TerranceL
Sarcasm is kind of an art isn't it?
No, but Republicans did tend to give him much higher rates of support than the public in general. Even at his low point in terms of approval, he had a majority of Republican support at 55%, and tended to hover between 60-70% (much higher prior to 2006). The Republican Party held him accountable for his mistakes, but not to an extent that would have been meaningful. If everyone in the country had been a Republican, he would have theoretically been re-elected even at the low point in his popularity. Most of his disapproval came from Democrats and Independents, whose disdain for him was closer to the average in the second case, and as low as 3% in the second case. Independents were apparently driving the trend for the most part.
Uh, you do realize that's the exact same spot Obama is in now right?
Right now Obama's support amongst liberal democrats is 86% and 68% amongst moderate democrats.
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president? - The Washington Post
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