Which Presidents would the '16 candidates be like?

[Crumpets]

Hillary Clinton - John F Kennedy (She has an ambitious agenda, but the current state of government isn't conducive to getting big legislation through, and thus her administration is known for its behind-the-scenes decisions and strategic changes in US foreign policy, rather than sweeping legislation)
Bernie Sanders - Barack Obama (That whole hopey-changey thing, and again probably not great at getting significant legislation through congress)
Lincoln Chafee - John Tyler (Why is this guy president again? Makes decisions completely out-of-step with his party's elite)
Joe Biden - Bill Clinton (Likable, and probably gets high approval ratings, but often fails to see the broader picture, and much of the actual legislation that comes through ends up getting re-written or repealed a few decades later)

Donald Trump - George W. Bush (Completely ruins US foreign relations for years, might actually get legislation through, but much of it is dramatically flawed and replaced during the next administration)
Jeb Bush - Gerald Ford (Pretty blah, but doesn't do all that much damage. Stuck with burdensome legacy) 
Ted Cruz - John Adams (Inspiring lawyer who completely ignores the Constitution while in office to further his agenda and sideline his opponents)
Chris Christie - Richard Nixon (Probably wouldn't be all that bad policy-wise, but is generally surrounded by a veil of corruption and appoints a terrible cabinet)
Rand Paul - Ronald Reagan (Adored by his base but reviled by his enemies, he significantly changes the direction of the Republican party)

[Crumpets]

Hillary Clinton - John F Kennedy (She has an ambitious agenda, but the current state of government isn't conducive to getting big legislation through, and thus her administration is known for its behind-the-scenes decisions and strategic changes in US foreign policy, rather than sweeping legislation)
Bernie Sanders - Barack Obama (That whole hopey-changey thing, and again probably not great at getting significant legislation through congress)
Lincoln Chafee - John Tyler (Why is this guy president again? Makes decisions completely out-of-step with his party's elite)
Joe Biden - Bill Clinton (Likable, and probably gets high approval ratings, but often fails to see the broader picture, and much of the actual legislation that comes through ends up getting re-written or repealed a few decades later)

Donald Trump - George W. Bush (Completely ruins US foreign relations for years, might actually get legislation through, but much of it is dramatically flawed and replaced during the next administration)
Jeb Bush - Gerald Ford (Pretty blah, but doesn't do all that much damage. Stuck with burdensome legacy)  
Ted Cruz - John Adams (Inspiring lawyer who completely ignores the Constitution while in office to further his agenda and sideline his opponents)
Chris Christie - Richard Nixon (Probably wouldn't be all that bad policy-wise, but is generally surrounded by a veil of corruption and appoints a terrible cabinet)
Rand Paul - Ronald Reagan (Adored by his base but reviled by his enemies, he significantly changes the direction of the Republican party)

Hillary Clinton = JFK??

The word for you is Sycophant


Chris Christie - Richard Nixon (Probably wouldn't be all that bad policy-wise, but is generally surrounded by a veil of corruption and appoints a terrible cabinet) That would be Hillary

Two points:

1) I'm flattered you think I'm influential enough that comparing Hillary to JFK on Atlas will get me political favor with her.

2) I agree that Hillary and Nixon are comparable in a lot of areas, particularly foreign policy. I actually considered putting Nixon for her, but I thought he'd be a better match for Chris Christie. Plus the hierarchy of corruption is clearly Nixon>Christie>Hillary.