ABC News/Washington Post Poll: Obama 50% approval, 46% disapproval

[WI_DEM]

Fifty percent of Americans in this ABC News/Washington Post poll approve of the president's work overall, down 6 points in the last month; nearly as many, 46 percent, now disapprove. On the economy, 52 percent disapprove, a majority for the first time. On the deficit, his worst score, 56 percent disapprove.

Such numbers aren't unexpected; Ronald Reagan, in similar economic straits, dropped to 52 percent overall approval at this point in his presidency.

http://www.abcnews.go.com/PollingUnit/obamas-approval-ratings-low-economy-health-care/story?id=9342510

Here are how other president's fared at about the same period of time in office, according to Gallup:

-- George W. Bush, 86 percent
-- Bill Clinton, 52 percent
-- George H.W. Bush, 71 percent
-- Ronald Reagan, 49 percent
-- Jimmy Carter, 57 percent
-- Gerald Ford, 52 percent
-- Richard Nixon, 59 percent
-- Lyndon Johnson, 74 percent
-- John Kennedy, 77 percent
-- Dwight Eisenhower, 69 percent
-- Harry Truman, 49 percent

[glen123098]

1. I'm glad to say I wasn't among the 86 percent who supported Bush.

[Bonn1997]

2. For a few weeks, I actually liked him. (I still didn't agree with him on key issues though)