Prez Obama Bests Reagan in Approvals

According to Gallup, President Reagan's approval rating was 37% after 719 days in office. Compare that to President Obama's 722 days in office and Gallup has him at roughly 50% approval.  That's some 23 points higher than the Republican's poster boy.  If you were to watch the mainstream media you would never know that Obama is actually a decently popular president for the post-Nixon era.

Just for comparison, George W. Bush was at 58% and Clinton at 47% during their respective times in office.

Historical Presidential Approvals after 719 days in office