Poll: Bush Worst President Since 1945 - Reagan Picked As Best President In Nationwide Survey

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Poll: Bush Worst President Since 1945 Reagan Picked As Best President In Nationwide Survey

(CBS News) President Bush has been named as the worst president since the end of the World War II in a new national poll.

Mr. Bush was chosen by 37 percent of the voters who participated in the the Quinnipiac Unversity survey. Richard Nixon finished second with 17 percent -- just ahead of Bill Clinton with 16 percent.

Ronald Reagan was the top choice as best president, with 28 percent. Finishing second was Clinton with 25 percent.

The poll reflected deep partisan divisions. Mr. Bush was ranked worst by 56 percent of Democrats and 35 percent of independent voters but only 7 percent of Republicans.

Reagan, on thew other hand, was named as the No. 1 president by 56 percent of Republicans and 25 percent of independent voters but only 7 percent of Democrats.

"Kennedy and Truman get big Democratic votes, especially among baby boomers (45 - 64 years old) and seniors (over 65), but recent memory counts," said Maurice Carroll, director of Quinnipiac's Polling Institute.

"Democrats say Clinton's the best and Republicans say he's the worst. Republicans don't think much of Jimmy Carter either. There's no contest for the GOP favorite: It's the Gipper," Carroll adde

[The Sons of Liberty]

No. Bush isn't right on everything. For the life of me I cannot understand why he clings to his "open borders" policy, except perhaps big business is pressuring him.

With all his faults, Bush is still head and shoulders above the traitorous slimeball billy jeff klintoon.

[Richard Kimball]

Carter and Lyndon Johnson were living proof that bad enough leadership could squander any advantage.

[Richard Kimball]

I always think of this poster when I think of the Carter and Johnson presidencies.

[GeorgefromGeorgia]

Carter was the most incompetent. FDR except for his early wartime leadership was a disaster. His policies prolonged the depression and brought socialism and government control where it had not been before. LBJ was a disaster on VietNam and wasted much on the Great Society.
Reagan was a gem. Even Reagan made mistakes (Iran-Contra), but as a whole he did much to reverse what Roosevelt started. Bush has been much better than people give him credit.

[tcrlaf]

Take this same poll in 1987, and it would say REAGAN is the Worst President, and Donald Regan was the Anti-Christ......

I'm old enough to realize that we go through this tripe every time a Repub gets elected......

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Actually, I'm glad the Gipper helped fund the Contras.

[napscoordinator]

I'm sure as with all polls of late it over-represents Democrats. Clearly it over-represents stupid people. I agree with the Reagan part, but Clinton a close second? These people are sick in the head.

You have to remember that there are alot of people who were not born during many of the Presidents that are listed so if you are twenty-nine or so, you might say Reagan and Clinton because they are the only ones remembered. Ford, Carter, Bush I were just a quick Presidency. Nixon will always be remembered for resigning in disgrace. So I believe that could be a perfect explanation to these results. MSM people are probably pretty young.

[GeorgefromGeorgia]

I didn't have a problem helping the Contras (over the objections of pinkos like Kerry). I didn't like paying Iran for the hostages.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Ronnie should have given Iran the Khaddafy treatment.

[TASMANIANRED]

Regan was reviled while he was in office.

[Recovering_Democrat]

See B.S. can take this poll and ram it far and deep into their collective hind regions.

[Darkwolf377]

I pretty much agree with your post completely. President Bush has had to deal with so many situations no one ever has in his position, and having a free-spending Congress on his hands hasn't helped curb his own unwillingness to cut social programs in particular. he's not perfect. But he's damned good and I think he will make a comeback.

[MikeA]

You have a very valid point. And what they hear from the media is almost entirely glowing about Clinton and Carter as well which I'm sure impacts their choices, but about Bush it's relentlessly negative. I've never in the many years I've followed politics seen a president who gets no positive media, no credit from them for anything but only exclusively negative coverage.

[PhilipFreneau]

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This is not news. Rockefeller Republicans, like Bush, have never been that popular.

[Siena Dreaming]

***YAWN***

I'm sure Ronald Reagan was polled as the worst President during his tenure also.

[4Freedom]

"56% of Democrats in this poll considered Bush the worst President - only 7% of Republicans. Whose side are you on again?"

I'm on the side of the fiscal and social Conservatives.

Whose side are Bush and Rove on?

I'm on the side of the Conservatives that demand our National sovereignty be preserved, our borders be secured and our present laws against illegal immigration be enforced.

Whose side are Bush, Rove and the Republican National Committee on?

Bush plunges our Nation $3 TRILLION U.S. Taxpayer's dollars further into debt, at the federal level alone, and you ask me whose side I'm on?!!