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Cuneiformist
The Imperfectionist
USA
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 Posted - 06/08/2004 : 11:57:18 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Robb
I don't think his likeability was why he was elected twice and had a very high approval rating at the end of his presidency. It must have been his policies that people approved of.
Hi, Robb. Here's something from http://www.newsaic.com/ftvreagansindex.html:
"As measured by Gallup polls, Reagan on average had a 53 percent job approval rating in office. He thus trails behind five other post-World War II presidents : John F. Kennedy (70 percent), Dwight Eisenhower (65 percent), George H.W. Bush (61 percent), Lyndon B. Johnson (55 percent), and Bill Clinton (53 percent).
Reagan's job approval rating went up and down during his presidency. He began with low job approval ratings and his overall approval rating was 50 percent for his first term. His ratings were up at the beginning of his second term but fell because of the Iran-Contra affair. His average approval rating was 48 percent in 1987 and 53 percent in 1988, though, like most presidents, he got a final lift in his last month of office, getting a 63 percent approval rating in December 1988.
Reagan's highest job approval rating was 65 percent; all other post-World War II presidents saw higher job approval ratings at some point during their terms."
Ratings of 48% in 1987 and 53% in 1988 don't sound "very high" to me... |
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