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GoneOffShore

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56. You left out Truman

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Presidents during my lifetime - Ranked worst to best - Comments and disagreements welcomed [View all] GoneOffShore Aug 25 OP

Jimmy Carter? unc70 Aug 25 #1

Was typing too quickly GoneOffShore Aug 25 #12

Where is Jimmy Carter? GaYellowDawg Aug 25 #2

Fixed it. GoneOffShore Aug 25 #13

You left out Jimmy Carter iwillalwayswonderwhy Aug 25 #3

My apolgogies - I should have had a nap before writing the post GoneOffShore Aug 25 #10

He's second on my BPOMLT list ArkansasDemocrat1 Aug 25 #40

Reagan was worse than most people realize Joinfortmill Aug 25 #4

Or whoever was actually running the country iwillalwayswonderwhy Aug 25 #5

Same applies today newdeal2 Aug 25 #8

Reagan was overrated BluenFLA Aug 25 #32

Reagan was a union buster. Air Traffic Controllers? demosincebirth Aug 26 #57

You forgot Jimmy Carter. How could ANYONE forget Jimmy Carter? Oopsie Daisy Aug 25 #6

That was not intentional. I was typing quickly and from memory. Blame it on after lunch drowsiness GoneOffShore Aug 25 #9

Got it! Oopsie Daisy Aug 25 #22

This would best be visualized in a heat map. Hugin Aug 25 #7

The whole post was done quickly post luncheon. And, as you say, highly subjective. GoneOffShore Aug 25 #14

Typically, by the time I get something like this... Hugin Aug 25 #18

I'd put Carter in there with Clinton, Eisenhower and Johnson. lees1975 Aug 25 #11

i'm younger than you but here's my list....... Takket Aug 25 #15

I'd swap Nixon and Ford. sinkingfeeling Aug 25 #16

Nixon did accomplish a few decent things on his own while being a crook. haele Aug 25 #33

I always move Kennedy up despite his brief presidency displacedvermoter Aug 25 #17

Clinton better than Kennedy? Grumpy Old Guy Aug 25 #19

I would beg to differ somewhat: Ocelot II Aug 25 #20

It's hard to say who was worst. yardwork Aug 25 #24

True, there are different kinds of bad. Ocelot II Aug 25 #31

Good listing Arne Aug 25 #28

I downgrade LBJ for Vietnam ArkansasDemocrat1 Aug 25 #41

Donald Trump - the worst in US history. J_William_Ryan Aug 25 #21

This is the way I would list them too. arkielib Aug 25 #23

And Biden and Pelosi got the ACA passed! yardwork Aug 25 #25

Good point! arkielib Aug 25 #29

I have a very different take if..fish..had..wings Aug 25 #26

I'd swap Biden and Carter. Keep LBJ first. Stinky The Clown Aug 25 #36

You left out Truman GoneOffShore Aug 26 #56

Eisenhower inaugurated before my birth so if..fish..had..wings Aug 26 #60

Ike was a placeholder. He goes next to Ford. Voltaire2 Aug 25 #27

Jimmy Carter should be third from the bottom. Before Truman in my opinion. I have no memory of Truman. usaf-vet Aug 25 #30

According to the 2024 version of the Presidential Greatness Project from the APSA: Poiuyt Aug 25 #34

Biden twice? madamesilverspurs Aug 26 #53

Oops! Poiuyt Aug 26 #59

Wasn't around for some of the presidents in your list, but here's mine BluenFLA Aug 25 #35

My sentimentality for Carter ranks him higher, but that's a great list. Realistic ArkansasDemocrat1 Aug 25 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Aug 25 #47

People are sleeping on W Bush. BannonsLiver Aug 25 #37

Kennedy is underated jacksonian Aug 25 #38

"I was never too big on Obama." BannonsLiver Aug 25 #39

While I admire, respect and supported him, aka-chmeee Aug 25 #43

Clearly. BannonsLiver Aug 25 #45

Well, yes aka-chmeee Aug 25 #50

He was rated 8th all time by historians. dem4decades Aug 25 #51

Wait, don't get me wrong jacksonian Aug 25 #44

Yeah, sorry, it's not the black guys fault Hillary lost. BannonsLiver Aug 25 #46

Nope, it was Hillary's fault Hillary didn't win jacksonian Aug 25 #49

I would... MoseShrute Aug 25 #48

Dubya thanks God every day for Trump putting him lower on the list. keithbvadu2 Aug 25 #52

Bush is worse than Reagan iemanja Aug 26 #54

Reagan made Trump possible. madamesilverspurs Aug 26 #55

Okay, since the 1960s: Deep13 Aug 26 #58

No FDR? Vinca Aug 26 #61

Not my lifetime - I was born in 1948 GoneOffShore Aug 26 #62

I think I'd switch Ford and Nixon jmowreader Aug 26 #63