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Politics : The Obama - Clinton Disaster -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (6457)	2/5/2009 9:14:55 AM
From: Peter Dierks	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 103300

A few weaks ago he was purportedly at 80% + approval ratings and now he is at 50% to 60%. If that is not plunging, then you have a different definition of plunging than I do. At this rate he cold have zero percent by tax day.

To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (6457)	2/5/2009 5:15:38 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 103300

ENTIRELY CONSISTENT with the historical results for other modern Presidencies, (with a normal 'as expected' drop-off from pre-inauguration to post). Exactly as already detailed in the prior post: "A 64 percent rating is fairly high for a presidential approval rating, but it is nothing compared to the 84 percent rating Obama was getting in early January when he was still the president-elect," said CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. "Previous presidents have also seen a drop in their approval ratings once they move into the White House. President-elect George W. Bush had a 65 percent approval rating before he was inaugurated, but by February of 2001 that had gone down to 57 percent. President-elect Bill Clinton got a 67 percent rating for how he handled his transition, but that number went down to 51 percent by February of 1993. Honeymoons start to fade the moment a new president puts his hand on the Bible, and Obama is no exception," adds Holland. Message 25380801