Presidential Approval Tracker

**shatter99** · 01-07-10, 02:48 PM

Cool beans...

Presidential approval tracker

The Gallup organization first started asking Americans how they approved of the job the president was doing in the 1940s. See how each president since then has fared in the approval poll, look at some news events that influenced public opinion and compare how approval ratings evolved for each president.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washing...terstitialskip

**Red_Lizard2** · 01-07-10, 02:52 PM

found this one interesting about the "republican messiah"

Ronald Reagan may provide a closer parallel to Obama. Both took office as the nation's economy was in perilous times. Reagan was at 60% at six months, but his standing slipped below 50% by the end of his first year in office as the jobless rate swelled.

It would take two years and economic recovery before a majority of Americans would approve of his presidency again.