And don't forget - Jimmy Carter had a higher approval rating (75%) than Obama (60-68%)- yet finished just slightly above Bushie (28% for JC,22% for Bushie) at the end of his term.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approval_rating
-charles
Which always begs the question in me ................
"Do these pollsters -"make sure", they ask the majority of the - "right people", first? and get the rest from others? (ie - polls are inherently flawed)
-charles