Has a president (term used loosely) ever had a rating of 42% or less?

[wyldwolf]

...in modern times?

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040515/D82J8U2O0.html

[unblock]

1. has a "popular wartime president" ever had a rating of 42% or less?

[unblock]

2. yes, of course, but never re-elected

[charlie]

3. Truman

He was waaaay in the toilet in his waning months. Down into the twenties, if I'm not mistaken.

[Stargleamer]

4. "Tricky Dick"

Nixon's approval rating I think dipped in the 20's before he resigned.

[trotsky]

5. I think Clinton's dropped into the 30s

during the "don't ask, don't tell" compromise.

[alcuno]

6. Clinton never dropped below 52% in any of the polls I saw. Here's a link.

http://www.pollingreport.com/clinton-.htm

[charlie]

7. Those are outside

the "don't ask, don't tell" years. Trotsky's right about Clinton's initial rock-bottom numbers, I remember his floundering:

Of course these are not the worst numbers this president has seen. His two worst stretches, at least in terms of polling, were in June 1993 and August/September of 1994. In 1993, Clinton's approve/disapprove numbers in three Gallup polls were 37/49, 39/50 and 46/47. In 1994, two Gallup polls pegged Clinton's approval rating at 39 percent -- one with a 52 percent disapproval, the other 54 percent. Perversely, the highest job approval ratings of Clinton's six-plus years in office have occurred during major points of the Monica Lewinsky/impeachment affair (and, less surprisingly, concurrent with a very strong economy).

http://www.cookpolitical.com/column/1999/060199.php

[wyldwolf]

9. Perversely? ha ha! I like a ladies man!

..and the economy ain't too shabby, either! Clinton gets two thumbs up! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[wyldwolf]

8. these only cover his second term

..I recall him getting a lot of negative press over the "don't ask don't tell" policy in his first term.

[ramapo]

10. Carter?

He was very unpopular after the Iran rescue failure which was coupled with high interest rates and inflation.

[RoyGBiv]

11. Carter was in the 30's before the hostage crisis began...

He experienced an upswing for awhile, and then, as you say, took a nose dive after the recuse failure. I don't know the exact numbers off the top of my head, but I remember a recent discussion about this. Carter was somewhere in the mid-30's by the election.