President of the United States, George W. Bush shakes hands with former Republican presidential hopeful and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney at the swimming arena at the National Aquatics Center during day 2 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 10, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

A new poll shows that former President George W. Bush posts a higher favorability rating that Mitt Romney. According to a report from the Huffington Post, the 2012 GOP presidential candidate has a favorable rating of 43 percent compared to Bush’s 46 percent:

If Mitt Romney was hoping to distance himself from former President George W. Bush, a new poll has some news that might trouble the Republican presidential nominee: Bush posted higher favorability ratings than Romney.

The national survey, conducted by Bloomberg News and released Wednesday, found that Bush received a favorable rating of 46 percent, while Romney’s favorable rating was 43 percent. Forty-nine percent of respondents gave Bush an unfavorable rating, compared to 50 percent of respondents who gave Romney an unfavorable rating.

Bush’s favorability ratings also bested those of the Republican Party at large (41 percent favorable, 46 percent unfavorable) and Vice President Joe Biden (42 percent favorable, 45 percent unfavorable).

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