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Old 03-28-2021, 08:17 PM
 
Location: West Palm Beach, FL
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Agree that FDR was the worst. A racist, too.

 
Old 03-28-2021, 08:23 PM
 
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Originally Posted by jbgusa View Post
So far my list is:
  1. George Washington;
  2. Abe Lincoln;
  3. Harry Truman;
  4. Theodore Roosevelt
  5. Ronald Reagan;
  6. Donald Trump;
  7. Andrew Jackson;
  8. James K. Polk;
  9. John Adams; and
  10. Bill Clinton;
Nine and ten are tied in my opinion. Which one will have to move over for President Joe Biden?

May I gently suggest the title of this thread is just a tad ambitious?


Anything that would grant you some more perspective, for instance: Biden isn't fit to tie James K Polk's shoes - let alone be included in a top 10 Presidents list - might be helpful.


A better question might be: If Biden did somehow miraculously make the top 10 Presidents list - would he be compos mentis enough to even realize it?
 
Old 03-28-2021, 08:29 PM
 
Location: New York Area
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May I gently suggest the title of this thread is just a tad ambitious?


Anything that would grant you some more perspective, for instance: Biden isn't fit to tie James K Polk's shoes - let alone be included in a top 10 Presidents list - might be helpful.


A better question might be: If Biden did somehow miraculously make the top 10 Presidents list - would he be compos mentis enough to even realize it?
Would this be closer to your view (link)? This was sent by a Canadian.
 
Old 03-28-2021, 08:34 PM
 
Location: Sonoran Desert
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FDR won re-election three times. Trump never won even a majority and lost his bid for re-election by the largest margin of an incumbent since the guy FDR beat the first time - and then lied about it and tried to bring down our democracy. Not many lists will have Trump anywhere but last when the dust has settled. As for Joe. It depends. If they dump the filibuster and meaningful address all the problems and inequities that have come from the policies of Reagan, then he will be revered for some years just as FDR was in his day.
 
Old 03-28-2021, 08:36 PM
 
Location: West Palm Beach, FL
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FDR won re-election three times. Trump never won even a majority and lost his bid for re-election by the largest margin of an incumbent since the guy FDR beat the first time - and then lied about it and tried to bring down our democracy. Not many lists will have Trump anywhere but last when the dust has settled. As for Joe. It depends. If they dump the filibuster and meaningful address all the problems and inequities that have come from the policies of Reagan, then he will be revered for some years just as FDR was in his day.
FDR was a racist.
 
Old 03-28-2021, 08:40 PM
 
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So far my list is:
  1. George Washington;
  2. Abe Lincoln;
  3. Harry Truman;
  4. Theodore Roosevelt
  5. Ronald Reagan;
  6. Donald Trump;
  7. Andrew Jackson;
  8. James K. Polk;
  9. John Adams; and
  10. Bill Clinton;
Nine and ten are tied in my opinion. Which one will have to move over for President Joe Biden?
That’s an impressive list, but what in God’s name is Trump doing on it? I would grant you the rest of your list based on accomplishments and performance during crisis. Trump has no accomplishments and failed to lead when presented with the Covid-19 crisis. He is the only one that lost re-election; that ought to tell you something.
 
Old 03-28-2021, 08:46 PM
 
Location: Lone Mountain Las Vegas NV
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Hitler's and Stalin's enabler. Sorry.
Utter nonsense. Led the US out of the depression and directed us through WW2.

One of our truly heroic Presidents. Not perfect but better than almost all.

You need to pick on someone who was not active while FDR lived.
 
Old 03-28-2021, 08:51 PM
 
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Here’s the most recent Top Ten Presidents as ranked by historians from several sources:

Sienna College 2018

1. Washington
2. FDR
3. Lincoln
4. TR
5. Jefferson
6. Ike
7. Madison
8. Monroe
9. Truman
10. JFK

(Reagan at #13 with Trump at #42)

American Political Science Association 2018

1. Lincoln
2. Washington
3. FDR
4. TR
5. Jefferson
6. Truman
7. Eisenhower
8. Obama
9. Reagan
10. LBJ

(Trump #44)

Murray-Blessing 1982 (Quite a while ago, but it split its votes between Liberal and Conservative Historians.

Liberals Top 10

1. Lincoln
2. FDR
3. Washington
4. Jefferson
5. TR
6. Wilson
7. Jackson
8. Truman
9. LBJ
10. John Adams

Conservative Top 1o

1. Lincoln
2. Washington
3. FDR
4. Jefferson
5. TR
6. Jackson
7. Truman
8. Wilson
9. Eisenhower
10. John Adams

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hist...neral_findings
 
Old 03-28-2021, 08:53 PM
 
Location: New York Area
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That’s an impressive list, but what in God’s name is Trump doing on it? I would grant you the rest of your list based on accomplishments and performance during crisis. Trump has no accomplishments and failed to lead when presented with the Covid-19 crisis. He is the only one that lost re-election; that ought to tell you something.
  1. John Adams lost re-election and Truman stood down for a third term when it was obvious he would lose (he still legally could have); and
  2. Trump's Operation Warp Speed was masterful at overcoming most bureaucratic resistance to anything being done quickly. What else was Trump supposed to do "to lead when presented with the Covid-19 crisis"? Nationwide lockdown?
 
Old 03-28-2021, 08:55 PM
 
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FDR was a racist.
So were Washington, Jackson and Polk, but that didn’t keep them off the list.
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