How Can This Be True?

The evaluations were made by contemporary historians.

Harrison didn't really have a chance since he died a month into his term. If you think W was so bad, think how much worse the others must have been. You should notice that all but Harding (1921-23)served in the middle of the 19rh century so we have had a pretty good batch for the past 150 years. This makes W the worst of our modern presidents. Maybe that distinction will be enough to make you happy.

I'm surprised Reagan is all the way down to 10. I would have expected him to be much closer to the top. I can see Clinton somewhere in the teens, carter should be in the 30's. Bush, well time will tell.

Because they have an agenda. They also make the disclaimer that people's views of a president change with time. That means if they had sex the night before, and read the name of a president, they would rank them high. The ranking is all based on their mood.

It's way to early for history to weigh in on Bush.

I can understand him being a tad bit better than Pierce but where was Nixon on the list?

Not surprising from a Liberal Bias news network.

What qualifies said "Historians" to determine the worst presidents.

Carter, FDR, and Clinton were FAR worse than GW Bush could ever hope to be.

what did bush do wrong, the librials blame bush for there mistakes. we cant blame licoln for the civil war. bush really was one of our better presidents. he had to go through tougher things than clinton(who btw ropped the white house and smoked pot). carter sold the panama canal and now our destroyers and carriers are weak because the cannal is to small. panama doesnt have the money to fix it.

Your post is more evidence that the only people who put Bush as the worst are those who haven't studied U.S. History in depth.

Well because it isn't. If this is so true and accurate then why did Clinton move up 7 spots from 2000.

What does it say about the credibility of this poll when Clinton is only rated 15th when he should be rated next to last? This is only possible thanks to Jimmy Carter sucking as badly as he did.