July 2, 2014 - Obama Is First As Worst President Since WWII, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; More Voters Say Romney Would Have Been Better 
 
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 President Barack Obama is the worst president since World War II, 33 percent of American voters say in a Quinnipiac University National Poll released today. July 2006 July 2014 George W. Bush (34 percent) Richard Nixon (17 percent) Bill Clinton (16 percent) Jimmy Carter (13 percent) Barack Obama (33 percent) George W. Bush (28 percent) Richard Nixon (13 percent) Jimmy Carter (8 percent) 
 
 No one has benefited more from the Obama presidency, it seems, than Bill Clinton. And then, for good measure, it continues, "America would be better off if Republican Mitt Romney had won the 2012 presidential election, 45 percent of voters say, while 38 percent say the country would be worse off." This compares to the president's negative 42 - 50 percent job approval in an April 2 national survey. People under 50 are more likely to think that the country is better off with President Obama -- but less strongly than those over 50. That's what's a problem for Obama, not people thinking he's the worst president or wishing they'd elected Mitt Romney. (* election of 2008, if John McCain) 
 
 ROMNEY MCCAIN................ Jul 02 Jan 13 Jul 21 Jan 13 2014 2011* 2010* 2010* Better off 45 32 37 35 Worse off 38 41 35 37 SAME(VOL) 10 14 15 17 DK/NA 7 13 13 11 
 
 43. So here, it indicates those who think the country would have been worse off under Romney. It's probably safe to assume that the erosion of Obama's poll numbers is related to the question above, or the number of people in his base that also disapprove of his handling of the economy. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling - health care? Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling - the environment? Quinnipiac helpfully includes a similar question that it asked in July of 2006, when then-president George W. Bush's poll numbers were in the middle of their long slide downward.
– The public isn't just unhappy with President Obama, it has him pegged as the worst president of the modern era, according to a new Quinnipiac poll. Asked to pick the worst president since World War II, 33% said President Obama, pushing him ahead of George W. Bush, who got 28%. Ronald Reagan was deemed the best post-war president by 35%, followed by Bill Clinton (18%) and John F. Kennedy (15%). What's more, by a 45-38 margin, the public said it would have been better off electing Mitt Romney—mirroring this earlier poll. But Philip Bump at the Washington Post thinks that if you dive in, the poll reveals a more pressing concern for Obama. Look at the demographics, and you'll see that on almost every question—including the "worst president" ones—people under 50 still support Obama, while older people vehemently don't. There are two notable exceptions: Younger voters don't approve of Obama's handling of healthcare or the economy. "That's what's a problem for Obama, not people thinking he's the worst president or wishing they'd elected Mitt Romney."