Most qualified candidate running in the each party's primary since 1968

[OSR stands with Israel]

Who do you think most qualified candidate running(Regardless of what you think of them politically in the each party's primary since 1968.

Here's what I think

GOP Primary:

1968: Richard Nixon
1972: Richard Nixon
1976: Gerald Ford
1980 :Ronald Reagan
1984: Ronald Reagan
1988: George HW Bush
1992: George HW Bush
1996: Bob Dole
2000: Tie Between George W Bush and John McCain
2004: George W Bush
2008: John McCain
2012: Newt Gingrich
2016: John Kasich


Dems:

1968:Hubert Humphrey
1972: Hubert Humphrey
1976: Henry Jackson
1980: Jimmy Carter
1984: Walter Mondale
1988: Micheal Dukakis
1992: Jerry Brown
1996: Bill Clinton
2000: Al Gore
2004: Dick Gephardt
2008: Joe Biden
2012: Barack Obama
2016: Hillary Clinton

[Mr. Smith]

GOP

1968: Richard Nixon
1972: Richard Nixon
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: John Anderson
1988: Bob Dole
1992: George HW Bush
1996: Bob Dole
2000: John McCain
2008: John McCain
2012: Newt Gingrich
2016: John Kasich

Dems

1968: Hubert Humphrey
1972: Hubert Humphrey
1976: Frank Church
1980: Ted Kennedy
1984: Walter Mondale
1988: Michael Dukakis
1992: Jerry Brown
2000: Al Gore
2004: John Kerry
2008: Joe Biden
2016: Hillary Clinton

[OSR stands with Israel]

GOP

1968: Richard Nixon
1972: Richard Nixon
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: John Anderson
1988: Bob Dole
1992: George HW Bush
1996: Bob Dole
2000: John McCain
2008: John McCain
2012: Newt Gingrich
2016: John Kasich

Dems

1968: Hubert Humphrey
1972: Hubert Humphrey
1976: Frank Church
1980: Ted Kennedy
1984: Walter Mondale
1988: Michael Dukakis
1992: Jerry Brown
2000: Al Gore
2004: John Kerry
2008: Hillary Clinton
2016: Hillary Clinton

Two questions

1. How was a congressman more qualified then a two term governor of the largest state in the union( which at the time was a swing state as well)

2. How was a senate minority leader more qualified then a sitting Vice President

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I don't understand the point of the thread if the answers are objective. You might as well ask "who was the tallest candidate".

[Mr. Smith]

I don't understand the point of the thread if the answers are objective. You might as well ask "who was the tallest candidate".

They aren't entirely.

GOP

1968: Richard Nixon
1972: Richard Nixon
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: John Anderson
1988: Bob Dole
1992: George HW Bush
1996: Bob Dole
2000: John McCain
2008: John McCain
2012: Newt Gingrich
2016: John Kasich

Dems

1968: Hubert Humphrey
1972: Hubert Humphrey
1976: Frank Church
1980: Ted Kennedy
1984: Walter Mondale
1988: Michael Dukakis
1992: Jerry Brown
2000: Al Gore
2004: John Kerry
2008: Hillary Clinton
2016: Hillary Clinton

Two questions

1. How was a congressman more qualified then a two term governor of the largest state in the union( which at the time was a swing state as well)

2. How was a senate minority leader more qualified then a sitting Vice President

1. How was a mere actor who was just a Governor of a LEAN R State more qualified than a Congressman in a Solid D state on the grind for almost 20 years?

2. How's a Veep who was known for office hopping rather than gaining many notable accomplishments better qualified than a powerhouse Senator?

[OSR stands with Israel]

I don't understand the point of the thread if the answers are objective. You might as well ask "who was the tallest candidate".

They aren't entirely.

GOP

1968: Richard Nixon
1972: Richard Nixon
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: John Anderson
1988: Bob Dole
1992: George HW Bush
1996: Bob Dole
2000: John McCain
2008: John McCain
2012: Newt Gingrich
2016: John Kasich

Dems

1968: Hubert Humphrey
1972: Hubert Humphrey
1976: Frank Church
1980: Ted Kennedy
1984: Walter Mondale
1988: Michael Dukakis
1992: Jerry Brown
2000: Al Gore
2004: John Kerry
2008: Hillary Clinton
2016: Hillary Clinton

Two questions

1. How was a congressman more qualified then a two term governor of the largest state in the union( which at the time was a swing state as well)

2. How was a senate minority leader more qualified then a sitting Vice President

1. How was a mere actor who was just a Governor of a LEAN R State more qualified than a Congressman in a Solid D state on the grind for almost 20 years?

2. How's a Veep who was known for office hopping rather than gaining many notable accomplishments better qualified than a powerhouse Senator?

I think being governor for 8 years of a state(let alone a state like California) is more of a qualification for being president then a congressman as both governor and president are  positions where you head the executive branch . Only maybe senate leader and house speaker can beat being governor of a large state for 8 years .

Why is Hillary also more qualified then Biden Biden served longer and had more accomplishments

[Mr. Smith]

I don't understand the point of the thread if the answers are objective. You might as well ask "who was the tallest candidate".

They aren't entirely.

GOP

1968: Richard Nixon
1972: Richard Nixon
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: John Anderson
1988: Bob Dole
1992: George HW Bush
1996: Bob Dole
2000: John McCain
2008: John McCain
2012: Newt Gingrich
2016: John Kasich

Dems

1968: Hubert Humphrey
1972: Hubert Humphrey
1976: Frank Church
1980: Ted Kennedy
1984: Walter Mondale
1988: Michael Dukakis
1992: Jerry Brown
2000: Al Gore
2004: John Kerry
2008: Hillary Clinton
2016: Hillary Clinton

Two questions

1. How was a congressman more qualified then a two term governor of the largest state in the union( which at the time was a swing state as well)

2. How was a senate minority leader more qualified then a sitting Vice President

1. How was a mere actor who was just a Governor of a LEAN R State more qualified than a Congressman in a Solid D state on the grind for almost 20 years?

2. How's a Veep who was known for office hopping rather than gaining many notable accomplishments better qualified than a powerhouse Senator?

I think being governor for 8 years of a state(let alone a state like California) is more of a qualification for being president then a congressman as both governor and president are  positions where you head the executive branch . Only maybe senate leader and house speaker can beat being governor of a large state for 8 years .

Why is Hillary also more qualified then Biden Biden served longer and had more accomplishments

Did Biden even make it to the Primaries? Coulda' sworn he dropped out before Iowa.

[Kingpoleon]

1968: Nelson Rockefeller/George Smathers(Humphrey didn't run in the primaries)
1972: Richard Nixon/Scoop Jackson
1976: Gerald Ford/Scoop Jackson
1980: John B. Anderson/Jimmy Carter
1984: Ronald Reagan/Walter Mondale
1988: Paul Laxalt/Paul Simon
1992: George Bush/Tom Harkin
1996: Richard Lugar/Bill Clinton
2000: Orrin Hatch/Al Gore
2004: George W. Bush/Dick Gephardt
2008: John McCain/Joe Biden
2012: Newt Gingrich/Barack Obama
2016: John Kasich/Bernie Sanders

[OSR stands with Israel]

I don't understand the point of the thread if the answers are objective. You might as well ask "who was the tallest candidate".

They aren't entirely.

GOP

1968: Richard Nixon
1972: Richard Nixon
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: John Anderson
1988: Bob Dole
1992: George HW Bush
1996: Bob Dole
2000: John McCain
2008: John McCain
2012: Newt Gingrich
2016: John Kasich

Dems

1968: Hubert Humphrey
1972: Hubert Humphrey
1976: Frank Church
1980: Ted Kennedy
1984: Walter Mondale
1988: Michael Dukakis
1992: Jerry Brown
2000: Al Gore
2004: John Kerry
2008: Hillary Clinton
2016: Hillary Clinton

Two questions

1. How was a congressman more qualified then a two term governor of the largest state in the union( which at the time was a swing state as well)

2. How was a senate minority leader more qualified then a sitting Vice President

1. How was a mere actor who was just a Governor of a LEAN R State more qualified than a Congressman in a Solid D state on the grind for almost 20 years?

2. How's a Veep who was known for office hopping rather than gaining many notable accomplishments better qualified than a powerhouse Senator?

I think being governor for 8 years of a state(let alone a state like California) is more of a qualification for being president then a congressman as both governor and president are  positions where you head the executive branch . Only maybe senate leader and house speaker can beat being governor of a large state for 8 years .

Why is Hillary also more qualified then Biden Biden served longer and had more accomplishments

Did Biden even make it to the Primaries? Coulda' sworn he dropped out before Iowa.

Nope Biden dropped out after Iowa: http://www.politico.com/story/2008/01/dodd-biden-drop-out-after-iowa-defeat-007705

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Republican
1968: Nixon
1972: Nixon
1976: Ford
1980: Reagan
1984: Reagan
1988: Dole
1992: Bush
1996: Dole
2000: Hatch
2004: Bush
2008: McCain
2012: Gingrich
2016: Kasich

Democrat
1968: Humphrey
1972: Humphrey
1976: Church
1980: Carter
1984: Mondale
1988: Gore
1992: Brown
1996: Clinton
2000: Gore
2004: Kerry
2008: Richardson
2012: Obama
2016: Sanders

[Mr. Smith]

I don't understand the point of the thread if the answers are objective. You might as well ask "who was the tallest candidate".

They aren't entirely.

GOP

1968: Richard Nixon
1972: Richard Nixon
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: John Anderson
1988: Bob Dole
1992: George HW Bush
1996: Bob Dole
2000: John McCain
2008: John McCain
2012: Newt Gingrich
2016: John Kasich

Dems

1968: Hubert Humphrey
1972: Hubert Humphrey
1976: Frank Church
1980: Ted Kennedy
1984: Walter Mondale
1988: Michael Dukakis
1992: Jerry Brown
2000: Al Gore
2004: John Kerry
2008: Hillary Clinton
2016: Hillary Clinton

Two questions

1. How was a congressman more qualified then a two term governor of the largest state in the union( which at the time was a swing state as well)

2. How was a senate minority leader more qualified then a sitting Vice President

1. How was a mere actor who was just a Governor of a LEAN R State more qualified than a Congressman in a Solid D state on the grind for almost 20 years?

2. How's a Veep who was known for office hopping rather than gaining many notable accomplishments better qualified than a powerhouse Senator?

I think being governor for 8 years of a state(let alone a state like California) is more of a qualification for being president then a congressman as both governor and president are  positions where you head the executive branch . Only maybe senate leader and house speaker can beat being governor of a large state for 8 years .

Why is Hillary also more qualified then Biden Biden served longer and had more accomplishments

Did Biden even make it to the Primaries? Coulda' sworn he dropped out before Iowa.

Nope Biden dropped out after Iowa: http://www.politico.com/story/2008/01/dodd-biden-drop-out-after-iowa-defeat-007705

I stand corrected on this.

[America Needs R'hllor]

GOP:
1968: Rockefeller
1972: Nixon
1976: Ford
1980: Conally
1984: Reagan
1988: Bush
1992: Bush
1996: Dole
2000: McCain
2004: Bush
2008: McCain
2012: Romney
2016: Kasich

DEM:
1968: Humphrey
1972: Humphrey
1976: Brown
1980: Carter
1984: Glenn
1988: Dukakis
1992: Brown
1996: Clinton
2000: Gore
2004: Kerry
2008: Biden
2012: Obama
2016: Clinton