I’ve often written that Joe Biden will go down in history as one of the worst presidents in U.S. history. He presided over rampant inflation, COVID lockdowns and mRNA vaccine mandates, soaring crime, a botched Afghanistan withdrawal that cost 13 American servicemembers their lives, a weaponized justice system… I better stop there or I’ll fill up the entire article with a list of his failures.
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As his disastrous reign finally comes to a close (has it really only been four years? It feels like ten – in the desert), Americans largely seem to agree that he won’t be remembered fondly, at least according to Gallup. The outfit conducted a poll in December and concluded Tuesday that “Americans Think History Will Rate Biden Presidency Negatively.”
That’s a nice way of saying his numbers are horrendous.
Many more Americans expect history to judge Joe Biden’s presidency unfavorably rather than favorably. Fifty-four percent of U.S. adults believe Biden will be remembered as a “below average” (37%) or “poor” (17%) president, while… [few] say he will be evaluated as “outstanding” (6%) or “above average” (13%). Another 26% think he will be regarded as “average.”
I can’t help but wonder, who are the apparently mentally compromised six percent of individuals who rate him as “outstanding?” Have they been living on Mars?
Biden is right on par with Richard Milhous Nixon, but Nixon’s legacy was tarnished by Watergate. Biden’s legacy was tarnished by… Biden.
Compared with nine recent presidents included in the new Gallup poll, Biden rates most similarly to Richard Nixon, who has a -42 net rating (12% outstanding or above average versus 54% below average or poor). Biden receives more “poor” reviews than Nixon does (37% vs. 30%), but Biden gets more outstanding or above-average ratings.
New @Gallup poll shows Americans’ disdain for @JoeBiden‘s destructive presidency: pic.twitter.com/uVfGd92MNA
— David Blackmon’s Energy Absurdity (@EnergyAbsurdity) January 7, 2025
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Not surprisingly, Trump proved to elicit the most significant differences in opinion, scoring big numbers in both the positive and negative ratings:
George W. Bush and Donald Trump also receive more negative than positive evaluations among recent presidents, with Trump getting both relatively high positive (40%) and negative ratings (44%) for his first term and the fewest average ones (16%). Trump’s 31% “poor” ratings are similar to those of Nixon, but Trump’s 17% “outstanding” ratings are higher than for most other presidents.
Out of the nine presidents evaluated, JFK had the best net rating, with Reagan coming in second. I personally vote for Reagan, but that’s just me.
John Kennedy is rated best by Americans – with a net rating of +68, while Ronald Reagan (+38) and Barack Obama (+21) also get substantially favorable reviews.
The results are based on a Dec. 2-18 Gallup poll. The poll was completed before the Dec. 29 passing of Jimmy Carter, which could have affected the way people remember his presidency. Carter, along with Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush, receives slightly more outstanding or above-average ratings from Americans than below-average or poor ones.
Even leftist Biden-apologist Chris Cillizza, formerly of CNN, knows the numbers are not good for Ole Joe:
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1/ How will history remember Joe Biden?The early returns aren’t promising for him — especially a new Gallup poll.
Let’s break it down: pic.twitter.com/vO1pTEgXIK
— Chris Cillizza (@ChrisCillizza) January 7, 2025
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These numbers shouldn’t come as a huge surprise; even Biden’s cheerleaders seem to be phoning in their supposed enthusiasm since his campaign-ending debate performance in June. Nobody actually really likes him, or he wouldn’t have been shoved aside in an Obama-Schumer-Pelosi-Jeffries coup. But former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), if she were capable of feeling any shame, should be deeply questioning her judgment tonight. She won’t, but she should.
Joe Biden is a primary target of much of the rage and contempt of Democrats for losing the election.
Just a few short months ago, Nancy Pelosi said he’s not just one of the greatest presidents of all time, but belongs on Mt. Rushmore:pic.twitter.com/lYyw4ZFjG8
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) November 11, 2024
