President’s Day Poll: Reagan best modern president; Obama not so hot

posted at 12:18 pm on February 20, 2012 by Howard Portnoy

Despite his fondness for comparing himself to Abraham Lincoln, FDR, and even Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama can’t seem to avoid being lumped together with the past president he least admires—his immediate predecessor.

A Harris Poll that asked respondents to name the Best and Worst Presidents Since World War II found Obama placing second in the Worst category, right after George W. Bush. Bush came away with 27% of the vote, Obama with 22%. Richard Nixon, with 12%, was third.

But not all the news is bad for the current commander in chief. He also placed seventh in the Best Presidents category with 4% of the vote. Unfortunately, his next door neighbor once again is Bush 43, with 2% support.

So who is the Best President Since World War II? That distinction goes to Ronald Reagan (25%), who also shows up on the Worst list (4%), as well as the list of Best Presidents in History, second only to Abraham Lincoln. (Obama is also in that list, with 4%.)

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