Best US Presidents Tournament: Preliminary Round

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This is the opening rount of the official MWCBoard vote on the greatest Presidents. 

More will follow after this round is completed. 

Also, own your choices. 

[Posturedoc]

I assume the numbers before the names your official seeding. How tf is Trump not among the bottom two or three?

[renoskier]

On 11/20/2023 at 1:35 PM, retrofade said:

This is the opening rount of the official MWCBoard vote on the greatest Presidents. 

More will follow after this round is completed. 

Also, own your choices. 

where did you find this...

it's gonna require a little research...

I might learn something

so...you can count out Bob, Jackrabbit, and Convert

[grandjean87]

Wtf is the numbering?

[halfmanhalfbronco]

Embarrassed it took me as long as it did to realize you meant Garfield lmao.  

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Seedings are based on rankings online and ChatGPT and a few other factors. 

[grandjean87]

On 11/20/2023 at 3:23 PM, retrofade said:

Seedings are based on rankings online and ChatGPT and a few other factors. 

How tf is Trump not 46? 

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On 11/20/2023 at 5:31 PM, grandjean87 said:

How tf is Trump not 46? 

I was confused as well. But it's the output that I got.

Vote him out like we did in 2020. 

[halfmanhalfbronco]

On 11/20/2023 at 3:31 PM, grandjean87 said:

How tf is Trump not 46? 

Because Buchanan resulted in a Civil War?  Because Jackson committed genocide on his home turf?  Because Andrew Johnson opposed the 14th amendment and makes Trumps racism seem cute by comparison? 

Even Harding was a tough one here.  Very similar to Trump.  His family and cronies robbed the tax payers blind.  Wildly incompetent.  Spent more time +++++ing his mistress than trying to run the country.  Trump got the nod because Harding admitted he was not fit for the office of the POTUS and that smoky back room never should have done it, whereas Trump lead an insurrection to stay in power.

 

I've got Trump 4th worst all time behind those three.

[halfmanhalfbronco]

Some head scratching votes so far lol

[BulldogBeliever]

Harding was terrible, but how do you vote for Trump?

Same with Garfield and Johnson. 

[halfmanhalfbronco]

On 11/20/2023 at 4:09 PM, BulldogBeliever said:

Harding was terrible, but how do you vote for Trump?

Same with Garfield and Johnson. 

Harding would have been super fun to drink a beer with, just never should have been made POTUS.  

I would rather eat a light bulb then hang out with Trump.

[halfmanhalfbronco]

On 11/20/2023 at 4:05 PM, halfmanhalfbronco said:

Because Buchanan resulted in a Civil War?  Because Jackson committed genocide on his home turf?  Because Andrew Johnson opposed the 14th amendment and makes Trumps racism seem cute by comparison? 

Even Harding was a tough one here.  Very similar to Trump.  His family and cronies robbed the tax payers blind.  Wildly incompetent.  Spent more time +++++ing his mistress than trying to run the country.  Trump got the nod because Harding admitted he was not fit for the office of the POTUS and that smoky back room never should have done it, whereas Trump lead an insurrection to stay in power.

 

I've got Trump 4th worst all time behind those three.  Maybe 5th behind Pierce.  

 

[grandjean87]

On 11/20/2023 at 4:05 PM, halfmanhalfbronco said:

Because Buchanan resulted in a Civil War?  Because Jackson committed genocide on his home turf?  Because Andrew Johnson opposed the 14th amendment and makes Trumps racism seem cute by comparison? 

Even Harding was a tough one here.  Very similar to Trump.  His family and cronies robbed the tax payers blind.  Wildly incompetent.  Spent more time +++++ing his mistress than trying to run the country.  Trump got the nod because Harding admitted he was not fit for the office of the POTUS and that smoky back room never should have done it, whereas Trump lead an insurrection to stay in power.

 

I've got Trump 4th worst all time behind those three.

Buchanan didn't cause the Civil War.  Presentism on Jackson.  Harding was just chill. lol.  There is no right listing. It's like best rock songs of all time or whatever.  Trump isn't dead yet so he's 46.  I'll cut him some slack when he's ten toes dragging and we throw his ass in the hoodoo wagon...lol...(channeling SAMO). 

[halfmanhalfbronco]

On 11/20/2023 at 4:27 PM, grandjean87 said:

Buchanan didn't cause the Civil War.  Presentism on Jackson.  Harding was just chill. lol.  There is no right listing. It's like best rock songs of all time or whatever.  Trump isn't dead yet so he's 46.  I'll cut him some slack when he's ten toes dragging and we throw his ass in the hoodoo wagon...lol...(channeling SAMO). 

Jackson did give a great speech to congress after the attempted assassination so I'll give him some points.  "You are a den of vipers and thieves and I will root you out!  By GOD I will root you out!".

I changed my mind.

Ike is the worst.  He signed a deal with the bad extra terrestrials to kidnap and abduct US citizen from public lands.  

[just_chris]

On 11/20/2023 at 3:09 PM, BulldogBeliever said:

Harding was terrible, but how do you vote for Trump?

Same with Garfield and Johnson. 

James Garfield might have gone down as one of the best presidents ever had he not been assassinated, he is truly a fascinating one. He was a brilliant man and helped the good guys win the Civil War 

[IanforHeisman]

Not gonna lie I just guessed on a few, I’m too lazy to do the research. Couldn’t tell you a single thing Millard Fillmore, Benjamin Harrison, or Franklin Pierce did. 
 

But I did learn how to play three blind mice on a recorder.. seems to have been more important than learning about past presidents.

[IanforHeisman]

What a terrible personal life Pierce had, lost all 4 of his children young. No wonder he died of cirrhosis. From the little I’ve read about him he’s gotta be one of the worst presidents ever but that man suffered. 

[IanforHeisman]

Fillmore sounds like he was a turd too. Credit for speaking against slavery before it was cool to do so, but he didn’t have much of backbone. Supporting Andrew Jackson says enough.

 

Tyler sucked too. Buchanan sucked, starting to see a trend here. Not an easy job to have where people think fondly of you after you have left.

[ClevelandBrown]

If Teddy, FDR, or GW doesn't win it all, this whole thing is ass.