[lbo-talk] Bush approval

[Doug Henwood]

Gallup's latest Bush approval, based on polling done Oct 6-8, is 37%.  
They helpfully put this in context.

Approval rating of re-elected presidents in the second October of  
their second term

Bush           37%
Clinton        65%
Reagan         63%
Johnson        44%
Eisenhower     57%
Truman         40%

The average of all in this list pre-Bush is 54%; the average for all  
presidents since FDR at all times is 56%. Bush's 37% is dismal.