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« on: September 28, 2012, 06:50:34 AM »
46-49 George W. Bush, former President of the United States

43-50 Mitt Romney, Republican candidate for President and former Governor of Massachusetts

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-26/romney-negativity-muddies-message-as-obama-leads-in-poll.html
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« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2012, 06:53:44 AM »
Wow.... that's just too special for words...
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« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2012, 07:06:37 AM »
The fact that Bush's favorables are now that high disgusts me.
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« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2012, 07:10:44 AM »
Quote from: You're a mean one, Mr. Stench! on September 28, 2012, 07:06:37 AM
The fact that Bush's favorables are now that high disgusts me.

Yes, that.

But maybe the fact that the media doesn't cover Bush that much now helps him.

If I go to Google News right now, I can only find 60.000 articles about Bush, but 155 million for Romney and 190 million right now for Obama.
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« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2012, 07:18:32 AM »
^Yeah. Plus, I suppose Bush was at least nice to his dog.
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« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2012, 07:22:03 AM »
Perhaps considering what the GOP has turned into in the last four years... I suppose a few go "yeah, but compared to that lot..."
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« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2012, 09:09:24 AM »
Quote from: You're a mean one, Mr. Stench! on September 28, 2012, 07:06:37 AM
The fact that Bush's favorables are now that high disgusts me.
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« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2012, 09:12:08 AM »
former presidents see a gigantic jump in their approvals, so that makes sense. I mean, Carter is at 53% right now. Prolly nostalgia.
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« Reply #8 on: September 28, 2012, 11:34:05 AM »
Quote from: ConservativeLiberal on September 28, 2012, 09:12:08 AM
former presidents see a gigantic jump in their approvals, so that makes sense. I mean, Carter is at 53% right now. Prolly nostalgia.
Exactly.  Everyone looks back at the 'good old days' and remembers them fondly. 
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« Reply #9 on: September 28, 2012, 11:39:01 AM »
And I think, with the aloof Romney running, Dubya's good ol' boy persona is wanted.
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« Reply #10 on: September 28, 2012, 01:25:18 PM »
Off the top of my head, I'd expect "socially conservative Hispanics" to be the demographic most likely to have a favorable impression of Bush but not of Romney.

People forget that W, to his credit, was actually to the left of his party on immigration.
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« Reply #11 on: September 28, 2012, 04:11:23 PM »
I love Bush. He was 4 times the candidate Romney is, although I think Romney would be a better president.
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« Reply #12 on: September 28, 2012, 04:16:07 PM »
Reminds me of this...

http://www.theonion.com/articles/gallup-poll-rural-whites-prefer-ahmadinejad-to-oba,29677/
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« Reply #13 on: September 28, 2012, 04:21:27 PM »
Quote from: Senator Duke on September 28, 2012, 04:11:23 PM
I love Bush. He was 4 times the candidate Romney is, although I think Romney would be a better president.

LOL
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« Reply #14 on: September 28, 2012, 04:49:27 PM »
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He was a good president. :b:
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« Reply #15 on: September 28, 2012, 04:50:33 PM »
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He was a good president. :b:

LOL
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« Reply #16 on: September 28, 2012, 04:52:59 PM »
Quote from: traininthedistance on September 28, 2012, 01:25:18 PM
Off the top of my head, I'd expect "socially conservative Hispanics" to be the demographic most likely to have a favorable impression of Bush but not of Romney.

People forget that W, to his credit, was actually to the left of his party on immigration.

White Southerners also. They loved Dubya, even towards the end of his presidency. Romney just doesn't do it for them.
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« Reply #17 on: September 28, 2012, 05:02:17 PM »
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Yep, I have always loved Dubya. At least you could count on him to do the right thing.
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« Reply #18 on: September 28, 2012, 05:25:26 PM »
Bush as a human being is worth 46% favorables.  As Presidents, he's a 30% guy at best.

Romney is only that high because of hackery.  He'll slip back to 20% once Republicans stop pretending to like him after he loses.
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« Reply #19 on: September 28, 2012, 08:20:15 PM »
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Yep, I have always loved Dubya. At least you could count on him to do the right thing.

Except on Iraq and the economy.
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« Reply #20 on: September 28, 2012, 08:22:28 PM »
Maybe Romney should campaign with Bush so his image will improve?
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« Reply #21 on: September 28, 2012, 08:46:33 PM »
Keep in mind the question asks if you have a favorable opinion of Bush as a person, not if you approve of the actions of his presidency.
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« Reply #22 on: September 28, 2012, 09:11:50 PM »
Quote from: You're a mean one, Mr. Stench! on September 28, 2012, 07:06:37 AM
The fact that Bush's favorables are now that high disgusts me.

As a near-recluse he can do little damage to his reputation.
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« Reply #23 on: September 28, 2012, 11:47:11 PM »
It's amazing what not holding or running for political office can do for your approvals. When there aren't a barrage of criticisms of you flying around everywhere and are a generally likeable guy, as George Bush is, a lot of people are going to approve. You may forget here on this forum, but many of the criticisms of Romney, such as that he's a robot or he doesn't care about people or can't connect with people, etc are the very things George Bush was good at.
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« Reply #24 on: September 28, 2012, 11:52:50 PM »
Quote from: Madisonian for Mittens! on September 28, 2012, 11:47:11 PM
It's amazing what not holding or running for political office can do for your approvals.

Favorability, not approval.
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