I have mentioned in the past that I am keeping a journal on my Ipad. As a work of literature it ranks below anything I can think of, with the possible exception of Trump’s recent letter to Erdogan. But I try, every day, to put something up about developments related to the stable genius, and it occurred to me recently that it wouldn’t be a bad idea to make it a (infrequent) recurring feature of this blog to write about some of this stuff, just as a reminder of just how abnormal this person is, despite the massive efforts of the media and the Republican Party to normalize him.
So, my entry from two years ago actually relates some interesting and edifying information. Even back than 59% of the American people were of the opinion that Trump would go down in history as amongthe worst presidents. I wrote a blog post complaining that the pollster failed to find out how many thought he would be the absolute worst, something about which there can no longer be any debate. That number perhaps explains the fact that impeachment is polling higher by the day. I also linked to a post I wrote back in December of 2016 in which I related some fake news: that the American Historical Society had voted him the worst president in history even before his inauguration. That’s one I’m proud of, since it reads like it could have been written yesterday.
Anyway, that poll should be updated, and this time the question should be asked directly. Is he the worst president of all time. My guess is that he’d get at least 40% yes, 37% no (the Trumper folks who inhabit middle American diners) and 23% undecided but leaning yes.
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