How would you have voted?: United States Presidential Elections

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

1892, of course, being my proudest vote.

Wait, you would support Nixon over McGovern?!

In retrospect, no. I tried to put myself in the wayback machine for that one. Nixon gets a bad wrap that isn't always deserved.

It isn't? What exactly is so great about Nixon that everyone seems to be missing?

The fact that his 1972 opponent was not-so-great.

From a libertarian socialist perspective, McGovern was very nearly perfect.

Fixed that for you.

Huh? Are you a libertarian? While not "perfect," McGovern was much better than Nixon from a libertarian perspective...

[Scam of God]

1892, of course, being my proudest vote.

Wait, you would support Nixon over McGovern?!

In retrospect, no. I tried to put myself in the wayback machine for that one. Nixon gets a bad wrap that isn't always deserved.

It isn't? What exactly is so great about Nixon that everyone seems to be missing?

The fact that his 1972 opponent was not-so-great.

From a libertarian socialist perspective, McGovern was very nearly perfect.

Fixed that for you.

Right, because the asshole who initiated the War on Drugs, escalated the War in Vietnam (and made illegal incursions into Cambodia), increased the powers of the State and took the U.S. off the gold standard is a perfect fit for libertarians.

Jesus.

[CJK]

1892, of course, being my proudest vote.

Wait, you would support Nixon over McGovern?!

In retrospect, no. I tried to put myself in the wayback machine for that one. Nixon gets a bad wrap that isn't always deserved.

It isn't? What exactly is so great about Nixon that everyone seems to be missing?

The fact that his 1972 opponent was not-so-great.

From a libertarian socialist perspective, McGovern was very nearly perfect.

Fixed that for you.

Right, because the asshole who initiated the War on Drugs, escalated the War in Vietnam (and made illegal incursions into Cambodia), increased the powers of the State and took the U.S. off the gold standard is a perfect fit for libertarians.

Jesus.

Nope, never said that. But McGovern? Give me a break.

[Scam of God]

1892, of course, being my proudest vote.

Wait, you would support Nixon over McGovern?!

In retrospect, no. I tried to put myself in the wayback machine for that one. Nixon gets a bad wrap that isn't always deserved.

It isn't? What exactly is so great about Nixon that everyone seems to be missing?

The fact that his 1972 opponent was not-so-great.

From a libertarian socialist perspective, McGovern was very nearly perfect.

Fixed that for you.

Right, because the asshole who initiated the War on Drugs, escalated the War in Vietnam (and made illegal incursions into Cambodia), increased the powers of the State and took the U.S. off the gold standard is a perfect fit for libertarians.

Jesus.

Nope, never said that. But McGovern? Give me a break.

Yes, McGovern. There was virtually no economic difference in policy between McGovern and Nixon (both campaigned on a minimum living wage; Nixon, of course, didn't attempt to deliver), but McGovern was vastly more libertarian in foreign and domestic policy than Nixon could have ever hoped to be.

[Rob]

The American Conservative wrote an excellent "revisionist" profile of McGovern: Come Home, America. imo, it should be required reading for any "libertarian."

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

The American Conservative wrote an excellent "revisionist" profile of McGovern: Come Home, America. imo, it should be required reading for any "libertarian."

To this day, McGovern's reputation remains muddied due solely to the misrepresentations of his enemies, rather than on the actual George McGovern. The victors get to write the history books after all...

[CJK]

1892, of course, being my proudest vote.

Wait, you would support Nixon over McGovern?!

In retrospect, no. I tried to put myself in the wayback machine for that one. Nixon gets a bad wrap that isn't always deserved.

It isn't? What exactly is so great about Nixon that everyone seems to be missing?

The fact that his 1972 opponent was not-so-great.

From a libertarian socialist perspective, McGovern was very nearly perfect.

Fixed that for you.

Right, because the asshole who initiated the War on Drugs, escalated the War in Vietnam (and made illegal incursions into Cambodia), increased the powers of the State and took the U.S. off the gold standard is a perfect fit for libertarians.

Jesus.

Nope, never said that. But McGovern? Give me a break.

Yes, McGovern. There was virtually no economic difference in policy between McGovern and Nixon (both campaigned on a minimum living wage; Nixon, of course, didn't attempt to deliver), but McGovern was vastly more libertarian in foreign and domestic policy than Nixon could have ever hoped to be.

McGovern proposed to vastly increase the state's involvement in the economy, health care, etc. His foreign policy was basically the same as Nixon's at that time. Calling him a libertarian is a complete joke.

If you wanted to vote for a libertarian candidate in 1972, why not vote for, um, the actual libertarian candidate, Hospers, who won an electoral vote?

[Rob]

If you wanted to vote for a libertarian candidate in 1972, why not vote for, um, the actual libertarian candidate, Hospers, who won an electoral vote?

Hospers was only on the ballot in Colorado and Washington, winning a total of 3,674 votes (compare that to joke candidate Dr. Spock, who ran fifth with 78,759 votes; or even the Communist candidate, who received 25,597 votes). He certainly didn't "win" that electoral vote- a faithless Nixon elector gave it to him.

Hospers endorsed George W. Bush in 2004, as well. I can see why a libertarian would have problems with him.

[Sewer]

Hospers was only on the ballot in Colorado and Washington, winning a total of 3,674 votes (compare that to joke candidate Dr. Spock, who ran fifth with 78,759 votes; or even the Communist candidate, who received 25,597 votes).

Others Hospers lost to are the Socialist Labor candidate, the two Socialist Workers candidates, the Prohibition candidate and "Unpledged Socialist Workers Electors".

[k-onmmunist]

1789: Washington (I)
1792: Washington (I)
1796: Jefferson (D-R)
1800: Jefferson (D-R)
1804: Jefferson (D-R)
1808: Pinckney (F)
1812: Clinton (F)
1816: Monroe (D-R)
1820: Monroe (D-R)
1824: Clay (D-R)
1828: Quincy Adams (NR)
1832: Floyd (Nullifier)
1836: Van Buren (D)
1840: Van Buren (D)
1844: Polk (D)
1848: Van Buren (FS)
1852: Hale (FS)
1856: Fremont (R)
1860: Bell (CU)
1864: Lincoln (R)
1868: Grant (R)
1872: Grant (R)
1876: Hayes (R)
1880: Garfield (R)
1884: Cleveland (D)
1888: Cleveland (D)
1892: Cleveland (D)
1896: Bryan (D)
1900: Bryan (D)
1904: Parker (D)
1908: Bryan (D)
1912: Stay at home
1916: Hughes (R)
1920: Harding (R)
1924: Coolidge (R)
1928: Smith (D)
1932: Harvey (L)
1936: Landon (R)
1940: Willkie (R)
1944: Dewey (R)
1948: Dewey (R)
1952: Stevenson (D)
1956: Stevenson (D)
1960: Kennedy (D)
1964: Stay at home
1968: Stay at home
1972: Hospers (L)
1976: MacBride (L)
1980: Clark (L)
1984: Bergland (L)
1988: Paul (L)
1992: Marrou (L)
1996: Browne (L)
2000: Nader (G)
2004: Badnarik (L)
2008 primaries: Paul (R)
2008 election: McCain (R)

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

1896: Bryan (D)
1900: Bryan (D)
1908: Bryan (D)

Hey, good list; I'm just trying to understand what it is you like about Bryan?

[k-onmmunist]

1896: Bryan (D)
1900: Bryan (D)
1908: Bryan (D)

Hey, good list; I'm just trying to understand what it is you like about Bryan?

I'm pro silver.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

1896: Bryan (D)
1900: Bryan (D)
1908: Bryan (D)

Hey, good list; I'm just trying to understand what it is you like about Bryan?

I'm pro silver.

I personally prefer silver to gold, but that's not a good reason to wreck the economy.

[k-onmmunist]

1896: Bryan (D)
1900: Bryan (D)
1908: Bryan (D)

Hey, good list; I'm just trying to understand what it is you like about Bryan?

I'm pro silver.

I personally prefer silver to gold, but that's not a good reason to wreck the economy.

Hmm.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

1896: Bryan (D)
1900: Bryan (D)
1908: Bryan (D)

Hey, good list; I'm just trying to understand what it is you like about Bryan?

I'm pro silver.

I personally prefer silver to gold, but that's not a good reason to wreck the economy.

Hmm.

WJB's populist agenda was just part of a slippery slope anyway. He just wanted to promise lots of short-term inflation to further his demagogic career. If silver stocks ran low, he'd have been demanding something else be done to loosen monetary policies. Eventually we'd get to where we are today with government fiat money printed at will.

[Хahar 🤔]

1932: Harvey (L)
1936: Landon (R)
1940: Willkie (R)
1944: Dewey (R)
1948: Dewey (R)
1952: Stevenson (D)
1956: Stevenson (D)
1960: Kennedy (D)
1964: Stay at home
1968: Stay at home
1972: Hospers (L)
1976: MacBride (L)
1980: Clark (L)
1984: Bergland (L)
1988: Paul (L)
1992: Marrou (L)
1996: Browne (L)
2000: Nader (G)
2004: Badnarik (L)
2008 primaries: Paul (R)
2008 election: McCain (R)

Rather interesting that the only two Democrats you vote for in this period are the ones I wouldn't vote for.

[k-onmmunist]

1932: Harvey (L)
1936: Landon (R)
1940: Willkie (R)
1944: Dewey (R)
1948: Dewey (R)
1952: Stevenson (D)
1956: Stevenson (D)
1960: Kennedy (D)
1964: Stay at home
1968: Stay at home
1972: Hospers (L)
1976: MacBride (L)
1980: Clark (L)
1984: Bergland (L)
1988: Paul (L)
1992: Marrou (L)
1996: Browne (L)
2000: Nader (G)
2004: Badnarik (L)
2008 primaries: Paul (R)
2008 election: McCain (R)

Rather interesting that the only two Democrats you vote for in this period are the ones I wouldn't vote for.

I hate Bible-basher Ike and gold hating crook Nixon too much to ever consider voting for them.

[Хahar 🤔]

1932: Harvey (L)
1936: Landon (R)
1940: Willkie (R)
1944: Dewey (R)
1948: Dewey (R)
1952: Stevenson (D)
1956: Stevenson (D)
1960: Kennedy (D)
1964: Stay at home
1968: Stay at home
1972: Hospers (L)
1976: MacBride (L)
1980: Clark (L)
1984: Bergland (L)
1988: Paul (L)
1992: Marrou (L)
1996: Browne (L)
2000: Nader (G)
2004: Badnarik (L)
2008 primaries: Paul (R)
2008 election: McCain (R)

Rather interesting that the only two Democrats you vote for in this period are the ones I wouldn't vote for.

I hate Bible-basher Ike and gold hating crook Nixon too much to ever consider voting for them.

And you take the racist Stevenson/Kefauver ticket?

[k-onmmunist]

1932: Harvey (L)
1936: Landon (R)
1940: Willkie (R)
1944: Dewey (R)
1948: Dewey (R)
1952: Stevenson (D)
1956: Stevenson (D)
1960: Kennedy (D)
1964: Stay at home
1968: Stay at home
1972: Hospers (L)
1976: MacBride (L)
1980: Clark (L)
1984: Bergland (L)
1988: Paul (L)
1992: Marrou (L)
1996: Browne (L)
2000: Nader (G)
2004: Badnarik (L)
2008 primaries: Paul (R)
2008 election: McCain (R)

Rather interesting that the only two Democrats you vote for in this period are the ones I wouldn't vote for.

I hate Bible-basher Ike and gold hating crook Nixon too much to ever consider voting for them.

And you take the racist Stevenson/Kefauver ticket?

It's like choosing between eating crap or drinking piss.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

General (1789-2008)
1789: George Washington (NP-VA)
1792: George Washington (NP-VA)
1796: Thomas Jefferson (DR-VA)
1800: Thomas Jefferson (DR-VA)
1804: Thomas Jefferson (DR-VA)
1808: James Madison (DR-VA)
1812: James Madison (DR-VA)
1816: James Monroe (DR-VA)
1820: James Monroe (DR-VA)
1824: Andrew Jackson (DR-TN)
1828: Andrew Jackson (D-TN)
1832: Andrew Jackson (D-TN)
1836: William Henry Harrison (W-VA)
1840: William Henry Harrison (W-VA)
1844: James K. Polk (D-TN)
1848: Zachary Taylor (W-VA)
1852: Winfield Scott (W-NJ)
1856: John Fremont (R-CA)
1860: Abraham Lincoln (R-IL)
1864: Abraham Lincoln (R-IL)
1868: Ulysses S. Grant (R-OH)
1872: Ulysses S. Grant (R-OH)
1876: Peter Cooper (G-NY)
1880: James Weaver (G-IA)
1884: Benjamin Butler (G-MA)
1888: Alson Jenness Streeter (UL-IL)
1892: James Weaver (P-IA)
1896: William Jennings Bryan (D-NE)
1900: William Jennings Bryan (D-NE)
1904: Theodore Roosevelt (R-NY)
1908: William Jennings Bryan (D-NE)
1912: Theodore Roosevelt (P-NY)
1916: Woodrow Wilson (D-VA)
1920: Eugene Debs (S-IN)
1924: Robert LaFollette (P-WI)
1928: Al Smith (D-NY)
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D-NY)
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D-NY)
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D-NY)
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D-NY)
1948: Harry Truman (D-MO)
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R-KS)
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R-KS)
1960: John F. Kennedy (D-MA)
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (D-TX)
1968: Hubert H. Humphrey (D-MN)
1972: Richard M. Nixon (R-CA)
1976: Jimmy Carter (D-GA)
1980: John Anderson (I-IL)
1984: Ronald Reagan (R-CA)
1988: Michael Dukakis (D-MA)
1992: Bill Clinton (D-AR)
1996: Bill Clinton (D-AR)
2000: Al Gore (D-TN)
2004: John Kerry (D-MA)
2008: Barack Obama (D-IL)

Primaries/Conventions (1912-2008)
1912: Woodrow Wilson (D-VA)
1916: Woodrow Wilson (D-VA)
1920: Carter Glass (D-VA)
1924: Joseph Robinson (D-AR)
1928: Cordell Hull (D-TN)
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D-NY)
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D-NY)
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D-NY)
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D-NY)
1948: Harry Truman (D-MO)
1952: Alben Barkley (D-KY)
1956: Lyndon Johnson (D-TX)
1960: Lyndon Johnson (D-TX)
1964: Lyndon Johnson (D-TX)
1968: Hubert Humphrey (D-MN)
1972: Scoop Jackson (D-WA)
1976: Scoop Jackson (D-WA)
1980: Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
1984: Reubin Askew (D-FL)
1988: Al Gore (D-TN)
1992: Bill Clinton (D-AR)
1996: Bill Clinton (D-AR)
2000: Al Gore (D-TN)
2004: Joe Lieberman (D-CT)
2008: Barack Obama (D-IL)

[Rob]

And you take the racist Stevenson/Kefauver ticket?

Eisenhower believed that appointing Earl Warren to the Supreme Court was his worst decision as President and said white southerners were "good people; they just don't want their sweet daughters sitting in classrooms with some big buck ns."

[RI]

A more comprehensive listing:

General Election
1789: George Washington (NP-VA)
1792: George Washington (NP-VA)
1796: Thomas Jefferson (DR-VA)
1800: Thomas Jefferson (DR-VA)
1804: Thomas Jefferson (DR-VA)
1808: James Madison (DR-VA)
1812: James Madison (DR-VA)
1816: James Monroe (DR-VA)
1820: James Monroe (DR-VA)
1824: John Quincy Adams (DR-MA)
1828: Andrew Jackson (D-TN)
1832: Andrew Jackson (D-TN)
1836:Martin Van Buren (D-NY)
1840: Martin Van Buren (D-NY)
1844: Henry Clay (W-KY)
1848: Martin Van Buren (FS-NY)
1852: Franklin Pierce (D-NH)
1856: John Fremont (R-CA)
1860: Abraham Lincoln (R-IL)
1864: Abraham Lincoln (R-IL)
1868: Ulysses Grant (R-IL)
1872: Ulysses Grant (R-IL)
1876: Rutherford Hayes (R-OH)
1880: James Garfield (R-OH)
1884: James Blaine (R-ME)
1888: Benjamin Harrison (R-IN)
1892: James Weaver (Pop-IA)
1896: William Jennings Bryan (D-NE)
1900: William Jennings Bryan (D-NE)
1904: Theodore Roosevelt (R-NY)
1908: William Jennings Bryan (D-NE)
1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog-NY)
1916: Woodrow Wilson (D-NJ)
1920: Warren Harding (R-OH)
1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog-WI)
1928: Alfred Smith (D-NY)
1932: Franklin Roosevelt (D-NY)
1936: Franklin Roosevelt (D-NY)
1940: Franklin Roosevelt (D-NY)
1944: Franklin Roosevelt (D-NY)
1948: Henry Wallace (Prog-IA)
1952: Dwight Eisenhower (R-NY)
1956: Dwight Eisenhower (R-NY)
1960: John Kennedy (D-MA)
1964: Lyndon Johnson (D-TX)
1968: Hubert Humphrey (D-MN)
1972: Richard Nixon (R-CA)
1976: Gerald Ford (R-MI)
1980: John Anderson (I-IL)
1984: Ronald Reagan (R-CA)
1988: Michael Dukakis (D-MA)
1992: Bill Clinton (D-AR)
1996: Bill Clinton (D-AR)
2000: Al Gore (D-TN)
2004: John Kerrey (D-MA)
2008: Barack Obama (D-IL)

Primary Elections
1912: Theodore Roosevelt (R-NY)
1916: Charles Hughes (R-NY)
1920: Hiram Johnson (R-CA)
1924: Hiram Johnson (R-CA)
1928: Alfred Smith (D-NY)
1932: Franklin Roosevelt (D-NY)
1936: William Borah (R-ID)
1940: Franklin Roosevelt (D-NY)
1944: Earl Warren (R-CA)
1948: Earl Warren (R-CA)
1952: Estes Kefauver (D-TN)
1956: Dwight Eisenhower (R-NY)
1960: John Kennedy (D-MA)
1964: Nelson Rockefeller (R-NY)
1968: Robert Kennedy (D-NY)
1972: Edmund Muskie (D-ME)
1976: Henry Jackson (D-WA)
1980: Edward Kennedy (D-MA)
1984: Gary Hart (D-CO)
1988: Al Gore (D-TN)
1992: Bill Clinton (D-AR)
1996: Bill Clinton (D-AR)
2000: Al Gore (D-TN)
2004: Howard Dean (D-VT)
2008: Barack Obama (D-IL)

[Sewer]

1789: George Washington
1792: George Washington
1796: Thomas Jefferson
1800: Thomas Jefferson
1804: Thomas Jefferson
1808: George Clinton
1812: DeWitt Clinton
1816: Rufus King
1820: John Quincy Adams
1824: John Quincy Adams
1828: John Quincy Adams
1832: Henry Clay
1836: William Henry Harrison
1840: William Henry Harrison
1844: James G. Birney
1848: Martin Van Buren
1852: John P. Hale
1856: John Fremont
1860: Abraham Lincoln
1864: Abraham Lincoln
1868: Ulysses Grant
1872: Horace Greeley
1876: Peter Cooper
1880: James B. Weaver
1884: Benjamin F. Butler
1888: Alson Streeter
1892: James Weaver
1896: Charles Matchett
1900: Eugene Debs
1904: Eugene Debs
1908: Eugene Debs
1912: Eugene Debs
1916: Allan Benson
1920: Eugene Debs
1924: Robert LaFollette
1928: Norman Thomas
1932: Franklin Roosevelt
1936: Franklin Roosevelt
1940: Franklin Roosevelt
1944: Franklin Roosevelt
1948: Norman Thomas
1952: Adlai Stevenson
1956: Adlai Stevenson
1960: Eric Hass
1964: Eric Hass
1968: Eugene McCarthy
1972: George McGovern
1976: Eugene McCarthy
1980: John Anderson
1984: Walter Mondale
1988: Michael Dukakis
1992: Ross Perot
1996: Ralph Nader
2000: Ralph Nader
2004: David Cobb
2008: Ralph Nader

[k-onmmunist]

I small parties.

[segwaystyle2012]

1980: Ronald Reagan
1984: Ronald Reagan
1988: Ron Paul
1992: Ross Perot
1996: Ross Perot
2000: George Bush
2004: John Kerry
2008: John McCain
2012: Gary Johnson