Since his popularity and approval ratings began to slide during his second term, former President George W. Bush has served as a scapegoat for Democrats and current President Obama. Bush’s name has been invoked with almost every negative event that has come America’s way.
But it seems that the “blame Bush” strategy hasn’t made the American public believe in Obama’s ability to do his job.
A new POLITICO poll released Monday found that when compared to Bush for “effectiveness in office,” Obama didn’t fare too well.
The poll asked, “Which President do you believe was more effective at managing the basic functions of the federal government?”
While neither Bush or Obama fared well, Bush pulled ahead with 38 percent of poll respondents picking the former president. Obama received 35 percent of the votes of confidence and an additional 26 percent said that the two were “about the same.”
Though Obama enjoyed high favorability and approval ratings during his first term, the public’s perception of the president has been falling steadily as of late.
A separate poll conducted in September found that about 42 percent of Americans consider Obama’s presidency a failure and his approval rating in October hit a new low of 40 percent.
