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Originally Posted by 70Chip

It is true that Bush has the "lowest approval rating ever". However:


1. Presidential Approval Rating Polls were not taken until the mid to late 1930s, which means you're leaving out some really bad Presidents.

2. While Bush's 19% number from American Research Group is the "lowest approval rating ever, the average of his numbers in any given week are unlikely to be lower than Harry Truman's 22% number from 1952 when only one organization (Gallup) was doing the polling. George W. Bush has never been lower than 28% in the Gallup poll. Furthermore the American Research Group's numbers for Bush are consistently lower than everyone else's. If you go to their website and look at their numbers, they're all over the place month to month which should cause some concerns as to their methodology. For instance, last month Bush was at 21% in their poll and this month he is at 30%.

3. By following the "lowest approval rating ever" logic, it should be pointed out that Bush also has the "highest approval rating ever" of 92% after 9/11, and Bush's average number throughout his two terms is 50% in the Gallup poll.

All good points