OBAMA'S FISRT 100 DAYS vs. BUSH'S LAST 100 DAYS

Obama's First
100 Days

vs. Bush's Last 100 Days

Global Psycho-Political Analysis of People's State of Mind

Two time periods are compared:

The first 100 days of Barack Obama's presidency and
The last 100 days of George W. Bush's presidency^.

People's State of Mind Pre/Post the Inauguration of President Obama

During the 100 days Pre/Post Obama's inauguration day:

HAPPINESS increased from 43.5% to 50.8%;
PAIN decreased from 66.7% to 62.9%;
- Feelings of ENTANGLEMENT plummeted from 49.0% to 27.6%;
- But HOSTILITY increased from 10.4% to 19.0%;
IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE increased from 10.1% to 13.6%;
RELIGION-AWARENESS increased from 68.0% to 74.0%;
CAPITALISM-AWARENESS plummeted from 26.0% to 1.0%;
TRUTH-AWARENESS increased from 22.0% to 32.0%;
MONEY-AWARENESS plummeted from 16.0% to 4.0%;
DEBT-AWARENESS increased from 10.0% to 12.0%;
HIGH ATTENTION focused on CAPITALISM tumbled from 36.0% to 7.0%;
HIGH ATTENTION focused on TRUTH increased from 11.0% to 19.0%;
HIGH ATTENTION focused on DECEIT surged from 10.0% to 20.0%.

Three additional Pre/Post periods are investigated: 20-Jan-08 (0:00 AM PT) ±1 day, ±7 days, and ±30 days. These provide deep insights into the dynamics of the change resulting from the transfer of power from Bush to Obama (including especially the psychological turbulence caused by concerns about CAPITALISM in the ±7 days bracketing the inauguration). The key findings can be accessed via the Directory (left frame).

Dr. Edward E. Ayoub
Toronto
April 30, 2009