How would you have voted?: United States Presidential Elections

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I'll try to put myself in the shoes of a voter at the time, unknowing of history here.

1789: Washington (i)
1792: Washington (i)
1796: Jefferson (D-R)
1800: Jefferson (D-R)
1804: Jefferson (D-R)
1808: Madison (D-R)
1812: Madison (D-R)
1816: Monroe (D-R)
1820: Monroe (D-R)
1824: Q. Adams (D-R)
1828: Q. Adams (NR)
1832: Clay (NR)
1836: White (W)
1840: Harrison (W)
1844: Polk (D)
1848: Cass (D)
1852: Scott (W)
1856: Fremont (R)
1860: Lincoln (R)
1864: Lincoln (R)
1868: Grant (R)
1872: Grant (R)
1876: Hayes (R)
1880: Garfield (R)
1884: Blaine (R)
1888: Cleveland (D)
1892: Harrison (R)
1896: Bryan (D)
1900: Bryan (D)
1904: Roosevelt (R)
1908: Bryan (D)
1912: Roosevelt (P)
1916: Hughes (R)
1920: Harding (R)
1924: Coolidge (R)
1928: Hoover (R)
1932: Roosevelt (D)
1936: Landon (R)
1940: Willkie (R)
1944: Dewey (R)
1948: Dewey (R)
1952: Eisenhower (R)
1956: Eisenhower (R)
1960: Kennedy (D)     
1964: Johnson (D)     Primary: Rockefeller
1968: Nixon (R)     Primary: Romney
1972: Nixon (R)
1976: Ford (R)     Primary: Reagan
1980: Reagan (R)
1984: Reagan (R)
1988: Bush (R)
1992: Bush (R)
1996: Dole (R)     Primary: Forbes
2000: Bush (R)     Primary: McCain
2004: Badnarik (L)
2008: McCain (R)

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I'll try to put myself in the shoes of a voter at the time, unknowing of history here.

1789: Washington (i)
1792: Washington (i)
1796: Jefferson (D-R)
1800: Jefferson (D-R)
1804: Jefferson (D-R)
1808: Madison (D-R)
1812: Madison (D-R)
1816: Monroe (D-R)
1820: Monroe (D-R)
1824: Q. Adams (D-R)
1828: Q. Adams (NR)
1832: Clay (NR)
1836: White (W)
1840: Harrison (W)
1844: Polk (D)
1848: Cass (D)
1852: Scott (W)
1856: Fremont (R)
1860: Lincoln (R)
1864: Lincoln (R)
1868: Grant (R)
1872: Grant (R)
1876: Hayes (R)
1880: Garfield (R)
1884: Blaine (R)
1888: Cleveland (D)
1892: Weaver (P)
1896: Bryan (D)
1900: Bryan (D)
1904: Roosevelt (R)
1908: Bryan (D)
1912: Roosevelt (P)
1916: Hughes (R)
1920: Harding (R)
1924: Coolidge (R)
1928: Hoover (R)
1932: Roosevelt (D)
1936: Roosevelt (D)
1940: Willkie (R)
1944: Dewey (R)
1948: Dewey (R)
1952: Eisenhower (R)
1956: Eisenhower (R)
1960: Nixon (R)
1964: Johnson (D)     Primary: Rockefeller
1968: Nixon (R)     Primary: Romney
1972: Nixon (R)
1976: Ford (R)     Primary: Reagan
1980: Reagan (R)
1984: Reagan (R)
1988: Bush (R)
1992: Perot (I)
1996: Perot (I)
2000: Bush (R)     Primary: McCain
2004: Badnarik (L)
2008: McCain (R)

Changes in bold.

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Kerry in primary? Yuck

I'm a terrible person, aren't I?

So you wanted Bush to win?

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You could make the case that Kennedy was a narcissist (he did run for President ), but I wouldn't call him a sociopath.