Cynical guess, but I'd say about 90% make their estimation: 1) president of the opposite party, duh, and 2) alive during their time, because we don't study history, or trust those who do. Kudos to gwb who, early in this thread, took a look at what presidential scholars think.
All False statements involving Barack Obama http://www.politifact.com/personalities/barack-obama/statements/byruling/false/?page=1
Four Pinocchios for Obamaâs claim that Republicans have âfilibustered about 500 pieces of legislationâ "On just about every level, this claim is ridiculous." http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...filibustered-about-500-pieces-of-legislation/
Obama Admin to Public Schools: You Must Enroll Children of Illegal Immigrants Thanks to a new directive from the Obama administration, public schools have been reminded that they are required to provide all children within their districts access to education, no matter what the student or their parentsâ citizenship or immigration status is. In other words, schools cannot require them to provide any documentation that would show their status, such as a social security number or birth certificate.
NYT reporter: Obama administration âthe greatest enemy of press freedomâ in a generation http://tnvalleytalks.hoop.la/topic/ny-times-reporter-obama-greatest-threat-to-freedom
Tim Geithner admits that White House ordered him to lie about Social Security http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/85551750593/tim-geithner-admits-that-white-house-ordered-him-to-lie
Russia to ban US from using Space Station over Ukraine sanctions In retaliation for imposing sanctions, Russia will also bar its rocket engines from launching US military satellites http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...ing-Space-Station-over-Ukraine-sanctions.html