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Towards a Presidential Ranking

vcczar

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Towards a Presidential Ranking  

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  1. 1. Which of the following should be considered when evaluating a president's ranking?

    • Their experience, education, and life previous to their presidency
      1
    • Their experience, education, and life after their presidency
      0
    • Their party leadership
      5
    • Their communication ability/Public persuasion
      6
    • Their relations with Congress
      5
    • Their appointments to the Supreme Court
      5
    • The economy during their presidency
      5
    • Their ability to make compromises
      5
    • Their risk-taking ability
      5
    • Their executive branch appointments
      5
    • Their ability to project a clear vison for the country/agenda setting
      5
    • Their domestic accomplishments
      6
    • Their personal integrity/moral authority
      4
    • Their foreign policy accomplishments/International relations
      6
    • Their leadership ability
      6
    • Their ability to avoid crucial mistakes
      6
    • Expert views on the president
      1
    • Overall, miscellaneous ability
      4
    • Their administrative/executive skills
      5
    • Their Constitutional Adherence
      3
    • Their avoidance of administrative misconduct (scandal avoidance)
      5
    • Pursuing equal justice for all.
      4
    • Popularity during their presidency
      4
    • Increase/decrease in Congress for their party
      4
    • Whether they won reelection or renomination
      3
    • Ability as commander-in-chief (avoiding "unnecessary wars" and handling of "necessary wars")
      6
    • How ideological they are (*Note: this would make the poll more biased)
      2
    • Their deficit spending
      2
    • Other (mention below)
      1

  2. 2. What do you think is the best way to rank a president?

    • Weigh every category equally
      2
    • Weigh things unequally (elaborate below)
      4

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vcczar

vcczar

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I put "other" because I'm sure I'm forgetting something. 

I think things that should be weighed more are things that are more likely to have a crisis that will impact everyone. They'd be 1st tier. Second tier would be categories that might not necessarily be a crisis that can impact everyone but can be something that leaves a lasting legacy. The last tier would be categories that tend to only be bound to their time or just soon after. 

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MrPotatoTed

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My primary interest in a President' ranking would be around their domestic and foreign accomplishments, especially in a crisis or avoiding a potential crisis.  All of the other things I checked are just items that would enable a President to have significant domestic and foreign accomplishments.

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