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According to Polling, Joe Biden is the Least Liked Still Living Former President. Ouch.

His entire tenure was as damning of the Democratic Party as it was disappointing.

Lauren Elizabeth
3 min readFeb 13, 2025
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With the way this past summer devolved for the Democratic Party, it’s hard not to look back and think it was simply the cherry on top for an ultimately incredibly disappointing tenure for Joe Biden. Biden, who spent decades waiting for that chance and opportunity to be President of the United States and left so much to be desired.

In all serious, what other conclusion are we supposed to come to?

What long lasting, powerful impact did he leave with his Presidency that would lead the American people to remember his time in office fondly?

Unfortunately for the former President who has now faded away from the public eye, polling seems to indicate that for the American people, the answer is nothing.

Gallup Polling reports:

“Of the five living men who have served as U.S. president, Barack Obama receives the highest favorable rating (59%) and Joe Biden the lowest (39%). George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are rated more positively than negatively, while opinions about Donald Trump are divided. Bush and Clinton are somewhat less familiar to…

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Lauren Elizabeth
Lauren Elizabeth

Written by Lauren Elizabeth

Lauren is a writer & leftist with analysis on topics related to politics & policy. She can be reached at LaurenMartinchek@gmail.com or Twitter @xlauren_mx

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