Who is the least polarizing president since the Depression?
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« on: September 09, 2019, 01:13:30 PM »
Which president is least polarizing to modern opinion? I'd be inclined to say Eisenhower, who gets praise from people like AOC.
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« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2019, 03:41:15 PM »
Definitely Eisenhower, whose legacy is primarily the Interstate Highway System and being a World War II general.
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« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2019, 08:06:04 PM »
Ike. The rest were polarizing in one form or another, especially the post Carter Presidents.
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« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2019, 04:02:17 PM »
Probably Eisenhower. His "don't rock the boat" philosophy, willingness to work with the other party, and status as a war hero made for a very non-polarizing presidency. JFK is a reasonable choice, but his policy priorities were fairly liberal and if he hadn't been assassinated or had been more successful at pushing things through Congress I think he'd be seen as a bit less polarizing.
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« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2019, 06:53:04 PM »
Quote from: dw93 on September 09, 2019, 08:06:04 PM
Ike. The rest were polarizing in one form or another, especially the post Carter Presidents.

Jerry Ford made a tough call on the pardon of Nixon, but whether you disagree with his decision you can respect why he made that call. He was not some corrupt slimeball like Nixon. Ford and Eisenhower are the top two for me in terms of non polarization.
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« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2019, 10:13:40 PM »
Ike, who also happens to be the best.
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« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2019, 10:29:44 PM »
Doing this list of while they were Presidents

1. Eisenhower

2. Kennedy
3. Reagan

4. HW
5. Ford

6. Truman
7. Carter

8. Johnson
9. Nixon

10. Obama
11. Clinton
12. W Bush (Though Bush From late 2003-early 2007 would easily be dead last)
13. Trump
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« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2019, 06:38:07 PM »
If we're talking about multi-term presidents, it's Ike and it's not even close.

But recent one-term presidents tend not to be too polarizing...(Trump could be the exception)
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