Says "some [states] with the largest reductions in crime have also lowered their  prison population." — PolitiFact Georgia on Tuesday, April 5th, 2011. True.  Seven months in, Obama lags. Newt Gingrich · "Since World War II, only Gerald  Ford and Bill Clinton have had worse ratings after seven months than President  Obama.".
Jul 17, 2017 ... In the decades since World War II, the average first-term president before Trump  had an approval rating of 62 percent on his 175th day in office, ... terms, and only  Gerald Ford, at 35 percent, had an approval rating lower than Trump's; Ford's  rating tumbled following his decision to pardon Richard Nixon.
In political studies, historical rankings of presidents of the United States are  surveys conducted in order to construct rankings of the success of individuals  who have served as President of the United States. Ranking systems are usually  based on surveys of academic historians and political scientists or popular  opinion.
Aug 16, 2016 ... It's only a slight majority, but that still looks pretty good compared with the  approval ratings of other presidents since the end of World War II. ... Unlike  Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, who both enjoyed high approval ratings through  much of their presidencies, Obama has mostly had approval ratings below ...
Nov 22, 2014 ... Presidential approval rating polls go back to FDR's second term, and only two of  the thirteen presidents since then have left office with higher ratings than when  they came in: FDR and Clinton. We sympathize. Presidents often get elected to  office because they inspire hope (remember Obama's “Yes we can!
Since World War II, only Gerald Ford and Bill Clinton have had worse ratings after seven months than President Obama.