CNN: Who do you think was the better president?

[montieg]

This is how it is now. I hope DUers agree with me that it's NEVER good to let a Rep beat a Dem. Go on over and vote!

Who do you think was the better president?
Jimmy Carter 47% Gerald Ford 53%
20961 votes 23542 votes
Total: 44503 votes

http://www.cnn.com

[Missy M]

1. Gerald Ford is ahead because of his recent funeral and all the...

adulation poured out over five days.

[montieg]

5. And the sickening part was how he "healed" the nation by pardoning the traitor. n/t

[Auntie Bush]

2. Done! With all the media hype and rave reviews...what else could we expect?

I wonder what the media will say about Jimmy Carter when he dies. They will probably compare him to Ford and put him down. I'm sure we can depend on the Media to do just that!

[TheDebbieDee]

3. Done!

Who do you think was the better president?

Jimmy Carter 47% 22167 votes

Gerald Ford 53% 24924 votes

Total: 47091 votes

[Libpocalypse]

4. Carter Much Better Prez!

Jimmy Carter was a wonderful beacon for Peace!

[Dutch]

6. I'm surprised it's so close, given the timing...

It's only 4% away from a victory of sense over sentimentality...

[leesa]

7. Exactly what did Ford do??? Carter brokered peace between Israel and

Egypt that lasts to this day. Carter ATTEMPTED to start ecological responsibility. Ford pardoned criminals and cleared the way so more criminals would get stronger and bolder.

[erpowers]

8. Ford Crazy-Blame the Media for the Results

Ford called Clinton an average President. I know that Clinton was not the greatest president, but how could you call the guy who balanced the budget and left major surpluses average. In addition, he called Eisenhower the best President of his lifetime. I was not around then, but my grandparents have told me that things were pretty bad under Eisenhower. My grandmother always tells my how bad things were when Eisenhower was in office. Ford was wrong a just about everything except how bad a manager Reagan was. That was just about the only thing he got right.

As with many others I contend that Ford is doing so well in this poll due to the things the media said about him during his recent funeral. The media went on and on about how it was such a great thing that Ford pardoned Nixon. I really doubt that pardoning Nixon was the best thing for the country.

[beyurslf]

9. How many of the people who votes are like me and were either not

alive or were too young to remember?