Gallup: Obama approval ratings most polarized in US history – The Hill

A Gallup poll releasedWednesdayshows that former President Obama's approval ratings are easily the most polarized in modern American history, with Democrats rating him highly and Republicans rating him poorly.

"Throughout his presidency, Barack ObamaBarack ObamaTrump: Obama wrote me 'a beautiful letter' Overnight Tech: Dems want answers on AT&T, Time Warner merger | Trump names FTC head | Facebook, Google take new steps against fake news Raul Castro: Trump should respect Cuba's sovereignty MORE averaged 83% job approval among Democrats and 13% among Republicans," reports Gallup. "That 70-percentage-point party gap in job approval ratings easily eclipses the prior high 61 points for George W. Bush.

"All other presidents had party gaps of 55 points or less."

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The huge party gap findings come on the heels of Gallup's November poll showing 77 percent of Americans perceiving the nation as divided, an all-time high.

The same poll showed 49 percent believing President Trump will do more to divide the country, while 45 percent view him as a uniter.

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