Poll: Obama Not Much More Popular than Bush

Friday, December 11, 2009 10:38 AM
By: Dan Weil

A new poll shows Americans prefer Barack Obama as president over George W. Bush by a margin of only 50 percent to 44 percent, another sign of the president’s waning popularity.

The poll, conducted by Public Policy Polling, also shows Obama with an overall approval rating of 49 percent.

“There seems to be more and more of a consensus in the polling now that Obama’s approval rating is under 50 percent,â€