Rank your favorite candidate in each presidential primary with each other

[Mr. Smith]

Oh and as for GOP

1968: George Romney
1972: Richard Nixon
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: John Anderson
1988: Bob Dole
2008: Mike Huckabee
1992: Pat Buchanan
2012: Rick Santorum
2000: John McCain
1996: Lamar Alexander

[OSR stands with Israel]

Oh and as for GOP

1968: George Romney
1972: Richard Nixon
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: John Anderson
1988: Bob Dole
2008: Mike Huckabee
1992: Pat Buchanan
2012: Rick Santorum
2000: John McCain
1996: Lamar Alexander

Why Huck over McCain in 2008(McCain seems more moderate), Buchanan over Bush in 1992(Pat is a fringe crazy right winger ), and rick over mitt(Rick was to the right of Mitt on nearly every issue)

[Kingpoleon]

Oh and as for GOP

1968: George Romney
1972: Richard Nixon
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: John Anderson
1988: Bob Dole
2008: Mike Huckabee
1992: Pat Buchanan
2012: Rick Santorum
2000: John McCain
1996: Lamar Alexander

Why Huck over McCain in 2008(McCain seems more moderate), Buchanan over Bush in 1992(Pat is a fringe crazy right winger ), and rick over mitt(Rick was to the right of Mitt on nearly every issue)

L. D. Smith is a staunch populist and nationalist. It doesn't really make any sense for him not to vote for the most populist/nationalist candidates.

[ScottieF]

Bernie Sanders 2016
Robert Kennedy 1968
George McGovern 1972
Ted Kennedy 1980
Walter Mondale 1984
Mo Udall 1976
Hillary Clinton 2008
Jesse Jackson 1988
Howard Dean 2004
Bill Bradley 2000
Tom Harkin 1992

[America Needs R'hllor]

Republican:

2012- John Huntsman
2000- John McCain
1968- Nelson Rockfeller
1980- John Anderson
2016- George Pataki
2008- Rudy Giuliani

Democrats:

2008- Barack Obama
1968- Robert Kennedy
2004- Howard Dean
1992- Jerry Brown
1984- John Glenn
2016- Hillary Clinton
1972- Henry Jackson
2000- Al Gore

[Mr. Smith]

Oh and as for GOP

1968: George Romney
1972: Richard Nixon
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: John Anderson
1988: Bob Dole
2008: Mike Huckabee
1992: Pat Buchanan
2012: Rick Santorum
2000: John McCain
1996: Lamar Alexander

Why Huck over McCain in 2008(McCain seems more moderate), Buchanan over Bush in 1992(Pat is a fringe crazy right winger ), and rick over mitt(Rick was to the right of Mitt on nearly every issue)

L. D. Smith is a staunch populist and nationalist. It doesn't really make any sense for him not to vote for the most populist/nationalist candidates.

Huckabee wasn't really all that much more conservative than McCain, more liberal than 2008!Romney for sure. And regardless, he seemed more genuine than either. And as for McCain, he just doesn't seem all that smart.

Buchanan definitely sucks, but Bush Sr was an oil-baron, Moderate Hero who led the country to economic ruin. And he's a better tactical horse for a landslide in '94 going the other way.

And as for Rick, that's more a Harry Reid-esque statement to stop Mitt from becoming The Face rather than an actual preference.  And the adulterer is NOT a good alternative. That leaves Frothy by default.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

And as for Rick, that's more a Harry Reid-esque statement to stop Mitt from becoming The Face rather than an actual preference.  And the adulterer is NOT a good alternative. That leaves Frothy by default.

At least Santorum supports raising the minimum wage (he did in '16, anyways).

[President Johnson]

Since 1968 (enthustiastic votes in bold)

1968: Nelson Rockefeller / Hubert Humphrey (overall Rockefeller after LBJ withdrawl)
1972: Scoop Jackson
1976: Gerald Ford / Frank Church (overall Ford)
1980: Jimmy Carter/ John Conally (overall Conally)
1984: Walter Mondale
1988: Jesse Jackson / Bob Dole (overall Jackson)
1992: Jerry Brown
1996: Richard Lugar, then Bob Dole
2000: Al Gore; no Republican favorite
2004: Bob Graham, then John Kerry
2008: Barack Obama / Fred Thompson (overall Obama)
2012: Barack Obama / Jon Huntsman (overall Obama)
2016: Hillary Clinton / John Kasich (overall Kasich)

[mencken]

Ron Paul 2012
Ron Paul 2008
Rand Paul 2016¹
Steve Forbes 1996
Steve Forbes 2000²
John Ashbrook 1972
Phil Crane 1980
Jack Kemp 1988
Ronald Reagan 1976
Ronald Reagan 1968
Howard Dean 2004

¹top three are all basically the same, so ranking based on overall success
²Western Ukrainian Steve Forbes > Eastern Ukrainian Steve Forbes

[LLR]

Church '76
RFK '68
Obama '08
Bradley '00
McGovern '72
Obama '12
Dole '96
Dole '88
Dean '04
Brown '92
Hart '84
Clinton '16
Anderson '80

Undecided between Udall and Church '76 (both fantastic), and Pataki and Clinton '16. 1980, 2004, and 2016 are all really bleak, in general.

[OSR stands with Israel]

Church '76
RFK '68
Obama '08
Bradley '00
McGovern '72
Obama '12
Dole '96
Dole '88
Dean '04
Brown '92
Hart '84
Clinton '16
Anderson '80

Undecided between Udall and Church '76 (both fantastic), and Pataki and Clinton '16. 1980, 2004, and 2016 are all really bleak, in general.

You would support dole over Dukakis and dole over clinton

[Kingpoleon]

Church '76
RFK '68
Obama '08
Bradley '00
McGovern '72
Obama '12
Dole '96
Dole '88
Dean '04
Brown '92
Hart '84
Clinton '16
Anderson '80

Undecided between Udall and Church '76 (both fantastic), and Pataki and Clinton '16. 1980, 2004, and 2016 are all really bleak, in general.

You would support dole over Dukakis and dole over clinton

Maybe he doesn't like rapists??

[President Johnson]

Church '76
RFK '68
Obama '08
Bradley '00
McGovern '72
Obama '12
Dole '96
Dole '88
Dean '04
Brown '92
Hart '84
Clinton '16
Anderson '80

Undecided between Udall and Church '76 (both fantastic), and Pataki and Clinton '16. 1980, 2004, and 2016 are all really bleak, in general.

You would support dole over Dukakis and dole over clinton

Maybe he doesn't like rapists??

I would also have supported Dukakis in 1988 over Poppy Bush, but Poppy and Dole in 1992 and 1996 over Billy, because of the latters personal shortcomings

[LLR]

Church '76
RFK '68
Obama '08
Bradley '00
McGovern '72
Obama '12
Dole '96
Dole '88
Dean '04
Brown '92
Hart '84
Clinton '16
Anderson '80

Undecided between Udall and Church '76 (both fantastic), and Pataki and Clinton '16. 1980, 2004, and 2016 are all really bleak, in general.

You would support dole over Dukakis and dole over clinton

I have immense respect for Bob Dole, and he was generally one of the best Republicans during that era. So while I would've supported Dukakis over HW, I probably would've supported Dole if he had been the nominee (all of this being hypothetical, as I would not have been born for another 14 years)