Trivia Question - US Presidents

[Almighty Colin]

Which US president left office with the lowest approval rating? (Since and including FDR)

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Carter?

Ford?

[sextoyking]

Good question Serge.

I want to say Ford, but I think Carter?

[sextoyking]

The lowest approval-rating average went to President Carter, who left office with 45 percent.

[Almighty Colin]

No correct guesses yet. I'm getting different answers as I look in different places. but i think have a reliable source.

BTW, the guy with the second lowest will probably surprise you. Surprised me anyway., but in retrospect I should have known.

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Originally posted by Colin@Jun 23 2004, 04:08 PM
No correct guesses yet. I'm getting different answers as I look in different places. but i think have a reliable source.

BTW, the guy with the second lowest will probably surprise you. Surprised me anyway., but in retrospect I should have known.
Johnson?

Nixon?

[Almighty Colin]

Originally posted by sextoyking@Jun 23 2004, 04:08 PM
The lowest approval-rating average went to President Carter, who left office with 45 percent.
Gallup on 12/8/80 has 34% for Carter. I have two presidents lower from my source. Source: Roper/Gallup.

[sextoyking]

Colin,

you might be right. I just found it searching on yahoo.


http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3a4ae61e3d21.htm

[Almighty Colin]

Originally posted by Serge_Oprano+Jun 23 2004, 04:11 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Serge_Oprano @ Jun 23 2004, 04:11 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Colin@Jun 23 2004, 04:08 PM
No correct guesses yet. I'm getting different answers as I look in different places. but i think have a reliable source.

BTW, the guy with the second lowest will probably surprise you. Surprised me anyway., but in retrospect I should have known.
Johnson?

Nixon? [/b][/quote]
Nixon, Yup. 24%.

The surprise (to me) was Truman at 32%

[Almighty Colin]

Here's the source I used.
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/

[Almighty Colin]

This is interesting too.
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/pubper/pd...t_1991_pp14.pdf (http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/pubper/pdf/pp26/sept_oct_1991_pp14.pdf)

August, 1991. Only 2% had Clinton as first choice for Democratic candidates. That was a hell of a campaign they ran.

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Originally posted by Colin@Jun 23 2004, 04:17 PM
This is interesting too.
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/pubper/pd...t_1991_pp14.pdf (http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/pubper/pdf/pp26/sept_oct_1991_pp14.pdf)

August, 1991. Only 2% had Clinton as first choice for Democratic candidates. That was a hell of a campaign they ran.
well, true, he personally tried to convince every female voter that he is IT!
;_)))

[Almighty Colin]

Originally posted by Serge_Oprano+Jun 23 2004, 04:20 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Serge_Oprano @ Jun 23 2004, 04:20 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Colin@Jun 23 2004, 04:17 PM
This is interesting too.
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/pubper/pd...t_1991_pp14.pdf (http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/pubper/pdf/pp26/sept_oct_1991_pp14.pdf)

August, 1991. Only 2% had Clinton as first choice for Democratic candidates. That was a hell of a campaign they ran.
well, true, he personally tried to convince every female voter that he is IT!
;_))) [/b][/quote]
It's good to get behind the voter.

[sextoyking]

From the link that I was reading, Clinton left office with a higher approval rating then Reagan, interesting..

[Almighty Colin]

Originally posted by sextoyking@Jun 23 2004, 04:21 PM
From the link that I was reading, Clinton left office with a higher approval rating then Reagan, interesting..
That I knew. Both left office quite high - historically. Reagan's ratings were only about average during most of his term. They've continued to rise.

[Dravyk]

Originally posted by Colin@Jun 23 2004, 05:21 PM
It's good to get behind the voter.
Voters are used to politicans getting behind them.

It's when they forget the lube that it hurts.

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Originally posted by sextoyking@Jun 23 2004, 04:21 PM
From the link that I was reading, Clinton left office with a higher approval rating then Reagan, interesting..
women............
;-)))

[venturi]

Truman isn't a huge surprise to me, really. He did have the dirty job of dropping the bomb - twice. That had to have had a negative impact on public opinion even though by doing it he essentially ended the war in Japan.