Approval Rating Quotes

• A year ago, my approval rating was in the 30s, my nominee for the supreme court had just withdrawn, and my vice president had shot someone. Ah, those were the good old days.

  George W. Bush

  Years, President, Vices

  "Straight Outta Congress: bustin' rhymes with MC Rove" by Ed Pilkington, www.theguardian.com. March 29, 2007.

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• To serve as prime minister while being too mindful of the approval rating is like serving as a prime minister on a roller coaster. What is important, I believe, is that I really act on promises that I make and leave results. Leave a track record and show that to the Japanese public, who will, at the end of the day, I hope, appreciate it.

  Shinzo Abe

  Believe, Track, Appreciate

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• Who knows if John McCain could have won that presidential campaign [2008] in any circumstances when George W. Bush the outgoing Republican president had a 22 percent approval rating.

  Rachel Maddow

  Presidential, Campaigns, Republican

  Source: www.msnbc.com

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• Don't wait on approval, validation and likes from others - always give yourself the highest of approval ratings and work from there. Hold your head up and be fabulous no matter what!

  Jody Watley

  Validation, Giving, Waiting

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• The L.A. Times reports that al Qaeda terrorists have been traced to Iran, and President Bush is talking tough. In fact he said he will attack the minute he has evidence his approval rating is under 45 percent.

  Jay Leno

  Iran, Talking, President

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• Ironically, the possibility that the president dodged his military service has increased his approval ratings with Democrats by 80 percent.

  Craig Kilborn

  Military, President, Possibility

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• A congressman from Texas sent out a tweet comparing President Obama to Hitler. That is ridiculous because at this point in his career Hitler had a much higher approval rating.

  Conan O'Brien

  Texas, Careers, President

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• George W. Bush's approval ratings have plummeted as Americans realize that it's not gay marriage that's destroying the country, but rather the president, Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleezza Rice and the rest of the gang in the White House. They're the ones who've taken us to war based on lies and have irreparably damaged the nation's integrity.

  Michelangelo Signorile

  Country, Lying, Integrity

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• This is partly a function of approval ratings. People pay attention [to polls] and start saying, 'Lets take a more independent tack.' It is frankly self-interest, self-preservation.

  John Thune

  Independent, Self, People

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• With gridlock the norm, Congress's approval rating is below 10 percent and the public has lost faith in its national leadership.

  Ron Fournier

  Leadership, Lost, Congress

  "Why Gov. Christie Is Presidential Timber" by Ron Fournier, www.realclearpolitics.com. January 9, 2013.

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• Steve Jobs had something like a 90% approval rating from his employees. You hear stories about him being this short-tempered, aggressive person, which he was. But he was in the pursuit of making people around him better, so the product they created would be better.

  Ashton Kutcher

  Jobs, People, Would Be

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• At a time when our country is waging two wars, approval ratings for Congress are at historic lows, unemployment is at a 70-year high and financial institutions have collapsed around us, I can't imagine anyone seriously opposing a National Day of Prayer.

  Franklin Graham

  Country, Prayer, War

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• We all know why [the generals] are so critical of the defense secretary. They're being defensive because they weren't able to implement his brilliant plan [on screen: Operation 'Greet Us As Liberators']. It was so simple: Go in with 100,000 troops, topple the regime, everybody loves us, and we leave by Easter 2003. These ex-military men have their right to their opinions, that's fine. They just shouldn't voice them during a war [on screen: 'Loose Lips Sink Approval Ratings']

  Stephen Colbert

  Easter, War, Military

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• I know there are some polls out there saying this man has a 32% approval rating. But guys like us, we don't pay attention to the polls. We know that polls are just a collection of statistics that reflect what people are thinking in reality. And reality has a well-known liberal bias.

  Stephen Colbert

  Reality, Men, Thinking

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• We've got a dictatorial president and a Justice Department that does not want Congress involved. Your guy's acting like he's king. His dad was at a 90 percent approval rating and he lost! And the same thing can happen to him!

  Dan Burton

  Kings, Dad, Appreciate

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• Is it any wonder, why the approval ratings of the Congress go up every time we go into recess?

  Robert Byrd

  Aggravation, Appreciate, Wonder

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• The visits Prime Minister Koizumi made to the Yasukuni Shrine, I believe, had nothing to do with approval ratings. He paid respects at the Yasukuni Shrine to pay respects to the people of Japan who fought and lost their lives for the country and to pray for the peace of their souls.

  Shinzo Abe

  Country, Believe, Japan

  "Shinzo Abe Talk Asia interview". Interview With Anjali Rao, www.cnn.com. April 30, 2007.

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• The president's [Donald Trump] approval rating is much higher than the media's approval rating and Congress' approval rating, for that matter.

  Kellyanne Conway

  Media, President, Matter

  Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

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• President Bush's approval ratings have taken somewhat of a dive. A senior slump, if you will. Leading President Bush to one conclusion: He is the only one who realizes what a great job he's being doing.

  Jon Stewart

  Senior, Jobs, Taken

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• President Bush delivered his first State of the Union address, riding high on an 82-percent approval rating, and with Attorney General John Ashcroft dispatching agents to interview the other 18 percent.

  Jon Stewart

  President, Riding, Agents

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• President Obama’s approval ratings are so low now, Kenyans are accusing him of being born in the United States.

  Jay Leno

  President, United States, Accusing

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• The president is under 50 percent approval ratings in all the battleground states. So, you could say that President Obama is defying gravity by still being in a dead heat with Mitt Romney. And one of the reasons that he is, is because the changing face of the electorate are giving him a small boost.

  Mara Liasson

  Giving, President, Faces

  "Jobs Back At Political Forefront". "Weekend Edition Sunday" with David Greene, www.npr.org. July 8, 2012.

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• Barack Obama thinks he's universally loved and adored because of that approval rating, which is a lie or a misrepresentation. It's mainly people that don't have the guts to tell a pollster that they disapprove of the job because of the racial component, because whenever Obama's policies are on the ballot, they get skunked! If he's on ballot with them, not so bad.

  Rush Limbaugh

  Jobs, Lying, Thinking

  Source: www.rushlimbaugh.com

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• To me, polls are like approval ratings for presidents are like an offensive line, right. And if an offensive line is weak, that means the defense is empowered and emboldened.

  Matthew Dowd

  Mean, President, Defense

  Source: abcnews.go.com

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• Donald Trump enters office with historically low approval ratings, that's where the battle could get fought. If the country turns against him, his Republican adversaries could feel emboldened.

  Sam Tanenhaus

  Country, Office, Battle

  Source: www.npr.org

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