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Originally posted by cthulu23
Reagan was not as popular as his eulogies claimed......he was a divisive leader whose approval polls were frequently in the low 50s. In fact, Clinton was more popular exiting office than Reagan was.
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You have it backwards. It's usually claimed that Reagan was the most popular because he left office with the highest numbers, ie the last approval rating poll was higher than anyone else's. Although that's true, it's not a good way to judge his overall popularity. For that, we turn to average approval rating, where Clinton beats out Reagan.
On the topic,
Bush might be the most polarizing president, but I somehow doubt that he's the most hated.