For many years I have measured the popularity of presidents, beginning with Obama and continuing with Trump and Biden. My yardstick is a tracking poll of likely voters conducted by Rasmussen Reports*. I derive from the published statistics a number that I call the enthusiasm ratio. It is the percentage of likely voters expressing strong approval of the incumbent president as a fraction of the percentage of likely voters expressing either approval or disapproval. That is, the ratio omits likely voters who express neither approval nor disapproval, and focuses on strong approval rather than mere approval.
Here’s the record of enthusiasm ratios for Obama (first term), Trump, and Biden:
Two observations (among many possible ones):
Trump overcame the Russia hoax and left Obama in the dust. But the Marxist media will never admit it.
Biden was headed in the right direction (toward zero) until June 2022, when the price of gasoline began to recede. That’s on a par with praise for Hitler because he liked dogs and children.
* I use this poll because of the strong record of Rasmussen Reports, which has been accused of pro-Republican bias because its polls are less biased toward Democrats than most other polls, and therefore generally more accurate.