Carter (+19) vs. Obama (-2) in February of Year 4
The chart shows the approval-disapproval ratings for President Carter and President Obama in February of their fourth year in office (1980 vs. 2012), based on the Gallup/USA Today Presidential Approval Tracker website.
By Dr. Mark J. Perry at Carpe Diem
Now this is pretty interesting…. The chart above shows the approval-disapproval ratings for President Carter and President Obama in February of their fourth year in office (1980 vs. 2012), based on the Gallup/USA Today Presidential Approval Tracker website. Carter’s approval was 55% in early February of 1980 vs. 46% for Obama in mid-February 2012, and Carter’s disapproval was 36% vs. 48% for Obama. Carter’s Approval-Disapproval spread was +19 compared to Obama’s -2 point spread.
Note: In March of 1980, Carter’s ratings tanked and by the end of the month he was at -12 Approval-Disapproval.
Dr. Mark J. Perry is a professor of economics and finance in the School of Management at the Flint campus of the University of Michigan. Perry holds two graduate degrees in economics (M.A. and Ph.D.) from George Mason University near Washington, D.C. In addition, he holds an MBA degree in finance from the Curtis L. Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. In addition to a faculty appointment at the University of Michigan-Flint, Perry is also a visiting scholar at The American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.
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