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Polls shows White People like Bush again

From [HERE] The favorability rating of George W. Bush has skyrocketed, with 49 percent of (white) Americans expressing positive feelings toward the former US president and only 46 percent expressing dislike.

A Gallup poll (of white folks) found that for the first time since April 2005, Bush’s favorability rating is higher than his unfavorability rating. And Americans across all party lines have a more positive opinion of the former president.

Gallup notes that an increase in approval ratings is common after presidents leave the White House, but the numbers may still come as a surprise. Since March 2009, Bush’s favorability rating increased by 14 percentage points among Democrats, 17 percent among Independents and 12 percent among Republicans.

The numbers starkly contrast to the ratings he had shortly after leaving the White House. In January 2009, only 40 percent of poll respondents viewed him favorably. And at his lowest point in April 2008, only 32 percent of Americans expressed a positive opinion of him. [MORE]