Non-Republicans Only: Rank the Republican Candidates

[LastMcGovernite]

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)

[LastMcGovernite]

And since I fall into the category of non-Republican:

1.  George H. W. Bush
2.  Dwight Eisenhower

---substantive gap----

3.  Gerald R. Ford
4.  Robert J. Dole
5.  John S. McCain

----substantive gap-----

6.  Ronald Reagan
7.  George W. Bush
8.  Barry Goldwater
9.  Richard M. Nixon

[tpfkaw]

-Barry Goldwater (1964)
-Robert Dole (1996)
-Ronald Reagan (1980, 1984)
-Dwight Eisenhower (1952, 1956)
-Gerald R. Ford (1976)
-George H. W. Bush (1988, 1992)
-John S. McCain (2008)
-George W. Bush (2000, 2004)
-Richard Nixon (1960, 1968, 1972)

Green = mainly positive opinion, red = mainly negative opinion.

[RI]

1. Dwight Eisenhower (1952, 1956)
2. Richard Nixon (1968, 1972)
3. Gerald Ford (1976)
4. George W. Bush (2000)
5. Ronald Reagan (1980, 1984)
6. George H. W. Bush (1988, 1992)
7. John McCain (2008)
8. Robert Dole (1996)
9. George W. Bush (2004)
10. Barry Goldwater (1964)

[Bo]

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.

[feeblepizza]

-Ronald Reagan (1980, 1984)
-Barry Goldwater (1964)
-Dwight Eisenhower (1952, 1956)
-Gerald R. Ford (1976)
-Robert Dole (1996)
-John S. McCain (2008)
-George W. Bush (2000, 2004)
-Richard Nixon (1960, 1968, 1972)

[RIP Robert H Bork]

(Sorry for posting here despite being a Republican)

Reagan
Bush Sr.
Eisenhower
Nixon
Bush Jr.
Ford
McCain
Dole
Goldwater

Goldwater is the only one that I actually disapprove of, however.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Barry Goldwater (1964)
Robert Dole (1996)
Dwight Eisenhower (1952, 1956)
Gerald R. Ford (1976)
George H. W. Bush (1988, 1992)
John S. McCain (2008)
Ronald Reagan (1980, 1984)
George W. Bush (2000, 2004)
Richard Nixon (1960, 1968, 1972)

[Dr. Cynic]

Eisenhower
Ford
Dole
Goldwater
Bush 41
Nixon
McCain (In 2000 he would've been well higher)
Reagan
Bush 43

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

As everything but a Republican, here's by subjective ranking:

Positive (in an order from top to bottom)

Gerald R. Ford
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Robert J. Dole

Mixed:

Barry M. Goldwater

Negative:

George H. W. Bush
John S. McCain
George W. Bush
Ronald Reagan

[hcallega]

1-Eisenhower: very similar to me ideologically
2-Reagan: a very strong leader in a time when we needed one the most
3-Ford: didn't do anything bad really
4-Nixon: pushed for health care reform, but also failed to address urban issues and allowed Vietnam to linger. Also im not a big fan of detente.
5-H. W. Bush: solid manager of the end of the Cold War
6-McCain: certainly better than many of his colleagues
7-Dole: did some good, but was a facilitator of Gingrich-style conservatism towards the end
8-W. Bush: may have voted for him in 2000, but was a terrible President
9-Goldwater: ushered in the entire conservative era as we know it

[Хahar 🤔]

Eisenhower
Ford
The rest
Nixon

2-Reagan: a very strong leader in a time when we needed one the most

Explain please.

[Psychic Octopus]

Goldwater
Eisenhower
Ford
Dole
Reagan
Bush 41
Bush 43
McCain (2010)
Nixon

[Hash]

1. Dwight Eisenhower (1952, 1956)
2. Gerald R. Ford (1976)
*huge gap*
3. George H. W. Bush (1988, 1992)
4. Robert Dole (1996)
5. John S. McCain (2008)
*gap*
6. Barry Goldwater (1964)
*gap*
Richard Nixon (1960, 1968, 1972)
7. Ronald Reagan (1980, 1984)
8. George W. Bush (2000, 2004)
9. Richard Nixon (1960, 1968, 1972)

[hcallega]

2-Reagan: a very strong leader in a time when we needed one the most

Explain please.

We were coming off of five straight presidencies in which the executive branch had lost credibility. First you had JFK being shot. Not a mark against him, but very trying for the nation. Then you have Johnson, who plunges our nation into the tragedy that was Vietnam. A large number of Americans loose faith in the President. Next comes Nixon, who employs divisive tactics to drive a wedge between Americans to win. Of course there is Watergate as well, and even more Americans loose faith in the White House. Then Ford, who failed to lead the nation forward and continued to struggle with the energy and inflation crises. Finally Carter, who was truly incompetent and told the American people what they didn't want to here (an important thing for the President to do, but very bad timing and a lack of action to back it up.)

Reagan came at just the right time and helped to rebuild faith in the executive branch. Certainly an overrated President, but at the same time one who made Americans proud again.

[You kip if you want to...]

1. Richard Nixon (1960, 1968, 1972)
2. Dwight Eisenhower (1952, 1956)




3. Gerald R. Ford (1976)
4. Robert Dole (1996)

5. George H. W. Bush (1988, 1992)
6. John S. McCain (2008)



















7. Barry Goldwater (1964)
8. George W. Bush (2000, 2004)
9. Ronald Reagan (1980, 1984)

[Sasquatch]

01. Dwight Eisenhower
02. Gerald Ford
03. Barry Goldwater
04. John McCain
05. Bob Dole
06. Richard Nixon
07. George H.W. Bush
08. George W. Bush
09. Ronald Reagan

After #3, it got really hard. However, #8 & #9 were easy picks.

[Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey]

Sorry for posting in this despite being a Republican:

1. Barry Goldwater
2. Ronald Reagan
3. Robert Dole
4. Dwight Eisenhower
5. George H. W. Bush
6. Gerald R. Ford
7. George W. Bush
8. John S. McCain
9. Richard Nixon

[hawkeye59]

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:
Ike

Ford








Bush 41
Dole

McCain















Nixon
Reagan
Bush
Goldwater

[fezzyfestoon]

1. Ford
2. Nixon
3. H.W. Bush
4. Reagan
5. Eisenhower
6. McCain
7. Dole
8. Goldwater
9. Bush

Ford wins the only positive spot, the rest get increasingly negative.

[Mint]

Dwight Eisenhower (1952, 1956)
Barry Goldwater (1964)
Ronald Reagan (1980, 1984)
Robert Dole (1996)
Gerald R. Ford (1976)
George H. W. Bush (1988, 1992)
John S. McCain (2008)
George W. Bush (2000, 2004)
Richard Nixon (1960, 1968, 1972)

[Goldwater]

1. Barry Goldwater (1964)
2. Ronald Reagan (1980, 1984)

3. Robert Dole (1996)
4. Dwight Eisenhower (1952, 1956)
5. George H. W. Bush (1988, 1992)
6.Gerald R. Ford (1976)
7. George W. Bush (2000, 2004)
8. John S. McCain (2008)
9. Richard Nixon (1960, 1968, 1972)