Reason and Radical

Why is Bush Speaking Tonight?

Bush’s approval rating at 45%. It’s the lowest EVER for a second term president at this point in his term. By a big margin.

Johnson, 1965: 69%
Eisenhower, 1957: 65%
Clinton, 1997: 59%
Nixon, 1973: 57%
Reagan, 1985: 56%
Bush, 2005: 45% .

I think the lowest ever was Nixon at 24% right before he resigned. By contrast, Bill Clinton’s approval rating during the impeachment was 68%. He left office with a 70% approval rating. Clinton’s lowest ever rating was 53% (because of the airstrikes in Kosovo, I think).

posted by Leimodnu @ 12:20 PM