Who would each president have supported in the 2020 election?

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Reagan wouldn’t support Trump. But don’t take my word for it. Listen to the people who knew him best: his own children-

https://youtu.be/AFMM8zs-60Y

“You can’t be a Trump Republican and a Reagan Republican. It’s time to choose.
There's nothing really Reaganesque about Trump. I mean, my father was humble. That's not what you find in a Donald Trump, I might say. He wasn't demeaning. He didn't talk down to people. He talked with people, which is the complete opposite of what Donald Trump, in fact, does.” That’s Michael Reagan, who is today still a Republican.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/357241-ron-reagan-trump-is-deeply-damaged-human-being

That’s Ron Reagan, a liberal atheist, saying, “ There's really no comparison to my father.”

Patty Davis, his daughter, says:

“ He would plead with Americans to recognize that the caustic, destructive language emanating from our current president is sullying the dream that America once was. He would be appalled and heartbroken at a Congress that refuses to stand up to a President who not only seems ignorant of the Constitution but who also attempts at every turn to dismantle and mock our system of checks and balances.

I think he would remind us that America began as a dream in the minds of men who dared to envision a land that was free of tyranny, with a government designed and structured so that no one branch of government could dominate the others. It was a bold and brave dream. But, he would caution, no government is infallible. Our democracy, because it is founded on the authority of “We the people,” puts the burden of vigilance on all American citizens.”

https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/04/politics/ronald-reagan-donald-trump-patti-davis/index.html

I’m not surprised the Red avatars here are saying he’d be buddy-buddy with Trump, given how much they (justly) hate Trump’s presidency and (not-so-justly) hate Reagan’s as well (just because he wasn’t on the same side of the political spectrum as them).

You're so delusional. Trump was buddy buddy with Reagan. You don't gotta imagine it. They were both shallow, unqualified, corrupt, racist hacks who deeply harmed the country, probably irreparably. Reagan would have been speaking at the RNC with Bob Dole in '16.

Hillary Clinton & Bill Clinton were buddies with Trump too when his political motives weren't clear. Trump donated to her campaign even. Did they vote for him too?



I don't know Reagan well enough to be sure, but to me it sounds he was unlikely to vote for Trump. HOWEVER, his children & family might've disliked Trump a lot, and state their opinion instead. It's more convincing to say: "Reagan wouldn't" instead of "I wouldn't". The truth is we might never know. But Reagan was a statesman and Trump clearly wasn't. That alone suggests he might not have, like almost any other president in the 20th and 21th century.

I think Reagan - if alive - would've had close contact with the Bush family, and they would probably despise him. I'm not saying Reagan didn't have his faults, but he likely wouldn't. The GOP changed a lot in a few decades. The days of Reagan, Bush, Romney seem gone.

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Bigger question:

Who would the losing nominees have supported, more specifically: Dole, Perot, Anderson, Goldwater, Stevenson, Cox, Smith?

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Honestly much of this depends on whether they were currently in politics or retired from it . Just look at George P Bush

True or if they need to raise their profile in order of future prospects of a career. Like Romney and McCain didn't have to. I believe there are many GOP politicians who support him for tactical purposes, but strongly dislike him.