Voters Say Carter Is Best of Living Ex-Presidents ?

[tombogan03884]

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/august_2009/voters_say_carter_is_best_of_living_ex_presidents
 
For nearly one-out-of-three voters (32%), Jimmy Carter is the living ex-president who has done the best job since leaving the White House, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

Carter, who served in the White House from 1977 to 1981, ranks first among the four surviving presidents. George W. Bush, who has only been out of office seven months, comes in last with nine percent (9%) support.

Bill Clinton, president from 1993 to 2001, made headlines again last week when he successfully brought two imprisoned U.S. women reporters home from North Korea. He is viewed by 29% as the ex-president who has performed best since stepping down as chief executive.

Twenty-two percent (22%) say that of George H.W. Bush, who was Ronald Reagan’s vice president and then went on to serve in the White House from 1989 to 1993.

Democrats are much more supportive of the presidents from their party than Republicans are, although Clinton is the favorite of Democratic voters over Carter by a 48% to 41% margin. The two GOP presidents get single-digit support.

Among Republicans, 35% rate the first President Bush as best, while 20% feel that way about his son. But 22% like Carter best and 13% favor Clinton.

Voters not affiliated with either party rank the ex-presidents as follows: Carter (33%), George H.W. Bush (28%), Clinton (21%) and George W. Bush (4%).

Carter, who had a troubled presidency but won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002, was also the most popular of the living ex-presidents when Americans where asked in July 2007 to rate the nation’s chief executives since World War II.

To "unspin this, 2/3 of Americans think "Jimma" was an asshole.

[fightingquaker13]

He has spent his days building houses for the poor and such. If only he discovered that he was good at that BEFORE running for office........
FQ13

[Timothy]

I would have to agree that Jimma was a far better civilian than he ever was a president!  

I'd also agree that Jimma was an asshole and for a really intelligent guy, a bit of a dumbass as well!

[Hazcat]

Voters Say Carter Is Best of Living Ex-Presidents

And you wonder how BHo got elected?

[Timothy]

And you wonder how BHo got elected?

I'd say it was the illiterate dumbass vote but, I know FQ can read!     

[Sponsor]

[fightingquaker13]

I'd say it was the illiterate dumbass vote but, I know FQ can read!     

Hey, don't blame me if the GOP can't pick a good candidate.
FQ13 who is ducking and covering, but seriously, Hillary or BO? Multiple choice Mitt or McCain Fiengold? We should demand a do over.
 

[tt11758]

Hey, don't blame me if the GOP can't pick a good candidate.
FQ13 who is ducking and covering, but seriously, Hillary or BO? Multiple choice Mitt or McCain Fiengold? We should demand a do over.
 

For those among us who are NOT mysogynist, (ok so I can't spell worth a damn), the GOP DID pick a good candidate.  They simply put her in the wrong slot.......2nd instead of 1st on the ballot.

[Kid Shelleen]

I would have to agree that Jimma was a far better civilian than he ever was a president!  

I'd also agree that Jimma was an asshole and for a really intelligent guy, a bit of a dumbass as well!

Graduated from Annapolis, ranked very high in his class and was a nuclear physicist. Annaplois cadets are in the top 1/10th of 1% academically comparred to all other college and university entrants each year.

Jimma was a very brilliant dumba$$.

Apparently he continues to have legions of dumba$$ fans.

[Timothy]

Graduated from Annapolis, ranked very high in his class and was a nuclear physicist. Annaplois cadets are in the top 1/10th of 1% academically comparred to all other college and university entrants each year.

Jimma was a very brilliant dumba$$.

Apparently he continues to have legions of dumba$$ fans.

Yes a very bright guy.  Don't think he ever finish his graduate work in Nuclear Technology and Physics though.  BS from Annapolis and was doing graduate work before he left the Navy.  Went home to raise his goobers!

He did admit that his wife would have made a better President than he did!

[r_w]

I have to agree, of the living ex's he has definitely done the most philanthropy post-presidency. 

Unless you count training interns for jobs in the porn industry, then we know who the winner is.