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      He’s in the bottom ten, but is currently getting overshadowed by someone in the bottom five.

      That makes him look better by proxy.

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          From bad to worst:

          10th: Nixon

          9th: Bush

          8th: Wilson

          7th: Hoover

          6th: Tyler

          5th: Harding

          4th: Pierce

          3rd: Trump

          2nd: A. Johnson

          1st: Buchanan

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            How is Reagan not on that list? Half of the problems in the United States could be traced back to him.

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              He’d be in the bottom 15. The problem with ranking Reagan is that most of the big issues with him didn’t become fully apparent until long after he was out of office. When you make a list like this it’s kinda hard to fit all the awful US presidents in a top 10.

              All the president’s between 1840 and 1860 alone deserve to be somewhere in the bottom 15 for endlessly supporting slavery and setting the stage for the civil war, which makes fitting Reagan in kinda difficult.

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              Andrew Johnson’s failures persist to this day. He was the 17th president. (Took over after Lincoln was assassinated and refused to seriously punish the confederate leadership)

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              Only because we have a firm understanding of their legacies. If I made this list again in 40 years there’s a good chance he’s in 1st place.