Obama: Highest Initial Approval For Elected President?

FiveThirtyEight by Nate Silver | Jan. 19, 2009 (Poll)

Barack Obama's favorability ratings have continued to improve as we approach Tuesday's inauguration. But how do they compare to those of his predecessors?

The two highest initial, post-inauguration approval ratings as measured by Gallup belong to presidents who took over for others whose terms ended prematurely. About 86 percent of Americans approved of Harry Truman when he took over for FDR. And 77 percent approved Lyndon Johnson when he took ... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Extra
Topics: Bush Administration, U.S. White House, Obama Administration, Bush Legacy
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Posted by: Posted by Fabrice Florin - Jan 19, 2009 - 12:46 PM PST
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Derek Hawkins
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 by Derek Hawkins - Jan. 19, 2009

FiveThirtyEight has a unique way of analyzing statistics and it shines through in this piece. They go the extra length and look at trends and likelihoods, rather than just comparing stats, as other news stories on Obama and Bush's approval ratings overwhelmingly have.

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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - Jan. 19, 2009
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 by Randy Morrow - Jan. 21, 2009
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