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hookaleft

(1,292 posts)
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 10:46 AM Thursday

Americans view Obama far more positively than Trump or Biden, CNN poll finds

As Barack Obama opens his presidential center, he does so as by far the most popular living president.

Obama is viewed positively by 57% of Americans, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds, far surpassing the ratings for his two Oval Office successors. Only 34% of the public offers a favorable opinion of President Donald Trump, with former President Joe Biden’s favorability trailing at just 30%.

Obama’s standing among political independents is more than twice as high as either Biden’s or Trump’s. Unlike Biden or Trump, he also has the near-universal backing of his own party.

And though only about one-fifth of Republicans take a positive view of Obama, that’s still far above the share of Americans willing to cross party lines in support of his successors.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/18/politics/cnn-poll-presidents-obama-biden-trump

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Americans view Obama far more positively than Trump or Biden, CNN poll finds (Original Post) hookaleft Thursday OP
Biden deserves so much better.. Trump's COVID disaster is being held against Biden who hlthe2b Thursday #1
Absolutely! DPS Thursday #8
Welcome to DU! hlthe2b Thursday #10
Welcome 🤗 MustLoveBeagles Thursday #11
Fox News has Republicans in thrall to not liking who it targets andym Thursday #2
That MMA fighter may have helped get Dems and Independents to the poles. multigraincracker Thursday #3
Biden's favorability is low because Trump has redefined him and blamed him for everything, and nobody has Doodley Thursday #4
As a Biden supporter MustLoveBeagles Thursday #12
Gen X hasn't been impressed with much since Barak Obama. OC375 Thursday #5
Looks like a reality check for some folks. BannonsLiver Thursday #6
I still find it sad MustLoveBeagles Thursday #13
Obama is class personified. Trump is the exact opposite. oasis Thursday #7
Grace and class can neither be bought nor gilded nt Torchlight Thursday #9
Obama is THEE BEST President ever! He saved my life TVguyCards Thursday #14

hlthe2b

(115,175 posts)
1. Biden deserves so much better.. Trump's COVID disaster is being held against Biden who
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 10:48 AM
Thursday

did an admirable "clean-up" after Trump's debacle/neglect/denial/incompetence.

andym

(6,075 posts)
2. Fox News has Republicans in thrall to not liking who it targets
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 10:51 AM
Thursday

Obama is doing great with Democrats (96%) and independents (56%) and poorly with Republicans (19%). Why? Negative press from right-wing media.

Also one can guess that 56% of Independents tend to favor Democrats and 44% Republicans if these numbers hold more generally.

multigraincracker

(38,298 posts)
3. That MMA fighter may have helped get Dems and Independents to the poles.
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 10:59 AM
Thursday

Be great if he helped screw the PedoParty.

Doodley

(12,142 posts)
4. Biden's favorability is low because Trump has redefined him and blamed him for everything, and nobody has
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 11:20 AM
Thursday

effectively pushed back on that, pretty much as with all of Trump's lies.

MustLoveBeagles

(18,309 posts)
12. As a Biden supporter
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 04:57 PM
Thursday

That's partly Bidens fault and he even he says as much. I bet there are many things he wished he'd done differently. Still the number is too low. He deserves better.

MustLoveBeagles

(18,309 posts)
13. I still find it sad
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 05:02 PM
Thursday

Biden deserved better than this and yes there are things I wish he'd done differently.

TVguyCards

(80 posts)
14. Obama is THEE BEST President ever! He saved my life
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 05:11 PM
Thursday

I would be dead right now if not for Obama and the ACA. He literally saved my life and I am eternally grateful.
I don't overexaggerate when I say that either. I'm dead serious. (No pun intended)

I won't go into much detail with what's wrong with me medically but I am severely disabled and sick. I am one of the very first people in the entire country who was treated because of my sickness and in emergency need of surgery. Both of my health insurance companies dropped me because I was too much of a liability and too expensive to keep alive.

(Sorry if there's typos but I'm tearing up as I write this. A lot. It's very emotional for me when I speak of this.)
My doctor's went to bat for me. I was fortunate enough to have some of the best doctor's in the country due to what I'm sick with. They fought hard to get me in to the high risk exchanges the minute the system opened up and at 7am on the morning the high risk exchanges happened, I was rushed to the OR for surgery that lasted 8½ hours. I was in the hospital nearly 3 months after because I had to learn to walk all over again and there was an "in house" physical and occupational unit attached to the hospital who took me.

Yes I'm still very ill but I'm also very much alive. Many can't say the same due to our healthcare system and today I'm very much a healthcare activist for single payer Medicare For All. I realize how lucky, fortunate, and privileged I am to live in a blue state that expanded Medicaid. Many in this country don't and have died. In fact right now this second, someone is dying because they can't afford healthcare or their medication which they need.

I wrote a letter to Obama to thank him. I received a reply which I believe he personally signed himself. He invited me to a local rally that was happening a mile away from my house but sadly I couldn't make it because I was sick and in the hospital at the time. How ironic.

I know many say Biden was the best President of their lives but when you have someone who literally saved your life and you're here today because of them, nobody else is going to ever come close. I disagree with some of his policies as we all do but I have mad respect for Obama and love that I have rarely ever given or shown to others.

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