BARACK OBAMA IS heading into his final days in the White House, so it’s a good enough time as any to ask how his two-term US presidency will be remembered.

Even the Democrat’s supporters will acknowledge he struggled to live up to his own hype in his early years in the White House – a performance not particularly helped by the Nobel Committee’s decision to give him their peace prize months after he’d taken office.

However, by the latter part of his second term his soaring public approval ratings (55%) approached levels enjoyed by the likes of Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton.

We’re asking: How will Barack Obama be remembered?

Poll Results:

Good president (6234)

Great president (4763)

So-so president (3037)

Poor president (2282)

No interest/no opinion (329)

Great president
Good president
So-so president
Poor president
No interest/no opinion

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Poll: How will Barack Obama's presidency be remembered?

Poll Results:

Making a difference

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