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DemocratSinceBirth

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Wed Mar 7, 2018, 01:59 PM Mar 2018

Trump Gets Most Votes As Worst President Since WWII, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds

Donald Trump is the worst of the 13 presidents who have served since the end of World War II, 41 percent of American voters say, followed by 21 percent who list Barack Obama and 10 percent who cite Richard Nixon, in a Quinnipiac University National Poll released today.

Looking at the best president since 1945, 28 percent say Ronald Reagan. Another 24 percent list Barack Obama, with 10 percent each for Bill Clinton and John Kennedy.

President Trump is fifth on the list, with 7 percent, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN- uh-pe-ack) University Poll finds.

Trailing Trump are Dwight Eisenhower, with 4 percent; Harry Truman and Jimmy Carter with 3 percent each; Lyndon Johnson, with 2 percent, and Richard Nixon, George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush, all with 1 percent each. Gerald Ford scores less than 1 percent.

American voters give Trump a negative 38 - 56 percent approval rating. There are wide gender and racial gaps. Men approve 44 percent, with 49 percent disapproving. Women disapprove 62 - 33 percent. White voters are divided 47 - 48 percent. Disapproval is 86 - 7 percent among black voters and 68 - 24 percent among Hispanic voters.

Trump gets a divided score for handling the economy as 46 percent of voters approve and 49 percent disapprove. Voters disapprove 61 - 33 percent of his handling of foreign policy.

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https://poll.qu.edu/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=2526





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Trump Gets Most Votes As Worst President Since WWII, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2018 OP
trump is making Buchanan look like a competent POTUS Gothmog Mar 2018 #1
He finally won a popular vote! Yonnie3 Mar 2018 #2
Reagan the best since 1945? rurallib Mar 2018 #3
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