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According to The Hill, many Democrats have a positive opinion of former President George W. Bush.

Democrats and George W. Bush

Data from the Economist-YouGov affirms that 51% of Democrats view Bush favorably while 42% of Democrats have a less favorable perception of Bush.

Many people attribute Bush's aforementioned favorability ratings as a result of public statements that most Americans perceived as subtle criticism against President Trump.

Bush's delivered his public statements to a New York crowd. They read as follows:

"We’ve seen nationalism distorted into nativism, forgotten the dynamism that immigration has always brought to America. We see a fading confidence in the value of free markets and international trade, forgetting that conflict, instability and poverty follow in the wake of protectionism."

Additional Opinions Regarding George W. Bush

Unlike Democrats, many conservatives expressed great displeasure with Bush's remarks. They took to social media and asserted Bush was falling in the trap of the media that once loathed him.

Furthermore, although Democrats view Bush favorably, The Week asserts that most Republicans share the same feelings.

76% of Republicans view Bush favorably, as do 64% of Trump supporters.

The data for the poll surveyed 1,500 Americans and was also conducted between October 22 and October 24.