---
"title": "Stuck in Second"
"description": "As Washington shuts down for August, President Bush’s report card from the public for the first half-year of his second term is not a good one compared with how the public graded Presidents Reagan and Clinton at a similar point in time. View chart (New York Times)"
"date": "2005-08-09"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Pew Research Center"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics/2005/08/09/stuck-in-second/"
"categories":
  - "George W. Bush"
---

# Stuck in Second

As Washington shuts down for August, President Bush’s report card from the public for the first half-year of his second term is not a good one compared with how the public graded Presidents Reagan and Clinton at a similar point in time.

[View chart](http://www.nytimes.com/glogin?URI=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/09/opinion/09kohut.html&OQ=_rQ3D4Q26&OP=8c32689Q2FQ3EQ2AkQ5EQ3ENQ3BQ5EQ3EEEEQ3EQ60Q5EYxQ3EmQ2Ao\)MQ2AQ2AQ5EFQ3EFggQ7EQ3EgQ3CQ3EgpQ3EQ2AkANAQ2ANQ3Egp6Q2AQ60ZQ5EQ5CQ60Q5EYx) (New York Times)