That is not true. Reagan's second term JA numbers were never as low as Bush's second term JA numbers are today. See for yourself: Job Performance Ratings for President Reagan
Date
|
Organization
|
Approve
|
Disapprove
|
No Opinion
|
Sample Size
|
Notes
|
12/27-29/88
|
Gallup
|
63
|
29
|
8
|
|
|
11/11-14/88
|
Gallup
|
57
|
35
|
8
|
|
|
10/21-24/88
|
Gallup
|
51
|
38
|
11
|
|
|
9/25-10/1/88
|
Gallup
|
54
|
37
|
9
|
|
|
8/19-22/88
|
Gallup
|
53
|
37
|
10
|
|
|
7/15-18/88
|
Gallup
|
54
|
36
|
10
|
|
|
7/1-7/88
|
Gallup
|
51
|
35
|
14
|
|
|
6/24-27/88
|
Gallup
|
48
|
40
|
12
|
|
|
6/10-13/88
|
Gallup
|
51
|
39
|
10
|
|
|
5/13-22/88
|
Gallup
|
48
|
43
|
9
|
3021
|
|
5/2-8/88
|
Gallup
|
50
|
38
|
12
|
|
|
4/8-11/88
|
Gallup
|
50
|
39
|
11
|
|
|
3/8-12/88
|
Gallup
|
51
|
37
|
12
|
|
|
3/4-7/88
|
Gallup
|
50
|
42
|
8
|
|
|
1/22-25/88
|
Gallup
|
49
|
40
|
11
|
2061
|
|
1/8-17/88
|
Gallup
|
50
|
41
|
9
|
2109
|
|
12/4-7/87
|
Gallup
|
49
|
41
|
10
|
|
|
10/23-26/87
|
Gallup
|
51
|
41
|
8
|
|
|
8/24-9/2/87
|
Gallup
|
49
|
42
|
9
|
|
|
8/7-10/87
|
Gallup
|
45
|
41
|
14
|
|
|
7/10-13/87
|
Gallup
|
49
|
43
|
8
|
1607
|
|
6/8-14/87
|
Gallup
|
53
|
40
|
7
|
|
|
6/5-8/87
|
Gallup
|
47
|
44
|
9
|
|
|
4/10-13/87
|
Gallup
|
48
|
43
|
9
|
1571
|
|
3/14-18/87
|
Gallup
|
47
|
44
|
9
|
|
|
3/6-9/87
|
Gallup
|
43
|
46
|
11
|
|
|
1/16-19/87
|
Gallup
|
49
|
42
|
9
|
1562
|
|
12/5-8/86
|
Gallup
|
48
|
43
|
9
|
|
|
12/4-5/86
|
Gallup
|
47
|
44
|
9
|
|
|
10/24-27/86
|
Gallup
|
63
|
29
|
8
|
1559
|
|
9/13-17/86
|
Gallup
|
63
|
26
|
11
|
|
|
9/12-15/86
|
Gallup
|
61
|
25
|
14
|
|
|
8/8-11/86
|
Gallup
|
61
|
27
|
12
|
|
|
7/11-14/86
|
Gallup
|
63
|
28
|
9
|
1539
|
|
6/9-16/86
|
Gallup
|
64
|
26
|
10
|
|
|
6/6-9/86
|
Gallup
|
61
|
29
|
10
|
|
|
5/16-19/86
|
Gallup
|
68
|
23
|
9
|
1004
|
|
4/11-14/86
|
Gallup
|
62
|
29
|
10
|
1552
|
|
3/4-10/86
|
Gallup
|
63
|
26
|
11
|
|
|
1/10-13/86
|
Gallup
|
64
|
27
|
9
|
1570
|
|
12/6-9/85
|
Gallup
|
63
|
29
|
8
|
|
|
11/11-18/85
|
Gallup
|
65
|
24
|
11
|
|
|
11/1-4/85
|
Gallup
|
62
|
28
|
10
|
|
|
10/11-14/85
|
Gallup
|
63
|
29
|
8
|
1540
|
|
9/13-16/85
|
Gallup
|
60
|
30
|
10
|
1021
|
|
8/16-19/85
|
Gallup
|
57
|
32
|
11
|
|
|
8/13-15/85
|
Gallup
|
65
|
26
|
9
|
|
|
7/12-15/85
|
Gallup
|
63
|
28
|
9
|
1536
|
|
6/7-10/85
|
Gallup
|
58
|
32
|
10
|
|
|
5/17-20/85
|
Gallup
|
55
|
37
|
8
|
|
|
4/12-15/85
|
Gallup
|
52
|
37
|
11
|
1525
|
|
3/8-11/85
|
Gallup
|
56
|
37
|
7
|
1571
|
|
2/15-18/85
|
Gallup
|
60
|
31
|
9
|
1557
|
|
1/25-28/85
|
Gallup
|
64
|
28
|
8
|
1528
|
|
1/11-14/85
|
Gallup
|
|