President Obama is tied with former President George W. Bush for the most polarizing president in history, according to Gallup.
During his fourth year in office, an average of 86% of Democrats and 10% of Republicans approved of the job Barack Obama did as president. That 76-percentage-point gap ties George W. Bush’s fourth year as the most polarized years in Gallup records.
Looking ahead, Gallup’s analysis shows that Mr. Obama may well surpass Mr. Bush as the most polarizing president yet.
Obama on Pace to Be Most Polarizing President Yet
The average party gap in ratings of President Obama during the four years of his presidency is 70 percentage points. If that average holds, it would surpass Bush’s record 61-point average polarization during his eight-year presidency by a considerable margin. Bush also finished his presidency with a significantly larger party gap in job approval ratings than the previous leader, Bill Clinton (55 points).
If you’re scratching your head why, read President Obama’s inaugural speech from earlier this week. It lays out a radical view that the state trumps the individual. Sorry, but freedom is God-, given. Sadly, our current president believes freedom is to be doled out by the state as it sees fit, and that turns America and our founding principles on its head.