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Feeling the Bern

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2. From most lists I've seen. . .Reagan is in top ten, but not top three

Reply to LWolf (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 1, 2017, 12:27 PM

Jan 2017

Traditionally, it's been Pierce, Buchanan, and either Coolidge or Hayes.

Now it's

Trump
Bush Lite
Pierce
Buchanan
Coolidge
Hayes
Grant
Benjamin Harrison
Taft
Hoover

Even Teapot Dome Harding will be off the list in this historian's opinion.

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I never thought, in my life time, Franklin Pierce would go from the Gold of worst presidents ever [View all] Feeling the Bern Jan 2017 OP

You left someone off that list. LWolf Jan 2017 #1

From most lists I've seen. . .Reagan is in top ten, but not top three Feeling the Bern Jan 2017 #2

I personally think that Harding, Coolidge and Hoover were all pretty terrible. StevieM Jan 2017 #8

Did you live through the Reagan administration? LWolf Jan 2017 #15

So did I. What's your point? Feeling the Bern Jan 2017 #20

My point is that, LWolf Jan 2017 #24

How can lists put Trump #1 before he even takes office? oberliner Jan 2017 #17

Reagan was horrible. I always thought that he was worse than George W. Bush. (eom) StevieM Jan 2017 #5

He was much worse. LWolf Jan 2017 #13

Buchanan is still the gold medalist, in this history prof's opinion. Shrub Silver. Nixon Bronze. malchickiwick Jan 2017 #3

Buchanan didn't understand the problem. His handling of Dred Scott stunk too. Feeling the Bern Jan 2017 #4

I agree about Andrew Jackson. But I think Reagan was worse than George W. Bush. StevieM Jan 2017 #6

Excellent Points malchickiwick Jan 2017 #9

I think your list is respectable but why is Andrew Johnson not on it? (eom) StevieM Jan 2017 #7

Johnson was neutered from the outset, and never really had the chance to do as much damage, imo. malchickiwick Jan 2017 #10

The 1876 Corrupt Bargain killed Reconstruction of any plan, which is why Hayes is there Feeling the Bern Jan 2017 #12

Sad, but True Dat. malchickiwick Jan 2017 #19

Interesting, but then shouldn't a factor be treestar Jan 2017 #14

Sure, things were already starting to go bad in 1857, but... malchickiwick Jan 2017 #18

Haha, true! treestar Jan 2017 #21

Where is the love for Millard Fillmore? KamaAina Jan 2017 #11

I think he was more of a Hot Mess after being president, than during his admin. malchickiwick Jan 2017 #16

Not to mention a street in SF that once had a famous auditorium on it. KamaAina Jan 2017 #23

He even got a tv fiction junior high named after him treestar Jan 2017 #22