Ranking the U.S. presidents

CD Boogie · Oct 9, 2017

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The same reason Obama shouldn't have been ranked -- not enough data yet.
You need a few years after the term ends to really gauge a president's legacy. What policy initiatives worked long-term or didn't work, how did their leadership style really change the culture of the country, etc. It's kind of like sports halls of fame, where you should be five years (or four years for presidents) removed from your body of work. Most of these presidential rankings don't rank the current president.
Trump could very well be headed for a bottom 10 ranking. Certainly seems that way so far. But there's still time for him to turn it around or for some of his initiatives (like tax reform or deregulation) to actually bear fruit.

William Henry Harrison has also been a tough one in these things. Many of the polls, IIRC, either give him an incomplete or stick him somewhere in the 30s as a buffer between the truly awful presidents and the mediocre ones.
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Makes sense

WriteThinking · Oct 12, 2017

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A lot of the presidents on the lower end also seem to be dinged for not pursuing "equal justice for all Americans" when, to be honest, that wasn't really a consideration during their terms...
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This is an excellent point. Fillmore, in fact, might have been ranked No. 1 in the years closer to his time, specifically because he did sign the Fugitive Slave Act.

Songbird · Oct 12, 2017

He doesn't seem to rate well.

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