Ted Cruz ’92 is officially the worst Princeton alum of all time
The favorites are John Nash, Alan Turing, and F. Scott
Yesterday we posted a poll of 23 notable Princeton alumni – remarkable men and women who attended or graduated from Princeton and went on to do great (?) things – and you guys ranked Ted Cruz, presidential hopeful and former debate captain, dead last.
The Republican primary hopeful was downvoted over 450 times.
John Nash – the mathematical genius featured in hit movie A Beautiful Mind, who sadly passed away last spring – was the clear favorite of the bunch, with over 460 upvotes and just 21 downvotes (haters gonna hate).
A Beautiful Mind
F. Scott Fitzgerald penned This Side of Paradise about his time at Princeton, and tied for second place with beloved British computing wizard Alan Turing (424 votes each).
About 80 percent of the votes for First Lady Michelle Obama were positive, while Ted Cruz managed to get a whopping 85 percent disapproval rating from our voters.
Thumbs down from Princeton, Ted
At least Ted Cruz can have the satisfaction that his roommate Craig Mazin, who has ripped into Ted on social media, was only ranked two places above Cruz himself.
Ted is used to rejection from fellow Princetonians, though: legend has it that he was hosed three times from Tower Club before joining Colonial.