The latest figures, those for June 18, 2010, show the Presidential Popularity Index has dropped to -21 and the overall approval has fallen to 41%. Scott says 58% of voters now disapprove.
One goal of the Oval Office speech on energy and the oil spill was to enhance the public perception of the President. Clearly, it did not accomplish this goal. Pundits on both sides of the aisle have panned the speech as being self-serving and off-the-mark.
The old management prof sez: I believe we now see why it is rare for senators to be elected president. People who have actually been the leader of an organization - in the civil government, military, or private sector - have a better sense of organizational mission. That is, a sense of what needs to get done and how to make it happen.
