Originally Posted By DAR <a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1210/46019.html" target="_blank">http://www.politico.com/news/s...019.html</a> That doesn't appear to be the case anymore. Now of course he's no longer President but as the article states it could be a host of factors, people aren't as happy with Obama, the passage of time, his book seems to be well received and is providing a better understanding of the things he did. I know Presidents do jump a few years after they leave, but this is quite a move.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 He had nowhere to go but up. And he still has a higher disapproval rate, joining only Nixon among ex's with that dubious distinction.
Originally Posted By ecdc Right. Among the general public who have the attention span of a gnat (see also, mid-term elections) I'm sure he'll go up over the years. He'll do humanitarian stuff and crack some jokes and give some nice speeches. But among historians who will analyze and compare, he'll remain quite low. His Presidency was a lot of inept leadership and failures. And he'll be blamed (as he should be) for a lot of our current problems that will unfortunately last a while.
