President Barack Obama’s public approval rating is higher now than at any time in his second term in office. Many observers think Obama will have high popularity ratings when he leaves office in January 2017. Yet during his eight years as president, the Democratic Party has suffered a sharp reduction in power at the national and state level. Republicans now hold more power nationwide than at any time since the 1920s. The Washington Post newspaper recently noted that “the biggest stain on (Obama’s) political legacy may turn out to be the decimation of the Democratic Party on his watch.” Republican Donald Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in the presidential election this month. Barack Obama and his wife Michelle supported Clinton’s campaign for the presidency. They made campaign appearances for her in many states. But many Americans who had voted for Obama did not seem to support Clinton. The president told reporters “I think it’s fair to say that I was surprised by the election results.”
Title: Many Americans Like Obama, But Reject His Party
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1528/liked_obama.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Many Americans Like Obama, But Reject His Party' data-article-id='2040'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9458'>President Barack Obama’s public approval rating is higher now than at any time in his second term in office.</span> <span data-start-time='9458' data-end-time='20146'>Many observers think Obama will have high popularity ratings when he leaves office in January 2017.</span> <span data-start-time='20146' data-end-time='32583'>Yet during his eight years as president, the Democratic Party has suffered a sharp reduction in power at the national and state level.</span> <span data-start-time='32583' data-end-time='40646'>Republicans now hold more power nationwide than at any time since the 1920s.</span> <span data-start-time='40646' data-end-time='56479'>The Washington Post newspaper recently noted that “the biggest stain on (Obama’s) political legacy may turn out to be the decimation of the Democratic Party on his watch.”</span> <span data-start-time='56479' data-end-time='64979'>Republican Donald Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in the presidential election this month.</span> <span data-start-time='64979' data-end-time='72875'>Barack Obama and his wife Michelle supported Clinton’s campaign for the presidency.</span> <span data-start-time='72875' data-end-time='78021'>They made campaign appearances for her in many states.</span> <span data-start-time='78021' data-end-time='85750'>But many Americans who had voted for Obama did not seem to support Clinton.</span> <span data-start-time='85750' data-end-time='94542'>The president told reporters “I think it’s fair to say that I was surprised by the election results.”</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1528/liked_obama.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=7630 data-hint-location='40646' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1528/what_does_decimate_mean.m4a'>What does decimate mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='to severely damage or destroy a large part of something'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1528/to_lightly_damage_something.m4a'><span>to lightly damage something</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1528/to_keep_something_safe_and_sound.m4a'><span>to keep something safe and sound</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1528/to_severely_damage_or_destroy_a_large_part_of_something.m4a'><span>to severely damage or destroy a large part of something</span></div><div class='choice' 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