Who was the best president of your lifetime?

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hivebent4life
09/19/2025
03:22 AM
#1
For me, I have to say Obama, and Im not even an Obama fan, but there really isnt a lot of competition. I was born during the Clinton presidency.
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kind9
09/19/2025
03:32 AM
#2
Obama I guess. I didn't pay attention to politics at all until 2016 when it became extremely obvious to me how important it is to vote Republicans the fuck out of here.
Sonic_Cannon
09/19/2025
03:33 AM
#3
As someone who has never been to the USA: Obama.
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qwerti
09/19/2025
03:34 AM
#4
bush? Maybe
OniLink5000
09/19/2025
03:45 AM
#5
I think everything was the most normal under obama.
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ReturnOfThaJedi
09/19/2025
03:59 AM
#6
Obama by far
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Srk700
09/19/2025
04:03 AM
#7
Obama.

Right wing freaks were still there but far less rabid, and politics were normal under under. Biden is 2nd. Clinton is 3rd by virtue of me being too young to understand anything political during that time. W. Bush was a distant 4th, and of course the idiot we have now was a distant 5th even in relation to Bush.
evilpresident
09/19/2025
04:07 AM
#8
Obama easily
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AndyReklaw
09/19/2025
04:09 AM
#9
Obama is classy and having him represent America felt pretty good.

Biden was fine but should've had the courtesy to back out earlier.

I was too young to remember Clinton's stuff politically but I've heard the 90s were pretty good... but he is connected to Epstein so he might go below Bush...

Bush was an idiot but I think he at least liked America. Was controlled by some pretty horrible people

Trump is a traitor to the country and having him represent America just sucks.
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thenotoriouscat
09/19/2025
05:18 AM
#10
Sonic_Cannon posted...
As someone who has never been to the USA: Obama.

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tankboy
09/19/2025
06:56 AM
#11
Obama should have been great, but Congress blocked nearly everything he tried to do. Clinton had a similar problem (especially wrt abortion and gay rights), but he still managed to balance the budget, introduce social programs, and pass good environmental legislation. Regardless of whether you think he created it or just didn't wreck it, he can take credit for an excellent economy. He even made major progress in the Arab-Israeli conflict.
imagine606
09/19/2025
07:05 AM
#12
Obama and Clinton were head and shoulders above the rest, but Obama is also head and shoulders above Clinton.
Mechu
09/19/2025
07:12 AM
#13
Sonic_Cannon posted...
As someone who has never been to the USA: Obama.
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09/19/2025
07:12 AM
#14
Obama
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09/19/2025
07:15 AM
#15
Best economy during clinton

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deanshow
09/19/2025
07:24 AM
#16
It would be been Clinton except for the fact hes a predator. Look up the scandal he had when he was running for governor
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PeteyParker
09/19/2025
07:30 AM
#17
Obama
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SydnieStarlight
09/19/2025
08:05 AM
#18
Probably Obama. By the time I was old enough to have any understanding of politics, we were already in the "literally anyone would be better than any republican" era that started with GWB, and I feel like Obama was better in the role than Biden.
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09/19/2025
08:08 AM
#19
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K181
09/19/2025
08:13 AM
#20
Biden

He got a lot more stuff done with fiercer opposition in four years than most give him credit for. Obama squandered a generational golden opportunity in his first two years with huge majorities in congress that we'll probably never see the Dems have again in our lifetimes.
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TakashiMifune85
09/19/2025
08:16 AM
#21
Obama, I suppose. Though he wasnt some saint who was any less crooked than the rest. Bush Jr WAS the worst president in my lifetime, but..well here we are.
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Ryven
09/19/2025
08:35 AM
#22
President James Marshall. Total badass who took back control of his hijacked plane.
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ReturnOfDevsman
09/19/2025
08:37 AM
#23
I guess Clinton? I was kinda young so I probably missed a lot, but overwhelmingly the criticism I remember was the Lewinsky thing. I'd take that.
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Patriotwolf
09/19/2025
08:38 AM
#24
Obama
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Frosted_Midna
09/19/2025
08:50 AM
#25
Obama
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09/19/2025
08:51 AM
#26
Obama
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Goldenguy
09/19/2025
08:57 AM
#27
Ranking in order of the ones I paid any real attention to:

Obama
Clinton
Biden
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Trump 2
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GMAK2442
09/19/2025
09:02 AM
#28
Biden was good for us.
Sansoldier
09/19/2025
09:03 AM
#29
Obama was the best in my lifetime, and would've been even greater had his political environment been even a little bit less hostile. I don't think many people in his situation would've been able to do as well.

I don't know what Clinton did specifically, but I'm not sure if he was riding out the good times.

Biden was pretty good, but he made major errors in foreign relations, and mostly did things that have been rolled back or are being rolled back. No permanent mark like the ACA.
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YellowSUV
09/19/2025
09:12 AM
#30
Obama overall.

Biden was generally better during his term. The problem with Biden though is he failed throw everything at Trump and the MAGA movement and prosecute them which essentially destroyed all he accomplished in mere months once he left.
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Sariana21
09/19/2025
09:24 AM
#31
Not sure. Obamas foreign policy was lacking, and his (in)actions led to some of todays challenges.

Maybe Ford just on the adage first do no harm. He was sort of a placeholder who helped the country recover from Nixons crimes. Then again, there was that pardon. And I dont actually remember him at all.

Biden did or tried to do a lot of things I agree with.

Bush Sr was overall a decent person, probably, but I did not agree with him on politics.

Nixon created the EPA, so theres that I guess.

Carter was whip-smart but didnt have the political savvy to guide a country that was in a bad place.

Reagan made (some of) the country feel good but had some awful policies and legacy.

Clinton was sleazy.

W Bush was incompetent AND had bad policies.

The other one needs no commentary from me.
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vycebrand2
09/19/2025
09:52 AM
#32
None of them.
Nixon(self explanatory)
Ford(did he do anything of note)
Carter(meant well but inflation)
Reagan(trickle down econ)
Bush 1(a bit like carter ME wars,recession went back on his word on taxes)
Clinton( voted for him in the end I stopped voting for the next 20y)
Bush 2 (had intel 9/11 was being planned ignored it people died. Endless wars, 2008 recession was on the radar was also ignored. Patriot act)
Obama( took to long to get us put of recession. Was focused 9n AcA when the focus should have been getting us out of recession. I never recovered from the highs 2005-2008 because of that reason. We survived)
Trump( business did ok first term gas was cheaper. Being a centrist with some right leanings he promised something I supported but never came) the rest is self explantory. Get me a president that can do that without the personality and fascist baggage.
Biden. I'm going to stop there. Too much like Carter

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tripleh213
09/19/2025
09:59 AM
#33
Clinton
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creativerealms
09/19/2025
10:03 AM
#34
Obama. Honestly Clinton might be better than I remember but the scandals overshadowed everything he did.
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ReturnOfDevsman
09/19/2025
10:06 AM
#35
creativerealms posted...
the scandals overshadowed everything he did.
I know. That's exactly the point.

Are you telling me you wouldn't welcome a president so unnoteworthy that an adultery scandal was the only thing he was remembered for?
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09/19/2025
10:11 AM
#36
As American presidents go, Obama was probably the least shitty one.
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Evening_Dragon
09/19/2025
10:16 AM
#37
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McmadnessV3
09/19/2025
10:28 AM
#38
I'm not american but I was born 92 so the only ones I have familiarity with is Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden.

So I guess Obama.
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rexcrk
09/19/2025
10:30 AM
#39
I was too young to really be aware during Clintons run, but people seem to speak very favorably of when he was in charge.

Other than that, its obviously Obama.

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boomgetchopped3
09/19/2025
10:32 AM
#40
I think if Bush Sr. got another term we probably would never have had a golden internet age. Wed skip directly to the shitty internet era.
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Justin2Krelian
09/19/2025
10:37 AM
#41
Obama, Clinton, and even Bush 41 are all close. Probably in that order.
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Akuryu
09/19/2025
10:39 AM
#42
Obama > Clinton > Biden > Bush 1 > Reagan > Bush 2 >>>>>>>>>>>>> Trump
Westernwolf4
09/19/2025
10:49 AM
#43
ReturnOfThaJedi posted...
Obama by far

This is my answer. He accomplished a lot considering how toxic and bad faith the GOP had become at that point. He is the kind of person we want as an Executive-smart and capable and inspiring. I admire him a lot.

I was really involved in Democratic politics during the 90s, so I met Clinton and those around him multiple times. He really is the most charismatic person I have ever been in a room with, and I actually think he was an extremely effective President. But he cannot be on the list, because his actions with women are just gross.

Carter was a very ineffective President, but maybe the best person to ever hold the office. I would have loved to shake his hand and thank him for all his great work. He made all of us better.

In addition, I have lived during three of the worst and most disastrous Presidents in American history: Reagan, GWB, and Trump. They have been a disaster for America, all three were instrumental in the broken system we have now, and they just may be hugely responsible for the implosion of our democracy.

The Presidents of my lifetime have been a very mixed bag. Trump is the worst in history and certainly the dumbest.
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AceMos
09/19/2025
11:01 AM
#44
vycebrand2 posted...
Being a centrist with some right leanings he promised something I supported but never came)

trump was never a centrist at all

and the fact you supported anything from his first term speaks volumes about you
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Westernwolf4
09/19/2025
11:02 AM
#45
AndyReklaw posted...
Obama is classy and having him represent America felt pretty good.

Biden was fine but should've had the courtesy to back out earlier.

I was too young to remember Clinton's stuff politically but I've heard the 90s were pretty good... but he is connected to Epstein so he might go below Bush...

Bush was an idiot but I think he at least liked America. Was controlled by some pretty horrible people

Trump is a traitor to the country and having him represent America just sucks.

This is a perfectly valid opinion, but I just want to voice mine that we shouldnt underestimate just how destructive the GWB presidency was. 9/11 happened on his watch. Then, when every American of every political belief was begging for a leader to unite them, Bush Jr. instead squandered that unprecedented moment of unity to divide us further, pass the Patriot Act, and run on fear of further attacks to win a second term. Then, he lied directly to all of us about WMDs to push us into a terrible war. Controlled or not, he was out front when all of this was happening.

This may sound strange for me to post, because I have strongly disagreed with those who have said GWB is worse than Trump on this board. I think time has proven me right that Trump is significantly worse: his presidency is literally destroying the freedoms that make America what it is.

But it is important for people (especially younger people) to know that the GWB presidency was almost as bad. And Trump being worse doesnt excuse the great damage his eight years in office did to the country.

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bIuerain
09/19/2025
11:09 AM
#46
Biden

The bar's really low.
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sephiroth068
09/19/2025
11:15 AM
#47
McmadnessV3 posted...
I'm not american but I was born 92 so the only ones I have familiarity with is Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden.

So I guess Obama.
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KaZooo
09/19/2025
11:22 AM
#48
Clinton was probably the best living situation.
Obama the better president.
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Bass
09/19/2025
11:31 AM
#49
kind9 posted...
Obama I guess.

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TyVulpine
09/19/2025
11:39 AM
#50
I wouldn't say 'best' but Obama was the least sucky of the group.
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