The winter of discontent for Obama's poll numbers
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson
Published on Thursday, December 17th, 2009 at 5:26 p.m.
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President Obama has "the worst ratings of any president at the end of his first year."
Karl Rove, Wednesday, December 16th, 2009.
Ruling: Mostly True | Details
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President Barack Obama's approval ratings have fallen below 50 percent.
Conservative Karl Rove kicked off a list of complaints about President Barack Obama with this statement: "Barack Obama has won a place in history with the worst ratings of any president at the end of his first year: 49 percent approve and 46 percent disapprove of his job performance in the latest USA Today/Gallup Poll."
We checked the historical record and found that Rove got it right , with a few caveats, so we rated his statement Mostly True. We also learned which former president's ratings were the most like Obama's. Hint: It's not a Democrat! Read our complete item for details.
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Researchers: Louis Jacobson
Names in this story: Barack Obama, Karl Rove
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