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Obama's Approval - 50% [View all] kpete Jan 2015 OP
If President Obama were to govern as an FDR Presidency, his approval rating would go even higher. Dont call me Shirley Jan 2015 #1
FDR had an overwhelmingly Democratic Congress. eom MohRokTah Jan 2015 #3
Dixiecratic and Democratic congress. jeff47 Jan 2015 #13
It still got the job done. MohRokTah Jan 2015 #15
Depends on what you wanted done. jeff47 Jan 2015 #17
In 1956, the Dixiecrats went so far as to write the Southern Manifesto Art_from_Ark Jan 2015 #25
We still have Dixiecrats. JaneyVee Jan 2015 #16
Just my opinion edhopper Jan 2015 #18
So it was... Dont call me Shirley Jan 2015 #21
FDR had something else Obama doesn't....white skin, and the privelege that entails. Tarheel_Dem Jan 2015 #26
Bush was mid 30's at the same point and Congress is 10..... But that is not the media plan, the plan Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #2
Which is why Bush lost the Senate and House yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #5
Obama lost the Senate? How did he manage that? His approval numbers were 3% on average less. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #6
Under 50 percent is not good for any President at election time 3 points or not. yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #7
Neither is a lying media. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #8
Well that doesn't help either yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #9
Click on the 6 month chart: Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #12
Obama's critics conveniently omit the 24/7 FearBola; unaccompanied brown children at the border; Tarheel_Dem Jan 2015 #27
FEAR is what lost the election, pumped out desperately by the fucking GOP racist media that pumps Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #30
The senate was lost because... bhikkhu Jan 2015 #28
Add at least 10 underpants Jan 2015 #4
10 people like him? Please go on....... Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #10
It needs to stay around 50% for the Democratic presidential candidate to remain favored in 016./NT DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2015 #11
The Wingnuts will ignore this one in favor of their 'preferred' polls n2doc Jan 2015 #14
It will jump to 55% when Americans see this Congress deny them tax breaks Ykcutnek Jan 2015 #19
This is great news Gothmog Jan 2015 #20
So impressive! How many Presidents are at 50% at this point in their second terms? oneview Jan 2015 #22
In my house, President Obama's approval rating stands at 99.99%!! Major Hogwash Jan 2015 #23
Right! All the others are just Woulda Shoulda Coulda.. this is the Reality.. not going back in Cha Jan 2015 #24
President Obama's Approval Rating around 50%! Good to go into the SOTU tomorrow Night! Cha Jan 2015 #29
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