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(100,376 posts) Sun Sep 28, 2014, 08:11 AM Sep 2014

Please grade Barack Obama's performance as president [View all]

119 votes, 4 passes \| Time left: Unlimited
	A
	42 (35%)
	B
	22 (18%)
	C
	27 (23%)
	D
	16 (13%)
	E
	3 (3%)
	F
	9 (8%)
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Please grade Barack Obama's performance as president [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 OP

I gave him a B DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #1

I don't think he deserves any blame for anything madokie Sep 2014 #4

We are going to get our asses handed to us in the midterms DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #6

The successes are not capitalized on. n/t RKP5637 Sep 2014 #8

That's why I gave him a B/NT DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #11

Same here. n/t RKP5637 Sep 2014 #12

Says you madokie Sep 2014 #14

What do I and the Republican press say? DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #18

how can he do what you think he should be able to? madokie Sep 2014 #23

Whether or not we get our asses handed to us in the mid terms isn't a matter of opinion. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #25

And I keep telling you there is no one turning on that biggest bullhorn, its silent madokie Sep 2014 #30

I completely agree with you. we are as propagandized as Germany was BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2014 #73

thank you madokie Sep 2014 #76

The difference was the govt was controlling the message. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #87

I wish he could. Cable news was given legal right to lie to the public. BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2014 #92

hopefully you are wrong here. tiredtoo Sep 2014 #143

President Obama has asked for our help a dozen million times. Major Hogwash Oct 2014 #174

A Plus! I wish he could run again. 3rdwaydem Sep 2014 #2

He gets an A+ from me madokie Sep 2014 #3

He sure looks swell! Caretha Sep 2014 #5

He looks very good. Autumn Sep 2014 #13

A for the Pres. safeinOhio Sep 2014 #7

Yep, therein lies the root cause of most of the problems in this country! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2014 #9

Just add my name to your posts marym625 Sep 2014 #21

Ditto for your posts too, add my name! There are millions and millions of people RKP5637 Sep 2014 #47

exactly marym625 Sep 2014 #50

B+ rogerashton Sep 2014 #10

k&r for exposure marym625 Sep 2014 #15

I used to get criticized because people felt my options represented an agenda DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #19

Well that's ridiculous marym625 Sep 2014 #20

I think my system used to consist of DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #32

seems reasonable to me marym625 Sep 2014 #37

Looks like you caught marym625 Sep 2014 #105

C -- Like Clinton and Carter before him, a mere caretaker DerekG Sep 2014 #16

Clinton was no "caretaker". He led. marble falls Sep 2014 #24

Carter gave us probably the most visionary energy policy ever Art_from_Ark Sep 2014 #40

Carters plan would of had the deficet paid off by 1990, but People orpupilofnature57 Sep 2014 #53

Abd more or less the same foreign policy as ever Scootaloo Oct 2014 #153

Carter got bad advice on Afghanistan Art_from_Ark Oct 2014 #168

Unfortunately... Scootaloo Oct 2014 #169

And none of our leaders know everything about everything Art_from_Ark Oct 2014 #170

"Overthrowing a government via armed religious nutjobs" seems a universally bad idea Scootaloo Oct 2014 #171

James Earl Carter, Jr served in the nuclear submarine program in the United States Navy! Major Hogwash Oct 2014 #172

The neutron bomb Art_from_Ark Oct 2014 #173

All true, but he also gave back the Panama Canal and worked with the Sandinistas Hippo_Tron Oct 2014 #221

I would liken Obama to Clinton, but not Carter. ozone_man Oct 2014 #225

A lamp_shade Sep 2014 #17

+1 flamingdem Sep 2014 #127

I would have gave him an A, but his globalist free trade crap is a loser! B Calm Sep 2014 #22

i keep reading about this globalist free trade crap madokie Sep 2014 #26

why here. cali Sep 2014 #41

I think that in 100 years philosslayer Sep 2014 #27

I'm not sure about top 3, but ... JoePhilly Sep 2014 #36

Anyone giving him an A is so partisan as not to be able to actually cali Sep 2014 #28

I gave him a C ibegurpard Sep 2014 #29

I love your post! Quackers Sep 2014 #31

Disrespecting other DU members, nice. JoePhilly Sep 2014 #33

You would never NEVER do such a thing. LOLOLOLOL morningfog Sep 2014 #57

I gave him a B and a poster took umbrage DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #35

I am giving him an A and I will be glad to tell you why Peacetrain Sep 2014 #38

Continuing and aggressively expanding Bush policies that directly assault the Constitution woo me with science Sep 2014 #51

The Constitution is not some infallible static document with divinely-inspired authority YoungDemCA Sep 2014 #114

Yes!!!11!1! woo me with science Sep 2014 #116

The constitution is a living document that can change meaning depending on the party in power. hughee99 Sep 2014 #147

I don't think it's an A but, if others do, that's fine by me. bigwillq Sep 2014 #59

For real. Funny how somefolks are simply never happy just having an opinion without declaring it THE Number23 Sep 2014 #94

Yeah, I know-- like this: Marr Oct 2014 #181

Thanks for giving me yet another example to send to the admins about your idiotic stalking Number23 Oct 2014 #182

Oh, god-- this line again? Marr Oct 2014 #184

Only people with desperate social issues REPEATEDLY harass and respond to people who have REPEATEDLY Number23 Oct 2014 #185

So you admit your accusation was BS. Marr Oct 2014 #186

You are beyond ill. There is no other word for it Number23 Oct 2014 #187

Again, I will respond to any post I like. Marr Oct 2014 #188

You are the one who refuses to leave ME alone. How the hell is that ME bullying YOU??! Number23 Oct 2014 #189

Oh, I think it's obvious to anyone reading this. Marr Oct 2014 #190

In my 6.5 years on this site, there have been four of you that I've asked to put me on ignore Number23 Oct 2014 #191

Well, congratulations-- I guess your bullying worked once or twice. Marr Oct 2014 #192

Leaving someone alone when they've identified you as toxic, abusive person that they want nothing Number23 Oct 2014 #193

Why don't you just put me on ignore? Marr Oct 2014 #194

Because you are the one incapable of NOT responding to me. Time and again you see my name, Number23 Oct 2014 #195

Um, we're both responding to *each other* here. Marr Oct 2014 #202

My only response to you is the same every time -- LEAVE ME ALONE Number23 Oct 2014 #209

It isn't a "tactic", it's the truth. Marr Oct 2014 #212

Comment was in response to being attacked by another poster Number23 Oct 2014 #216

Projection. /nt Marr Oct 2014 #217

I can't even believe the nerve.... Liberal_Stalwart71 Oct 2014 #196

Oh, I can believe it. And from what I've seen of the jury results that have been sent to me Number23 Oct 2014 #197

Excuse me? Marr Oct 2014 #203

I'm accusing you of being exactly what you are. The only good thing that's come of this is that Number23 Oct 2014 #207

Count the insults this little subthread. Marr Oct 2014 #208

And as I said, when you contribute something here other than personal attacks and stalking Number23 Oct 2014 #210

Again, I'll respond to any post I please. Marr Oct 2014 #214

"You just cannot refrain from responding to me, can you?" Number23 Oct 2014 #218

You just keep telling yourself you look good here, Number23. Marr Oct 2014 #219

If he had a functioning Congress and SCOTUS, I would give him a B. Rex Sep 2014 #74

I think many are grading on a Bush curve. adirondacker Sep 2014 #93

Same here Doctor_J Sep 2014 #104

They only gave him an A because Capt. Obvious Sep 2014 #108

Partisan? Excuse me, the other Parti is full of traitors! flamingdem Sep 2014 #130

Thank you for clarifing this grading tiredtoo Sep 2014 #145

This is a majority of the constituency anymore Cali. Puzzledtraveller Oct 2014 #158

Insulting DUers treestar Oct 2014 #176

+1 Marr Oct 2014 #180

I knocked him down a peg for his 'no-accountibility' handling of financial crisis, but pluses for... dmosh42 Sep 2014 #34

What is being done to this country, under this administration and the last, woo me with science Sep 2014 #39

Ha! OilemFirchen Sep 2014 #55

No-I don't consider sustained assaults on the Constitution and the foundations of democratic govt. woo me with science Sep 2014 #58

That's an "A" then, right? OilemFirchen Sep 2014 #60

"You're still posting on the internet." woo me with science Sep 2014 #62

Your argument is facile, at best. OilemFirchen Sep 2014 #69

Well, there's a facile argument around here somewhere... woo me with science Sep 2014 #86

Bravo! marym625 Sep 2014 #100

excellent post questionseverything Sep 2014 #141

well done. nt navarth Oct 2014 #154

I just read through your part of this thread marym625 Sep 2014 #97

Dead on. PeteSelman Sep 2014 #101

You do us a service Woo, thanks again. Puzzledtraveller Oct 2014 #157

I give him an A for being forced to go it alone. Rex Sep 2014 #42

A for effort, B for results equals B+ BeyondGeography Sep 2014 #43

D+ LittleBlue Sep 2014 #44

That was a stellar post. woo me with science Sep 2014 #54

I think that was the best post I have seen in years Autumn Sep 2014 #61

So just 1 degree of separation from Bush!?!?! sunnystarr Sep 2014 #72

Only if you assume Bush barely flunked LittleBlue Sep 2014 #75

The only thing funnier than that post is the Amen Choir that followed. And apparently continues to Number23 Sep 2014 #99

+ 1,000,000,000 What You Said !!! WillyT Sep 2014 #139

I would like to think my mediocre rating is not a condemnation tech3149 Sep 2014 #45

I have him a C mainly because he squandered the huge yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #46

No, he really couldn't. jeff47 Sep 2014 #118

That just pisses me off yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #119

Well, Democrats actually believe in government jeff47 Sep 2014 #122

Your post makes no sense yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #132

Democrats believe government can do good things jeff47 Sep 2014 #136

After a good nights sleep, yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #137

Reagan had a Democratic Senate for only 2 years, Art_from_Ark Sep 2014 #135

So true davidpdx Oct 2014 #164

He did not have 7 months. He had 4 months karynnj Sep 2014 #138

Your probably right about the 60 yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #140

Best president of my entire life MohRokTah Sep 2014 #48

It would have been an interesting time to be alive davidpdx Oct 2014 #165

Corporate. eom JEB Sep 2014 #49

Which more and more equals ANTI-democratic. woo me with science Sep 2014 #52

I used to say that Republican is interchangeable with money grubbing, corporate sellout, JEB Sep 2014 #56

The business party. woo me with science Sep 2014 #66

It's become a political society with no aisle, they all refer to us as them . orpupilofnature57 Sep 2014 #67

Obama rates a solid C BillZBubb Sep 2014 #63

Agreed, Shrub would get expelled . orpupilofnature57 Sep 2014 #68

The President we all hoped for, dreamed of MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #64

C,,, I mean on your comedic comment . orpupilofnature57 Sep 2014 #65

No question that it sucked as comedy MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #70

You got it!!!!! Warren/2016 orpupilofnature57 Sep 2014 #71

I was going to give him a B but then I changed it to a A just to piss off the haters to see another William769 Sep 2014 #77

Poll does not include my favorite category, President for Life or Until Kingdom Come! freshwest Sep 2014 #79

... William769 Sep 2014 #83

Oh what the hell, They hate us anyway freshwest~ sheshe2 Sep 2014 #102

funny, I did the opposite demwing Oct 2014 #223

I give him a B Prophet 451 Sep 2014 #78

C: too much time spent shining the shoes of his kkkorporate masters XemaSab Sep 2014 #80

A+ and a DU rec. ucrdem Sep 2014 #81

What if he had closed Guantanamo, got single payer health care, and ended all the wars? Nye Bevan Sep 2014 #85

In that alternative universe ucrdem Sep 2014 #88

This poll is a nice surprise flamingdem Sep 2014 #126

For corporations/Wall Street/1% or for "the people?" polichick Sep 2014 #82

I'd probably give him a B+. BlueStater Sep 2014 #84

I've been very critical of Obama. I still give him a B. flvegan Sep 2014 #89

Is the "E" for Effort? nt LiberalElite Sep 2014 #90

Given the cards he was dealt, he has performed miracles. tritsofme Sep 2014 #91

210 votes in. 63% of respondents give the president marks well beyond passing (B and up) Number23 Sep 2014 #95

Shrill screams? Trajan Sep 2014 #115

The A's are saying he's a crypto fascist Republican? Number23 Sep 2014 #117

I'm glad to know the silent majority of DU gives Obama an A flamingdem Sep 2014 #124

Exactly. May explain why a certain contingent seems so "energized" today Number23 Sep 2014 #125

the negative outcomes of our latest war actions in the ME G_j Sep 2014 #96

A solid B.... revmclaren Sep 2014 #98

I think I will pass on assigning a grade. Brigid Sep 2014 #103

I don't think grading him A-F captures the situation - hedgehog Sep 2014 #106

Definitely an A+ for performance. lamp_shade Sep 2014 #107

B- TBF Sep 2014 #109

D. He's done nothing at all to address income inequality. He's done nothing to protect our privacy Erose999 Sep 2014 #110

I am voting a C, did not do anything special but did not completely F it up either. dilby Sep 2014 #111

i think a B is fair. hrmjustin Sep 2014 #112

Solid B, maybe B+ YoungDemCA Sep 2014 #113

Interesting - the "neocon sellout" brigade seems to be out of town... brooklynite Sep 2014 #120

No, they're here. But on the sidelines where they belong Number23 Sep 2014 #131

They're diversifying their portfolio here. But I'll go with the future, instead: freshwest Sep 2014 #146

A solid C. ozone_man Sep 2014 #121

Obamacare saved my finances flamingdem Sep 2014 #123

B- Barack_America Sep 2014 #128

Bank bailouts, mandatory insurance, dragnet spying, forever wars... you tell me. nt Romulox Sep 2014 #129

A minus or B plus. La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #133

Our country is going bankrupt thanks to the 1% and Obama is doing nothing to stop it and liberal_at_heart Sep 2014 #134

DDH. Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2014 #142

C NCTraveler Sep 2014 #144

322 votes now. 63% still give him exceptional marks. Looks like DU has spoken. CLEARLY Number23 Sep 2014 #148

You think getting only 63% high marks on a Democratic site is something to crow about? BillZBubb Oct 2014 #149

85% give him a passing grade. 63% of that 85% (the vast majority) give him VERY high marks Number23 Oct 2014 #150

Whatever. BillZBubb Oct 2014 #159

NAFTA, failured to do anything constructive about derivatives, amandabeech Oct 2014 #162

This is Democratic Underground and this forum is General Discussion. Are you familiar with them? Number23 Oct 2014 #163

Back to 85 now Number23 Oct 2014 #179

Maybe so, but in retrospect there are a lot of things Clinton did that davidpdx Oct 2014 #166

The job's too big and varied to condense into an overall grade. Scootaloo Oct 2014 #151

C- taught_me_patience Oct 2014 #152

Hey, that GPA is a solid C! BillZBubb Oct 2014 #160

My family is struggling more it seems with each passing year. Puzzledtraveller Oct 2014 #155

No pluses or minuses? KamaAina Oct 2014 #156

They gave E's at some school in New Jersey in the late 50s or 60s. Systematic Chaos Oct 2014 #206

I remember those. Stellar Oct 2014 #222

I give Obama an A, while the Republican Congresscritters get an F. Jamaal510 Oct 2014 #161

I Give Him An A Sparhawk60 Oct 2014 #167

Friendly kick Number23 Oct 2014 #175

It's hard to grade him when he's just staring at me like that. AleksS Oct 2014 #177

On social issues I'd give him an "A" tularetom Oct 2014 #178

This thread is a breath of fresh air (although I didn't read every response--didn't want to press my Stardust Oct 2014 #183

B Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #198

I think he tried his best... AsahinaKimi Oct 2014 #199

Solid B a kennedy Oct 2014 #200

I think a diving score would be more accurate. riqster Oct 2014 #201

A, probably A+ given the enormous amount of crap he's had to deal with. Frank Cannon Oct 2014 #204

Soooo... Do I grade him from the beginning of his presidency or the whole thing thus far? Xyzse Oct 2014 #205

that's what makes him a C for me Skittles Oct 2014 #215

I gave him a D star14 Oct 2014 #211

C+ roamer65 Oct 2014 #213

This thread has managed to prove one thing: Systematic Chaos Oct 2014 #220

Wow! demwing Oct 2014 #224

A + Melynn Oct 2014 #226

Big ball- C, C-. Small ball- A, A- agentS Oct 2014 #227

B because he didn't go after wall street and didn't realize soon enough the repugs were evil racists kimbutgar Oct 2014 #228

He gets a B. DemocraticWing Oct 2014 #229

I don't know. ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #230

kick Number23 Nov 2014 #231

kick nt steve2470 Nov 2014 #232