January 7, 2009
Posted: January 7th, 2009 07:56 AM ET
From CNN Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser
Former Presidents George H.W. Bush, left, and Jimmy Carter can smile now about their performance in polls.
(CNN) – A new national poll appears to validate the adage that time heals all wounds, at least when it comes to two former presidents of the United States. Sixty percent of Americans questioned in a CNN-Opinion Research Corp. survey released Wednesday morning say they approve of how George H.W. Bush handled his job as president, and 64 percent give a thumbs up to former President Carter. Watch what time does to presidents in office Those numbers are about double the approval ratings each had when he was voted out of office after one term. "Time has been kind to the former presidents," said Keating Holland, CNN's polling director. "Carter's approval rating was just 31 percent on the eve of the 1980 election, and was at 34 percent in late December of that year, the last measure taken during his presidency. But now 64 percent approve of how Carter handled his job as president." Filed under: CNN poll |
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