On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 06:46:51 +0000, RGrew176 wrote:


Generally speaking 2nd term Presidents have lower ratings than they did in
their 1st term. Really nothing new here.

Only partially accurate. True, second term Presidents have all hit a
slump in approval ratings, but this isn't a slump, it's a downward slide.
Bush started his second term with lower approval ratings than any second
term President in the last half century, and he's dropping from there.

Approval
Bush 50
Clinton 59
Reagan 62
Nixon 59
Johnson 71
Ike 73

From:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=4283094

The downward slide:
http://www.pollkatz.homestead.com/fi...1_image001.gif