A new survey from Public Policy Polling found
that 52 percent of respondents wish Obama were in the midst of his
third term. By comparison, only 41 percent prefer having President
Donald Trump over Obama.
But it's not uncommon for a former president to see his popularity jump after he leaves office.
A
2009 Gallup poll showed that only 35 percent of people liked former
President George W. Bush, but after he'd left office and the news that
he had taken up painting emerged, his approval rating has jumped up to
59 percent.
Unfortunately
for the current resident, the poll included many other negative
ratings. The survey found 54 percent of people claim Trump is dishonest,
47 percent say he's mentally unstable and 48 percent call for his
impeachment.
Former
President Obama has made only a handful of forays into the political
conversation, but has joined his fellow ex-presidents to call for relief
after Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria battered parts of the United
States.
He's also continued to occasionally speak to the press on his personal life, recently admitting that he cried while dropping his daughter Malia Obama off at Harvard University this year.
Obama even found some time to hang out at The Presidents Cup golf tournament with former president’s Bush and Bill Clinton.
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