The ‘Blame Bush’ Era May Be at an End

Five Thirty Eight ^ | May 2, 2014 11:05 AM | Harry Enten

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President George W. Bush left the White House as one of the most disliked presidents in our nation’s history. With approval ratings struggling to hit 30 percent, he was an albatross hanging over fellow Republican John McCain during the 2008 presidential election. Even four years later, as President Obama ran for re-election, the majority of voters thought Bush was more responsible for economic problems in the United States than Obama.

But over the past year, polling data has begun to suggest that Bush is no longer quite the liability he once was for the GOP, and that most Americans no longer see the current economy as something Obama inherited.

Since April, Bush’s favorable rating has averaged 49.3 percent. His unfavorable rating has averaged 46.3 percent. More Americans now like Bush than dislike him. Of course, 49.3 percent is far lower than Jimmy Carter’s 58 percent favorability rating, recorded in April 2013, but Bush has seen a moderate improvement over the past four years. In his last weeks in office, Bush’s favorable rating averaged just 37.3 percent; his unfavorable rating averaged 57.8 percent.

Moreover, the percentage who believe that Obama inherited the nation’s current economic conditions has dipped below 50 percent for the first time. …

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You said...
“Any discussion of the shortcomings of Obama with the liberals I encounter is immediately diverted to Bush and his war crimes and ruination of the economy that our brave young President Obama has struggled valiantly to undo”

We must encounter the same liberals

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For real progressives, like my in-laws, blaming Bush will never end.

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They’re still not over President Reagan.

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I was in high school in the late 70s and I clearly remember double digit unemployment and double digit inflation. Life under Carter sucked.

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During Jimmy’s reign my mother worked full time in a factory and with “stagflation” we couldn’t make ends meet. She managed to find an additional part time job cleaning offices a few nights a week and we were still only squeeked by.