How would you vote in these Southern Dems vs GOP runner ups elections since 1976

[Santander]

1976: Wallace
1980: Carter
1984: Reagan
1988: Dole
1992: Buchanan
1996: Buchanan
2000: McCain
2004: Bush
2008: Huckabee
2012: Santorum
2016: Webb

Wallace, Buchanan, Huckabee, Santorum, and Webb are all terrific.

[Santander]

1976: Wallace
1980: Carter
1984: Hollings
1988: Gore
1992: Buchanan
1996: Clinton
2000: Gore
2004: Bush
2008: Huckabee
2012: Landrieu
2016: Webb

I thought I remembered you as somewhat of a moderate Republican, especially on social issues.  Given the Southern Democrat love, was I mistaken?  LOL.

This is mostly a function of the Republican runners-up being awful and my unusual infatuation with Jimmy Carter.   Bob Dole and John McCain are some of my least favorite Republican politicians, and Santorum and Cruz are rather detestable as well. 

You still would vote for Wallace over Reagan !

George Wallace was a terrific judge and governor.

Reagan was a race-baiting, corrupt, anti-intellectual actor.

[Santander]

George Wallace the guy who supported segregation

Ronald Reagan made his "states' rights" speech at the Neshoba County Fair in 1980, years after George Wallace disavowed segregation.

[Santander]

Del, I didn't mean to say that Midwesterners WERE more "dignified" in their conservatism, just that maybe they fancied themselves so.

The Midwest has not been a historically conservative region , most of the conservatives Uptil 1994 came from the Western States or the northeast . Only state from Mideast that I would say has had notable conservatives were from Ohio

What?!  FDR's strongest opposition was from the Plains.  It was the first region to totally turn on the New Deal.

not midwest

Go to Nebraska and say that. See what people tell you.