W now popular
CNN reports:
George W. Bush has turned his unpopularity upside down.
Six in 10 Americans, 61%, say they now have a favorable view of the 43rd President of the United States in the latest CNN poll conducted by SSRS, nearly double the 33% who gave him a favorable mark when he left the White House in January 2009.
Most ex Presidents gain in favourability after they leave office, but not as much as Bush has.
What is remarkable is he has net positive favourability in almost every demographic, including Democrats. His net favourability is:
- All +28%
- Women +30%
- Non-whites +15%
- Under 35s +19%
- Democrats +13%