Obama as unpopular as George W Bush: Poll
June 13, 2014 08:40
US President Barack Obama's popularity rating hit a new low with a majority of Americans adjudging him as unpopular as his predecessor George W Bush, a latest opinion poll has said.
"Obama is now as unpopular as Bush. Fifty-one per cent have an unfavourable view of Bush; 51 per cent feel the same way about Obama," said the CNN/ORC International poll.
"Obama's favourable rating is now at 47 per cent -- a new low for him, and virtually identical to Bush's 46 per cent favourable rating, a significant improvement over his 2009 numbers," it said.
"This marks the first time in a CNN poll that a majority of Americans have an unfavourable view of Obama," said CNN Polling director Keating Holland.
"Obama is now as unpopular as Bush. Fifty-one per cent have an unfavourable view of Bush; 51 per cent feel the same way about Obama," said the CNN/ORC International poll.
"Obama's favourable rating is now at 47 per cent -- a new low for him, and virtually identical to Bush's 46 per cent favourable rating, a significant improvement over his 2009 numbers," it said.
"This marks the first time in a CNN poll that a majority of Americans have an unfavourable view of Obama," said CNN Polling director Keating Holland.
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