20 favourite American politicians

[LAKISYLVANIA]

1) Bernie Sanders
2) Eugene V. Debs
3) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
4) William J. Bryan
5) Richard Ojeda
6) Ro Khanna
7) Henry Wallace
8. Robert M. La Folette
9) Theodore Roosevelt
10) Franklin D. Roosevelt

11) Rashida Tlaib
12) Andrew Yang
13) Mark Pocan
14) Pramila Jayapal
15) Eugene McCarthy
16) George McGovern
17) Edmund Muskie
18) RFK
19) Jesse Jackson
20) Ted Kennedy

[Starry Eyed Jagaloon]

Current Politicians Only:

1. Hillary Clinton
2. Nancy Pelosi
3. Kamala Harris
4. Pete Buttigeig
5. Joe Biden
6. Barack Obama
7. Stacey Abrams
8. Jerry Brown
9. Amy Klobuchar
10. London Breed
11. Chuck Schumer
12. Jared Polis
13. JB Pritzker
14. Gretchen Whitmer
15. Tammy Duckworth
16. Ron Wyden
17. James Clyburn
18. Jay Inslee
19. Mitt Romney
20. Kate Brown

[Dr. MB]

(alive)
Bernie Sanders
Barbara Lee
Jeff Merkley
Ron Wyden
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Jimmy Carter
Neil Abercrombie
Sherrod Brown
Chuy Garcia
Colleen Hanabusa
Pramila Jayapal
Chokwe Antar Lumumba
Russ Feingold
Jay Inslee
Peter DeFazio
Jessica Cisneros
John Fetterman
Lee Carter

(dead)
Frank Church
Ron Dellums
Eugene Debs
Lyndon B. Johnson
George McGovern
Robert M. La Follette
Wayne Morse
Vito Marcantonio
Paul Wellstone
Shirley Chisholm
Henry Wallace
Eugene McCarthy
Hunter S. Thompson*
Victor L. Berger
Huey Long

*yeah, not really a "politician" but he did run for office

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Lincoln
FDR
Truman
LBJ
Obama
Kennedy

[LAKISYLVANIA]

Lincoln
FDR
Truman
LBJ
Obama
Kennedy

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We could almost forget them, but esp. Lincoln was a great president, but I'm not knowledgeable enough about 19th century politics, which is why i didn't include him.

[Orser67]

Alive

Obama
Biden
Warren
Pelosi
Reid
No one else really stands out

Dead

Washington
Lincoln
FDR
LBJ
Teddy Roosevelt
Gifford Pinchot
John Quincy Adams
Harry Truman
Albert Gallatin
Henry Clay

[President Johnson]

Only active politicans:

1. Joe Biden (D-DE)
2. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY)
3. Pete Buttigieg (D-IN)
4. Kathy Hochul (D-NY)
5. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI)
6. Jon Tester (D-MT)
7. Tim Kaine (D-VA)
8. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA)
9. Gavin Newsom (D-CA)
10. Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
11. Harley Rouda (D-CA)
12. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL)
13. Doug Jones (D-AL)
14. Charlie Baker (R-MA)
15. Letitia James (D-NY)
16. Adam Schiff (D-CA)
17. Val Demings (D-FL)
18. Veronica Escobar (D-TX)
19. Phil Scott (R-VT)
20. Keisha Lance Bottoms (D-GA)
 
 
Bonus for retired politicians: Barack Obama, Al Gore, Jerry Brown

I want to honorably mention Mitt Romney, who I have strong disagreements with, but deeply respect as person. Especially for his impeachment vote.