U gotta get Reagan on there man it’s his fault we’re in this mess
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Anonymous13w
I would argue Andrew Jackson too. Reagan was terrible but maybe not bottom 5.
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Anonymous13w
I get Buchanan and Johnson but what did Harding do?
I don’t know enough about the guy, not even sure what time period he was
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Anonymous13w
Why Trump
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Anonymous13w
Not having Jackson, Biden, or Hoover on the list before putting Trump is crazy work
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Anonymous#113w
It was the early 1920s his presidency was plagued by scandals
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AnonymousOP13w
Wait is he the Teapot Dome guy?
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Anonymous#113w
Yea that was him, he basically filled all his govt positions with friends and family who engaged in fraud and embezzlement
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AnonymousOP13w
Makes perfect sense then, I understand the placement
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Anonymous#213w
Broke the peaceful transfer of power for the first time ever, engaged in nepotism similar to Harding, weakened American institutions, engaged with and empowered fringe groups
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Anonymous#313w
Believe it or not historians have given Jackson relatively high marks
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Anonymous#413w
Or Pierce
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Anonymous#413w
Pierce would be literally right above these guys, like the 5th. Hoover would be next to him at 6th. Jackson historically has gotten kinda high scores but he’s moving down as his legacy sours
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Anonymous#413w
Biden I’d put with Carter in the “below-average” tier
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AnonymousOP13w
Although you could argue his role in the Gaza events puts him lower combined with inflation during his term
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AnonymousOP13w
He was competent. That’s why. He was an evil, autocratic president but he was genuinely benefiting the country / citizenry.
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Anonymousjust_peachy_13w
I don’t know what to do with Reagan bc at the time he had major successes, it wasn’t til years later that most of his policies came back to bite us in the ass. Leftists can’t stand him, conservatives think he’s daddy.
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AnonymousOP13w
I think he’s biggest failure for the American people during his terms was not meeting the moment with the AIDS crisis
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Anonymousjust_peachy_13w
The core way to judge a president is their ability to meet the moment. I’d argue there were some moments he met well
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AnonymousOP13w
He didn’t “not meet the moment” he said it was divine punishment of gays. You phrase it like he made a little innocent mistake when really his government gleefully did nothing while thousands died.