 'Lame duck' U.S. President Barack Obama hits new high in popularity In his last year in office, U.S. President Barack Obama may have less to offer Prime Minister Justin Trudeau than he once did. But the "bully pulpit" of the presidency retains a lot of power — particularly now that Obama's popularity is once again on the Commentsview comments in forum Page 1 You need to be a member of CKA and be logged into the site, to comment on news. |
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The latest RealClearPolitics averages show the approval rating of Congress to be just 12 per cent. Its disapproval rating stands at a staggering 79 per cent. This is not a new phenomenon. The relative halcyon days of an approval rating of over 20 per cent are nearly five years behind Congress.
So Obama may have a little political capital yet to spend with the "bully pulpit" of the presidency still at his disposal.
He is certainly on track to leave office with much more popularity than his predecessor did. When George W. Bush left the job in January 2009, his average approval rating was just 29 per cent (it was 32 per cent at this time in 2008).
Both Obama and Bush, however, are beat by Bill Clinton. His approval rating stood at around 66 per cent when he handed the reins to George W. in 2001.
In other not-a-coincidence news, Donald Trump's disapproval numbers are around 67%.
Then why are you so obsessed with stopping him since you're saying here that he has no chance anyway?
Which is it?
Then why are you so obsessed with stopping him since you're saying here that he has no chance anyway?
Which is it?
Because I want to be an active participant in stopping him.
Then why are you so obsessed with stopping him since you're saying here that he has no chance anyway?
Which is it?
Because I want to be an active participant in stopping him.
Talk to Martin, he seems to be in on something afoot.
Talk to Martin, he seems to be in on something afoot.
His sources come from some fictional city called Chicongo.
Talk to Martin, he seems to be in on something afoot.
His sources come from some fictional city called Chicongo.
What else would you call the city from which Obongo hails? You know, Der Schwarze?
Then why are you so obsessed with stopping him since you're saying here that he has no chance anyway?
Which is it?
Because I want to be an active participant in stopping him.