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« on: December 19, 2004, 07:00:09 PM »
I say 1956.
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« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2004, 07:08:31 PM »
Agreed
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« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2004, 07:19:17 PM »
Why do you like Eisenhower?
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« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2004, 07:26:44 PM »

I agree.  Another election like this is 1940.
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« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2004, 07:27:34 PM »
1948
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« Reply #5 on: December 19, 2004, 07:51:08 PM »
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« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2004, 08:03:29 PM »

That's a while back!
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« Reply #7 on: December 19, 2004, 09:14:56 PM »
« Edited: December 19, 2004, 09:19:42 PM by 21 Year Old BRTD »

he was no conservative. what conservative says that military spending is robbing from the starving poor? He also ended the Korean War, established the Interstate system, stood up to Orval Faubus, helped put an end to McCarthy and signed America's first Civil Rights law.
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« Reply #8 on: December 19, 2004, 09:16:10 PM »

it's actually true from every election from 1940-1956. I liked Dewey too. Then Republicans started getting so crappy in the 60s and beyond.
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« Reply #9 on: December 19, 2004, 09:50:37 PM »
Definitely 1948.
Maybe 1904. Don't know enough about Parker.
Definitely 1844.

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« Reply #10 on: December 19, 2004, 09:51:57 PM »
1992, not including Perot, I think Bush I wasn't that bad of a President and I am a Clinton fan
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« Reply #11 on: December 19, 2004, 10:02:14 PM »
maybe 1960.  (I still don't really know what to make of Kennedy)
1948
1924  (NOT including LaFollette--well, maybe John W. Davis wasn't really of Presidential caliber, but ah well...)
1904
1880
1836
1812 (maybe)
1800
1796
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« Reply #12 on: December 20, 2004, 08:08:09 AM »
Lowering the standard to "good": 1976.
I'm not sure where "great" begins...maybe 1860, counting only the Northern candidates.
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« Reply #13 on: December 20, 2004, 11:36:08 AM »
Uh, Humphrey would have made a terrific President?
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« Reply #14 on: December 20, 2004, 03:18:38 PM »
What views of his do you like?
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« Reply #15 on: December 20, 2004, 04:10:23 PM »
1948, to some extent
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« Reply #16 on: December 20, 2004, 06:17:45 PM »
Hmm.... I would say 56 or 96....
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« Reply #17 on: December 20, 2004, 06:21:14 PM »

Are you serious?  Bob Dole?
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« Reply #18 on: December 20, 2004, 07:13:27 PM »
96, I think Bob Dole is Great and Clinton was a Good President.
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« Reply #19 on: December 20, 2004, 07:50:49 PM »
1912  Wilson/Roosevelt
1844  Polk/Clay
1812  Madison/Clinton
1800  Jefferson/Adams
1796  Adams/Jefferson
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« Reply #20 on: December 20, 2004, 09:46:05 PM »
Perhaps 1924, but I'm not sure, don't really know too much about Davis.
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« Reply #21 on: December 21, 2004, 12:32:33 PM »
Davis was ranked Above Average for Presidential Losers... Oh, I wouldn't have been too sad about Bob Dole. He seemed like a nice guy to me, Don't get me wrong though, I still wanted Clinton.
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« Reply #22 on: December 23, 2004, 10:09:08 AM »

Wallace or Nixon, eh?
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« Reply #23 on: December 24, 2004, 10:44:09 AM »
Not sure, depends on the threshold for great. But, yeah, the 40s and 50s had decent candidates.
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« Reply #24 on: December 24, 2004, 09:11:09 PM »

E. Harold Munn was the Prohibtion nominee in 1968 if I have my history right. So Mr. Toxell was the Constitution party nominee.
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