Hardest decisions would have been 1904, 1952, 1956, and 1988.
Which elections would have been the easiest decisions?
I would not have been a huge McGovern fan either
Why
Easiest decisions are easily 2016 and 2020, because Trump is by far the worst thing the Republicans have ever put up as their nominee.
However, basically all the others I didn’t mention would have been pretty easy decisions too. The EASIEST would have been all the elections from 1932 to 1948 plus 1964. FDR, Truman, and LBJ are all top tier. The Clinton elections in the 90s would also have been very easy, especially 1996 — I like HW well enough as I said, but really don’t care for Dole. Clinton is hands down better than both. All the elections since, as the GOP has gotten crazier and crazier, have just made it easier on top of that.
1912 would have been a little tough as I do like both Wilson and TR, but for reasons I explained I ultimately would prefer Wilson.
A small part of me might have been tempted to vote Reagan in 1984, but at the end of the day I don’t think I could do it. Just too right-wing for me, no matter how charismatic he was. 1980 would have been easy: I would have most definitely been loyal to President Carter to the very end. I still personally admire him more than any other president.
I’m not in love with any of the 20s Democrats but again, they were all softer/wetter on prohibition than their Republican opponents and all else equal (as it pretty much was), that would have been enough.
Reason I would not have been a big fan of McGovern is number one I would likely have seen him as a little too far left and out there for my tastes, number two I would have a hard time seeing him as a strong and decisive leader. Really the same reasons the country rejected him, but I like to think I still would have been turned off more by Nixon.