Poll: Obama 'worst president' since World War II

[bcking 3,157]

2 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

So it is a popularity contest?

Why did anyone care about this poll in the first person when it was originally posted and suggested Obama was the worst?

 

Again the question may not be directed exactly at you. But clearly some people were quite happy with the results that fit their viewpoint, despite it having always been a "popularity contest" due to being a poll of people.

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11 minutes ago, bcking said:

Why did anyone care about this poll in the first person when it was originally posted and suggested Obama was the worst?

 

Again the question may not be directed exactly at you. But clearly some people were quite happy with the results that fit their viewpoint, despite it having always been a "popularity contest" due to being a poll of people.

Apparently in 2014 Obama was considered the worst which kind of fits with my hypothesis that the most recent president will be considered the worst as people know of them better.

[Keith & Arileidi 437]

29 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

So it is a popularity contest?

Yes it is. 

All elections and polls are basically popularity contest. 

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2 hours ago, Bill & Katya said:

These are always tough polls as I imagine many of the respondents are personally familiar with just the last few presidents.  

I agree with this, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the most recent Presidents are the worst. We just know the most about them.

 

It's a challenge because I think there are two component and they move in opposite directions:

1. Personal familiarity - Declines over time

2. Historical evidence/information - Improves over time

 

It's hard to judge a President in terms of how "good" they are when they are currently active. A lot can change. So over time the actual historical basis for your decision will improve, but at the same time your personal familiarity with the President will decline.

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6 minutes ago, Keith & Arileidi said:

Yes it is. 

All elections and polls are basically popularity contest. 

And there is only one poll that actually matters.  All the others are just toilet paper.

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2 minutes ago, bcking said:

I agree with this, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the most recent Presidents are the worst. We just know the most about them.

 

It's a challenge because I think there are two component and they move in opposite directions:

1. Personal familiarity - Declines over time

2. Historical evidence/information - Improves over time

 

It's hard to judge a President in terms of how "good" they are when they are currently active. A lot can change. So over time the actual historical basis for your decision will improve, but at the same time your personal familiarity with the President will decline.

The only thing about your second item is that this can also change over time.  Nixon is a great example, if you really go back and study his first and partial second term you will see he did a lot of good things, but history often paints him as the absolute worst due to one big event that we don't even blink an eye at nowadays.  I still think when it comes to polling, especially in relation to comparing presidents from the past 70 years or so, your first item will have much more weighting.  Heck, how many people even know who was president prior to their lifetimes.

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3 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

And there is only one poll that actually matters.  All the others are just toilet paper.

So this thread was pointless from the start? 

 

I agree.

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

13 minutes ago, bcking said:

So this thread was pointless from the start? 

 

I agree.

is that why you posted in it 8 times 

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6 minutes ago, Nature Boy Flair said:

is that why you posted in it 8 times 

About half of which was laughing about how the original premise was flawed and off by about 4 years without the OP noticing.

 

But on the topic of pointlessness, please continue to add up my post count in threads for me. I'm flattered.

[Keith & Arileidi 437]

20 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

And there is only one poll that actually matters.  All the others are just toilet paper.

The one where he lost by 3 million 🤔

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1 minute ago, Keith & Arileidi said:

The one where he lost by 3 million 🤔

Don't forget that people's votes are worth different amounts.

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8 minutes ago, bcking said:

Don't forget that people's votes are worth different amounts.

Oh yeah I forgot..silly me. 

If you can't win an election .. why not just cheat? 

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2 minutes ago, Keith & Arileidi said:

Oh yeah I forgot..silly me. 

If you can't win an election .. why not just cheat? 

Sorry bud, but that's a bridge too far for me. I ain't coming with you...

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

20 minutes ago, bcking said:

About half of which was laughing about how the original premise was flawed and off by about 4 years without the OP noticing.

 

But on the topic of pointlessness, please continue to add up my post count in threads for me. I'm flattered.

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6 minutes ago, Nature Boy Flair said:

9

Now I want to just keep posting because you clearly like me so much, and it's a little flattering.

 

Though I should mention - neither my sexual orientation or my sexual identity is open to you.

 

Hate to disappoint you

Edited June 26, 2018 by bcking