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Nebakenezzer
Sep 13, 2005

The Mote in God's Eye

Lawman 0 posted:

He's easily the worst two-termer

Grant's a very strong contender here

Theodore Roosevelt also made the senate elected, which means America is nominally a democracy now thanks to him

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Nebakenezzer
Sep 13, 2005

The Mote in God's Eye

FactsAreUseless posted:

1. George "W" Bush
2. Richard "Richard" Nixman
3. Barrak "Rocky" Ubama
4. Calvin Coolidge
5. Dwight The Blight Eisenhauer

lol Coolidge

The libertarians love him because he was all "free market!" and "do nothing!"

Oh, I see your point

Nebakenezzer
Sep 13, 2005

The Mote in God's Eye

Warren G. Harding was the least influential president...

...until Bush and Trump brought back gilded age corruption

Nebakenezzer
Sep 13, 2005

The Mote in God's Eye

punk rebel ecks posted:

Similarly, with FDR, it also likely would have been a matter of time before the New Deal, or at least tenets of it, would have passed. Remember, FDR was pressured, if not forced, by unions and various organizations to pass both new deals.

Isn't this the cart before the horse, tho

My understanding was that unions could gain power because FDR changed the laws to allow them to strike effectively

Nebakenezzer
Sep 13, 2005

The Mote in God's Eye

Dreddout posted:

And of course, it goes without saying that a lot of the good ideas came from people to the left of the progressives. The Sewer Socialists of the Midwest had a huge impact on the era, and inarguably forced progressives further left

I'm fascinated, what the hell is a sewer socialist

"we all float the same down here"

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