Rating Obama Poll
Rating Obama based off factcheck.org's "Obama's Final Numbers."
17 members have voted
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1. Which of the following numbers from Obama's presidency is positive for his legacy?
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8.6% Jobs Gained (beats both Bushes and Eisenhower, but not other presidents since Truman; JFK-LBJ had 29.3% and GW Bush 1.0%)
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-3.0% unemployment rate change (beats every president since Truman, except JFK-LBJ and Clinton; Nixon-Ford was the worst; JFK-LBJ the best)
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7.7 unemployment rate median (the highest median of any president since Truman, because of the recession. Truman had the lowest; Reagan the 2nd highest)
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5.3% change in adjusted household income (beats Carter and both Bushes; Clinton had the highest and GW Bush the lowest)
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-0.5% poverty rate change (beats everyone since Carter, except for Clinton; Clinton saw the lowest drop in poverty and GW Bush the highest rise in poverty)
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57.3% increase change in corporate profits (4th highest profit growth since Truman; Nixon-Ford saw the highest; Reagan the lowest)
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166% Rising Stock Price average (2nd highest since Truman; Clinton the highest; GW Bush the lowest and the only with an average loss)
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9.0% persons without health insurance (lowest percentage of uninsured; GW Bush and Clinton saw the highest by the end of a presidency)
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Rising deficit (as with every president since Truman, except for Clinton)0
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20% rise in home prices, but a drop in home ownership0
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Decline in illegal immigration--35% less people sneaking in under Obama than under GW Bush
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369% increase in solar power
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38% decline in coal power
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11% drop in carbon emissions
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Ultimately no change in the murder rate
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33% growth in food stamp recipients0
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43% increase in health insurance premiums0
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192% growth in handgun production
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83% decline in prisoners on Guantanamo Bay
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284 fatalities in Iraq and 1,751 in Afghanistan0
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2. Based on the above numbers, you would give Obama's presidency an:
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A0
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B
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C
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D0
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F
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3. Including factors/decisions/events/results in Obama's presidency that aren't included in this poll, I believe Obama will be hailed in 25 years as a ....
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Great President
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Good President
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Average President
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Bad President
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Terrible President
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