奥巴马民众支持率跌至39%

时间：2013-11-11 08:05:07

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When President Obama first ran for the White House in 2008, it was with the promise to turn the page on the presidency1 of George W. Bush. But for all their political differences, it turns out the American public pretty much view the two men in the same light, according to new polling data.

2008年，奥巴马刚就任美国总统时承诺要抛开过去、开启新篇章。然而，一份最新民调显示，奥巴马任期第五年的民众支持率已跌至39%，而小布什同一时期的支持率为40%。
 
In the first week of November in the fifth year of their presidencies2, Obama and Bush have nearly identical approval numbers, according to the latest Gallup polling.
 
In fact, Bush comes out one point ahead, 40 percent to 30 percent, respectively.
 
The Gallup daily tracking poll for November 5th 2013 puts Obama's approval at 39 percent, with 53 percent disapproving3 of his job performance.
 
By comparison, polling for the first week of November in 2005 had Bush's approval at 40 percent, with 55 percent disapproving of his job performance.
 
And the negative comparison to Bush's numbers is potentially worse for Obama than just a tough headline.
 
As former Bush adviser4 Matthew Dowd said on ABC's "This Week," the real damage lies in the fact that historically low approval numbers often constrain5 a president's ability to rebound6 with the public.
 
"I think what you have right now is you talked about the floor of the president's approval numbers, which are almost exactly where President Bush's were. Every time you establish a new floor, you establish a new ceiling," Dowd said.
 
Noting that Bush's approval free fall "wasn't all about Katrina," Dowd said Obama faces a similar assault from multiple fronts.
 
"The president's problems have been brewing7 for a while," Dowd said. "What the Republican circus did was cover up a lot of the president's problems. That circus that went on with the Republicans for a while. And then once that was over, it revealed a deeper problem with the presidency."

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1 presidency J1HzD     
n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)
参考例句：
  • Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
  • Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。
2 presidencies 6d78fdc36f686253decc470359c33088     
n.总统的职位( presidency的名词复数 )；总统的任期
参考例句：
  • The Dalai Lama previously visited the island during the presidencies of Chen Shui-bian and Lee Teng-hui. 曾经获得诺贝尔和平奖的达赖喇嘛，此前曾在李登辉和陈水扁主政期间访问台湾。 来自互联网
3 disapproving bddf29198e28ab64a272563d29c1f915     
adj.不满的，反对的v.不赞成( disapprove的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • Mother gave me a disapproving look. 母亲的眼神告诉我她是不赞成的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Her father threw a disapproving glance at her. 她父亲不满地瞥了她一眼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 adviser HznziU     
n.劝告者，顾问
参考例句：
  • They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
  • Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。
5 constrain xpCzL     
vt.限制，约束；克制，抑制
参考例句：
  • She tried to constrain herself from a cough in class.上课时她竭力忍住不咳嗽。
  • The study will examine the factors which constrain local economic growth.这项研究将考查抑制当地经济发展的因素。
6 rebound YAtz1     
v.弹回；n.弹回，跳回
参考例句：
  • The vibrations accompanying the rebound are the earth quake.伴随这种回弹的振动就是地震。
  • Our evil example will rebound upon ourselves.我们的坏榜样会回到我们自己头上的。
7 brewing eaabd83324a59add9a6769131bdf81b5     
n. 酿造, 一次酿造的量 动词brew的现在分词形式
参考例句：
  • It was obvious that a big storm was brewing up. 很显然，一场暴风雨正在酝酿中。
  • She set about brewing some herb tea. 她动手泡一些药茶。

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