The pollsters at Gallup, who have lots of historical data to compare things to, report today that "Barack Obama averaged 46.7% job approval in his ninth quarter in office, slightly above his seventh- and eighth-quarter averages but still the third lowest of his presidency."
And, Gallup adds:
It will be important to watch, Gallup says, the president's approval rating in his current (10th) quarter in office:
The Nine Presidents' Ninth-Quarter Ratings:
Average approval ratings in each president's ninth quarter in office
Chronologically:
-- Dwight Eisenhower, 70 percent.
-- John F. Kennedy, 67.7 percent.
-- Richard Nixon, 49.3 percent.
-- Jimmy Carter, 41.2 percent.
-- Ronald Reagan, 38.8 percent.
-- George H.W. Bush, 82.7 percent.
-- Bill Clinton, 45.7 percent.
-- George W. Bush, 63.3 percent.
-- Barack Obama, 46.7 percent.
"Top to bottom":
-- George H.W. Bush, 82.7 percent.
-- Dwight Eisenhower, 70 percent.
-- John F. Kennedy, 67.7 percent.
-- George W. Bush, 63.3 percent.
-- Richard Nixon, 49.3 percent.
-- Barack Obama, 46.7 percent.
-- Bill Clinton, 45.7 percent.
-- Jimmy Carter, 41.2 percent.
-- Ronald Reagan, 38.8 percent.
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