Well this is a no brainer. Americans rate Ronald Reagan as the best president over the last 45 years. That’s not even arguable, he was. And is probably one of the top 3 presidents ever.

As for Barack Obama, not really all that great. We all know that he is worse than Jimmy Carter and history will probably judge him as one of the top 3 worst presidents of all time.

George Dubbya Bush’s positives are rising as they should. And Bill Clinton, he’s at the number two slot. Is it Clinton? Or was it Speaker Gingrich pushing Clinton to do what the Republican majority wanted? Probably a combination of both.

PRINCETON, NJ — Americans believe history will judge Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton as the best among recent U.S. presidents, with at least 6 in 10 saying each will go down in history as an above-average or outstanding president. Only about 1 in 10 say each will be remembered as below average or poor. Three years into Barack Obama’s presidency, Americans are divided in their views of how he will be regarded, with 38% guessing he will be remembered as above average or outstanding and 35% as below average or poor.

Americans generally regard Reagan and Clinton as the best presidents in recent memory, back through the Nixon administration. Their positive ratings could be tied to the fact that both were in office during strong economic times. Of the remaining presidents, only George H.W. Bush is rated much more positively than negatively, perhaps because of his strong record on foreign policy.

Views of Bush have improved about equally among Democrats, Republicans, and independents, suggesting that the passage of time may be helping Americans see him in a slightly less negative light.