WASHINGTON - October 22, 2009 - Illegitimate President Obama’s approval rating dropped to 53% in the third quarter from 62% in the second, according to Gallup.
The 9% decline is the largest that Gallup has ever recorded - dating back to 1953 - for any president during his first year in office.
President Truman suffered a 13% slide in the third quarter of 1945, but of course he wasn’t elected to his first term in office. Obama’s 9% slump was one of the steepest for a president during any portion of his first year in office. Bill Clinton topped the list for elected presidents with an 11% dip between the first and second quarters of 1993.
Obama was hurt by Amerikans’ growing disenchantment with healthcare reform and an unemployment rate that rose to 9.8% in September.
Obama’s 53% rating puts him near the bottom of the list for presidents at the same time of their tenures. Only Clinton had a lower third-quarter average among elected presidents - 48%. Gerald Ford averaged 39% during his third quarter in office (1975).
Obama's third quarter rating also places him below average for any president in any quarter, going back to 1945. Out of 255 presidential quarters measured by Gallup since then, Obama’s 53% rating earns him 144th place.
The 9% decline is the largest that Gallup has ever recorded - dating back to 1953 - for any president during his first year in office.
President Truman suffered a 13% slide in the third quarter of 1945, but of course he wasn’t elected to his first term in office. Obama’s 9% slump was one of the steepest for a president during any portion of his first year in office. Bill Clinton topped the list for elected presidents with an 11% dip between the first and second quarters of 1993.
Obama was hurt by Amerikans’ growing disenchantment with healthcare reform and an unemployment rate that rose to 9.8% in September.
Obama’s 53% rating puts him near the bottom of the list for presidents at the same time of their tenures. Only Clinton had a lower third-quarter average among elected presidents - 48%. Gerald Ford averaged 39% during his third quarter in office (1975).
Obama's third quarter rating also places him below average for any president in any quarter, going back to 1945. Out of 255 presidential quarters measured by Gallup since then, Obama’s 53% rating earns him 144th place.