Obama's Approval Rating In 'Lower Range' Of Recent Presidents, Gallup Says

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.

Source: Gallup.com

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