But, as you can see, they were 29/67 when Obama was elected, for a net of -38. You could argue that that was just at the height of a pro-Dem wave, and that his ratings now are simply reverting back to the mean, but that's ignoring the economic woes of October, which will remain one of the "hallmarks" of his presidency. So what has happened in between now and then? Economy has, on its face, seemed to not decline at such a rapid rate as before. Bush and Cheney have done their exit tour. And I guess the autos got a semi-bailout. But these things don't amount to anything good. So Bush has basically done nothing. And he's shot up in Gallup.
I get it that the public is fickle, but come on, this is a terrible metric.
