There is really no reason to run a heavily weighted democrat poll about Dick Cheney’s popularity, but obviously CNN thinks it’s one way to get him back – or something.

“WASHINGTON (CNN) — A new national poll suggests that almost a quarter of Americans think that Dick Cheney is the worst vice president in American history.

Vice President Dick Cheney says he’s comfortable with his accomplishments and isn’t troubled by his ratings.

Vice President Dick Cheney says he’s comfortable with his accomplishments and isn’t troubled by his ratings.

Twenty-three percent of those questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Monday say that Cheney is the country’s worst vice president, when compared with his predecessors.

An additional 41 percent feel that Cheney is a poor vice president, with 34 percent rating him a good number two.

Only one percent of those polled say that Cheney is the best vice president in U.S. history.

“On the Sunday talk shows, Cheney took on the job of making the affirmative case for the Bush legacy,” said Keating Holland, CNN polling director. “But the messenger may be getting in the way of the message.”

Cheney steps down as vice president January 20. He will be succeeded by Vice President-elect Joe Biden.

Although extremely unpopular, Cheney will leave office as one of the most powerful vice presidents in history. He played a crucial role in many of the Bush administration’s crucial policies and was a major proponent of using and expanding executive powers.

“Cheney still has a lot of fans in the Republican Party. Most Republicans nationwide said Cheney had been a good veep,” Holland said. “But six in 10 independents and eight in 10 Democrats gave Cheney a rating of ‘poor’ or ‘worst ever.”

Most likely the respondents couldn’t name the last three VPs before Cheney, much less knowledgeably rate him as the worst – “ever”. But nevertheless notice that eight in ten democrats and six in ten independents who never voted for him and Bush in the first place still don’t like him.

Thanks CNN, way to inform.

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