Not so rosy

Posted: Jan 21, 2013

Gallup: Obama's 1st-Term Approval Rating Among Lowest of Post-WWII Presidents (CNSNews.com) - President Barack Obama averaged a 49.1 percent job approval during his first term in office, among the lowest for post-World War II presidents, according to a new Gallup poll. First-Term Average Approval Ratings: Johnson - 74.2% Kennedy - 70.1% Eisenhower 69.6% G.W. Bush - 62.2% G.H.W. Bush - 60.9% Nixon - 55.8% Truman - 55.6% Reagan - 50.3% Clinton - 49.6% Obama - 49.1% Ford - 47.2% Carter - 45.5% http://cnsnews.com/news/article/gallup-obamas-1st-term-approval-rating-among-lowest-post-wwii-presidents;