Who would YOU have voted for?

[NOT gonna be banned soon]

Now, lets imagine that you are an average dude in the election year, and you keep your views. Who do you vote for?

1789: George Washington
1792: George Washington
1796: Thomas Jefferson
1800: Thomas Jefferson
1804: Thomas Jefferson
1808: James Madison
1812: Dewitt Clinton
1816: James Monroe
1820: James Monroe
1824: Andrew Jackson
1828: Andrew Jackson
1832: Andrew Jackson
1836: Martin Van Buren
1840: James G. Birney
1844: James G. Birney
1848: Martin Van Buren
1852: John P. Hale
1856: John C. Fremont
1860: Abraham Lincoln
1864: Abraham Lincoln
1868: Horatio Seymour
1872: Horace Greeley
1876: Samuel J. Tilden
1880: Winfield S. Hancock
1884: James G. Blaine
1888: Grover Cleveland
1892: Grover Cleveland
1896: William McKinley
1900: William McKinley
1904: Alton Parker
1908: William H. Taft
1912: William H. Taft
1916: Charles E. Hughes
1920: Warren G. Harding
1924: Calvin Coolidge
1928: Herbert C. Hoover
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1948: Thomas E. Dewey
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower
1960: Richard M. Nixon
1964: Barry M. Goldwater
1968: Richard M. Nixon
1972: Richard M. Nixon
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: Ronald Reagan
1984: Ronald Reagan
1988: George H.W Bush
1992: Ross Perot
1996: Bill Clinton
2000: George W. Bush
2004: George W. Bush
2008: John S. McCain III
2012: Willard M. Romney

[Goldwater]

1789: George Washington
1792: George Washington
1796: John Adams
1800: Thomas Jefferson
1804: Thomas Jefferson
1808: James Madison
1812: James Madison
1816: James Monroe
1820: James Monroe
1824: Andrew Jackson
1828: Andrew Jackson
1832: Andrew Jackson
1836: Martin Van Buren
1840: Martin Van Buren
1844: James K. Polk
1848: Martin Van Buren
1852: John P. Hale
1856: John C. Fremont
1860: Abraham Lincoln
1864: Abraham Lincoln
1868: Ulysses S. Grant
1872: Ulysses S. Grant
1876: James J. Tilden
1880: James A. Garfield
1884: Grover Cleveland
1888: Grover Cleveland
1892: Grover Cleveland
1896: William McKinley
1900: William McKinley
1904: Theodore Roosevelt
1908: William Howard Taft
1912: William Howard Taft
1916: Charles E. Hughes
1920: Warren G. Harding
1924: Calvin Coolidge
1928: Herbert Hoover
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1936: Alf Landon
1940: Wendell Willkie
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1948: Thomas Dewey
1952: Dwight Eisenhower
1956: Dwight Eisenhower
1960: John F. Kennedy
1964: Barry Goldwater
1968: Richard Nixon
1972: Richard Nixon
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: Ronald Reagan
1984: Ronald Reagan
1988: George H.W. Bush
1992: George H.W. Bush
1996: Bill Clinton
2000: George W. Bush
2004: George W. Bush
2008: John McCain
2012: Mitt Romney
2016: Gary Johnson (John Kasich in the primaries)*


*(Most likely, I haven't voted in the primaries yet and obviously haven't in the general election yet)

[Clark Kent]

1789: George Washington
1792: George Washington
1796: John Adams
1800: John Adams
1804: Thomas Jefferson
1808: James Madison
1812: Dewitt Clinton
1816: Rufus T. King
1820: James Monroe
1824: John Q. Adams
1828: John Q. Adams
1832: Henry Clay
1836: Daniel Webster
1840: Martin van Buren
1844: James K. Polk
1848: Martin Van Buren
1852: John P. Hale
1856: John C. Fremont
1860: Abraham Lincoln
1864: Abraham Lincoln
1868: Ulysses S. Grant
1872: Ulysses S. Grant
1876: Rutherford B. Hayes
1880: James A. Garfield
1884: James G. Blaine
1888: Benjamin Harrison
1892: Benjamin Harrison
1896: William McKinley
1900: William McKinley
1904: Alton Parker
1908: William Howard Taft
1912: William Howard Taft
1916: Charles Evan Hughes
1920: Warren Harding
1924: Calvin Coolidge
1928: Herbert Hoover
1932: Herbert Hoover
1936: Alf Landon
1940: Wendell Willkie
1944: Thomas Dewey
1948: Thomas Dewey
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower
1960: Richard Nixon
1964: Barry Goldwater
1968: Richard Nixon
1972: Richard Nixon
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: Ronald Reagan
1984: Ronald Reagan
1988: George H.W. Bush
1992: George H.W. Bush
1996: Bob Dole
2000: George W. Bush
2004: George W. Bush
2008: John McCain
2012: Mitt Romney

[Mr. Reactionary]

1789: Washington
1792: Washington
1796: Jefferson
1800: Jefferson
1804: Jefferson
1808: Madison
1812: Madison
1816: Monroe
1820: Monroe
1824: Jackson
1828: Jackson
1832: Jackson
1836: Van Buren
1840: Van Buren
1844: Polk
1848: Taylor
1852: Pierce
1856: Buchanan
1860: Breckinridge
1864: N/A
1868: Seymour
1872: Greeley
1876: Tilden
1880: Hancock
1884: Cleveland
1888: Cleveland
1892: Cleveland
1896: McKinley
1900: McKinley
1904: Parker
1908: Taft
1912: Taft
1916: Hughes
1920: Harding
1924: Coolidge
1928: Hoover
1932: Roosevelt
1936: Landon
1940: Willkie
1944: Dewey
1948: Thurmond
1952: Eisenhower
1956: Eisenhower
1960: Nixon
1964: Goldwater
1968: Wallace
1972: Hospers
1976: Carter
1980: Reagan
1984: Reagan
1988: Paul
1992: Perot
1996: Perot
2000: Bush
2004: Peroutka
2008: Baldwin
2012: Romney

[Goldwater]

...
1860: Breckinridge
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1948: Thurmond
...
1968: Wallace
...

Huh, I thought some of your posts seemed reasonable. Now I'm starting to question that...

[OSR stands with Israel]

Now, lets imagine that you are an average dude in the election year, and you keep your views. Who do you vote for?

1789: George Washington
1792: George Washington
1796: Thomas Jefferson
1800: Thomas Jefferson
1804: Thomas Jefferson
1808: James Madison
1812: Dewitt Clinton
1816: James Monroe
1820: James Monroe
1824: Andrew Jackson
1828: Andrew Jackson
1832: Andrew Jackson
1836: Martin Van Buren
1840: James G. Birney
1844: James G. Birney
1848: Martin Van Buren
1852: John P. Hale
1856: John C. Fremont
1860: Abraham Lincoln
1864: Abraham Lincoln
1868: Horatio Seymour
1872: Horace Greeley
1876: Samuel J. Tilden
1880: Winfield S. Hancock
1884: James G. Blaine
1888: Grover Cleveland
1892: Grover Cleveland
1896: William McKinley
1900: William McKinley
1904: Alton Parker
1908: William H. Taft
1912: William H. Taft
1916: Charles E. Hughes
1920: Warren G. Harding
1924: Calvin Coolidge
1928: Herbert C. Hoover
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1948: Thomas E. Dewey
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower
1960: Richard M. Nixon
1964: Barry M. Goldwater
1968: Richard M. Nixon
1972: Richard M. Nixon
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: Ronald Reagan
1984: Ronald Reagan
1988: George H.W Bush
1992: Ross Perot
1996: Bill Clinton
2000: George W. Bush
2004: George W. Bush
2008: John S. McCain III
2012: Willard M. Romney

This thread is in individual politics

[White Trash]

1789: George Washington (Independent)
1792: George Washington (Independent)
]1796: John Adams (Federalist)
1800: Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican)
1804: Charles C. Pinckney (Federalist)
1808: Charles C. Pinckney (Federalist)
1812: James Madison (Democratic-Republican)
1816: Rufus King (Federalist)
1820: Abstain
1824: John Q. Adams (Democratic-Republican)
1828: Andrew Jackson (Democratic)
1832: Andrew Jackson (Democratic)
1836: Hugh L. White (Whig)
1840: William H. Harrison (Whig)
1844: Henry Clay (Whig)
1848: Zachary Taylor (Whig)
1852: Winfield Scott (Whig)
1856: John C. Fremont (Republican)
1860: Stephen Douglas (Democratic) (No Lincoln in Southern ballots)
1864: Living in Southern State
1868: Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)
1872: Horace Greeley (Liberal Republican)
1876: James J. Tilden (Democratic)
1880: Winfield Scott Hancock (Democratic)
1884: Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
1888: Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
1892: James B. Weaver (Populist)
1896: William J. Bryan (Democratic)
1900: William J. Bryan (Democratic)
1904: Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
1908: William J. Bryan (Democratic)
1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
1916: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
1920: Abstain
1924: Robert M. La Follette (Progressive)
1928: Al Smith (Democratic)
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
1948: Harry Truman (Democratic)
1952: Adlai Stevenson (Democratic)
1956: Dwight Eisenhower (Republican)
1960: Richard Nixon (Republican)
1964: Lyndon Johnson (Democratic)
1968: Richard Nixon (Republican
1972: Richard Nixon (Republican)
1976: Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
1980: Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
1984: Walter Mondale (Democratic)
1988: Michael Dukakis (Democratic)
1992: Ross Perot (Independent)
1996: Bill Clinton (Democratic)
2000: Al Gore (Democratic)
2004: John Kerry (Democratic)
2008: Barack Obama (Democratic)
2012: Barack Obama (Democratic)
2016: Jim Webb lol (Democratic)

[Mr. Reactionary]

...
1860: Breckinridge
...
1948: Thurmond
...
1968: Wallace
...

Huh, I thought some of your posts seemed reasonable. Now I'm starting to question that...

Voting for a candidate does not equate to supporting all of that candidate's positions. The 2 party system sucks and I'll gladly protest vote against it. In the past, regional politics mattered a lot more than they do now.  My conscience is at peace knowing that as a southerner in a different time, sometimes the only protest candidate I would find appealing is the clearly-going-to-lose southerner whose entire campaign is built on fried chicken, grits, moonshine, Sunday School, and "yall folks".  Tribal? Yes. Racist? No. It's also the main reason I'd vote for Carter.

[NOT gonna be banned soon]

Now, lets imagine that you are an average dude in the election year, and you keep your views. Who do you vote for?

1789: George Washington
1792: George Washington
1796: Thomas Jefferson
1800: Thomas Jefferson
1804: Thomas Jefferson
1808: James Madison
1812: Dewitt Clinton
1816: James Monroe
1820: James Monroe
1824: Andrew Jackson
1828: Andrew Jackson
1832: Andrew Jackson
1836: Martin Van Buren
1840: James G. Birney
1844: James G. Birney
1848: Martin Van Buren
1852: John P. Hale
1856: John C. Fremont
1860: Abraham Lincoln
1864: Abraham Lincoln
1868: Horatio Seymour
1872: Horace Greeley
1876: Samuel J. Tilden
1880: Winfield S. Hancock
1884: James G. Blaine
1888: Grover Cleveland
1892: Grover Cleveland
1896: William McKinley
1900: William McKinley
1904: Alton Parker
1908: William H. Taft
1912: William H. Taft
1916: Charles E. Hughes
1920: Warren G. Harding
1924: Calvin Coolidge
1928: Herbert C. Hoover
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1948: Thomas E. Dewey
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower
1960: Richard M. Nixon
1964: Barry M. Goldwater
1968: Richard M. Nixon
1972: Richard M. Nixon
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: Ronald Reagan
1984: Ronald Reagan
1988: George H.W Bush
1992: Ross Perot
1996: Bill Clinton
2000: George W. Bush
2004: George W. Bush
2008: John S. McCain III
2012: Willard M. Romney

This thread is in individual politics

Its "Who would you vote for in a preceding election?" and the first couple of posts was a senate election. This is for US Presidential elections, besides, it can give someone a clear understanding of someone's views.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Golfman, you N00b, there are other threads. I'll relocate it when I'm on my PC.

[Derpist]

...
1860: Breckinridge
...
1948: Thurmond
...
1968: Wallace
...

Huh, I thought some of your posts seemed reasonable. Now I'm starting to question that...

Voting for a candidate does not equate to supporting all of that candidate's positions. The 2 party system sucks and I'll gladly protest vote against it. In the past, regional politics mattered a lot more than they do now.  My conscience is at peace knowing that as a southerner in a different time, sometimes the only protest candidate I would find appealing is the clearly-going-to-lose southerner whose entire campaign is built on fried chicken, grits, moonshine, Sunday School, and "yall folks".  Tribal? Yes. Racist? No. It's also the main reason I'd vote for Carter.

I'm probably willing to vote Wallace, but I'd also cast my vote gladly for Eugene V. Debs. Would that be out of your comfort zone?

[Mr. Reactionary]

...
1860: Breckinridge
...
1948: Thurmond
...
1968: Wallace
...

Huh, I thought some of your posts seemed reasonable. Now I'm starting to question that...

Voting for a candidate does not equate to supporting all of that candidate's positions. The 2 party system sucks and I'll gladly protest vote against it. In the past, regional politics mattered a lot more than they do now.  My conscience is at peace knowing that as a southerner in a different time, sometimes the only protest candidate I would find appealing is the clearly-going-to-lose southerner whose entire campaign is built on fried chicken, grits, moonshine, Sunday School, and "yall folks".  Tribal? Yes. Racist? No. It's also the main reason I'd vote for Carter.

I'm probably willing to vote Wallace, but I'd also cast my vote gladly for Eugene V. Debs. Would that be out of your comfort zone?

I'd never vote for him, but I don't mind his existence and I think he shouldn't have gone to jail. He's a legit protest candidate.

[Clark Kent]

I suppose that a silver lining to the two-party system is that one of the two parties has consistently held beliefs that generally align pretty closely to my own, and the one time their nominee didn't, the other party was there to pick up the slack (he lost, but still), so I would never have needed a spoiler candidate or a third party to vote for. This year might be different, though...

[Goldwater]

I suppose that a silver lining to the two-party system is that one of the two parties has consistently held beliefs that generally align pretty closely to my own, and the one time their nominee didn't, the other party was there to pick up the slack (he lost, but still), so I would never have needed a spoiler candidate or a third party to vote for. This year might be different, though...

Just curious, since your list seems to suggest you're usually fine with voting for "RINO" type candidates, what about Teddy Roosevelt makes you unable to support him?

[Kingpoleon]

I can honestly say that without hindsight I'd probably be a Bell/Lincoln swing voter. I do understand Mr. Reactionary's viewpoint, even though I strongly don't agree.

[Clark Kent]

I suppose that a silver lining to the two-party system is that one of the two parties has consistently held beliefs that generally align pretty closely to my own, and the one time their nominee didn't, the other party was there to pick up the slack (he lost, but still), so I would never have needed a spoiler candidate or a third party to vote for. This year might be different, though...

Just curious, since your list seems to suggest you're usually fine with voting for "RINO" type candidates, what about Teddy Roosevelt makes you unable to support him?

I suppose that Parker might just be a protest vote against Roosevelt. I don't approve of his trustbusting and corporatist policies that distort the free market.

[Grand Wizard Lizard of the Klan]

1789: Hiding in forest
1792: Hiding in forest
1796: Thomas Jefferson
1800: Thomas Jefferson
1804: Thomas Jefferson
1808: James Madison
1812: Tecumseh!
1816: James Monroe
1820: James Monroe
1824: John Quincy Adams
1828: John Quincy Adams
1832: William Wirt
1836: Hugh Lawson White
1840: Hiding in forest
1844: Henry Clay
1848: Zachary Taylor
1852: Franklin Pierce
1856: James Buchanan
1860: Stephen A. Douglas
1864: George B. McClellan
1868: Ulysses S. Grant
1872: Ulysses S. Grant
1876: Samuel Jones Tilden
1880: Winfield Scott Hancock
1884: Grover Cleveland
1888: Grover Cleveland
1892: James B. Weaver
1896: William Jennings Bryan
1900: William Jennings Bryan
1904: Theodore Roosevelt
1908: William Jennings Bryan (dear Lord, why such people are so unlucky ;_;)
1912: Woodrow Wilson
1916: Woodrow Wilson
1920: James M. Cox
1924: John W. Davis
1928: Alfred Smith (after so many years at last some Christian candidate)
1932: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
1936: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
1940: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
1944: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
1948: Henry Agard Wallace
1952: Adlai Ewing Stevenson
1956: Adlai Ewing Stevenson
1960: John Fitzgerald Kennedy
1964: Lyndon Baines Johnson
1968: Hubert Humphrey
1972: George McGovern
1976: James Carter
1980: Ellen McCormack
1984: Gus Hall
1988: Michael Dukakis
1992: William Clinton
1996: William Clinton
2000: Albert Gore
2004: Ralph Nader
2008: Ralph Nader
2012: Barack H. Obama
2016: Bernard Sanders

[Mr. Smith]

1789: Washington
1792: Washington
1796: J. Adams
1800: J. Adams
1804: Jefferson
1808: Madison
1812: D. Clinton
1816: Monroe
1820: Monroe
1824: J.Q. Adams
1828: J.Q. Adams
1832: Jackson
1836: Van Buren
1840: Van Buren
1844: -abstain-
1848: Taylor
1852: Pierce
1856: -abstain-
1860: Douglas (no Lincoln on ballot)
1864: n/a (State at war)
1868: Grant
1872: Grant
1876: Hayes
1880: Garfield
1884: Cleveland
1888: B. Harrison
1892: Weaver
1896: Bryan
1900: Bryan
1904: T. Roosevelt
1908: Bryan
1912: T. Roosevelt
1916: Wilson
1920: Cox
1924: LaFollette
1928: Smith
1932: F. Roosevelt
1936: F. Roosevelt
1940: F. Roosevelt
1944: F. Roosevelt
1948: Truman
1952: Eisenhower
1956: Stevenson
1960: Kennedy
1964: L. Johnson
1968: Humphrey
1972: McGovern
1976: Carter
1980: Carter
1984: Mondale
1988: Dukakis
1992: B. Clinton
1996: B. Clinton
2000: Gore
2004: Kerry
2008: Obama
2012: Obama
2016: H. Clinton/Sanders (TBD)

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

I suppose that Parker might just be a protest vote against Roosevelt. I don't approve of his trustbusting and corporatist policies that distort the free market.

Not to be rude, but this analysis doesn't really hold up. For one thing, Roosevelt was far from the most aggressive trust-buster of the Progressive Era. William Howard Taft was much more heavy-handed when it came to making war on the big monopolies than TR was - in fact, that was one of the reasons for the Bull Moose campaign of 1912 - yet your post has you supporting Taft twice. You seem to be reacting to the pop culture image of these men more than their actual records, and the two differ quite a bit. I'm not sure what you mean by Roosevelt's "corporatist" policies - is this a reference to his support for labor unions?

On a more ideological note, I don't see how the monopolistic practices of the Trusts did anything but distort the free market. You don't have to be a socialist to acknowledge that monopolies - especially monopolies that abuse their power to send prices sky high - are a bad thing for the economy. Trusts like Standard Oil and others of its kind were a drain on American Capitalism, disrupting the natural cycle of the markets and using dishonest (and often outright illegal) practices to strangle the competition. This was an era in which striking workers were regularly gunned down by private detectives hired by company executives and profits were prioritized above workplace safety. One can debate the extent to which government intervention was appropriate, but the fact remains that something had to be done and the president was the only third party with the influence to do it.

[Goldwater]

Kent, I'm gonna have to agree with Truman here on both points. Trusts completely go against the idea of free market competition, which makes me a bit surprised about your opposition to trust busting, considering your stated political views.

[Intell]

1788: George Washington (Independent)
1792: George Washington (Independent)
1796: Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican)
1800: Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican)
1804: Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican)
1808: James Madison (Democraitc-Republican)
1812: James Madison (Democratic-Republican)
1816: James Monroe (Democratic-Republican)
1820: James Monroe (Democratic-Republican)
1824: Andrew Jackson (Democratic-Republican)
1828: Andrew Jackson (Democratic)
1832: Andrew Jackson (Democratic)
1836: Martin Van Buren (Democratic)
1840: Martin Van Buren (Democratic)
1844: James K. Polk (Democratic)
1848: Martin Van Buren (Free Soil)
1852: Winfield Scott (Whig)
1856: John C. Fremont (Republican)
1860: Abraham Lincoln (Republican)
1864: Abraham Lincoln (Republican)
1868: Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)
1872: Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)
1876: Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican)
1880: Winfield Scott Hancock (Democratic)
1884: Benjamin Butler (Greenback)
1888: Benjamin Harrison (Republican)
1892: James Weaver (Populist)
1896: William J. Bryan (Democratic)
1900: William J. Bryan (Democratic)
1904: Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
1908: William J. Bryan (Democratic)
1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)
1916: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
1920: Eugene V. Debs (Socialist)
1924: Robert M. La' Follette (Progressive)
1928: Al Smith (Democratic)
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
1948: Henry Wallace (Progressive)
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
1960: John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
1968: Hubert H. Humphrey (Democratic)
1972: George McGovern (Democratic)
1976: Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
1980: Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
1984: Walter Mondale (Democratic)
1988: Micheal Dukakis (Democratic)
1996: Ross Perot (Reform)
1996: Ross Perot (Reform)
2000: Al Gore (Democratic)
2004: John Kerry (Democratic)
2008: Barrack Obama (Democratic)
2012: Barrack Obama (Democratic)

[Clark Kent]

Fair enough about the "public perception vs. reality" thing on Roosevelt vs. Taft, but on principle I still don't support anti-monopoly laws.

[SWE]

Fair enough about the "public perception vs. reality" thing on Roosevelt vs. Taft, but on principle I still don't support anti-monopoly laws.

Then why would you back the guy who campaigned against TR being too soft on trusts?

[Kingpoleon]

Fair enough about the "public perception vs. reality" thing on Roosevelt vs. Taft, but on principle I still don't support anti-monopoly laws.

Then why would you back the guy who campaigned against TR being too soft on trusts?

[Clark Kent]

Fair enough about the "public perception vs. reality" thing on Roosevelt vs. Taft, but on principle I still don't support anti-monopoly laws.

Then why would you back the guy who campaigned against TR being too soft on trusts?

Probably the public perception again, then. I might switch to Roosevelt in 1912 (and possibly 1904 as well) in that case.