Why do people still call Obama “President Obama”?

When George Washington left the Presidency, he insisted that those who visited him refer to him as “General Washington,” or just “General.” His reasoned that there was only one President of the United States at any time. read more

By this precedent, former President Obama would be called Senator Obama, former President G.W. Bush would be called “Governor Bush.” I actually prefer this style. The change came after President Franklin Roosevelt, at least in part because the long service of FDR had led many people to forget the precedent. read more

The rhetoric waged against President Obama reached an all-time low (at least in modern U.S. Presidential politics) while both the death threats and gun sales reached all time high levels under Obama’s presidency. read more

But there's also been a marked increase in the number of people who say they don't know what Obama's religion is. That number increased from 32 percent at the time of the election to 43 percent now. That may be because the economy has been the main topic for political discussion this year, not religious matters, Green said. read more