Jul 29
The Greatest President (of the Last Ten)
The latest “Patrick’s Place Poll” gave you the choice of choosing the greatest of the last ten U.S. Presidents.
There was almost a dead tie for first place, which is pretty much what I expected. Ronald Reagan, our 40th president, came in first with the narrowest-possible victory, earning 41% of the vote. Our 42nd president, Bill Clinton, had 39% of the vote.
I was sure that there would be a duel between these two, but I honestly expected Clinton to be the one to edge out ahead.
I would have expected John F. Kennedy to have pulled in more than 10% of the vote, but the biggest surprise was that the president considered to be one of the most moral, upstanding men ever to hold that office happened to tie with the president generally considered to be one of the most corrupt: Jimmy Carter and Richard Nixon each got 5%, placing them both at last place.
It is worth noting, though it is not a surprise given his approval rating, that the current president didn’t receive a single vote in this particular poll.
I wonder what type of “mandate” that voting pattern might represent.
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