Tommy Smokes Take Notes: Ronald Regan's Approval Rating Went To All Time Highs After He Was Shot

Barstool is voting for the first president of the NYC office, and whoever wins should know extreme danger comes with being president. There have been 45 Presidents to serve as Commander in Chief of the United States for 46 presidencies. 1 in every 5 presidents will go through an attempt on their life while in office. Of those attempts carried out, only 4 have been successful (Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, JFK) resulting in 1 of every 9 of US presidents being assassinated. 

An assassination attempt isn't all that bad, IF you manage to survive. Ronald Reagan had THE LOWEST approval rating of any president ever during their first term, UNTIL he got shot. 

While leaving the Hilton Hotel in Washington DC, President Ronald Regan was hit by a ricochet bullet off the presidential limo from a .22 revolver fired by would be assassin - John Hinckley Jr. There were already doubts about Reagan being too old to be president, so when the 70 year old president made a speedy recovery, the president's approval rating sky rocketed. Some say it even helped him win reelection in 1984. 

Getting shot led to one of Reagan's many in the moment quips - saying, "missed me" after a balloon popped during one of his speeches. If twitter was around in 1987, Reagan would have broken the app. 

Having half the country hate you and people constantly trying to kill you, being president sounds exactly like being editor of the Barstool blog.