Who would have been your second choice in Primaries?

[Lechasseur]

How would you have voted in primaires if your first choice candidate didn't make it to your state's primary?

Democratic:
1984: John Glenn (1st choice: Fritz Hollings)
2004: John Kerry (1st choice: Dick Gephardt)
2016: Hillary Clinton (1st choice: Jim Webb)

Republican:
2016: Donald Trump (1st choice: Scott Walker)

[President Johnson]

Since 1960:

1960: Stuart Symington (1st: LBJ)
1964: All the way with LBJ!
1968: Hubert Humphrey (1st: LBJ); though would have enthusiastically supported Nelson Rockefeller after LBJ withdrawal
1972: Terry Sandford (1st: Scoop Jackson)
1976: Milton Shapp (1st: Frank Church); enthusiastically Gerald Ford in general election first choice
1980: Ted Kennedy (1st: Jimmy Carter)
1984: Walter Mondale (1st: Reubin Askew)
1988: Joe Biden (1st: Al Gore)
1992: Douglas Wilder (1st: Jerry Brown)
1996: (Republican): Bob Dole (1st: Richard Lugar)
2000: only one candidate
2004: Wesley Clark (1st: Bob Graham)
2008: Joe Biden (1st: Barack Obama)
2012: (Republican): Gary Johnson (1st: Jon Huntsman), enthusiastically Obama in general election of course
2016: Bernard Sanders (1st: Hillary Clinton)*; Republican: George Pataki (1st: John Kasich)

* in retrospect, I think Bernard would have been the better candidate for general election

[America Needs R'hllor]

Democrats:
2016- Martin O'Malley (1st choice: Hillary Clinton)
2008- Hillary Clinton (1st choice: Barack Obama)
2004- John Kerry (1st choice: Howard Dean)
2000- Bill Bradley (1st choice: Al Gore)
1992- Tom Harkin (1st choice: Jerry Brown)
1988- Joe Biden (1st choice: Al Gore)
1984- Reubin Askew (1st choice: John Glenn)
1980- Jimmy Carter (1st choice: Jerry Brown)
1976- Jerry Brown (1st choice: Birch Bayh)
1972- Scoop Jackson (1st choice: Birch Bayh)
1968- Hubert Humphrey (1st choice: Robert Kennedy)
1960- John Kennedy (1st choice: Pat Brown)

Republicans:
2016- John Kasich (1st choice: George Pataki)
2012- Mitt Romney (1st choice: John Huntsman)
2008- John McCain (1st choice: Rudy Giuliani)
2000- John Kasich (1st choice: John McCain)
1996- Dick Lugar (1st choice: Arlen Specter)
1988- Jack Kemp (1st choice: Harold Stassen)
1980- Harold Stassen (1st choice: John B. Anderson)
1976- Charles Mathias (1st choice: Gerald Ford)
1968- George Romney (1st choice: Nelson Rockefeller)
1964- Nelson Rockefeller (1st choice: Margaret Chase Smith)

[TheSaint250]

I’ll just do from 2000 on.

2000: George W. Bush (John McCain)
2008: Mitt Romney (Rudy Giuliani)
2012: Mitt Romney (Jon Hunstman)
2016: George Pataki (Marco Rubio)

[The Govanah Jake]

2000: Al Gore (Bill Bradley)
2004: Howard Dean (John Edwards)
2008: Hillary Clinton (Barack Obama)
2012: Some left wing challenger (Barack Obama)
2016: Martin O'Malley (Bernie Sanders

2000 - John Kasich (John McCain)
2008 - John McCain (Ron Paul)
2012 - John Huntsman (Ron Paul)
2016 - John Kasich (Donald Trump)

[Lechasseur]

OK this would be my list of second choices (regardless of how far they got, rather than back up choices, which is probably what I should have said in the title):

Democratic:
1972: Hubert Humphrey (Scoop Jackson)
1976: Scoop Jackson (Jimmy Carter)
1980: Ted Kennedy (Jimmy Carter)
1984: John Glenn (Fritz Hollings)
1988: Al Gore (Dick Gephardt)
1992: Bob Kerrey (Bill Clinton)
2000: Bill Bradley (Al Gore)
2004: Bob Graham (Dick Gephardt)
2008: John Edwards (Hillary Clinton)
2016: Hillary Clinton (Jim Webb)

Republican:
1976: Ronald Reagan (Gerald Ford)
1980: Ronald Reagan (George H. W. Bush)
1988: Bob Dole (George H. W. Bush)
1992: Pat Buchanan (George H. W. Bush)
1996: Lamar Alexander (Pat Buchanan)
2000: John McCain (George W. Bush)
2008: Mike Huckabee (Mitt Romney)
2012: Rick Perry (Mitt Romney)
2016: Rick Perry (Scott Walker) [neither made it to the first primary, so I found myself going to Trump]

[Kingpoleon]

Democratic:
1976: Birch Bayh
1980: Cliff Finch
1984: Reubin Askew
1988: Paul Simon
1992: Jerry Brown
1996: NOTA
2000: Bill Bradley
2004: Howard Dean
2008: Mike Gravel
2016: Martin O’Malley

Republican:
1976: Ronald Reagan(X)
1980: George H. W. Bush
1984: Ronald Reagan(X)
1988: Jack Kemp
1992: Harold Stassen
1996: Bob Dole
2000: John Kasich
2004: Tom Laughlin
2008: Fred Thompson
2012: Fred Karger/Gary Johnson
2016: George Pataki

[VPH]

Democrats:
2016- Martin O'Malley or Jim Webb (1st choice: Bernie Sanders)
2008- John Edwards (1st choice: Barack Obama)
2004- Dick Gephardt (1st choice: Wesley Clark)
2000- Al Gore (1st choice: Bill Bradley)
1992- Bob Kerrey (1st choice: Tom Harkin)
1988- Jesse Jackson (1st choice: Joe Biden)
1984- Walter Mondale (1st choice: George McGovern)
1980- Jimmy Carter (1st choice: Ted Kennedy)
1976- Birch Bayh (1st choice: Fred Harris)
1972- Hubert Humphrey (1st choice: George McGovern)
1968- Eugene McCarthy (1st choice: Robert Kennedy)
1960- Pat Brown (1st choice: JFK)

[MAINEiac4434]

1968: Humphrey (first choice: Kennedy)
1972: McGovern (first choice: Muskie)
1976: Brown (first choice: Udall)
1980: Carter (first choice: Kennedy)
1984: Askew (first choice: Glenn)
1988: Jackson (first choice: Dukakis)
1992: Clinton (first choice: Harkin)
2004: Kerry (first choice: Dean)
2008: Clinton (first choice: Obama)
2016: Sanders (first choice: Clinton)

As you can see, I really know how to pick 'em. Only three of my first choices have become nominees, and only one has become president.

[OSR stands with Israel]

Since 1968(First choice in parentheses)

1968: Richard Nixon(Nelson Rockefeller)
1972: Henry Jackson (Richard Nixon)
1976: Henry Jackson (Ronald Reagan)
1980: George HW Bush (Ronald Reagan)
1984: John Glenn (Ronald Reagan)
1988: Bob Dole(George HW Bush)
1992: Bill Clinton (George HW Bush)
1996: Bob Dole (Bill Clinton)
2000: John McCain (George W Bush)
2004: Joe Lieberman (George W Bush)
2008: Mitt Romney (John McCain)
2012: Jon Huntsman (Mitt Romney)
2016: Marco Rubio (John Kasich)


With hindsight on how the next 4 years would go(but no idea how next election would go):

1968 : Nelson Rockefeller (Richard Nixon)
1972: Hubert Humphrey (Henry M Jackson)
1992: George HW Bush (Bill Clinton)
2000: George W Bush(John McCain)
2004: Dick Gephardt (Joe Lieberman)
2008: John McCain (Mitt Romney)

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Since 1968(First choice in parentheses)

1968: Richard Nixon(Nelson Rockefeller)
1972: Henry Jackson (Richard Nixon)
1976: Henry Jackson (Ronald Reagan)
1980: George HW Bush (Ronald Reagan)
1984: John Glenn (Ronald Reagan)
1988: Bob Dole(George HW Bush)
1992: Bill Clinton (George HW Bush)
1996: Bob Dole (Bill Clinton)
2000: John McCain (George W Bush)
2004: Joe Lieberman (George W Bush)
2008: Mitt Romney (John McCain)
2012: Jon Huntsman (Mitt Romney)
2016: Marco Rubio (John Kasich)


With hindsight on how the next 4 years would go(but no idea how next election would go):

1968 : Nelson Rockefeller (Richard Nixon)
1972: Hubert Humphrey (Henry M Jackson)
1992: George HW Bush (Bill Clinton)
2000: George W Bush(John McCain)
2004: Dick Gephardt (Joe Lieberman)
2008: John McCain (Mitt Romney)

So you prefer Rockefeller to Nixon, but Reagan over Ford?

[OSR stands with Israel]

Since 1968(First choice in parentheses)

1968: Richard Nixon(Nelson Rockefeller)
1972: Henry Jackson (Richard Nixon)
1976: Henry Jackson (Ronald Reagan)
1980: George HW Bush (Ronald Reagan)
1984: John Glenn (Ronald Reagan)
1988: Bob Dole(George HW Bush)
1992: Bill Clinton (George HW Bush)
1996: Bob Dole (Bill Clinton)
2000: John McCain (George W Bush)
2004: Joe Lieberman (George W Bush)
2008: Mitt Romney (John McCain)
2012: Jon Huntsman (Mitt Romney)
2016: Marco Rubio (John Kasich)


With hindsight on how the next 4 years would go(but no idea how next election would go):

1968 : Nelson Rockefeller (Richard Nixon)
1972: Hubert Humphrey (Henry M Jackson)
1992: George HW Bush (Bill Clinton)
2000: George W Bush(John McCain)
2004: Dick Gephardt (Joe Lieberman)
2008: John McCain (Mitt Romney)

So you prefer Rockefeller to Nixon, but Reagan over Ford?

The reason I would have preferred Rockefeller over Nixon in 68 is due to the electability factor . Nixon lost in 1960 and he even lost a state wide election in 62 so due to that he wouldn't have been my first choice.

[Lechasseur]

OK if we're going to mix parties like Old School Republican this would be my list:

1972: Richard Nixon (Scoop Jackson)
1976: Scoop Jackson (Jimmy Carter)
1980: Ronald Reagan (George H. W. Bush)
1984: Ronald Reagan (Fritz Hollings)
1988: George H. W. Bush (Dick Gephardt)
1992: Bill Clinton (George H. W. Bush)
1996: Pat Buchanan (Bill Clinton)
2000: Al Gore (George W. Bush)
2004: Bob Graham (Dick Gephardt)
2008: John Edwards (Hillary Clinton)
2012: Rick Perry (Mitt Romney)
2016: Scott Walker (Jim Webb)

[Kingpoleon]

Since 1968(First choice in parentheses)

1968: Richard Nixon(Nelson Rockefeller)
1972: Henry Jackson (Richard Nixon)
1976: Henry Jackson (Ronald Reagan)
1980: George HW Bush (Ronald Reagan)
1984: John Glenn (Ronald Reagan)
1988: Bob Dole(George HW Bush)
1992: Bill Clinton (George HW Bush)
1996: Bob Dole (Bill Clinton)
2000: John McCain (George W Bush)
2004: Joe Lieberman (George W Bush)
2008: Mitt Romney (John McCain)
2012: Jon Huntsman (Mitt Romney)
2016: Marco Rubio (John Kasich)


With hindsight on how the next 4 years would go(but no idea how next election would go):

1968 : Nelson Rockefeller (Richard Nixon)
1972: Hubert Humphrey (Henry M Jackson)
1992: George HW Bush (Bill Clinton)
2000: George W Bush(John McCain)
2004: Dick Gephardt (Joe Lieberman)
2008: John McCain (Mitt Romney)

So you prefer Rockefeller to Nixon, but Reagan over Ford?

The reason I would have preferred Rockefeller over Nixon in 68 is due to the electability factor . Nixon lost in 1960 and he even lost a state wide election in 62 so due to that he wouldn't have been my first choice.

Why wouldn’t you support Reagan or Rhodes in 1968?

[vanguard96]

Next year will be the first time to have primaries voted on by the public rather than registered party members. And at the time of the 2016 convention I was not a member.

The top 4 candidates all had issues. I would say McAfee is a definite no, but then after that between Perry, Petersen, and Johnson I can make a case for all 3 to be either first, second, or third.

I did not follow the prior LP selections enough or politics in general enough to make a selection on the primary candidates.

I will have to check into it further.

[OSR stands with Israel]

Since 1968(First choice in parentheses)

1968: Richard Nixon(Nelson Rockefeller)
1972: Henry Jackson (Richard Nixon)
1976: Henry Jackson (Ronald Reagan)
1980: George HW Bush (Ronald Reagan)
1984: John Glenn (Ronald Reagan)
1988: Bob Dole(George HW Bush)
1992: Bill Clinton (George HW Bush)
1996: Bob Dole (Bill Clinton)
2000: John McCain (George W Bush)
2004: Joe Lieberman (George W Bush)
2008: Mitt Romney (John McCain)
2012: Jon Huntsman (Mitt Romney)
2016: Marco Rubio (John Kasich)


With hindsight on how the next 4 years would go(but no idea how next election would go):

1968 : Nelson Rockefeller (Richard Nixon)
1972: Hubert Humphrey (Henry M Jackson)
1992: George HW Bush (Bill Clinton)
2000: George W Bush(John McCain)
2004: Dick Gephardt (Joe Lieberman)
2008: John McCain (Mitt Romney)

So you prefer Rockefeller to Nixon, but Reagan over Ford?

The reason I would have preferred Rockefeller over Nixon in 68 is due to the electability factor . Nixon lost in 1960 and he even lost a state wide election in 62 so due to that he wouldn't have been my first choice.

Why wouldn’t you support Reagan or Rhodes in 1968?

Reagan- Didnt have enough experience in 1968 (He was Governor for less than two years at that point)

Rhodes- I believe he only ran in Ohio to control the nominating process at the convention.

[SATW]

2016: 1st Choice: Rubio; 2nd Choice: Walker
2012: 1st Choice: Romney; 2nd Choice: Gingrich, I guess (IRL I supported Santorum)
2008: 1st Choice: Romney; 2nd Choice: F. Thompson

[#gravelgang #lessiglad]

Since 2000 (First choice in parentheses)
Dems
2000: Bradley (Wellstone (Declined, but still))
2004: Kucinich (Dean)
2008: Biden (Gravel)
2012: Obama
2016: Sanders (O'Malley)

Reps
2000: McCain (Kasich)
2004: N/A
2008: Giuliani? (Paul)
2012: Romney (Paul)
2016: Kasich (Paul, but the other one)

[daveosupremo]

88— Kemp (Bush)
92— Buchanan (Bush)
96— Gramm (Forbes)
00— Bush (Forbes)
04— N/A
08— Thompson (Paul)
12— Gingrich (Perry)
16— Cruz (Walker)

[mvd10]

2016 - Kasich (first choice was Jeb!, but it basically was a three way tie between Jeb!, Kasich and Rubio)
2012 - Romney (first choice was Huntsman but Romney was the de facto first choice because it was painfully obvious that Huntsman wasn't winning)
2008 - Giuliani (first choice was McCain)
2000 - Bush (first choice was McCain)
1996 - Bob Dole (first choice was Lugar)

[HillGoose]

Republican (the only kind I vote in)

1980 Republican: John Connally (first choice George HW Bush)
1988 Republican: Bob Dole (first choice George HW Bush)
1996 Republican: Steve Forbes (first choice Bob Dole)
2000 Republican: John McCain (first choice George Bush)
2008 Republican: Mitt Romney (first choice McCain)
2012 Republican: Newt Gingrich (first choice Santorum, trying to force a brokered convention)
2016 Republican: Jeb Bush (first choice Lindsey Graham)

Democratic (hypothetically)
1976 Democratic: Jimmy Carter (first choice Scoop Jackson)
1980 Democratic: Jerry Brown (first choice Jimmy Carter)
1984 Democratic: Gary Hart (first choice Walter Mondale)
1992 Democratic: Tom Harkin (first choice Bob Kerrey)
2004 Democratic: John Edwards (first choice Wesley Clark)
2008 Democratic: Hillary Clinton (first choice John Edwards)
2016 Democratic: Bernie Sanders (first choice Hillary Clinton)