Obviously this poll was just released to set off fusses and cause friction of some kind...but the method and wording of this poll is just plainly misleading. It's sad people are taking this so seriously.
First off people are saying a "majority" in the poll named Obama the worst president, no, it was only 33% that did, the poll and ad titles both state "plurality" not majority.
But more importantly...the results of the vote of both "best" and "worst" can be summed up by Republicans all swarming the same president for both "best" and "worst" (Reagan and Obama). Yes, that's pretty much it, except GW Bush getting second worst by the Democrats ganging up on him a bit.
Democrats in the poll largely split their vote for best between 3 different presidents (Clinton, Kennedy, Obama) and split the "worst" with Nixon and GW. Bush, with Bush getting the lion's share.
Here's the breakdown:
35. Thinking about the United States Presidents we have had since World War II: Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush Senior, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, which one would you consider the best president?
-----------------Total---Rep---Dem---Ind
John Kennedy-----15----6-----18-----17
Ronald Reagan----35-----66-----6-----36
Bill Clinton---------18----3-----34-----16
Barack Obama-----8-----4-----18-----2
Reagan got a huge surge from Republicans (big surprise...) while Democrats were more divided between Clinton, Kennedy, Obama, and a few others like LBJ.
36. Which of these twelve presidents we have had since World War II would you consider the worst president: Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush Senior, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush or Barack Obama?
--------------Tot----Rep----Dem----Ind
Richard Nixon-----13-----5-----20-----14
Jimmy Carter------8------14-----1-----9
George W. Bush--28-----5-----54-----23
Barack Obama----33-----63-----4-----36
Once again...Republicans all flock to Obama for worst, nearly as much as Reagan for best, and Democrats are divided between Nixon and GW Bush.
This poll does not hold anywhere near as much weight as one would think.
Source:
National (US) Poll - July 2, 2014 - Obama Is First As Worst Presid | Quinnipiac University Connecticut