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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOn this President's Day, congratulations to James Buchanan on finally moving out of the bottom spot
On this President's Day, congratulations to James Buchanan on finally moving out of the bottom spot in the presidential rankings.https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/02/19/opinion/how-does-trump-stack-up-against-the-best-and-worst-presidents.html
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On this President's Day, congratulations to James Buchanan on finally moving out of the bottom spot (Original Post)
kpete
Feb 2018
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Funny that Trump will hold that spot and for similar reasons as to why Buchanan held it. nt.
NCTraveler
Feb 2018
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Gothmog
(145,321 posts)1. Buchanan's family must be proud
underpants
(182,829 posts)2. How is W not still in the bottom 5?
He was for a while but that was a different survey I think.
Gothmog
(145,321 posts)3. SNL has an explanation
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NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)7. Funny that Trump will hold that spot and for similar reasons as to why Buchanan held it. nt.
tanyev
(42,568 posts)8. Someone tell Trump he's finally achieved something no other president will and he may now resign.
Stallion
(6,476 posts)9. ...and They Said It couldn't be Done
just think how bad you have to be to move behind Buchanan (and Franklin Pierce) whose negligence is considered to be a substantial factor leading to Civil War--and consider we've got 3 more years for him to prove it he could do the same thing
clementine613
(561 posts)10. Junk Poll.
Reagan ahead of Clinton? Ford ahead of Carter?
Sorry... any poll that has a criminal Rethug (and, yes, they *are* all criminals) ahead of a Democrat is not worth the time it took to read it.