Despite the disgust many in the GOP Washington establishment have for former President Donald Trump, Republicans continue to adore the former president, far more than the party’s modern-day hero, former President Ronald Reagan.
By 2-to-1, in fact, Republicans have chosen Trump over Reagan as the best president ever, a huge flip in just three years.
In the latest Economist/YouGov survey, 36% of Republicans called Trump the best. Just 18% called Reagan that, followed by 13% for President Abraham Lincoln and 11% for President George Washington.
In 2018, Republicans chose Reagan over Trump 36% to 10%.
The poll was conducted during Trump’s second Senate impeachment trial, during which seven Republicans voted to convict him, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who did not vote to impeach, blamed Trump for the Capitol riots.
It is further evidence that Trump remains the leader of the Republican Party in the eyes of Republicans. Another survey this week found that 75% want Trump to have a “prominent role” in the GOP.
In a blast at the “swamp” and establishment Republicans on Tuesday, Trump said that he will continue to speak out on GOP politics and will play a role in the 2022 elections.
The YouGov survey also showed that while Trump remains popular in Republican ranks, he is also despised by Democrats. At the same time, he is embraced by Republicans as the greatest, the survey also showed that he is considered one of the nation’s worst, a statistic driven by Democrats.
YouGov said that Trump and former President Barack Obama are considered the worst, a sign of the division in the nation.
Still, overall, Trump comes in third as the best president among all Americans. Those results:
- Obama 18%.
- Lincoln 17%.
- Trump 13%.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt 12%.
- Reagan 10%.
