Approval Ratings Are Subjective

[rubicon]

Gallup, in an analysis released Friday, published the average approval rating for all twelve presidents who have served since World War II.

John F. Kennedy ranks highest with an average approval rating of 70.1 percent. He is followed by Dwight Eisenhower (65.0 percent), George H.W. Bush (60.9 percent), Bill Clinton (55.1 percent), Lyndon Johnson (55.1 percent), Ronald Reagan (52.8 percent), George W. Bush (49.4 percent), Barack Obama (47.9 percent), Gerald Ford (47.2 percent), Jimmy Carter (45.5 percent) and Harry Truman (45.4 percent).

I mentioned before that an "approval rating"is subjective. Ask yourself if you were rating these presidents would they remain in the same order?

In my view Ronald Reagan would lead the pack followed by Harry Truman, then Dwight Eisenhower, then HW, then Lyndon, and so forth

Personal Best Regards:

[MDLNB]

Gallup, in an analysis released Friday, published the average approval rating for all twelve presidents who have served since World War II.

John F. Kennedy ranks highest with an average approval rating of 70.1 percent. He is followed by Dwight Eisenhower (65.0 percent), George H.W. Bush (60.9 percent), Bill Clinton (55.1 percent), Lyndon Johnson (55.1 percent), Ronald Reagan (52.8 percent), George W. Bush (49.4 percent), Barack Obama (47.9 percent), Gerald Ford (47.2 percent), Jimmy Carter (45.5 percent) and Harry Truman (45.4 percent).

I mentioned before that an "approval rating"is subjective. Ask yourself if you were rating these presidents would they remain in the same order?

In my view Ronald Reagan would lead the pack followed by Harry Truman, then Dwight Eisenhower, then HW, then Lyndon, and so forth

Personal Best Regards:

I'd probably put Jimmy the peanut Carter ahead of Obama because even though he was also a failure, he tried harder than Obama and should get the participation award.

[rubicon]

I'd probably put Jimmy the peanut Carter ahead of Obama because even though he was also a failure, he tried harder than Obama and should get the participation award.

Well according to the latest from the Washington times you would be right. Carter got more bills past in the 4 years he was in office than Obama did in 8 years. The Washington Times based on Obama's ineffectiveness is the worse president we have ever had.

Personal Best Regards:

[hypocritehunter]

Gallup, in an analysis released Friday, published the average approval rating for all twelve presidents who have served since World War II.

John F. Kennedy ranks highest with an average approval rating of 70.1 percent. He is followed by Dwight Eisenhower (65.0 percent), George H.W. Bush (60.9 percent), Bill Clinton (55.1 percent), Lyndon Johnson (55.1 percent), Ronald Reagan (52.8 percent), George W. Bush (49.4 percent), Barack Obama (47.9 percent), Gerald Ford (47.2 percent), Jimmy Carter (45.5 percent) and Harry Truman (45.4 percent).

I mentioned before that an "approval rating"is subjective. Ask yourself if you were rating these presidents would they remain in the same order?

In my view Ronald Reagan would lead the pack followed by Harry Truman, then Dwight Eisenhower, then HW, then Lyndon, and so forth

Personal Best Regards:

Nice attempt in trying to justifying Donald's miserably low approval rating. Trump has the lowest approval rating for a reason. Open your eyes.

[hypocritehunter]

I'd probably put Jimmy the peanut Carter ahead of Obama because even though he was also a failure, he tried harder than Obama and should get the participation award.

What? You're kidding me right? What about Bush Jr (aka Einstein; although he is looking good compared to Trump)? WMD's? Two wars? Great recession? Any of those ring a bell?

[MDLNB]

Nice attempt in trying to justifying Donald's miserably low approval rating. Trump has the lowest approval rating for a reason. Open your eyes.


Hmm, one day in office and you want to rate him by approval? Are you sure you want to go that route? Sounds kinda loony.

[MDLNB]

What? You're kidding me right? What about Bush Jr (aka Einstein; although he is looking good compared to Trump)? WMD's? Two wars? Great recession? Any of those ring a bell?

And yet, his average approval rating is higher than Obama's. It must really bother you, since you liberals seem to want to rate everything by the Hollywood system of popularity/approval.

[Don Baldwin]

And yet, his average approval rating is higher than Obama's. It must really bother you, since you liberals seem to want to rate everything by the Hollywood system of popularity/approval.

Because liberals are women and minorities...that's what they care about...not facts.

[rubicon]

Once again that old saw is proven right and the test of time prevails

Teddy said it at the turn of the 20th century and it was true then and its true some 117 years later.

to anger a conservative, tell him a lie
to anger a liberal, tell him the truth

Can anyone explain what blinds a liberal to the truth? Is it organic, breeding, diet?

Personal Best Regards:

[Don Baldwin]

Once again that old saw is proven right and the test of time prevails

Teddy said it at the turn of the 20th century and it was true then and its true some 117 years later.

to anger a conservative, tell him a lie
to anger a liberal, tell him the truth

Can anyone explain what blinds a liberal to the truth? Is it organic, breeding, diet?

Personal Best Regards:

They think if it SHOULD be a certain way...it IS that way...even when it's not.

[billethkid]

Who is it that said approval ratings were an indicator of competence?

When LEADERS do what is right for their company or their constituency, very often they have to make decisions that are not popular. They do what needs to be done.

Politicians on the other hand are more concerned about their approval ratings among their following and tend to be populist....in essence rarely doing what needs to be done if it at all affects their ratings by their special interest and partisan followers.

Obama by performance and lack of action proved early on to be a pure bred politician with a biased socialist/racist agenda.

[affald]

There should be a poll of Trumps approval rating, asking only gainfully employed non government employees.

[billethkid]

Approval ratings as measured by what? By whom?

Can anybody imagine what corporate America would be like if company officials were chosen on approval ratings.

Totally useless concept having value only to politicians where approval rating mean absolutely nothing! Really?

Why yes of course; proof? Just look at the approval rating of the US congress. Does anybody care? NO!
Has anybody done anything about it? NO!

Approval ratings = political BS as required.

[Don Baldwin]

Approval ratings as measured by what? By whom?

Can anybody imagine what corporate America would be like if company officials were chosen on approval ratings.

Totally useless concept having value only to politicians where approval rating mean absolutely nothing! Really?

Why yes of course; proof? Just look at the approval rating of the US congress. Does anybody care? NO!
Has anybody done anything about it? NO!

Approval ratings = political BS as required.

The only "approval" they need is that of their REAL bosses...the men behind the curtain, behind the throne.

[dave harris]

Well according to the latest from the Washington times you would be right. Carter got more bills past in the 4 years he was in office than Obama did in 8 years. The Washington Times based on Obama's ineffectiveness is the worse president we have ever had.

Personal Best Regards:

" Carter got more bills past in the 4 years he was in office than Obama did in 8 years."

And why was that?

[MDLNB]

" Carter got more bills past in the 4 years he was in office than Obama did in 8 years."

And why was that?

Because he didn't play golf?