Mediocre. But how bad most of the other presidents of his era were redeems him somewhat, as he looks pretty good compared to them.
Agreed, he was easily the best gilded age president imo. Only Grant comes close.
Chester Arthur?!
For the record I have changed my mind on this topic. While Cleveland had some accomplishments and views I approve of, the Pullman strike and his troubling personal life decisions, which I now know more about thanks to other posters, no longer rank him as the best president of this era. I put Grant first, with Cleveland second. I don't really rate Arthur at all as a president tbh, although he was a decent man.
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