(Gallup).President Barack Obama averaged a 58% job approval rating for the first eight days of July, down from an average of 61% for June. His approval rating is down most significantly among independents, to 53% so far in July from an average of 59% in June.
......It is roughly the same as the rating of George W. Bush in early July of his first year(57%), although well above that of Bill Clinton in July 1993(45%). Other presidents from 1952 on enjoyed higher ratings in July of their initial years in office than has been the case for the last three presidents, the one exception being Richard Nixon, whose 58% reading in mid-July 1969 is identical to where Obama is now. Thus, Obama's current approval rating is above-average only in comparison to Clinton at the same point in time. It is essentially on par with where Bush and Nixon were, but at least slightly worse than all other presidents (with the exception of Clinton). In particular, Presidents Eisenhower (69%), Kennedy (72%), and George H.W. Bush (66%) all had significantly higher ratings in the summer of their first year than does Obama at this point.
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