As a companion topic to what I wrote earlier, I'm equally curious to see how those outside the Republican party would rank its presidential candidates. Feel free to use their political platforms, character, or any other criteria you wish.
Up for the ranking are:
-Dwight Eisenhower (1952, 1956)
-Richard Nixon (1960, 1968, 1972)
-Barry Goldwater (1964)
-Gerald R. Ford (1976)
-Ronald Reagan (1980, 1984)
-George H. W. Bush (1988, 1992)
-Robert Dole (1996)
-George W. Bush (2000, 2004)
-John S. McCain (2008)
1. Nixon
2. Eisenhower
3. Ford
4. McCain
5. Dole
6. Bush Sr.
7. Goldwater
8. Reagan
9. Bush Jr.
