Presidential Report Card

# Name Party Public Communication Organizational Ability️ Political Skil️ Vision Cognitive Style Emotional Intelligence️
32 Franklin D. Roosevelt Dem
33 Harry S. Truman Dem
34 Dwight D. Eisenhower Rep
35 John F. Kennedy Dem
36 Lyndon B. Johnson Dem
37 Richard M Nixon Rep
38 Gerald R Ford Rep Rep
39 Jimmy E Carter Dem
40 Ronald W Reagan Rep
41 George H. W. Bush Rep
42 Bill J Clinton Dem
43 George W Bush Rep
44 Barack H Obama Dem
45 Donald J Trump Rep
46 Joe Biden Dem


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Fred I Greenstein originally assessed presidents from FDR to Clinton on the basis of six qualities related to job performance in his 1996 book The Presidential Difference. The six are public communication, organizational ability, political skill, vision, cognitive style, and emotional intelligence.



Footnotes:
Book: Leadership in the Modern Presidency by Fred I. Greenstein
Borrow The eBook: https://archive.org/details/presidentialdiff00gree
Buy The eBook: https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Modern-Presidency-Fred-Greenstein/dp/0674518551/
Article: www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/choice2004/leadership/greenstein.html
Article: https://www.weeklystandard.com/fred-barnes/a-presidential-report-card
Fred I Greenstein: http://wws.princeton.edu/faculty-research/faculty/fig
Fred I Greenstein Videos: https://www.c-span.org/person/?fredgreenstein


45 - Donald J Trump - Public Communication
Grade The Presidents Performance
Public Comments
Treatment of the Press
Treatment of US Allies
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Points: -3896

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Treatment of US Enemies
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Points: -3897

You voted ‘up’

Twitter
45 - Donald J Trump - Organizational Capacity
45 - Donald J Trump - Political Skill
Grade The Presidents Performance
Open to new or different points of view
Working well with others
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Points: -4226

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Shows Respect for other players
How well did the President pursue a sense of bipartisanship
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Points: -3511

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Reflecting the ideology/positions of the Republican party
Following the policy positions of the Republican party
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Points: -3720

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Strengthening the Republican party
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Points: -3545

You voted ‘up’

Making the Republican party look good
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Points: -2875

You voted ‘down’

The Presidents activities related to the passage of the tax reform bill
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Points: -3547

You voted ‘up’

Effective in getting stuff done
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Points: -3914

You voted ‘down’

The President’s use of military force
The President’s use of his powers
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Points: -3868

You voted ‘up’

Preserving and Protecting Civil Rights
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Points: -3972

You voted ‘down’

Promoting New Original Ideas and Initiatives
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Points: -3470

You voted ‘down’

45 - Donald J Trump - Cognitive Style
45 - Donald J Trump - Vision
Grade The Presidents Performance
Original Ideas
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Points: -4276

You voted ‘down’

Original Initiatives
Supreme Court Picks
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Points: -4178

You voted ‘up’

Presidential Pardons
Immigration Policies
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Points: -4194

You voted ‘down’

National Security
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Points: -4068

You voted ‘up’

Military and Security
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Points: -3804

You voted ‘up’

Draining the D.C. Swamp
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Points: -3704

You voted ‘up’

45 - Donald J Trump - Cognitive Style
45 - Donald J Trump - Emotional Intelligence
Grade The Presidents Performance
Racism
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Points: -3553

You voted ‘up’

DACA
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Points: -4248

You voted ‘down’

Separating Children From Their Parents at the Border
The president’s handling of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico
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Points: -3772

You voted ‘up’

Justice Policies
Human Rights Policies
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Points: -3765

You voted ‘up’

Bullying
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Points: -4116

You voted ‘up’

Displaying Exemplary Personal Character
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Points: -3351

You voted ‘up’

Avoiding Personal Scandals
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Points: -4161

You voted ‘up’

Environment Protection
Food Safety
Water Quality
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Points: -3537

You voted ‘up’

Air Quality
Promoting the import of Clean Energy Solar Cells
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Points: -3857

You voted ‘down’

Adding Duties on the import of Clean Energy Solar Cells
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Points: -5100

You voted ‘up’

Immigration Restrictions
Reducing The Opioid Crisis
Reducing Hurdles For The Compassionate Use of Marijuana instead of Opioid
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Points: -4173

You voted ‘down’

Healthcare - Preserving and Protecting The Affordable Care Act
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Points: -4032

You voted ‘up’

Acting Presidential
Unifying the Country
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Points: -4642

You voted ‘down’

Promoting Sports, Fitness, Nutrition or Health
Nurturing the Department of Veterans Affairs
Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty
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Points: -3505

You voted ‘down’