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Mon Nov 7, 2016, 05:03 PM Nov 2016

Barack Obama is now viewed more positively than Ronald Reagan was in 1988 [View all]

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Source: Washington Post

Pollster.com's Charles Franklin was a little ahead of the curve Sunday morning when he pointed out that President Obama's approval rating right now is among the highest Election-Day approval ratings in recent history.

Franklin tracked recent survey results by party to evaluate Obama's approval, finding that, at 52.1 percent on average, he's viewed more positively now than Ronald Reagan was at the end of his second term, but not as positively as was Bill Clinton at the end of his.

On Election Day 2012, Obama was right at 50 percent, according to Gallup. For past presidents, we have to interpolate from poll numbers on either side of Election Day. But Franklin appears to be right: Obama's more popular now than was Reagan in 1988 -- or any modern era president in office at election time in the past four decades except Clinton in 2000 and Reagan in 1984.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/11/07/barack-obama-is-now-viewed-more-positively-than-ronald-reagan-was-in-1988/




Barack Obama is our Ronald Reagan. In fact he is better. He is truly going to be remembered as one of the best and most transformational Presidents in our country's history.
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For all of the negativity about America, this shows that some things have improved Democat Nov 2016 #1
No kidding. dalton99 Nov 2016 #22
If we had given him a congress he could work with lapfog_1 Nov 2016 #2
8 years and over of all the hateful things the opposite side did help fueled Iliyah Nov 2016 #4
As he damned well OUGHT to be viewed. (nt) Paladin Nov 2016 #5
Reagan has a media that he praised him. OBAMA has new levels of media built on attacking him. underpants Nov 2016 #8
The good old days... mpcamb Nov 2016 #18
He has an unfair advantage. Mc Mike Nov 2016 #15
Looks like the link is broken RT_Fanatic Nov 2016 #16
I apologize. The link is now fixed. nt aaaaaa5a Nov 2016 #17
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2016 #25
I think Reagan will be viewed negatively as more time goes by JI7 Nov 2016 #27
Agree. He will be remembered as one of the greatest transitional Rex Nov 2016 #28
Could it be in part Matilda Nov 2016 #29
Indeed. PatrickforO Nov 2016 #38
GOOD, he deserves to have higher approval ratings then that horrid Raygun who Raine Nov 2016 #32
I should certainly hope so! He has worked his heart out mahina Nov 2016 #33
My parents definitely didn't view Reagan positively. Odin2005 Nov 2016 #34
Obama will go down as a GREAT president. PatrickforO Nov 2016 #37
Yes! I feel all true liberals and patriots can be proud of Barack Hussein Obama. Nitram Nov 2016 #39
THE GOP SPENT YEARS AFTER REAGAN BUILDING HIM INTO A LEGEND. WILL WE DO OBAMA? hollowdweller Nov 2016 #40
More like building Reagan into a false idol. Crowman1979 Nov 2016 #44
Anyone with a brain knows how f'ed the Reagan administration was on... Crowman1979 Nov 2016 #41
I sure like him a lot better than Reagan. nt leftyladyfrommo Nov 2016 #46
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