If there were no third parties....

[Phony Moderate]

....and write-ins and/or committing suicide weren't options, who would you have voted for in each Presidential Election since 1948?

1948: Thomas Dewey
1952: Adlai Stevenson
1956: Adlai Stevenson
1960: John F. Kennedy
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson
1968: Hubert H. Humphrey
1972: George McGovern
1976: Jimmy Carter
1980: Jimmy Carter
1984: Walter Mondale
1988: Michael Dukakis
1992: Bill Clinton
1996: Bill Clinton
2000: Al Gore
2004: John Kerry
2008: Barack Obama

[k-onmmunist]

1948: Truman (D)
1952: Adlai Stevenson (D)
1956: Adlai Stevenson (D)
1960: Richard Nixon (R)
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (D)
1968: Hubert H. Humphrey (D)
1972: Richard Nixon (R)
1976: Jimmy Carter (D)
1980: Jimmy Carter (D)
1984: Walter Mondale (D)
1988: Michael Dukakis (D)
1992: Bill Clinton (D)
1996: Bill Clinton (D)
2000: George W. Bush (R)
2004: John Kerry (D)
2008: John McCain (R)

[Lief 🗽]

Straight D, except for Eisenhower in '56.

[k-onmmunist]

Straight D, except for Eisenhower in '56.

Bad religious nuttery is bad

[Oakvale]

1948: Harry Truman
1952: Adlai Stevenson
1956: Adlai Stevenson
1960: John F. Kennedy
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson
1968: Hubert H. Humphrey
1972: George McGovern
1976: Jimmy Carter
1980: Jimmy Carter
1984: Walter Mondale
1988: Michael Dukakis
1992: Bill Clinton
1996: Bill Clinton
2000: Al Gore
2004: John Kerry
2008: Barack Obama

Stunning, I know.

[Franzl]

1948: Harry Truman (D)
1952: Dwight Eisenhower (R)
1956: Dwight Eisenhower (R)
1960: Richard Nixon (R)
1964: Lyndon Johnson (D)
1968: Richard Nixon (R)
1972: Richard Nixon (R)
1976: Gerald Ford (R)
1980: Jimmy Carter (D)
1984: Ronald Reagan (R)
1988: George Bush (R)
1992: Bill Clinton (D)
1996: Bill Clinton (D)
2000: George W. Bush (R)
2004: John Kerry (D)
2008: Barack Obama (D)

[afleitch]

1948 - Thomas Dewey
1952 - Dwight Eisenhower
1956 - Dwight Eisenhower
1960 - John F Kennedy
1964 - Lyndon Johnson
1968 - Richard Nixon
1972 - Richard Nixon
1976 - Gerald Ford
1980 - Ronald Reagan
1984 - Ronald Reagan
1988 - George Bush
1992 - Bill Clinton
1996 - Bill Clinton
2000 - Al Gore
2004 - John Kerry
2008 - Barack Obama

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

2000: George W. Bush (R)

Wha wha wha what?!

You have taken the Moderate Hero schtick too far, this crosses over the line from Moderate Heroism.

[Franzl]

2000: George W. Bush (R)

Wha wha wha what?!

You have taken the Moderate Hero schtick too far, this crosses over the line from Moderate Heroism.

This IS without hindsight, right? I said Bush in 2000 in a similar thread a long time ago as well, I'm pretty sure.

Wouldn't vote for him if given the chance again, of course.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

2000: George W. Bush (R)

Wha wha wha what?!

You have taken the Moderate Hero schtick too far, this crosses over the line from Moderate Heroism.

This IS without hindsight, right? I said Bush in 2000 in a similar thread a long time ago as well, I'm pretty sure.

Wouldn't vote for him if given the chance again, of course.

Why would you find him appealing at any point in time?

[Franzl]

2000: George W. Bush (R)

Wha wha wha what?!

You have taken the Moderate Hero schtick too far, this crosses over the line from Moderate Heroism.

This IS without hindsight, right? I said Bush in 2000 in a similar thread a long time ago as well, I'm pretty sure.

Wouldn't vote for him if given the chance again, of course.

Why would you find him appealing at any point in time?

His compassionate conservatism and "humble foreign policy/no nation building" stuff would have been things that I would have liked, probably.

But at any rate, I've never liked Gore.

Would have been the lesser evil from a 2010 perspective.

[Hash]

1948: Harry Truman (I like both major candidates)
1952: Dwight Eisenhower (ditto)
1956: Dwight Eisenhower (ditto)
1960: John F Kennedy
1964: hold my nose to vote for Lyndon Johnson
1968: Hubert Humphrey
1972: George McGovern
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: Jimmy Carter
1984: Walter Mondale, 'cause I strongly dislike Ronald Reagan
1988: Michael Dukakis
1992: Bill Clinton
1996: Bill Clinton
2000: Al Gore
2004: John Kerry
2008: Barack Obama

[#CriminalizeSobriety]

1948: Dewey
1952: Eisenhower
1956: Eisenhower
1960: Nixon
1964: Goldwater
1968: Nixon
1972: McGovern*
1976: Ford
1980: Reagan
1984: Reagan
1988: Bush
1992: Bush
1996: Dole
2000: Bush
2004: Bush*
2008: McCain

* - Dicey. I'm not positive on these because I'm not sure what my perspective would have been at the time, and I'm very much a partisan man.

[Хahar 🤔]

Democratic except 1956 and 1960.

[RIP Robert H Bork]

2000: George W. Bush (R)

Wha wha wha what?!

You have taken the Moderate Hero schtick too far, this crosses over the line from Moderate Heroism.

This IS without hindsight, right? I said Bush in 2000 in a similar thread a long time ago as well, I'm pretty sure.

Wouldn't vote for him if given the chance again, of course.

Why would you find him appealing at any point in time?

His compassionate conservatism and "humble foreign policy/no nation building" stuff would have been things that I would have liked, probably.

But at any rate, I've never liked Gore.

Would have been the lesser evil from a 2010 perspective.

The better question is, why is BRTD obsessed with Gore? He hates Gore's running mate for being a "moderate hero" and all (which Gore probably was in 2000 too). I wonder why he would have been so determined to get them elected.

[RIP Robert H Bork]

1972: McGovern*

What??

That's pretty bad.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

2000: George W. Bush (R)

Wha wha wha what?!

You have taken the Moderate Hero schtick too far, this crosses over the line from Moderate Heroism.

This IS without hindsight, right? I said Bush in 2000 in a similar thread a long time ago as well, I'm pretty sure.

Wouldn't vote for him if given the chance again, of course.

Why would you find him appealing at any point in time?

His compassionate conservatism and "humble foreign policy/no nation building" stuff would have been things that I would have liked, probably.

But at any rate, I've never liked Gore.

Would have been the lesser evil from a 2010 perspective.

The better question is, why is BRTD obsessed with Gore? He hates Gore's running mate for being a "moderate hero" and all (which Gore probably was in 2000 too). I wonder why he would have been so determined to get them elected.

LOL if Lieberman was simply a Moderate Hero he wouldn't be anywhere near as insufferable or notable. He is a neocon murderer and traitor. However under a Gore presidency he would've had little influence in those areas and wouldn't be doing anything besides attending state funerals, while Gore would've been light years ahead of Bush. Most importantly the US would've never invaded Iraq.

[tpfkaw]

48: Dewey
52/56: Ike
60: Nixon
64: Goldwater!
68: I refuse.  W/O hindsight, Nixon.
72: McGovern!
76: Genuinely undecided, lean Carter
80/84: Reagan
88/92: Bush
96: Dole
00: Gore, W/O hindsight, Bush
04: Kerry
08: I refuse.  W/O hindsight, Obama.

President Al Gore would be a nightmare scenario - he's the man who attacked Bush in 2000 (and later!) for not being enough of an interventionist, and it would have meant Vice-President Joe Lieberman.  We would have invaded Iran.  But the good thing would be that it would push the GOP in a non-interventionist, pro-civil liberties direction, which I'd like.

[#CriminalizeSobriety]

1972: McGovern*

What??

That's pretty bad.

Oh c'mon, I voted unfailingly for every other Republican, even Dubya.

How would you have voted, 48 and on?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Gore had been a critic of invading Iraq since long before the invasion. There would've been no invasion of Iraq under a President Gore, this should be blatantly obvious to anyone aware of the first stated fact.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Gore had been a critic of invading Iraq since long before the invasion. There would've been no invasion of Iraq under a President Gore, this should be blatantly obvious to anyone aware of the first stated fact.

Gore was only bitter because Bush took away his chance to start his own Iraq war.

[Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey]

1948: Dewey
1952: Eisenhower
1956: Eisenhower
1960: Nixon
1964: Goldwater
1968: Nixon
1972: Nixon
1976: Ford
1980: Reagan
1984: Reagan
1988: Bush
1992: Bush
1996: Dole
2000: Bush
2004: Bush
2008: McCain

[Хahar 🤔]

Lieberman isn't a moderate hero. Rather, his actions seem to be designed to cause the most harm possible.

[Marokai Backbeat]

1948: Harry Truman (D)
1952: Dwight Eisenhower (R)
1956: Dwight Eisenhower (R)
1960: John F. Kennedy (D)
1964: Lyndon Johnson (D)
1968: Hubert Humphrey (D)
1972: Richard Nixon (R)
1976: Jimmy Carter (D)
1980: Jimmy Carter (D)
1984: Walter Mondale (D)
1988: Michael Dukakis (D)
1992: Bill Clinton (D)
1996: Bill Clinton (D)
2000: Al Gore (D)
2004: John Kerry (D)
2008: Barack Obama (D)

[Kaine for Senate '18]

1948: Harry S. Truman (D-MO)
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R-KS)
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R-KS)
1960: John F. Kennedy (D-MA)
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (D-TX)
1968: Hubert H. Humphrey (D-MN)
1972: Richard M. Nixon (R-CA)
1976: Jimmy Carter (D-GA)
1980: Ronald Reagan (R-CA)
1984: Ronald Reagan (R-CA)
1988: Michael Dukakis (D-MA)
1992: Bill Clinton (D-AR)
1996: Bill Clinton (D-AR)
2000: Al Gore (D-TN)
2004: John Kerry (D-MA)
2008: Barack Obama (D-IL)