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Barack Obama was the best US president since Ronald Reagan, but he's got nothing on Abraham Lincoln.
91 cherry picked "historians" weigh in. :yawn:
91 cherry picked "historians" weigh in. :yawn:
Woodrow Wilson? ****ing seriously? I rest my case. :roll:
Woodrow Wilson actually usually places in the top 10 or very close to it, in both surveys of historians and the general public. And it is not exactly a new phenomenon either. He fundamentally changed the course of America.
I would say that it takes at least a full decade or ten years to put between a President and any true evaluation of them. For example, both Truman and Eisenhower were not rated very highly as they left office but both have gained in stature over time.
No surprise that the top three here are the same as in almost every other poll of historians and political scientists. This is a good summary of previous polling
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_rankings_of_presidents_of_the_United_States
My top three would be Franklin Roosevelt , Abe Lincoln and George Washington and I think you can make a good argument for those three in any order you want to move them around in.
Woodrow Wilson actually usually places in the top 10 or very close to it, in both surveys of historians and the general public. And it is not exactly a new phenomenon either. He fundamentally changed the course of America.
I went to the link and I noticed there that George W. Bush is ranked with the bottom 10.
It will be interesting to see where Trump is ranked in the future,eh?
Of course leftist profs and rank and file libs would like Wilson. No surprises there.
I would say that it takes at least a full decade or ten years to put between a President and any true evaluation of them. For example, both Truman and Eisenhower were not rated very highly as they left office but both have gained in stature over time.
No surprise that the top three here are the same as in almost every other poll of historians and political scientists. This is a good summary of previous polling
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_rankings_of_presidents_of_the_United_States
My top three would be Franklin Roosevelt , Abe Lincoln and George Washington and I think you can make a good argument for those three in any order you want to move them around in.
Of course leftist profs and rank and file libs would like Wilson. No surprises there.
Well, there are academics who have reached other conclusions.
"Texas A&M Study Calls Obama 5th Best President in America
Good research work by a fine institution.
OBAMA RATED 5TH BEST PRESIDENT IN OUR HISTORY
From a total of 44 US Presidents, Obama has been rated as the 5th best according to a study completed at Texas A&M University. The Public Relations Office at A&M released this statement: “After only 5 years in office, Americans have rated President Obama the 5th best President in U.S. history.”
These are the results according to Texas A&M:
1. Reagan & Lincoln tied for first
2. Seventeen presidents tied for second
3. Twenty-three other presidents tied for third
4. Jimmy Carter came in fourth, and…
5. Obama was fifth."
Carter was fifth. Dismissed out of hand.
It's a close call, but I would say there's a case to be made either way.
I meant fourth, and my point is, that Carter isn't second to last, just above O'Bama, proves beyond the shadow of any doubt, that this list is..... BULL****.
91 cherry picked "historians" weigh in. :yawn:
Woodrow Wilson? ****ing seriously? I rest my case. :roll:
Carter was fifth. Dismissed out of hand.
Woosh!!!!
Read it again. It was funny.
I meant fourth, and my point is, that Carter isn't second to last, just above O'Bama, proves beyond the shadow of any doubt, that this list is..... BULL****.
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