How much do members of the opposite party dislike whomever happens to be president? A lot, and the feeling seems to be getting stronger. CONT. Brendan Nyhan (Dartmouth), New York Times Read more »
The Worst President Since World War II?
Is Barack Obama really the worst president since World War II? The Quinnipiac Poll announced just that result result recently. There were thereafter a number of pushbacks from that conclusion, most based on the fact that such an open-end question reflects a “recency bias” in that Americans think about the […] Read more »
Is Obama the Worst Modern President? Take Two
Conservative pundits such as the Wall St. Journal’s Peggy Noonan continue to cite the recent Quinnipiac poll as evidence that Obama is perhaps the worst president to have served during the last seven decades. For reasons I discussed in my previous post, however, I think we need to resist jumping […] Read more »
Is Obama the Worst President of the Modern Era?
I’ve received several requests to post something about this Quinnipiac survey of American adults released yesterday in which 33% of respondents say Barack Obama is the worst president among the 12 who have served since World War II. That tops the list of worst presidents, beating even former president George […] Read more »
No polling fireworks for Obama this July 4th
As President Barack Obama marks his sixth Independence Day in the White House, his approval ratings remain near the lowest of his presidency. Just 41% of Americans approve of the job the President’s doing in office, according to a new CNN Poll of Polls. But while Obama’s numbers are anything […] Read more »
Will Obama Ever Be Popular Again?
Barack Obama has had an unusual presidency, winning election twice with a majority of the vote, yet frequently saddled with a job approval rating below 50 percent. In fact, only during his “honeymoon” period in 2009 and around his reelection in 2012 has a majority of the population approved of […] Read more »