Unpopular Presidents A poster finds the president with the lowest-ever approval rating, lower even than George W. Bush's current 31%: Harry Truman, with 23%.

This article on presidential approval ratings notes that Jimmy Carter and Richard Nixon both dropped below 30%; Carter went to 28%, and at the time of his resignation Nixon was at 24%.

And here's something that surprised me:

Bill Clinton’s popularity broke the 70 percent mark only once: right after he was impeached by the House of Representatives, when he registered 73 percent. Throughout his second term in office, despite the Lewinsky scandal, Clinton’s ratings were good and remarkably stable, averaging in the low 60s.....

When you consider that, it is amazing that Al Gore chose to run away from Clinton in 2000. Gore is a great guy, a hero for his work on the environment. But man, was he a bad politician. His instincts were terrible....  ¶ 9:36 AM