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Poll: Obama 'worst president' since World War II

[USA Today] President Obama has topped predecessor George W. Bush in another poll, but not one he would like.

In a new Quinnipiac University Poll, 33% named Obama the worst president since World War II, and 28% put Bush at the bottom of post-war presidents.

"Over the span of 69 years of American history and 12 presidencies, President Barack Obama finds himself with President George W. Bush at the bottom of the popularity barrel," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.

Of course, Obama and Bush are the most recent presidents; historians will tell you that it takes decades to truly measure an individual president's performance.

Ronald Reagan topped the poll as the best president since World War II, with 35%. He is followed by presidents Bill Clinton (18%) and John F. Kennedy (15%).

Obama received only 8% in the best presidents poll.

The Quinnipiac poll also reports that 45% believe the nation would be better off had Mitt Romney defeated Obama in the 2012 presidential election; 38% say the country would be worse off with a Romney presidency.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-06-25 13:13|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 A Quinnipiac University Poll was needed to ascertain that ?

Posted by Besoeker 2018-06-25 13:47|| 2018-06-25 13:47|| Front Page Top

#2 'Master of the Obvious' picture apparently has the day off!

Posted by Raj 2018-06-25 13:55|| 2018-06-25 13:55|| Front Page Top

#3 He was in the garden.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-06-25 13:59|| 2018-06-25 13:59|| Front Page Top

#4 since World War II

Are they trying to break the news to his adoring followers in stages?

Posted by gorb 2018-06-25 14:18|| 2018-06-25 14:18|| Front Page Top

#5 ...or not to confuse those who believe history started in their lifetime.

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-06-25 15:19|| 2018-06-25 15:19|| Front Page Top

#6 Millard Fillmore to the white courtesy phone please...

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2018-06-25 15:20|| 2018-06-25 15:20|| Front Page Top

#7 Big Obama fans have to face the fact that it was him specifically that led to resident Trump. that's gotta be a hard pill to swallow. Then add the fact nearly everything Obama did he did using executive orders so it was easily undone.

Posted by rjschwarz 2018-06-25 15:52|| 2018-06-25 15:52|| Front Page Top

#8 Worst since WWII? Why restrict this tag to only that era? Why not back to 1789? Would an orange jump suit give him more or less street cred.?

Posted by JohnQC 2018-06-25 17:09|| 2018-06-25 17:09|| Front Page Top

#9 I'll have to think about it but I suspect that if "worst" equates to the damage done to the US system of gov't. I'm inclined to give Woodrow Wilson the nod.

Posted by AlanC 2018-06-25 17:14|| 2018-06-25 17:14|| Front Page Top

#10 For once, recency bias leads to the correct conclusion.

Posted by charger 2018-06-25 20:22|| 2018-06-25 20:22|| Front Page Top

#11 His career, at best, reminds me of an observation about Napoleon III: "That he was a Sphinx without a Riddle."

Posted by magpie 2018-06-25 22:01|| 2018-06-25 22:01|| Front Page Top

#12 I was robbed!

Posted by Jimmy Carter 2018-06-25 22:59|| 2018-06-25 22:59|| Front Page Top

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