Poll: 46 percent want Bush back

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Poll: 46 percent want Bush back

Eric Zimmermann
The Hill
04/14/10 11:02 AM ET

Almost half of Americans prefer George W. Bush to President Barack Obama, according to a new Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey.

Forty-six percent of respondents said they'd like to have Bush back in the White House, while 48 percent prefer Obama.

From PPP:

Bush had atrocious approval ratings for his final few years in office, particularly because he lost a lot of support from Republicans and conservative leaning independents. Those folks may not have liked him but they now say they would rather have him back than Obama. 87% of GOP voters now say they would prefer Bush, a number a good deal higher than Bush's approval rating within his party toward the tail end of his Presidency. Democrats predictably go for Obama by an 86/10 margin, and independents lean toward him as well by a 49/37 spread.

These numbers suggest some peril for Democrats in making Bush a focus of their messaging this fall. A lot of folks who contributed to the former President's low level of popularity now like Obama even less. Figuring out a way to make voters change their minds about the current President would be a much more effective strategy for Democrats than continuing to try to score points off the former one.

LINK TO POLL:

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/92141-poll-46-want-bush-back

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