When was the last time the Republican nominee was arguably more left-leaning than the Democratic one

[darklordoftech]

1976

[darklordoftech]

Does Robert La Follete in 1924 count?

[darklordoftech]

Ford was probably more culturally liberal than Carter, the same might've also been true of Dewey compared to Truman.

In what sense? You seem to be equating cultural liberalism with being more upper class.

Dewey was a “wine track” candidate and Truman was a “beer track” candidate, but wine track or beer track doesn’t mean culturally liberal or culturally conservative.

[darklordoftech]

There have been House races in which the GOP nominee was to the left of the Democratic nominee (Larry McDonald’s elections and Phil Gramm’s elections when he was a Democrat come to mind), but I don’t think there’s ever been a Presidential election in which the GOP nominee was definitely to the left of the Democratic nominee.