George W. Bush will return to the spotlight this week for the dedication of his presidential library, an event likely to trigger fresh public debate about his eight fateful years in office. But he reemerges with a better public image than when he left Washington more than four years ago. […] Read more »
G.W. Bush Advances in Esteem Yet Still With More Brush to Cut
After the most unpopular second term of the post-World War II era, George W. Bush has gained in public esteem as time since his presidency has passed – not that the public’s ready yet to throw him bouquets. Just more than four years after he left office, with his presidential […] Read more »
Bush is back — but not his popularity
Former President George W. Bush has returned to the news — in both big and small ways. … But as Bush is back, the same can’t be said of his overall popularity. According to the most recent NBC/WSJ poll, conducted April 5-8, 35 percent of Americans view him favorably, versus […] Read more »
Obama’s Fourth Year in Office Ties as Most Polarized Ever
During his fourth year in office, an average of 86% of Democrats and 10% of Republicans approved of the job Barack Obama did as president. That 76-percentage-point gap ties George W. Bush’s fourth year as the most polarized years in Gallup records. [cont.] Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama Most Admired in 2012
Americans again this year name Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama as the Most Admired Woman and Most Admired Man living in any part of the world. Clinton has been the Most Admired Woman each of the last 11 years, and Obama has been the Most Admired […] Read more »
Improved feelings about direction of U.S. boosted voter confidence in Obama
Despite talk of Mitt Romney’s momentum in the final weeks of the presidential campaign, Barack Obama cruised to a wide Electoral Vote victory and his popular-vote margin wound up closely mirroring George W. Bush’s 2004 victory. In fact, voter confidence in the president consistently improved as Election Day neared and […] Read more »