Poll Shows Obama is Worst President since World War II
By Lauren Murphy
WASHINGTON (VR) – President Barack Obama topped the list with 33 percent of vote. President George W. Bush came in at a close second with 28 percent of the vote, and President Richard Nixon third with 13 percent.
The poll, by Connecticut's Quinnipiac University, ranks the best and the worst presidents over the last about 70 years. Tim Malloy, Assistant Director of the Quinnipiac University Poll said out of the 12 presidents that held office during that time, "President Obama finds himself at the bottom of the barrel with George W. Bush, in a virtual tie. They are really wallowing in the popularity lowlands."
However, he pointed out, it’s important to keep the data in perspective. "Polling is like a snapshot in time. Keeping in mind these are the two most recent Presidents, the least popular. Their legacies and polices are living with us right now and are more top of mind, and so they're more vulnerable to criticism. The other way too look at it is they're just deeply unpopular."
Malloy also said another theory has to do with the “modern day” media. “There are blogs, and everyone has an opinion. It might be that people are tougher on politicians than they used to be."
One of the areas that took a major hit for Obama in the poll was foreign policy. ”That’s significant because it was the one good card he had in his deck. He's lost 10 percentage points in the last six months...and the President is now involved in a very dangerous and volatile period in the world."
When it comes to best Presidents, Ronald Reagan topped the list with thirty-five percent of the votes. "66 percent of Republicans say Reagan was the best President, and he did very well with independents and 8 percent of Democrats believe that."
Malloy added, "Reagan reached across the aisle to a lot of people. A lot of people look at him as more than a President, more than a historic figure and maybe that's why he did so well."
Bill Clinton came in a distant second garnering 18 percent support, and John F. Kennedy followed at 13 percent. Just 8 percent chose President Obama.
Malloy said even though the approval ratings for Obama are low, he doesn’t think it’s a hopeless situation. "I don't know that this tells the President something he doesn't already know. It's important to point out that his approval ratings in the last month have gone up a little bit. Yes he got clobbered, but certain things are not bad and moving up a bit. So it’s not a devastating assessment if you look at the entire survey."
According to Malloy, there was one part of the survey that stood out to him. "Hindsight is being very kind to Mitt Romney. We asked Americans if the country would be better off had he been elected rather than Barack Obama. 45 percent of respondents said yes and 38 percent said no."
"If Mitt Romney were running for President, it would probably be encouraging news for him."
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I'm supeise they did not blame him for the storm in Carolina or the heating of the planet