GALLUP POLL SHOWS THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA’S APPROVAL RATING FOR HIS FIRST 100 DAYS IS THE MEDIAN FOR THE LAST SIX PRESIDENTS

 

 

Half of the Presidents have higher approval ratings; half have lower…

 

PRINCETON, NJ -- So far in May, Barack Obama has averaged 65% job approval. Since World War II, only three of the previous eight presidents elected to their first terms -- Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, and Ronald Reagan -- have had a higher average approval rating in May of their first year. Obama's average exceeds those of the three most recent presidents -- George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush.