How would past elections go if the electorates had foresight?

[Mr. Smith]

Don't kid yourself Hagel, no one would've voted for Harding with foresight. Any historian could tell you Cox was the better candidate.

More articulate, more intelligent, and more experienced, not just in general, but executively given that he was governor of the same state from which Harding was a Junior Senator.

And don't kid yourself about McCain either, Palin would be a disaster and people like most of ACA even if  they are scared by buzzwords.

More like, starting with your calendar

2012: Romney
2008: Obama
2004: Kerry
2000: Gore
1996: Clinton
1992: Perot
1988: Dukakis
1984: Reagan
1980: Carter
1976: Ford
1972: McGovern
1968: Humphrey
1964: Johnson
1960: Nixon
1956: Eisenhower
1952: Eisenhower
1948: Truman
1944: F. Roosevelt
1940: F. Roosevelt
1936: F. Roosevelt
1932: F. Roosevelt
1928: Smith
1924: Coolidge
1920: Cox
1916: Hughes
1912: T. Roosevelt
1908: Bryan
1904: T. Roosevelt
1900: Bryan
1896: McKinley
1892: Harrison
1888: Cleveland
1884: Cleveland
1880: Hancock
1876: Tilden
1872: Grant
1868: Grant
1864: Lincoln
1860: Douglas
1856: Fillmore
1852: Pierce
1848: Taylor
1844: Clay
1840: Van Buren
1836: Harrison
1832: Clay
1828: J.Q. Adams
1824: Jackson