 71% of Democrats approved of Clinton's
job performance, which is 17 points lower than Obama's current job approval
among Democrats. Republican ratings of Clinton at that point (26%) are
comparable to their current ratings of Obama today (27%).
The growing partisan divide in presidential approval ratings is part of a
long-term trend. Going back in time, partisanship was far less evident in
the early job approval ratings for both Jimmy Carter and Richard Nixon. In
fact, a majority of Republicans (56%) approved of Carter's job performance
in late March 1977, and a majority of Democrats (55%) approved of Nixon's
performance at a comparable point in his first term.