You're not reading my post because you read one poll and have made up your mind. Obama's approval rating has never sunken as low as Bush's. Could Bush have ran a third term he would not have been able to secure the GOP nomination. It was that bad. Now you're suggesting Bush is more popular because a poll showed Americans found him more favourable than Obama. Well if that's all you want to take from that then okay. You're right in a narrow sense. It would be pretty stupid of you not to dissect deeper. American presidents generally get a bump in approval ratings when they leave office. Obama will be the same. Obama's actual approval rating, which goes from like 45% - 55% is pretty normal. It maybe doesn't sound that way but it is. Polling above 60% means you're really popular.