Mr.Obama's popularity ratings are considerably lower in Central Europe than in Western Europe.

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

It notes turnout was considerably higher in the North where challenger Abdullah Abdullah draws support from Tajiks, but particularly low in the South, a Pashtun stronghold of incumbent President Hamid Karzai.

VOA: standard.2009.08.22

"I said to him a year ago, Mr.President your numbers are going to be considerably worse a year from now than they are today because you can not govern in an economy like this without great disaffection,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.24

"The reason why I do not think it is likely is because of all the resources we have put on this, considerably more than the last administration did, to see to it that it will not happen."

VOA: standard.2010.02.14