Rank the election losers from 1896-1928

[OSR stands with Israel]

Rules: They can only come from the Republican and Democratic  parties(third party candidates who won 20%+ of the popular vote can be included on this) and presidents who got defeated in their bid for another term can count as well.


Here's my ranking

1. Teddy Roosevelt
2. Charles Evan Hughes
3. William Howard Taft
4. Al Smith
5. James Cox
6. Alton B Parker
7. John Davis
8. William Jennings Bryan

[Kingpoleon]

1. Hughes
2. Bryan
3. Smith
4. La Follette
5. Roosevelt
6. Taft
7. Cox
8. Parker
9. Davis

[Mr. Smith]

1. Bryan
2. LaFollette
3. Roosevelt
4. Cox
5. Taft
6. Parker
7. Hughes
8. Smith
9. Davis

[OSR stands with Israel]

1. Hughes
2. Bryan
3. Smith
4. La Follette
5. Roosevelt
6. Taft
7. Cox
8. Parker
9. Davis

Why do u like Bryan , he was the Bernie of the day on economic issues and the Cruz of the day on social issues.

[Intell]

1. Hughes
2. Bryan
3. Smith
4. La Follette
5. Roosevelt
6. Taft
7. Cox
8. Parker
9. Davis

Why do u like Bryan , he was the Bernie of the day on economic issues and the Cruz of the day on social issues.

#brilliant analysis 101.

[TDAS04]

1. La Follette
2. Smith
3. Hughes
4. Taft
5. Bryan
7. Roosevelt
7. Cox
8. Parker
9. Davis

[7,052,770]

1. TR
2. Bryan
3. LaFollette
4. Smith
5. Taft
6. Hughes
7. Cox
8. Parker
9. Davis

[SWE]

1. LaFollette
2. Bryan
3. Smith
4. Taft
5. Cox
6. Parker
7. Hughes
8. Davis
9. Roosevelt

[Joe Haydn]

1. Theodore Roosevelt
2. Al Smith
3. Charles Evans Hughes
4. William Jennings Bryan
5. William Howard Taft
6. James Cox
7. Alton Parker
8. John Davis

[vanguard96]

All candidates getting approx 3% of the popular vote listed.

1912 Taft - R
1924 Davis - D
1904 Parker - D (anti-imperialism made him preferable to TR)
1916 Hughes - R
1928 Smith - D
1896, 1900, 1908 Bryan - D (anti-imperialism made him preferable to TR)
1912 T Roosevelt - Progressive
1920 - Cox - D
1924 - La Follette - Progressive
1904, 1908, 1912, 1920 Debs - Socialist
1916 - Benson - Socialist

[Gass3268]

1. Fightin' Bob
2. Bryan
3. Roosevelt
4. Smith
5. Taft
6. Parker
7. Cox
8. Hughes
9. Davis

[vanguard96]

Why is everyone so negative on Davis?

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

Why is everyone so negative on Davis?

Probably because he was best friends with the KKK.

[vanguard96]

Why is everyone so negative on Davis?

Probably because he was best friends with the KKK.

He denounced them in 1924 - losing votes in the South in the process. He also supported black voting rights while under Wilson
I would say perhaps his role in Brown v Board of Education is big even though that is much, much later.

[OSR stands with Israel]

1. Hughes
2. Bryan
3. Smith
4. La Follette
5. Roosevelt
6. Taft
7. Cox
8. Parker
9. Davis

Why do u like Bryan , he was the Bernie of the day on economic issues and the Cruz of the day on social issues.

#brilliant analysis 101.

What's wrong with that statement

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

1. Hughes
2. Bryan
3. Smith
4. La Follette
5. Roosevelt
6. Taft
7. Cox
8. Parker
9. Davis

Why do u like Bryan , he was the Bernie of the day on economic issues and the Cruz of the day on social issues.

#brilliant analysis 101.

What's wrong with that statement

It is objectively incorrect.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

Why is everyone so negative on Davis?

Probably because he was best friends with the KKK.

He denounced them in 1924 - losing votes in the South in the process. He also supported black voting rights while under Wilson
I would say perhaps his role in Brown v Board of Education is big even though that is much, much later.

I hadn't heard that before; but in any case, there is no shortage of reasons to despise John W. Davis:

You must be logged in to read this quote.

But yeah, his defense of segregation in Brown vs. Board is definitely a major point against him.