American voters have ranked President Joe Biden as the “worst president” in modern U.S. history, placing him below controversial predecessors such as Jimmy Carter and Richard Nixon, according to a recent survey conducted by The Daily Mail.
The poll, which asked registered voters to evaluate the past nine U.S. presidents, revealed that 44% of respondents ranked Biden as one of the two worst presidents.
In contrast, only 14% placed him among the top two. This resulted in a net score of negative 30 for Biden, surpassing Richard Nixon’s negative 25 and Donald Trump’s negative 15 as the lowest in the survey.
James Johnson, co-founder of JL Partners, the firm behind the poll, characterized the results as “diabolical” for the current president.
“There’s always a recency bias, and as Joe Biden is the incumbent, he starts off at a disadvantage there,” Johnson explained. “But regardless of that, these numbers are worse than I expected.”
Johnson pointed to several issues contributing to Biden’s poor showing in the poll, including concerns about his age, dissatisfaction with his administration’s handling of critical issues, and broader voter discontent.
Specifically, the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, the ongoing southern border crisis, and economic challenges