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orwell

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3. It's not rocket science...

Reply to cthulu2016 (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2012, 12:27 PM

Mar 2012

...as the economy did better for many, President Clinton's approval numbers improved.

This chart looks similar to Reagan's, which also improved with the economy.

It also looks similar to President Obama's at the same stage of his presidency.

It can't be mentioned enough that the situation that President Obama inherited was far far worse than anything that Reagan or President Clinton inherited.

In that respect President Obama is doing remarkably well considering the absolute cluster-f*ck he walked into.

It is also worth mentioning that President Clinton was a white southern man, not a bi-racial Hawaiian with a Kenyan father and a Muslim-sounding name.

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Remember when Clinton had a 73% approval rating? [View all] cthulu2016 Mar 2012 OP

That's an astounding number. tblue Mar 2012 #1

Yes DURHAM D Mar 2012 #2

It's not rocket science... orwell Mar 2012 #3

The recession was over by the time Reagan took office DavidDvorkin Mar 2012 #5

There's nothing in the OP comparing Clinton to Obama. cthulu2016 Mar 2012 #6

I think that most people, while not approving his behavior, realized that the impeachment Beacool Mar 2012 #7

I like Bill. Beacool Mar 2012 #4

at his height things were going well and the impeachment farce joeybee12 Mar 2012 #8