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Bush Comes in Average in New Poll on Presidents by the WSJ/Federalist Society

A new survey sponsored by the Federalist Society and the Wall Street Journal of 130 prominent professors of economics, history, law, and political science, places George W. Bush in the middle of the pack. The survey was conducted in Feb.-March 2005. George W. Bush comes in average (at 19), but ahead of Bill Clinton (22) and Calvin Coolidge (23). GW, Lincoln and FDR are 1, 2, 3. Fillmore, Andrew Johnson, Pierce, Harding and Buchanan are considered failures. Of the postwar presidents three make it into the top 10: Reagan (6), Truman (7), Ike (8).
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