Elections Revisited: 1876 General Election

[Kaine for Senate '18]

The poll will close on Sunday.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Tilden

Do you know what Tilden's economic positions were? He was a member of the laissez-faire wing of the Democratic Party, the Bourbon Democrats, which sadly died out in the early 1900s when Bryan's populists took over. Wikipedia mentions Tilden "worked closely with the New York City business community" as governor. He cut taxes, supported free trade, and sound money. Probably someone you'd call an "enemy" of the workers.

By that logic, I vote for Hayes.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Are we voting on who we liked, or who we think actually won?  1876 was clearly and unequivocally a stolen election, awarded to the loser (much moreso than 2000).

It's the person you would've supported.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Rutherford Hayes is an unsung exceptional president. He began the fight for civil service reform, thre out crooks and cronies from govenrment office, appointed a unity cabinet following a bitter election, began limited trust busting while still protecting the rights of business, fought to protect Chinese immigrants from mob violence in California and retired after one succesful term.

If that is not enough, I don't know what is.

I totally agree.  Chester A. Arthur is another sorely underrated President.