Here's the fourth of a series of polls on the worst presidents ever. Because badness comes in many flavors, I am looking at bad presidents from several different angles: incompetence, corruption, wimpiness. Previous polls included the most incompetent (Buchanan edged Harding, the most corrupt (Harding edged Nixon), and the most evil (Nixon in a landslide)!

Today's category: screwing things up.  Pick the president who, because of his corruption, incompetence, or venality, left the country in the worst shape. The key here is that the damage was done by the president and his policies.

Here are the rules: make a choice from the list below or, choose the "someone else" listing. No matter which President you selectd, tell us why you think your choice screwd things up the worst. No presidents after 1980 will be considered.  That is especially true for this category because we can all stipulate that the current occupant of the White House would win if he was included.