In the US, quite a few have been "hated" more.
PD's favorite Truman, for example, was reviled as he left office and yet is looked upon favorably today. Andrew Johnson and Harding would certainly qualify as "more hated". You might say Lincoln was more hated. His approval in the South was certainly low. ;-)
Half the US would vote for Bush today. Pretty average there.
History may judge Bush as anywhere between extremely bad and extremely good depending on what happens in the Middle East in the next few decades. If Iraq begins the movement to Democracy in the Middle East, Bush will be see as a visionary. If the Middle East slides away he will be seen as a buffoon. I wouldn't bet either way on that.
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