(CNN) - Americans are divided over whether President Barack Obama or his predecessor has performed better in the White House, according to a new national poll.
And a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Friday also indicates in the battle for Congress, Republicans hold large advantages over the Democrats among independents, men and blue-collar whites. The poll also indicates that Republicans are much more enthusiastic than Democrats to vote.
By 47 to 45 percent, Americans say Obama is a better president than George W. Bush. But that two point margin is down from a 23 point advantage one year ago.
"Democrats may want to think twice about bringing up former President George W. Bush's name while campaigning this year," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland.
"But that doesn't mean that Americans regret their decision to put Obama in the White House in 2008. By a 50 to 42 percent margin, the public says that Obama has done a better job than Sen. John McCain would have done if he had won. And by a 10-point margin, Americans also say that Joe Biden has done a better job than Sarah Palin would have done as vice president," adds Holland.
According to the poll, 45 percent of the public approves of the job Obama's doing as president, up three points from late last month, with 52 percent disapproving. Fifty-nine percent of independents disapprove of how the Obama's handling his duties, with 37 percent giving him a thumbs up.
In the fight for control of Congress, 52 percent of likely voters say they would vote for the generic Republican candidate in their district if the election were held today, with 45 percent saying they would back the Democrat. The Republican's seven point margin is down from a nine point advantage late last month.
According to the poll, independents say they would vote for the Republican candidate over the Democrat by a two to one margin.
"Blue-collar whites are also a particular problem for Democrats. Among white voters who describe their family as "white collar," the two parties are essentially tied. But more than seven out of ten whites who describe themselves as "blue collar" are planning to vote Republican in November," adds Holland.
The poll indicates that opinions on the economy may have a lot to do with that. Only 17 percent say the economy is starting to recover, and nearly four in ten say that the country is still in a downturn and conditions are getting worse.
The survey also suggests a strong gender gap.
"Democrats appear to be making steady gains among women and now get a majority of their vote, but the gender gap persists and more than six in ten men say they plan to vote Republican this year," says Holland.
According to the poll, another gap also exists: The enthusiasm gap. Most Republicans say they are extremely or very enthusiastic about voting this year. But only a third of Democrats feel the same way.
"That's the principle reason why the "generic ballot" question is tied among all registered voters while the likely voter numbers show an advantage for the Republicans," adds Holland. "There are plenty of people who support the Democratic candidate, but many of them are probably not going to actually cast a ballot. In fact, if you look at "unlikely voters" - people who are registered to vote but unlikely to cast a ballot - the Democrats have a six-point edge on the generic ballot question."
The CNN/Opinion Research Corporation national poll was conducted October 5-7, with 1,008 adult Americans, including 938 registered voters and 504 likely voters, questioned by telephone. The survey's overall sampling error is plus or minus percentage points, with a sampling error of plus or minus 4.5 percentage points for likely voters.
–CNN Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser contributed to this story
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This country has amnesia. Idiots.
I see no difference between the two Presidents, both work for the same people and it sure isn't the American people.
Lets see under Bush taxes up yes, under Obama taxes up yes.
Paying for two wars we should never started, Bush yes, Obama yes.
Both support the continued failed policy of prohibition, that causes corruption and violent crime.
Both are opposed to the civil rights of the gay community.
Both believe control and power are more important than doing right, YES
So it's a toss-up between the guys who spent a decade making a huge mess and the guys who haven't been able to clean it all up in two years while the guys who made the huge mess keep throwing trash? Wake up, America.
You have got to be kidding? This is what we have become with the "dumbing of America". How could this even be a question – except that there is a huge media company coupled with eletist special interest groups funded by corporations serving as the propoganda wing of a political party. Through these people the terrorists are winning. The down fall of Rome.
The whole world is laughing and there's nothing funny about it.
"Fifty-nine percent of independents disapprove of how the Obama's handling his duties, with 37 percent giving him a thumbs up."
As much as you Obamatards say otherwise, the first mid-terms of a new administration are a referrendum on the sitting president. Bad news for you. You lose the independents by 22 poinys, you lose... and lose BIG.
Bush was a dunderheaded idiot! He was a wannabe theocratic dictator. He wanted to destroy and shred the Constitution. He wanted to line the pockets of his rich friends while he destroyed the middle and lower classes.
President Obama is the exact opposite - he's intelligent, capable, works for the American people, understands what the Constitution is and its importance to our country and way of life.
It's a no-brainer - Bush was the worst president ever, and Obama will go down in history as one of the most innovative presidents who did what was right for this country.
people in this country are idiots! i'm sorry, but americans (independents) are absent minded and retarded in their way of thinking...are you seriously thinking about handing the baton back to republicans?!!! i'm movign to europe where to them, we are a laughing stock!
Give me a break CNN, the debt, the wars, the shrinking middle class, all curtesoy of GWB.
Neither one lit up the sky but at least Bush had been a governor. Obama is suffering from what many of us recognized as his lack of experience. He can't command the military because he simply does not have the knowledge or experience, he is totally lost on economics because he has only had to balance a checking acount if that (his wife may have accomplished that chore), and certainly his international experience was probably at best limited to eating at an Intalian restuarant once in a while. Unfortuately the American people are going to have a very long period of pain until he gains enough experience (if ever) to make him a viable administrator and manager capable of understanding and taking action on his key advisors recommendations. Of course if you look at his key civilianadvisors it is pretty thin too, lots of domestic experience in some cases and little if any experience in other key areas such as global economics, military, war (NONE), and international diplomacy. Of course they all graduated from some nice law school but apparently none have ever really worked for a living.
Hey Sniffit... which side of the "polls are meaningless cuz they only ask a thousand people", or "this poll is bogus cuz I'VE never been called before" argument will you fall on today? I've seen you play both sides my friend... c'mon... which will it be today? So... do we bash all your friends saying this poll is bogus (because it doesn't support your/their world view), or do you call them "armchair statisticians" like you did to those who disagreed with the poll that DID fit your world view. Or maybe today you will once again be mad at CNN for giving Republicans "free advertising"
The men I know are weak at math. It was the last administration that got us going in the wars. It is obvious that those who aren't in power will promise things. Once they get into the office, the military will give them all kinds of stats to keep the wars going. People have to realize that they are expecting too much of someone who has not been in the Presidency to do all he/she promises,,,once they are handed "security and secret" issues. This President has done a lot of positive things for those who don't evwn like him. We all do need medical help. It seems to me women are taking the time to read and evaluate the facts. One doesn't know what gives with the Independents. They certainly didn't like the last time around. They too need to read the facts and not get fooled by the propaganda of the naysayers. To date no one has said what the jobs should be. Of course, jobs are the answer, but who is the candidate who will say what they are? I am still waiting.
By 47 to 45 percent, Americans say Obama is a better president than George W. Bush. But that two point margin is down from a 23 point advantage one year ago.
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Familiary breds contempt. If Obozo had been properly vetted by the Lame Street Media he would have able to pull off his con job of the American public. Did even ONE of them even pressure him to explain "we just want to spread the welth around"?
and then this....
According to the poll, independents say they would vote for the Republican candidate over the Democrat by a two to one margin.
and this
but the gender gap persists and more than six in ten men say they plan to vote Republican this year,"
and this
Fifty-nine percent of independents disapprove of how the Obama's handling his duties
Can you say "Bye Bye DemocRATS" come November??!! Every Republican should be running AGAINST OBOZO and FORGET about the other guy running. He is NOT YOUR OPPONENT!
this is a joke right? Obama is stuck with the Bush mess. The volume of the screaming from the right is the only reason no one can see what the President has accomplished, or because of the way it's been twisted by the right into an unrecognizable pretzel. it's time to turn down the volume and listen to the facts not the rhetoric!
Well, I voted for Obama, but let's be clear... he hasn't accomplished one of the things that he said he would when he ran. Not one. Health care? Making me pay for health care or be fined? He abandoned the public option, which would have put a leash on the industry, but he caved, making it a non-reforming move. Gitmo? The list goes on. I'm wondering why conservatives don't love him... because he's done almost everything the way that they would have. Seriously. Make a list. Check it twice. Santa Claus is not coming to town.
This poll is really more a reflection of how quickly poeple forget. For all his mediocrity, Obama did not have a policy of torture, did not do secret renditions, did not open concentration camps (Guantanamo, Abu Graib), did not use other countries to torture and kill our prisoners, did not suspend habeas corpus, did not start an illegal unjust and unwinnable war in Iraq, did not illegally wiretap American citizens, did not try to stack the judiciary with party loyalists, and just so much more.
People can only like Bush because they have forgotten, or were always happy with the ruthless sodomy Bush did on the constitution.
Is MSNBC better than CNN? Does CNN ever report the positives of President Obama? Does CNN write articles to spark conflict? Is CNN willing to credit President Obama for his many accomplishments in such a short time like Chris Matthew did on 10.07.10?
Will CNN continue to market unqualified candidates to America (Palin and others) seeking ratings, all while still falling short in the their rating polls? When will CNN start back to reporting real news the way it did when Ted Turner was the CEO? Will it ever happen?
I don't know how anyone can say George W Bush did a better job than Obama – unless you're a defense contractor. Bush is the one who got us into this mess and now people are blaming Obama because he can't get us out of it in 2 years? Really? It took 8 years to get us here and it will likely take that long to get us out. Not to mention the fact that Bush couldn't put together a coherent sentence in any language and was an embarassment when he went abroad.
47% to 45%....uhmmmmm and in 6 more months it will be 60% Bush and 25% Obambi.....now where is all that "failed Bush policies".....and "it's all Bush's fault"......could it be that the Dems were....ehhh....ahhh...... LYING!!!???...... there is the word that fits! I can guarntee you though that Obambi and the Liberal Left will continue with their idealogy of all Americans are stupid and the Libs need to tell us all what to do regardless of how low Obambi goes in the polls! They are already saying that all the polls are wrong. YOU DON"T GET IT! People do not like anything (especially ObamaCare) forced down their throats! America is a unique and independent nation....we do not want to be like other nations!
This is a typical liberal comparison, suggesting they know how McCain and Palin would have governed. I guess you could also say that Obama's 23 point drop in the comparison to Bush's popularity in one year will be another 23% drop in the next year. This is something you have a legitimate set of numbers to go by a 23% drop in popularity in one year. McCain and Palin not having actually governed is mere subposition, a guess. Also, the polls indicate 12 out of 13 issues the president has sided with are all unpopular with the American people. These Americans include Democrats, Independants and Republicans.
You have got to be kidding me? What is wrong with you people. AMNESIA.
In early to mid-2008, after I had watched the Obama Campaign's treatment of Hillary Clinton, gave me a clue as to what was likely to happen if Barack Obama became the next President and I started speculating on how the country and the world would come to see George W. Bush in about 10 years from then. I was surprised when I read about the sign "Miss me Yet?" somewhere in the Mid-West. This poll and story makes me think that I won't have to wait much longer, certainly not 10 years, to find out how the country is seeing the predecessor of the current President. The early rehabilitation of G.W. is entirely the gift of Barack Obama and the puerile antics of his coterie in the WH, the Democratic majority in the House and Senate. This is a gift that keeps giving, the birth of the TEA Party and its rapid maturation.
Obama is the best president of the century......for 150 years....Bush and Reagan are the worst presidents of 150 years. It is truth....I am not biased. GOP thugs should know this. Economic Policies of Reagan, Iraq war of Bush messed this nation like "Hell". Enough GOP thugs...John Boehner does not have any kind of Brain....o.k.....just vote for any Democrat...GOP thugs want to repeal health care, cut down on Minimum Wage....Watch these GOP bastards....they are radicals, thugs, and criminals...looted this nation, sold to Saudi Arabia, and China....look we are paying 2;85 cents gallan gas...
WOW!!!!!! Obama is essentially tied with W????? How things change!
Carter may be the only President in my lifetime worse than Obama. Obama is tone deaf to concerns of all and his economic policies are a disaster. Bush made huge errors his last two years financially and the wars and 911 were a beating but Obama has already doubled what Bush did in 8 years. Obama blames everyone else as he cannot run on his own pathetic record.
CNN has gone on the wrong venture. It is quite disappointing. This country is being bitterly divided by the far right wing religious fanatics and CNN seems to be further encouraging this behavior. I am a Christian as well, but I have no idea what God the religious right serves because of their hate. Why are you comparing President Obama to all other presidents who, are factually white. Your Jack Cafferty had a nasty question yesterday about those same "white working class voters" and it is nothing more than a repeat of what you network did during the campaign season for ratings, no matter the feelings of minorities. You have fallen way short of your reputation, CNN. May your slide into a Fox Lite network continue. I stopped watching months ago. Get back to the facts and the center or you will loose even more viewers. You never seem to question Republicans, and yet you grill Democrats until they answer your questions. And David Gergen, you are so not speaking for me. Your bias is beyond obvious. You pundits think it's all about "you". That may be true for the hard to understand and the ignorant voters, but not the sane and somewhat educated ones who know better. Stay classy, CNN.
Well with all the fear mongering and insanity being spouted out by the Fox News and the Tea Party, Glenn, Sarah and Rush, how can you blame them. It is totally insane how simple minded and stupid these voters are to believe that these rich, white collar republicans are looking out for their best interest. And when you vote them in, just watch how little change you will see from them. They just want to get their jobs back, they could care less if you lose yours. But remember, if you lose your job, they do not want to give you unemployement benefits because they feel it is unconstitutional. They have have a play book on how to campaign on fear. That is why we have only had 4 democratic presidents in the last 46 years and one was assasinated, one only got one term, one got two terms and the current president has only been in office for 2 years. Back then they filled voters head with fear on social security and interracial marraige, not it is healtcare and gay marriage or even worse not letting gays serve openly in the military and the republicans are the ones who start wars. So America, keep buying into the same "40 year old" hate fearing politics that have kept a republican in the white house for centuries. I would like for someone to answer one question...what freedoms did you have 18 months ago that you do NOT have now?
Was Bush A Better President Than Obama?!?!..................ROTFL!!! Thanks CNN. I needed the laugh!!
Lord Have Mercy – BUSH has been there 8 years – President Obama 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Where is the FREAKING comparison???? Bush’s history is now being written and the pages in President Obama’s book are still BLANK – Dang, the hard cover was not made yet!!!
BUSH started 2 WARS
OBAMA will END 2 WARS
BUSH put TAX CUTS in place for the RICH and FAMOUS
OBAMA will end those TAX CUTS
"Fifty-nine percent of independents disapprove of how the Obama's handling his duties, with 37 percent giving him a thumbs up." CNN – who are the 'Obama's'?????????????? In addition, you FAIL to mention that MOST of the Independents ARE RepubliCAN'Ts!!
"Democrats may want to think twice about bringing up former President George W. Bush's name while campaigning this year," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland"
YEP, and the FREAKING RepubliCAN'Ts are still bringing up President Carter???????? The FREAKING RepubliCAN'Ts also still Pray to their GREAT WHITE HOPE REAGAN!!!
DEMOCRATS – Don't believe the HYPE!!! Everybody all of a sudden wants to be an EXPERT in the NEWS!!! The MORE news you hear like this – the MORE a person would want to STAY HOME and NOT VOTE!!! Let's prove that the POLLSTERS and the PUNDITS are WRONG!!! We are excited because you see my post every day and I represent MANY and NO ONE has ever polled me – nor anyone I am associated with – and ask we feel about ANYTHING??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DEMOCRATS – continue to STATE the CASE and mean it – UNITE the BASE and believe in it and we will WIN this RACE in November 2010. We will ‘lay to REST’ all of the PUNDITS, POLLSTERS and FAR RIGHT EXTREMIST!!!
T'is T'SAH from Virginia and I approve this message!!!
UH !!!! Let`s see--- the economy was robust with a non-existant debt when Bush came into office ; the economy was in a crash dive, Paulson`s TARP plan for bank bailouts in full swing, pay-as-you go was "thrown into the wind" when Obama was handed the helm--- You tell me !!!!
Oh, good Lord! Now I remember why I left CNN. This reminds me of when, after each presidential debate, CNN pundits were left shaking their heads in wonder as to why the majority of Americans thought Obama won. I can't put my finger on when, exactly, CNN became ambulance chasers, but no doubt, it has severed them well - 40% loss of viewership notwithstanding. What can be expected from a news corporation that hasn't yet been able to fess-up that ALL American employers are required by LAW to determine the legal status of their employees, thus negating the argument that Whitman (and others) could possibly NOT have known whether their domestic workers may or may not be legal citizens? Keeping the Republican fear mongering illegal immigration talking points alive and welll . . . at the expense of the *brown* people, right CNN? I have yet to see an article where CNN has actually gone out on a limb and challenged the lies being perpertrated by the right. Sad for CNN employees and sad for America.
Too transparent CNN. With every single poll that depicted Obama or the Dems gaining or surpassing you managed to (1) be vague (women voters for e.g , what was that ratio), (2) or insert a BUT.
You totally did not mention the whole Chamber of Commerce debacle yesterday as it developed, choosing instead rehashed or fluff (read Palin, O'Connell) pieces. I used to come to this site for news, knowledge, and reasonable debate. You've become deceptively 'leading', and a source of entertainment not news. Pity.
I'm no Bush fan, but I can't say I'm surprised.
Epic fail.
What an absolutely stupid thing to ask. Did Obama get us into an unnecessary war in Iraq? Did he cause this recession? Hell no he didn't! Dumb CNN!
I cannot believe anyone would think George W. Bush was a better president than Obama. It's because of George W. Bush that the economy is in such a mess right now – i.e. two failed wars, blowing a surplus, giving tax breaks to the rich, etc. I don't see how anyone can think that Obama isn't doing everything in his power to make this economy better...but he cannot do it by himself. When you have the party of NO (even when it's its own idea) always against him...I don't see how he or any Democrate for that matter can win at anything. That's why this election is so important.
CNN why do we never hear about blue collar blacks or white collar blacks or working class blacks? Why do you lump all blacks in the same category but you don't lump whites in the same category? These sounds racist to me.
First and foremost, Your polls mean nothing. They carry no weight or validity. Your use of polls is a poor excuse for real journalism.
To answer your question, 'Was Bush a better president than Obama?'
After ignoring warnings from his national security advisors, CIA and the International intel community, Bush ALLOWED a terrorist attack on our soil. The following year Bush had this country at war with a country that never did anything to us.
All of this happened within the first 3 years of Bush.
By the end of Bush's second term our economy was SO BAD, it caused an INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL MELTDOWN.
Obama has only been in office for a little bit less than 2 years. Knowing all of these facts, How could you even pose the question 'Was Bush a better president than Obama'. If we judge these two men on the first 2 years alone, Obama is a far far better president than Bush
Pollsa are nice....
I stand with our President.
Obama 2012
Bush is reason this country is in the state it is!! President Obama is trying to fix it, even though the party of NO is holding him back. Such a foolish question!! You people will not give him a chance. How in good conscience and fairness, can you all blame the mess we are in on the current President?
One has to laugh here of how people think. How does it happen "W" is sitting some where in Texas doing nothing for the nation, and his approval rating goes up!
Better President while he left the entire economy and jobless in a big shamble one could imagine!
Bush is reason this country is in the state it is!! President Obama is trying to fix it, even though the party of NO is holding him back. Such a foolish question!! You people will not give him a chance. How in good conscience and fairness, can you all blame the mess we are in on the current President?
When the stocks get over 14,500, when Obama beats the record of most consecutive quarters of growth (HELD BY" W" BY THE WAY) and his unemployment get's down to 3.5 the Stuffit and Obama Mamma can post how great Sotero is.
I'd actually like the deficit to be where Bush left it, WAY TOO HIGH, but now it is tripled.......
But the world loves us now, based on what exactly, any proof the world REALLY loves us or is that in the myth bin like the rest of your heroes lies, more lies and brutal lies.
Funny how the coward in chief changed his China trip to now be right after the elections, he is a gutless and clueless fraud, but he knows a butt kicking when he sees it.
Ridiculous. Bush was the WORST president of all time; he and his fellow thieving Republicans nearly put the U.S. into a second Great Depression. Obama no far is no FDR, he seems pretty average.
When the stocks get over 14,500, when Obama beats the record of most consecutive quarters of growth (HELD BY" W" BY THE WAY) and his unemployment get's down to 3.5 then Stuffit and Obama Mama Drama can post how great Sotero is.
I'd actually like the deficit to be where Bush left it, WAY TOO HIGH, but now it is tripled.......
But the world loves us now, based on what exactly, any proof the world REALLY loves us or is that in the myth bin like the rest of your heroes lies, more lies and brutal lies.
Funny how the coward in chief changed his China trip to now be right after the elections, he is a gutless and clueless fraud, but he knows a butt kicking when he sees it.
Good job campaigner in chief, another great jobs report, so much for the laser beam focus you FRAUD.
Obviously President Obama is 100% better than Bushy Boy who drove the economy into the ground with tax cuts for the rich and his unwaranted attack of Irac, a soverign nation that had no ties to our biggest threat, Al Queida and no ties to America's second biggest threat, "The White Annoying Teabagger" party. This poll reveals that we should be very afraid of the right wing zealots and the republicans who are fooled by them.
We are living in Tea party era no more smart conservatives look at the list who popular in 2010
Sarah Palin, Sharron Angle ,Joe Miller , Christine O’ Donnell, Rand Paul, Ken Buck Carl Paladino , Marco Rubio
This polls right
The time now is 1:37 pm. The moderator probably does not like my post. I have noticed this over and over again, especially at NYT and Newsweek. No wonder NewsWeek netted a final price of $1.00.
You're kidding right? But it's the economy. And with the high unemployment numbers people want results yesterday. How soon they forget who put us here.
Anyone who believes that a man who knowingly lied to the country about an eminent threat of WMDs from Iraq can be considered a "Good" anything is a completely delusional and partisan fool with an extremely short memory and limited capacity to understand cause and effect.
In a word: NO!!!!! The previous occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue will go down in history as the worst president of all times. He and his rethugliban henchmen destroyed this once great nation, and President Obama has spent the last 20.5 months trying to undo some of the damage they wrought while they fight him every step of the way. That Americans are now ready to turn the reins back over to the thugs who got us into this fiasco is mind boggling to say the least.
It's a real shame how soon we forget.
Not to mention Bush was warned about 9/11 and did nothing to thwart the attack. And, When we got hit, he told us to go shopping......
Now that's leadership
Are you serious? Without going into a long dissertation, I will just say President Obama has done more than George Bush could even imagine. That question is an insult to my intelligence.
Our voting machines here in Texas were destroyed when the warehouse storing them burned to the ground and now Rick Perry is in the lead. Perry never spoke about launching an investigation into the burning either. Something is wrong in Texas.
Bush made this mess. President Obama is trying to clean up Bush's mess. The American people can't seem to see this truth. When people willfully deny the truth, it's usually some deep-rooted reason why. I wonder what that could be. Oh, I know, that which America is famous for around the world...racisim. Now deal with that truth, America!
Bush was by far the better of the two.
And If the dems remain in power, Obama will never see a second term.
Are you kidding me ?
2 wars, unacceptability in regulation , favoritism and irresponsibility , no child left behind , what dose it matter when you run the nation into the ground , whats left behind is lost !
Bush = arrogance and irresponsibility.
Obama = restructure and future .
Impatient people act unwisely !
Definitely not. I think President Bush played to the tune of his VP and the others in his inner circle. He may be a nice guy but that's about it.
Bush got people in both parties to jump on
his band wagon at one time or another.
He was a stronger leader by far.No matter if
you agreed with his policies or not, you
can't deny that he got more out of his
meetings with the democrats than Obama
has been able to get from the Republicans.
Bush also threw the polls to the wind at
decision time.
It is no question that Obama is a better president. Obama has more to over come than Bush did when he came into office. When Bush came in there were budget surpluses, and Obama has none of that. If it hadn't been for the terrorist attacks early on in his term, Bush would have been like his father - 1 term! Bush seemed to have limited prinicples and less understanding. Obama is working on thinking through problems that he inheritied with a Congress that doesn't do what he wants done because of a minority - the Republicans in the Senate mostly.
I think so.
After seeing this picture of Obama and Bush, it reminds me to never vote for a Republican.
Hell no
Seriously? It took the Bush regime eight years to turn us into second world nation and run the economy into the ground, but evangelical theocrats and tax-cuts-solves-all-problems right wingers want Obama to fix it all in 19 month. I wouldn't blame Obama for not wanting to run again in 2012, but at least let him finish his first term before you compare him that loser.
wow. people have short memories.
Oh brother...
That tells me the memory retentiion rate in the USA is suffering.
Bush knowingly took us into war with a foreign nation on false pretenses.
Bush deregulated all aspects of government to the point where our ecology, economy, and national security are at great risk.
Bush lied to us about the state of our nation all the way up to the day he declared a crisis even though he had pumped trillions of dollars into the govenment to try and forstall the realization of just how bad of shape our country was in until after the elections.
I beliece Obama is doing all he can with the cards he was dealt and the players at the table.
Never a doubt, a hands down winner
Seriously, how much would someone have to hate America to say that Bush was better than Obama? Bush hated America and Americans. He tried to destroy this country and the Constitution. Bush was taking away our rights and civil liberties. The 1st, 4th, 5th and 6th amendments were totall trashed. The true patriots didn't like Bush's policies and spoke out against him.
Get real!
Homer poll if I have EVER seen one... Maybe he will bless the mess for us too....
Disagree with the 4th paragraph, John McCain would not want all kind of reform that Obama has done to us.
president obama has been in the white house for two years cleaning up the mess bush did for 8 years.and you people are already comparing him. what stupidity. how the hell you compare 2 yrs. to 8 yrs? beats me.
I don't know who Cnn is polling but as an African American, I am not pleased at all the job Obama has done in office. The constant back peddling and neediness to be accepted is sickening. However I think it is unfair to compare Obama to Bush. Perhaps Cnn should compare Obama to Clinton and Bush to Reagan. That would be a better assessment. Obama has had less than 2 years in office, Bush has had 8 so you can't come to a concise conclusion as of yet. However, if he continues on this path there won't be any support for him on a massive scale and the Dems will definitely lose big!
That's the principle reason why the "generic ballot" question is tied among all registered voters while the likely voter numbers show an advantage for the Republicans," adds Holland.
I think he meant the "principal reason".
Liberal Democrats portrayed Bush as incompetent and swayed opinions on him. Obama showed his incompetence with his failed promise to close Guantanomo, his inability to grasp economics to revive the economy and his inability to wage a successful war in Afghanistan. Bush took care of Iraq for him.. The economy did great under Bush until Dems took control of congress the last two years of the Bush presidency. And deregulation which occured under Clinton coupled with the CRA also formed under Clinton had a heavy hand in the financial meltdown(not just Bush's actions). So now that the facts are being learned by Americans, it is no surprise to see these poll results....
Obama is a failure with this record unemployment. Sarah Palin will be a far better president than Obama!
Agree with the with the title.President Bush better than Obama
Bush 2002 was better than Bush 2008. Bush 2008 is not that much different than Obama.
Well it just goes to show you how short peoples memories are. 2 wars thats has been paid only by the blood of our men and women. The Iraqi invasion based on lies, the Afghan was was pushed to the back burners, an economic policy that devasted our economy. So its no suprise that when asked which is more of a nuance to the American people, S.Palin or these polls? Palin edges out the polls by less than 2%, so as with Palin, these polls don't say much worth paying attention to.
You have to be absolutely crazy to think Bush was better than Obama. Absolutely out of your mind.
Bush started 2 wars that did nothing beneficial and destroyed the lives of American soldiers and families of American soldiers and God knows how many of the people in Iraq and Afghanistan. Bush's lack of regulation of the financial industry almost lead to economic collapse. Bush's arrogance was hated by the majority of the world. Bush mainly did good things that benefited Wall Street while the average American fared worse.
This isn't even a comparison. It's lunacy. It's a tragic shame that we have to share this world with idiots who think horrible leaders are good. Stupid fools.
"There are plenty of people who support the Democratic candidate, but many of them are probably not going to actually cast a ballot"
Not if the "news" media and their purposefully chosen narrative carefully designed to demoralize liberal voters have anything to say about it, that's for sure.
I am still curious as to who conducts these polls, and when and where. I NEVER participate. But then, I am just a little person, who works hard for a living and whose vote doesn't really count. Hence, I place no faith in any polls any where, for either side. Start polling real people, instead of the same, select people who answer the way you want. Use real, randomly selected people. That would be a real poll.
This gave me a good laugh. Any President would be hard-pressed to have been as bad as W. Obama is quite the opposite of W. Health insurance reform, Wall St reform, Letty Ledbetter Law, deporting of more illegals in his two years Vs. Bush in two terms. If any thing, President Obama doesn't toot his own horn enough.
Easy now. Just calm the hell down. Bush better than Obama? The economy is going to get better. Just stop all this craziness.
Your serious right? I mean if Obama had opened a Gitmo, tortured, taped phones and email for easedropping the US, started a war with a country that had nothing to do with the Sad Sept day. Then of course throw in spending the surplus money the Dems made in the previoius two terms and creating the highest debt in history and then leaving it for the next president then yes Bush Jr is different than Obama.
You have got to be kidding me!!!! You all let George W. Bush run this country into the ground for 8 YEARS, and then you want to judge President Obama (only in office for 18 MONTHS) for not cleaning up Bush's messes fast enough?!?! Come on!!!
ANYONE that thinks Bush was a better Prez has a short memory. Two wars, lying to the public about one of them (WMD), doing NOTHING while the economy went to pot. Funding two wars while cutting taxes to the rich/corporations. I can go on and on but there is not enough room here to put down the ineptitude of this moron. At least Obama hit the floor running and put an end to the economic bleeding. We would have been in a lot worse shape if not for his courage. Of course I can sympathize with those who are out of work, but the damage was already done by the previous administration.
HAHAHA! U kidding me? I mean seriously are u pulling my leg? LOL
SO many polls, I always wonder WHO is being polled? Because, the majority of Obama supporters use cell phones. And those of us, like me who are registered Independents living in "red states" never get polled. Good to know that most Americans who still have land-lines think Obama is a better president than W. Obama has been in Office 22 months, just barely. Give him time.
There was an interesting poll that came out recently, that every informed voter should read. The poll by the Public Religion Research Institute found and I quote "that 55% of Independent voters and 79% of Democrats support candidates that supported the Healthcare Bill"! This is a significant finding because it flies in the face of what the Koch-TeaParty/GOP has been saying "that Americans are angry at Obamacare"! Actually......... nope!
America has to ask one simple question, "what have the Republicans done to help America back on its feet since the Bush Financial Disaster?" No one from the Koch-TeaParty/GOP every answers this questions....... make me wonder.
He was a better puppet for the Corporate scumbags.
This just shows the depth of ignorance and the effect of mis-information from the media of the american public, its amazing how quickly people forget how horrible the previous administration was and that Bush was responsible for two wars one that was illegal and unnecessary and he was the one that ran the country into the worst recession in u.s. history, and was responsible for the 100's of billions in bailout money to banks and corporations, not to mention eroding the constitution, creating an atmosphere of unfounded fear and sinking this country to the level of a fascist police state, Obama inherited all of this including a run away derailed train of an economy that was still crashing and bailouts that were already earmarked to go out, Obama has done some good, ending iraq war, health insurance reform, new laws to protect the consumer from predatory practices from banks and corporations, and aid to homeowners facing foreclosure, however I am displeased with him for not repealing the patriot act and restoring our rights to privacy, and a more aggressive stance on green house gas emissions, scuttling the manned space program to name a few.
Why would any of this surprise anyone? Obama is a disaster. If he would put 10% of the effort into doing his job that he does campagining, democrats wouldn't be in this bad of shape. The unfortunate thing is that he has no ability to solve this country's problems. So in order to feel some sort of accomplisnment and self worth, he turns to the only thing that he thinks that he can do....campaign.
History will be much kinder to GWB than it will to Barack Obama. Leadership is one of those things that retrospect brings into focus.
What is this some kind of Damn Trick Question ? My Answer is Hell No,Bush is neither here or there!
hahahahahahahahahahahahahah.....seriously, though: HA.
I, nor anyone I know has ever been polled. It seems every day a new poll comes out and says something different. I am just curious as to who is being asked the questions. How about CNN does an online poll along with a telephone poll that anyone can answer. Let me see those numbers. I would like to see what the average person has to say about issues. Not just the select few that are supposedly polled. How about it CNN – are you up to the challenge?
A caution about the "likely voter" gap: the "unlikely voter" who may not be enthusiastic enough to vote for a Democrat may nonetheless be grossed out enough by Election Day to vote against a Republican.
Bush was WAY ahead of President Obama when it came to starting wars, ignoring Americans dying in our streets, praising incompetents, sounding like a 2nd grader in English class, tanking the stock market, and reading childrens books at one of the most critical moments in our history.
What the heck! Is this even a question to ask? Such a preposterous question. I mean you put a mask on a donkey and call him Mr. President, even he would be better than Bush. Do you even realize that what Bush did hurt the very fundamentals and the constitution of this country – the very ideals that this great country was built on? Economy is a short term thing, goes up and down. Obama is still trying to clean up his mess. I would like to ask this question, what if Obama, who you hate for the spending, did not spend that money in the bail-outs? Probably you would not be have the time and the job to hate him. He may not have improved the economy, but he prevented the worst from happening. In any case, that is not what I compare him on with Bush. Bush destroyed the country morally, ethically and economically.
Does anyone else think that the average American has absolutely no understading of the actual issues that are debated in this country? The average person only looks at taxes as money coming out of their paycheck. They don't understand what that money buys. I see articles about $10 million spent here or there and people are up in arms. Do they realize that that's a drop in the bucket when compared to the federal budget? The same people who complain about the country borrowing too much and leaving this debt to their grandchildren (we've been using that old line since I was a kid 30 years ago) are in debt up to their eyeballs and putting more on their credit cards every day. The average person has no idea what a recession even is and yet they get all upset that the President can't get us out of it by waving his magic wand. Doesn't work that way people.
Are you kidding me? Are you really kidding me that someone could look at Obama vs. Bush and choose Bush? How stupid is this country?
President Obama is hands down the better president – Bush was minor league all the way.
"But more than seven out of ten whites who describe themselves as "blue collar" are planning to vote Republican in November," adds Holland."
So they will be voting against their best interests. Republicans offer no advantage to blue-collar workers, other than to make their jobs disappear.
gotta love that change and hope.........i'm still waiting for that hope to fill up my left hand........b/c i sure have alot of $hit in my right hand!!!
Saw an interesting bumper sticker today – - "VOTE REPUBLICAN, IT'S EASIER THAN THINKING", consistent with these poll results. Maybe our constitution should have stipulated "an informed vote" rather than just a vote. At the intellectual rate of attrition in our country I think the days when we can hail "President Palin" are not far down the road!!
AWESOME! I just watched Bush's first pitch after 9/11 on youtube. Gave me chills AGAIN.
Mass delusion. I always hoped that the events of the first half of the 20th century would have made mankind more introspective, but nope, it seems like many of us are still hopelessly at the mercy of our baser instincts.
There are either some very crazy or stupid people in the United States. Anybody who thinks Bush is either better or equal to Obama as a President is either(a) on drugs or alcohol or both(b) very stupid, (c) very wealthy or (d) listens to Fox News only or a combiantion of those forementioned. John R.
Not only no but Heck no!
Peace
I believe Bush was much better. I believe Bush was more serious and determined and loved American more. I believe Bush had a huge heart and showed it often. I dont see any of this in obama
This is a gag....right? GWB compared to Mr. Green Jeans, but not this President.
Since Bush and Obama are related.....it doesn't surprise me. We need to get back to "We the People" instead of "We the Banks and Politicians"
Sad...sad time in America, tyranny is all around us.
I hear cricketts....
Imagine what would have happened if Americans had voted Republicans back into power two years into FDR's presidency. We would have no middle class now.
No contest; I'd take GWB 100 times out of 100 over the current incompetent disaster squatting in the Oval Office.
What an idiotic survey to compare 2 years of Obama with 8 years of Bush–I don't like either, but at least have a survey that makes sense
Nothing from CNN is truthful. The democrats will pay for their arrogance and deceit.
no contest....Bush is a leader and a man. O is a child.
This is just sad shameful to say the least. smh
This question is an insult! To name these two in one sentence! President Obama is intelligent, a hard worker, thoughtful and sincere. He works for every single American (not just for the rich) and he has a good program for the country. It is the GOP and former President Bush (unjust wars, gigantic deficit, etc. etc.remember?) that brought the country to the brink of destruction and they envy the President so much that they openly want him to “fail”! What a bunch of No ideas, No honor, No respect People the GOP is! President Obama is all they would love to have been but are not… lack of character! Go out and vote! But inform yourself, be responsible and smart. Don’t let the GOP/TP fool you – again!
Ok, just so I'm not missing anything here, but one guys is solely responsible for the mess this country is currently in, while the other guy is left to clean it up. Yet it's the guy left with the mess who seems to be getting the blame? That's like blaming the firemen for a fire that cannot be extinguished, while putting no blame on the arsonist who set the fire to begin with. And for all you people who want to put Republicans back into power: please remember is was the Republican Party who empowered the Bush White House to wreak all that havoc. Be very careful what you wish for...
People are too easily duped by the media to figure out what is really going on. I don't necessarily blame them... politics and world events are complicated issues and when you work all day trying to keep a roof over your head and food in your stomach, who has time or energy to wade through all the BS. But the thing is we HAVE to wade through it all to make better decisions and know the truth. Obama by FAR is a better president than Bush and the fact that the average American doesn't understand that is more than a little unnerving.
If anyone thinks that Barack Obama is performing as good as GWB, they are as delusional as Barack Obama is. Obama is trying to DESTROY this country by bogging its economy down, and exploiting weak minded peoples' covetousness. It's called class envy, and he does it very well. Pray for Barack Obama. "Let his days be few; and let another take his office." Psalms 109:8
For those who voted in the poll... what exactly has Joe Biden actually done?
Well since over 90% of blacks still support the Obamination I would say the poll is skewed
uhbama is a disaster, so count me in with President Bush being better.
Of the regisstered voters that took part in the poll, I have to wonder, based on CNN's past polls, how many were R's and how many were D's. Anyway we can find out?
Are you nuts! Or just have clinically short memories! "W" lied (WMDs) lied us into a war that's cost tens of thousands of lives and sent our economy into a death spin! That alone should rank him as the worst US President ever!
Really, some people think Bush did better than President Obama?! Let's see, we haven't had an attack since he became President, he saved us from what could have been a depression, we haven't gone into another unnecessary war.
Bush was good about the environment, I'll give him that.
You're trying hard as hell aren't you CNN to bring back the status quo? In reality, the two are polar opposites. Bush's laissez faire economic approach (for whatever reason) brought us to the brink of depression. Obama is slowly – but steadily, even given the obstruction by republicans and corporate america – digging this nation out. But, since the corporate media conglomerates control how and what information is disseminated in this country, Americans will forever believe that there are actual death panels (although, in reality, these are called insurance companies); that Sarah Palin is actually a qualified presidential candidate; on and on, yada yada... After this country devolves into civil war over basically nothing, it is the network heads that will hang.
Think about it people: "News" reported by an organization ultimately answerable to its shareholders (i.e. Time-Warner) is not actually news at all. At this point, it is simply corporate propoganda.
You have to be kidding me. Healthcare for all versus starting two wars and dragging the economy into the ground. What a joke!!
Heres the deal.. Americans have very short attention spans. The pain and suffering of the BUSH recession unfortunately was not truely felt until the end of his Term. So Americans feel financial pain See obama and then forget it was Bush and blame him. Add in the crazy right wing media chatter that even seems to dominate CNN now a days and you get a perfect storm. Don't forget all the lies about Death panels etc.... The scary black man in office stuff ( yeah I went there because it is relevant). I just love how the right wingers says blantently racists stuff or things that are at the very least bigotted then when people point it out they are accused for playing the race card... It really is sad for our country..
It took 8 years of Republican leadership to get the country in the mess we were in when President Obama took office. Please allow him the courtesy of 8 years – then you can be the judge.
How quickly America forgets that Bush & Co. were in the White House when the economy took a nose dive. I remember very well because I graduated college in 2001 and found it nearly impossible to find a job, maintain a job (many layoffs). Just remember Obama and the Democrats are NOT the root of the cause, it is CONGRESS in general that is the root of the current evil.
This really illustrates the utter ignorance of the average American voter. They actually hold the administration responsible for getting into the deepest recession since the Great Depression in a more positive light than the the administration the kept OUT of another depression and put us on the path to recovery.
What is a good definition of stupidity?
GOP is gonna get her done.
Hope and Change? bwahahah it was funny two years ago...even more funny now.
Bush was absolutely a better President than is Obama. Obama has no heart, no class, he is without doubt the least Presidential individual to ever sit in the Oval Office., and his arrogance, his policies are destroying this country. I am confounded by the polls where people say they like him personally, but don't like his policies...I think this country is so controlled by political correctness that these people fear they'll be called racist if they say they don't like him.. What a sad state of affairs
women vote democrat because democrat means redistribution – and chicks love redistribution as long as that money is flowing to them. interesting thought: now that our gynocentric culture has debased men to the point where the large majority of university graduates are now female, will vaginas start becoming more repub-happy – or will they still think democrat governments will give them someone else's hard-earned cash?
It shouldn't take too long for the other 47% to come around.
Would be sooooooo funny if Obama ended his presidency with a lower rating than Bush. And I think he's trying RELLY hard to get there.
If not for racist blacks supporting him at 91% the numbers for Obama would be high 30%'s
Poor George Bush didn't have a clue as to what was going on. Cheney ran the country for 8 years. We are better off with Obama who tells the truth and isn't afraid to take the lead, make decisions and take the consequencies. I don't understand how anyone can expect Obama to correct 8 years of disaster in 2 years.
Obama should join the Miami Heat and play along siide lebron james and cris bosh and dwane Wade. Obama would fit in well after all he thinks he a champ even though he hasn't done anything yet.
a bit of buyers' remorse going on, I guess.
They should have asked me. Hands down, Obama is a better President than that dingbat we suffered for 8 looooooooong years!
this height of a blog!! Where are we going BTW???
Oh please. Bush and the Republicans are WHY we have to be rescued. That Obama is not doing it fast enough to suit my stupid fellow white men simply shows the short attention span of the U.S. electorate.
That's priceless. It goes to show that the parties who put their big money supporters (corps or unions) first are beginning to get exposed.
I'm beginning to wonder if any of this mess would have ever happened if Congress didn't meddle in the mortgage industry....then Bush would have left with 5% unemployment.
Hmmmmmm
First rule of power- Never follow a strong leader!
This is comparing dumb and dumber
Republicans are brainless droids that follow the party line, whether it makes sense or not. That is the ONLY reason George may have looked effective. I want my representative to represent me, not his party. I want that person to speak up if something doesn't make sense. Republicans do not do so.
Blue-collar whites???? Guess everyone has forgotten this country is made up on people of all race/creed/ethnicity. Sometimes it just isn't a good idea to believe polls especially when the focus is on white people only. Guess I now see why white folks are screaming about taking their country back. Too many other folks that don't look like them.
Bush is better only if you think the Bush tax cuts, which took trillions out of the Treasury and will continue to take trillions out of the Treasury if they are extended, in the face of a trillion dollar deficit, are a good idea.
Bush is better only if you think starting the war with Iraq, who had no involvement with the 9/11 attack and had no weapons of mass destruction, at least none that could be found, while the people who attacked us on 9/11 recovered and became stronger in Afghanistan, was a good idea.
Bush is better only if you think enacting Medicare Part D, which was completely unfunded, was fiscally responsble. If you are outraged by the health care bill, at least Democrats tried to pay for their spending by raising revenues. With Republicans, they simply spend.
Bush is better only if you
The polls always seem to favor Obama but when you talk to most Americans its always the opposite. I think i'll trust most Americans who see what a total disaster this Marxist Muslim loving Kenyan born fraud really is.
Well its about time people are starting to wake up.... but more need to wake up fast or its over.... D or R, they all have the same agenda ...directed by their masters... Divide and conquer
Plugs Biden had done a better job than Palin would have. Plagiarizing perhaps?
The man IS the village idiot. We can always expect that CNN will be a good laugh.
Why was the link for this article titled "Ticker: Bush was better than Obama?". The title certainly gives the impression that the poll referenced in the article would reflect a Bush over Obama result. If one continues on to the full article it shows a 47% to 45% preference for Obama, a drop in numbers from a year ago sure, but still a majority. Phrasing it as a question does not alter the misleading nature of the link's title. Please explain.
In my heart I know George Bush was a good and honest, God-fearing president. I know he is a patriot, and a lover of American and all of the wonder that America has brought to the world. He was mindful of others needs, and he worried about the way his decisions affected his countrymen. He was a sensitive and humble family man.
Obama is an agenda. He cares little for people who are not of his race or ideology. He does not care much about others, he is cold and calculating, and is not a patriot, he is a citizen of the world. He does not love America, and as such does not govern in her best interest. Most of us, regardless of our party or beliefs, hoped, wished and prayed for his success, but have come to realize that he is NOT American presidential material.
Bush got us where we are now- he's the cause. Obama is simply helping to weather the storm he didn't create.
Oh my...
President Bush is actually closing on President Obama. While Obama engages in increasingly more partisan rhetoric at a time when unity is needed, Bush is silent...in spite of the vicious personal attacks he's endured.
Nevermind...the electorate is about to render a verdict on the Obama presidency thus far. I suspect President Bush won't comment on that, either.
If Obama and Biden have dropped that much in just 20 months, imagine what those numbers will be this time next year.
You gotta be kidding me. Bush and his Republicans were the biggest deficit spenders in history, and literally took the country right to the brink of collapse. And now they have the audacity to whine about Obama's deficit and accuse him of failure after he saved us from another Great Depression. Starting with Reagan, Republican presidents have grown the government and increased the deficit far more than Democrats. It’s historical fact. What’s happened to the American people? Wake up. Pay attention. Remember. Do you really think the rich getting richer and an unrestrained corporate free-for-all is going to save us? That’s all the Republicans have to offer.
Seriously...this is a question! GW had 8 years to get us in the mess we're in today. Obama has had 1 year and 3 quarters to try and get us out. The Party Of No doesn't get to shed the responsibility of teh last 8 years. We also can't forget the state that Clinton pulled us out of after the first Bush had aterm in the white house, either. Obama is allready a better President than both Bushes put together.
I think we all know that President Obama can't do anything right. I hope he decides not to run again. He didn't create this mess. President's like Bush did. This country will not be happy until they have another Bush-like president. Let these dam dumb white folks fix this shit.
bush was a hell of a president and did a much better job running things.This guy does not have a clue
I miss Bush.
The problem in America is they hate women period. They'll allow them to hold office and positions of authority as long as its not VP or President. No matter who it is there always portrayed as inept or dizzy blond or something.
Obama will go down as worse than Carter and Bush
Of course President Bush is much better than Obama. He is a strong leaders and He has done many things for the country and the world.
The only way that Obama is only 2 points ahead of Bush on who has performed better in the White House is that Americans have an incredibly short span of attention. By any objective analysis, GWB was one of the worst presidents in American History.
Who ever would have thought – but now that we have had this socialist – YES Bush was a much better president
The democrats must be scrambling to come up with a new campaign. All Obama has ever done is campaign against Bush.
Same joker.. different year. Legalize Freedom!! Vote Ron Paul. Get this scum out of our house!
the stupidity of those pollsters, how can you compare 8 years of ineptitude, incompetence and LIES with 2 years to only begin to fix the $hit the repugnants left behind...........as usual, cnn s poll: twisted crap
Define "better". More willing to go to war for invalid reasons? More willing to ignore the international community? More willing to turn a blind eye to corporate corruption and more willing to accept money and political influence from corporate lobbyists? More willing to allow church to get in the way of state? More willing to be trigger happy. The very nature of the story reported is inherently murky. It depends on how you define "better" and also who you ask. Also, our President inherited the worst economic conditions since the Great Depression. Context is also important. The story lacks substance.
Yes, Bush defended America when we were attacked. This President goes around apologizing for us defending ourselves, and never listens to what the people want. I don't think he would defend America from any attacks. That remains to be seen.
way better!
Whose presidency is better?? Regardless of whether you are Democrat, Republican, Independent or whatever, how can you even begin to compare the two presidencies. President Bush had eight years in office. President Obama has had 20 months in office in comparison. And why are some people expecting things to turn around for the good "overnight." We have to be patient and our representatives need to work together (and not be so competitive with each other) to hopefully resolve the difficulties that our country continues to face.
I am an independent and plan to vote Republican whenever possible. I supported Obama and still get emails from OFA, but I am so disappointed in Obama and the democrats, that my vote for the Republicans is to send both the democrats and Obama a message: do the job you were elected to do and stop acting like you are on a 4-year vacation financed by the taxpayers.
The only time where I will throw my vote away (ie, vote for a third candidate or leave it blank) is with Boxer v. Fiorina. There is no way I could vote for Fiorina (California) but Boxer does not deserve to be re-elected.
The problem in America is they hate women period. They'll allow them to hold office and positions of authority as long as its not VP or President. No matter who it is there always portrayed as inept or dizzy blond or something. Compared to our current President that thinks there 58 States in the Union. And its all above his pay grade.. And his only management skills are Community Organizing. Translated: Potesting and get out the vote stuff. So there is a double standard by far,
President Bush came in office with a surplus and served two terms. President Obama came into office when the country was in a recession and has served just a little over two years. I expect this comparison from Fox news not from CNN. Talk about main stream media/liberal media!
Why are "white" voters a statistic, with no reference to "black" voters. Is this meant to "color" the issue and create 'race war' thinking at the ballot box. If 50% of whites vote for a white candidate, it is slanted as racially motivated. However, if 98% of black voters vote for a black candidate, there is no mention of racial motivation. Please don't taint the news, and either give us the full comparison of the racial voting statistics or don't bring it up at all!
Thank you
Both presidents were/are controlled by Jews. No one is even allowed to be nominated who doesn't tow the pro-Jewish party line of more illegal immigration, more debt, more taxes, and more wars. Every once in a while someone like Ron Paul or Pat Buchanan manages to slip in. But they are quickly denounced by the press as "extremists" or "racists" before they get too far with their message.
Only because there is a 24/7 news station brainwashing millions of american's to believe that Bush was a better president. I guess it's working. How unfortunate.
The Bush administration got us into this financial mess during their eight years in office, and now the Obama administration is taking the heat for not fixing the economy is 18 months in office. What a bunch of crap. In addition Bush took over in 2000 with a surplus from the Clinton administration and immediately blew it away leading up to where we are today!
What the heck! Is this even a question to ask? Such a preposterous question. I mean you put a mask on a donkey and call him Mr. President, even he would be better than Bush. Do you even realize that what Bush did hurt the very fundamentals and the constitution of this country – the very ideals that this great country was built on? Economy is a short term thing, goes up and down. Obama is still trying to clean up his mess. I would like to ask this question, what if Obama, who you hate for the spending, did not spend that money in the bail-outs? Probably you would not be having the time and the job to hate him. He may not have improved the economy, but he prevented the worst from happening. In any case, that is not what I compare him on with Bush. Bush tried to destroy the country morally, ethically and economically.
They Democrtats don't get it – The solution to Bush's overspending is NOT to triple spending and force a mandatory government healthcare law down thier throats. I laugh everytime a democrat scratches thier head and wonders what went wrong. CLUELESS
Bush was the worst ever- he makes Carter, Nixon, Grant, Harding and even Buchanan look good!
This is insane to place president Obama in the same category with georges bush a sore loser.I wonder if you american suffers amnesia.Bush bring the economy to its knees while president Obama stop the bleeding for now.The way to show your appreciation is to bring back the rethugs in power
Bush was Lincoln, Washington, both Roosevelts and Bismark compared to Obama, an ill equiped ideologue with a counterproductive , quasi-marxist distain for the creators of capital. He had one speech that he massaged for 15 years and which created the myth that he was intellectual and charasmatic. All of the other 08 candidates from either Party would have focused on the economy and would be running from any discussion of a tax increase on any American , especially investors
Bush was far worse as a President. He seem to lack general knowledge on the most basic levels. We went to a war for fictitious "WMD's" and we have nothing to show for it. He wasted tax payers dollars like no other. At least with Obama he spent money on the people. I'd rather pay for health care than a war with no purpose. How hard is it to see that bush was a failure as a President. No to mention Dick Chaney saying during an interview "So" When told that most Americans do not agree with the war in Iraq... I would pic just about any one over Bush and most Republicans. I am an Independent voter at the current time. I do not see myself supporting a party (Republican) that is for the wealthy. We are in a recession for crying out loud. anonymous
sweet justice.
Bush?! BetterPresident. Well in a manner of speaking yes. Better at destroying America's prestige, robbing from the poor to give to the rich, blaming others, abusing the constitution and manipulating americans' ignorance.
God help us!
This is a joke, isn't it?
Stuipd question. There is no comparison. Bush loves the country and want to carry on our traditions. Someone else wants to socialize it.