Thoughts While Shaving For August 20
I love fooling around with statistics … thought with all the ‘noise’ related to Afganistan … I would take a look at presidential approval and disapproval ratings over the years … after President Biden’s approval ratings reportedly dropped below 50% this week…
The ratings appear to be near the end of the President’s time in office…
| Year | Week | President | Approve | Disapprove | No Opinion |
| 1952 | Dec. 11-16 | Truman | 32% | 56% | 12% |
| 1960 | Dec. 8-13 | Eisenhower | 59 | 28 | 13 |
| 1969 | Jan. 1-6 | Johnson | 49 | 37 | 14 |
| 1974 | Aug. 2-5 | Nixon | 24 | 66 | 10 |
| 1976 | Dec. 10-13 | Ford | 53 | 32 | 15 |
| 1980 | Dec. 5-8 | Carter | 34 | 55 | 11 |
| 1988 | Dec. 27-29 | Reagan | 63 | 29 | 8 |
| 1993 | Jan. 8-11 | Bush | 56 | 37 | 7 |
| 2001 | Jan. 10-14 | Clinton | 66 | 29 | 5 |
| 2009 | Jan. 9-11 | W. Bush | 34 | 61 | 5 |
| 2017 | Jan. 17-19 | Obama | 59 | 37 | 4 |
| 2021 | Jan. 4-15 | Trump | 34 | 62 | 4 |
| 2021 | *August (mid) | Joe Biden | Below 50 |
47 |
* Biden dropping. Unofficial, based on Real Clear Politics polling
President Biden’s approval rating peaked at 54.7 percent on May 25, 2021…
Just thought it was interesting … Most likley means very little .. .but a snapshot of our world today … and earlier…
Weather forecast for today, Friday, August 20, 2021. Scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90, 30% chance of rain … More of the same tonight with a low around 72.
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” Albert Einstein
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