Bush's office leaving approval ratings worst after Nixon's and Truman's.Byline: ANI Washington, Jan.15 (ANI): Outgoing US President George W. Bush's approval rating now stands at 34 percent, but according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the latest Gallup poll, his overall rating is the third worst in US history. Going back to the 1950s, only Richard Nixon and Harry Truman have had lower ratings when they left office, CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. reports. Jimmy Carter's approval rating was also 34 percent. Every other president's approval stood at 49 percent or better. Bill Clinton had a 66 percent approval rating. And, as Gallup notes, " In one sense, Bush's final rating is worse than either Carter's or Truman's, because his disapproval score is significantly higher. Whereas Bush and Carter share identical 34 percent final job approval ratings, 61 percent of Americans disapprove of the job Bush is doing, compared with 55% who said they disapproved of Carter in December 1980." (ANI) Copyright 2008 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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