Dec 7, 2024
Biden ranked as ‘worst president’ in modern history by voters: Daily Mail poll
"These numbers are worse than I expected.”
The survey asked registered voters to rank the last nine US presidents from best to worst. Biden was named as one of the worst two presidents by 44 percent of respondents, while only 14 percent placed him among the top two. This resulted in a net score of negative 30, worse than Richard Nixon’s negative 25 and Donald Trump’s negative 15.
James Johnson, co-founder of JL Partners, the group that conducted the poll, described the results as "diabolical" for Biden.
“There's always a recency bias and as Joe Biden is the incumbent, he starts off at a disadvantage there,” Johnson said. “But regardless of that, these numbers are worse than I expected.”
Johnson attributed Biden’s poor ranking to factors such as his age, his administration’s handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal, the southern border crisis, and general voter dissatisfaction.
“And that's the position in which he leaves office. From the man who beat Trump to the man who let him back in, and who voters feel has been fundamentally a bad president,” Johnson added.
The poll also found that over half of American voters disapproved of Biden’s decision to pardon his son, Hunter Biden. The president’s approval rating dropped to a historic low of 37 percent in the survey. In contrast, former President Ronald Reagan was ranked as the best president in modern history, followed by Democrats Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.
