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I voted for both of them every time I could, so obviously I liked them both. A lot. But I'm basically a Republican at heart, and you apparently are a Democrat. I can get by that to evaluate them past my personal prejudices. That you apparently can't is your problem. Good luck with it.

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ItтАЩs hard to compare because of partisanship. The difference in partisanship is huge between the two.

Combine that with one was black but IтАЩm sorry I think we have to give it to Obama. Being a black president in 2010 compared to a white Republican in the 80s leads me to believe it was Obama. Combine that with ReganтАЩs later years (you canтАЩt delete what he was like the last 2 years) definitely Obama

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I don't follow. My prejudice is why I think off the cuff speeches are harder?

I never said Reagan was bad at speeches. He was really good. Probably top 3 since we have audio of speeches.

I think Obama is the best overall orator we've had since Teddy.

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That sounds better. But "Teddy", as in Roosevelt? He was certainly vigorous if you like that sort of thing, but it's a matter of taste. Between him and Reagan I think that both his cousin FDR and Kennedy were better orators. but again, now we're talking taste, and there's no right or wrong. ЁЯШГ

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