Americans say Obama worst President since WWII
ABC News reports:
President Obama is considered to be the worst president since World War II, narrowly beating out George W. Bush, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released today.
Obama was the choice of 33 percent of those polled for the selection of worst president, the largest percentage of any of the 12 presidents since 1945 when the war ended.
The poll asked people to name both the best and worst presidents. The results are quite interesting.
Best Presidents
- Overall 35% Reagan, 18% Clinton, 15% JFK, 8% Obama, 55 Eisenhower
- Republicans – 66% Reagan, 6% George HW Bush, 6% JFK – Reagan is the undisputed Republican hero
- Democrats – 34% Clinton, 18% JFK, 18% Obama, 6% Reagan, 6% Johnson – no one stand out candidate but Clinton well ahead
- Independents – 36% Reagan, 17% JFK, 16% Clinton, 8% Eisenhower, 6% Truman, 4% George HW Bush, 2% Obama – Obama not rated by independents
Worst Presidents
- Overall 33% Obama, 28% George W Bush, 13% Nixon, 85 Carter
- Republicans – 63% Obama, 14% Carter, 5% Nixon, 5% George W Bush – Obama probably suffers a bit from being the incumbent. I’d rate Carter as far worse.
- Democrats – 54% George W Bush, 20% Nixon, 6% Reagan, 4% Obama
- Independents – 36% Obama, 23% Bush, 14% Nixon, 9% Carter