Worst. President. Ever. Bush at 19%

Bush's job  Approve Disapprove  Undecided

Feb 2008   19%   77%   4%
Jan 2008 34% 59% 7%
Dec 2007 32% 66% 2%
Nov 2007 31% 64% 5%
Oct 2007 25% 67% 8%
Sep 2007 34% 60% 6%
Aug 2007 28% 65% 7%
Jul 2007 25% 71% 4%
Jun 2007 27% 67% 6%
May 2007 31% 64% 5%
Apr 2007 33% 62% 5%
Mar 2007 32% 63% 5%
Feb 2007 39% 56% 5%

American Research Group (February 16 through 19, 2008)

And his numbers on the economy are even lower...

Overall, 14% of Americans say that they approve of the way George W. Bush is handling the economy

So now is it official? George W. Bush
Worst. President. Ever.

Most historians have their favorite list of worst presidents.

Most look something like this.

  1. James Buchanan
  2. Andrew Johnson
  3. Franklin Pierce
  4. Warren G. Harding
  5. William Henry Harrison

If you look at the high and low numbers from the last 50 years you find many presidents have fallen into the dungeon for a while, but none has ever hit 19%

Here is the scorecard

President
Highest Rating Lowest Rating

Harry Truman
87% 23%
Dwight Eisenhower
79% 48%
John F. Kennedy
83% 56%
Lyndon Johnson
79% 35%
Richard Nixon
67% 24%
Gerald Ford
71% 37%
Jimmy Carter
75% 28%
Ronald Reagan
68% 35%
George H.W. Bush
89% 29%
Bill Clinton
73% 37%
George W. Bush
90% 19%* today's data

CNN; "The Ups and Downs of Presidential Popularity," Ron Faucheux, Campaigns and Elections magazine.

So it would seem we have a winner.

It's amazing that McCain is saying things like

"I will fight every moment of every day in this campaign to make sure Americans are not deceived by an eloquent, but empty call for change." - John McCain 2/19/2008

Seems like a militant defense of the status quo is a bad idea for the GOP candidate. But who am I to concern troll the GOP?