Greatest President Poll by Gallup for President's Day

[Smokepole]

Gallup did a poll in honor of President's Day on who are considered the Greatest Presidents in our history.

Link: Americans Say Reagan Is the Greatest U.S. President

The top 5 in descending order are:

1. Ronald Reagan
2. Abraham Lincoln
3. Bill Clinton
4. John F. Kennedy
5. George Washington​

The list runs 17 places, Obama comes in 7th between the Roosevelt cousins, G.W. Bush is 10th followed by Jefferson at 11. There are only 4 names that pre-date 1900. Lincoln, Washington, Jefferson and Jackson. If you consider the names on the list they are only names that modern people that know very little about our history and Presidents are familiar with and hear on anything resembling regular basis. Pre-FDR Presidents are not well known by the vast majority of the population. I am not very familiar with Pres. between Jackson and T.R. but I am sure there are several that belong on the list where several that are on it don't. Carter to head that group.

 

[nawainwright]

People believe what the media tells them. Their teachers don't teach them about any other presidents and they have no desire to learn for themselves. So they pick the ones they are most familiar with or the ones they hear the most about. This poll means nothing other than we are short sighted and ignorant people.

 

[zippy23]

Polls are not to show public opinion, but to SHAPE public opinion by those conducting the polls. statistics can prove anything you want, example obama took a 20 year old study on gun sales conducted on 250 people showing a huge percentage of those sales done privately with no background checks. polls are lies, the problem is that many people believe these polls.

 

[Prometheus]

Amazing, of the 17 top picks, 11 grossly violated their oaths of office and were traitors.

If anyone wondered why America was doomed... there you have it.

 

[Coach]

People believe what the media tells them. Their teachers don't teach them about any other presidents and they have no desire to learn for themselves. So they pick the ones they are most familiar with or the ones they hear the most about. This poll means nothing other than we are short sighted and ignorant people.

This teacher does. I also try to teacher people to think and not what to think, but to think for themselves and to be able to support their opinions with facts, logic and reasoning.

The rest of my colleagues are appartently trying to ruin western civilization. Who have you taught something worthwhile. When you point a finger there are four pointing back at you.

 

[Expat]

I am pleasantly surprised that the One was not number one on the list.

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

Yep, yet another poll to point out Americans don't know their history.

Sad.

 

[Twangbanger]

Obviously somebody at Gallup conspired to keep the Community Agitator and Mrs. Wookie off the list.


Why don't they understand the tremendous struggles they've had to overcome, to accomplish such great things against the worst of odds?

 

[Johnny C]

Gallup is RACIST!
Obviously Obama would be #1 otherwise!

 

[1775usmarine]

The media wants you to buy into their propaganda. The master pulls their strings and if they do what he says, they get their backs scratched.

 

[jgreiner]

Gallup did a poll in honor of President's Day on who are considered the Greatest Presidents in our history.

Link: Americans Say Reagan Is the Greatest U.S. President

The top 5 in descending order are:

1. Ronald Reagan
2. Abraham Lincoln
3. Bill Clinton
4. John F. Kennedy
5. George Washington​

The list runs 17 places, Obama comes in 7th between the Roosevelt cousins, G.W. Bush is 10th followed by Jefferson at 11. There are only 4 names that pre-date 1900. Lincoln, Washington, Jefferson and Jackson. If you consider the names on the list they are only names that modern people that know very little about our history and Presidents are familiar with and hear on anything resembling regular basis. Pre-FDR Presidents are not well known by the vast majority of the population. I am not very familiar with Pres. between Jackson and T.R. but I am sure there are several that belong on the list where several that are on it don't. Carter to head that group.

WOW, what a messed up poll. I can't agree with the order at all. Washington has to be #1. hands down. He was the architect of our freedom (winning the war), was given the POWER of as king.....reluctantly served, did his duty, then walked away from the power.

Few on that list would have done the same. Certainly not Clinton or Kennedy. Those two don't even belong in the top 10.

 

[jgreiner]

I am pleasantly surprised that the One was not number one on the list.

Thats because he is vying for POPE.

 

[Hop]

I heard Obama was 3rd.

1. George Washington
2. All others tied for 2nd.
3. Obama

 

[j706]

Bill Clinton? You have got to be kidding me!!

 

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