Obama rated worst president since World War II
In a new Quinnipiac poll, 33% of respondents rated Obama as the worst President among the 12 leaders since the 1945 war. Ronald Reagan was voted the best, with 35% support.
BY Leslie Larson /
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS /
Wednesday, July 2, 2014, 12:42 PM
President Obama is first among the worst, according to a new poll.
Obama edged out his predecessor George W. Bush in a survey of Americans who were asked to name the worst President since World War II.
Of those surveyed by the Quinnipiac University Poll, 33% rated Obama as the least impressive of the 12 Presidents since 1945, while 28% said Bush was at the bottom of the barrel.
Presidents usually suffer their worst ratings while they are in office. Their popularity typically rebounds once they leave the White House.
Still, there was not much for Obama to cheer about in the survey.
Asked if the country would have been better off by electing Republican Mitt Romney in 2012, 45% said yes and 38% no.
About the only bit of good news for Obama: By a narrow margin, 37% to 34%, voters say that Obama is better for the economy than Bush was.
When asked to rank the best Presidents since 1945, Americans rated Ronald Reagan as the best with 35%. Bill Clinton was second with 18%, and John F. Kennedy was third with 15%.
llarson@nydailynews.com
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