Who was the least electable candidate each party had running in the primaries each cycle

[OSR stands with Israel]

Republicans:

1952: Robert Taft
1960: Nelson Rockefeller
1964: Barry Goldwater
1968: George Romney
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: John Connally
1988: Pat Roberson
1996: Pat Buchanan
2000: Alan Keyes
2008: Ron Paul
2012: Rick Santorum
2016: Rand Paul


Democrats:

1952: Richard Russell
1956: Adlai Stevenson
1960: Adlai Stevenson
1968: Eugene McCarthy
1972: George McGovern
1976: George Wallace
1980: Jimmy Carter
1984: Jesse Jackson
1988: Jesse Jackson
1992: Tom Harkin
2000: Bill Bradley
2004: Dennis Kucinich(if he was serious , if not than Dean)
2008: John Edwards
2016: Hillary Clinton
2020: Elizabeth Warren

[darklordoftech]

Republicans:

1952: Taft
1960: Unsure
1964: Goldwater
1968: Reagan
1976: Unsure
1980: Unsure
1988: Robertson
1992: Buchanan
1996: Buchanan
2000: Keyes
2008: Huckabee
2012: Santorum
2016: Jeb

Democrats:

1952: Unsure
1956: Unsure
1960: Unsure
1968: McCarthy
1972: Wallace
1976: Wallace
1980: Brown
1984: Jackson
1988: Jackson
1992: Brown
2000: Unsure
2004: Sharpton
2008: Gravel
2016: Unsure
2020: Bloomberg

[Mr. Smith]

GOP

1952: Robert Taft
1960: Barry Goldwater
1964: Barry Goldwater
1968: George Romney
1972: Pete McCloskey
1976: Ronald Reagan
1980: John Connally
1988: Al Haig
1992: Pat Buchanan
1996: Pete Wilson
2000: Alan Keyes
2008: Alan Keyes
2012: John Hunstman
2016: Jeb Bush
2020: Bill Weld


Dems

1952: Richard Russell
1956: Lyndon Johnson
1960: Adlai Stevenson
1968: Eugene McCarthy
1972: George Wallace
1976: George Wallace
1980: Jerry Brown
1984: Ernest Hollings
1988: Joe Biden
1992: Paul Tsongas
1996: Lyndon LaRouche
2000: Bill Bradley
2004: Al Sharpton
2008: Joe Biden
2016: Lincoln Chafee
2020: Eric Swalwell

[OSR stands with Israel]

^^ Goldwater didnt run in 1960, not even as a favorite son even though there was a draft Goldwater movement.

Also why is Pete Wilson less electable than Pat Buchanan and Jon Huntsman less electable than Rick Santorum , and Ron Paul

[Mr. Smith]

^^ Goldwater didnt run in 1960, not even as a favorite son even though there was a draft Goldwater movement.

Also why is Pete Wilson less electable than Pat Buchanan and Jon Huntsman less electable than Rick Santorum , and Ron Paul

Pete Wilson was too liberal for the base, and he was weakened with health issues. He lucked out in '94 by the nature of the year and the opponent, as he wasn't supposed to even be re-elected.

Buchanan at least could capture the base.


Also, Huntsman worked for Obama and was out of the country, it doesn't get much worse than that.