W. T. F.? "Warming on W.: More Americans like George W. Bush than dislike"

[NRaleighLiberal]

http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/03/politics/george-w-bush-favorability-ratings/index.html

"Washington (CNN)The latest CNN/ORC Poll found warning signs for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, but for his brother, former President George W. Bush, the poll reveals some happier news: For the first time in a decade, more Americans say they like him than dislike him.

According to the poll, 52% of adults had a favorable impression of George W. Bush, 43% unfavorable. When Bush left office in 2009, only about a third of Americans said they had a positive opinion of him. In a February 2009 poll conducted about a month after he left office, Republicans were the only group among which a majority said they had a favorable view of Bush. Even among self-described conservatives, only 50% had a favorable take on the former president and champion of "compassionate conservatism."

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and...

and

We are a country with a shit load of short memory, easily baffled fools!

[blm]

1. Bushes always run their 'Rehab Bush Name' tours like a well-oiled machine.

And they have the greater part of corporate media trained to respond accordingly to their manipulations.

[GreatGazoo]

2. "Do you remember your President Nixon?

Do you remember the bills you have to pay ?
Or even yesterday?" -D Bowie

[underpants]

3. Gomerel Warming is just a myth

Chalk this up to hate fatigue and CNN's compliance with blurring the lines between W and Obama.

*yes I went through a thesaurus to find Gomerel

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. It's amazing how malleable public opinion is on some topics.

Bush*'s popularity has grown because he's not in a position any more to do harm.

[kentuck]

5. Translated:

It is now safe to support Jeb...

[RussBLib]

6. people have the collective memory of a gnat

and of course the mainstream media does not help at all

[underpants]

7. #'s CNN #'s

Two numbers are conspicuously missing.

CNN never states what W's approval rating was in 2009, they just give numbers on different groups. A quick google search shows that CBS and the NYT had it at 22% Gallup had 34%.



CNN says that 1,025 adults were polled but gives no margin of error.

[mythology]

8. Out of sight out of mind

But also look at Hillary Clinton's approval and disapproval ratings when she was in the primary in 2008 versus after she dropped out. Once the public isn't seeing somebody in a competitive situation, public opinion softens due to not being attacked and not attacking.

[NightWatcher]

9. My opinion of him increases every day I don't see, hear, or think about him.

But as soon as I think about him, I'm reminded how horrible he was.

[whatchamacallit]

10. Had Obama done the right thing and thrown these fools in jail...

His "must look forward" ass covering the Bush Administration, absolved them.

[Initech]

11. Stockholm syndrome?

The BFEE have held our country captive for so long that I'm sure that a lot of people are experiencing this.

[TwilightGardener]

12. Most Presidents become more popular out of office.

Nostalgia for the era they served in, softened attitudes/absence makes the heart grow fonder, etc. I doubt there's one soul among American voters who'd actually want that brain-damaged clown back in office.

[FSogol]

13. I'm calling BS on the article. It is just an attempt to help Jeb's presidential aspirations.

Bush remains a national joke.