Epic FAIL!: Pew Poll Shows Obama As Most Divisive President - Less Popular Than Nixon Or Carter
For all of his hopes about bipartisanship, Barack Obama has the most polarized early job approval ratings of any president in the past four decades. The 61-point partisan gap in opinions about Obama’s job performance is the result of a combination of high Democratic ratings for the president — 88% job approval among Democrats — and relatively low approval ratings among Republicans (27%).
By comparison, there was a somewhat smaller 51-point partisan gap in views of George W. Bush’s job performance in April 
2001, a few months into his first term. At that time, Republican enthusiasm for Bush was comparable to how Democrats feel about Obama today, but there was substantially less criticism from members of the opposition party. Among Democrats, 36% approved of Bush’s job performance in April 2001; that compares with a 27% job approval rating for Obama among Republicans today.
The partisan gap in Bill Clinton’s early days was also substantially smaller than what Obama faces, largely because Democrats were less enthusiastic about Clinton. In early April 1993, 71% of Democrats approved of Clinton’s job performance, which is 17 points lower than Obama’s current job approval among Democrats. Republican ratings of Clinton at that point (26%) are comparable to their current ratings of Obama today (27%).
The growing partisan divide in presidential approval ratings is part of a long-term trend. Going back in time, partisanship was far less evident in the early job approval ratings for both Jimmy Carter and Richard Nixon. In fact, a majority of Republicans (56%) approved of Carter’s job performance in late March 1977, and a majority of Democrats (55%) approved of Nixon’s performance at a comparable point in his first term.
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jimmah carter must be smiling, his reputation as the worst president in history is about to be eclipsed.
I only hope we can stop Barry from getting a second term.
There’s no worrying about that. We’ve got 2010 in the bag, and 2012 will be out of the park!
Call it the factionalizing of Amerika!
The other thing about this poll is it was conducted at least a week earlier than any of the other polls. Also, this poll is almost a month old … BHO’s approval has dropped even more to around 50%.
Not a surprise at all, and I still have no sympathy for anyone who voted this lying, deceptive leftist activist into office. he has no resume, has a very, very deep problem with “Loyalty, Integrity, Discretion, Morals and Character” and should never have been allowed into or sustained in governance of anything.
I hope they choke on their kewl, neato, hip, kewl smart ass, because is has no balls and is as Dick Cheney warned us, going to leave us dangling.
Impeachment within four, I still hold to my prediction.
Where is Eric Holder????????????? Six of his coppers erased in less than a month; a Speakers of the House who obstructs Immigration Law Enforcement and Harbors Illegal Aliens, makes seditious comments to illegals aliens, and the Chairwoman of an intelligence communuity who compomises classified information. Oh yes, a Mistress of Homeland Security who disrespects the honor of the slaughtered in an act of war and calls their deaths a man-made disaster.
No sanction, no withdrawals of security clearances, zippo from the Chief law Enforcement Officer of this nation.
Where is Eric Holder???????????????????
[...] Pat Dollard, Pew Research Institute, “Partisan Gap in Obama Job Approval Widest in Modern Era” For all of his hopes about bipartisanship, Barack Obama has the most polarized early job approval ratings of any president in the past four decades. The 61-point partisan gap in opinions about Obama’s job performance is the result of a combination of high Democratic ratings for the president — 88% job approval among Democrats — and relatively low approval ratings among Republicans (27%). [...]
Barry’s “hopes about bipartanship”?
That’s bullshit.
Political theater about it is much more accurate.
notice when he speaks, this man is terrified of confrontation, not a quality trait in a leader. in other words we are screwed
Improving Jimmy Carter’s ranking and perceived Legacy, Barrack replaces him as the worst modern President Obama.
Jimmy reportedly thanked Barry for fucking-up quickly, since he is an old man.
yeah,let’s see the numbers after his”america is responsible for everything bad and may i suck your ass”world fucking tour
First Carter gave away the Panama Canal and now Obama is giving away the entire United States of America.
Never thought there’d be one worse than Carter. Congrats Hussein!