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goin bezerk
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« on: July 18, 2022, 02:57:06 PM »

I'm surprised nobody mentioned Millard Filmore yet.

After he ran as a third party on the Know Nothing ticket, which was supported by what was left of the Whig party, he became a Democrat in 1857 and voted for New York's Democratic fusion ticket in 1860 which had electors for Douglas, Breckinridge, and Bell. He personally wanted Bell to win.

In 1864, he voted for McClellan, and I think it's safe to say he voted for Seymour and Greeley as well.

Also, both Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan supported Breckinridge in 1860.
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goin bezerk
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« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2022, 02:59:22 PM »

Not a nominee but I am certain newsom voted for trump in 2020 for his own ambitions or at the very least wanted trump to win In 2020 for 2024
Um, no.

twitter.com/GavinNewsom/status/1321974560040759298
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« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2022, 03:09:20 PM »

I still don't get why Henry Wallace voted Republican later in life? 
I wonder if Truman voted for Nixon in '72. While he hated him, I doubt he'd be a fan of McGovern.
Henry Wallace was under investigation for being a Communist, and later came to admit he was wrong about the Soviet Union in 1950.

He went with LBJ in 1964 though.
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goin bezerk
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« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2022, 03:34:10 PM »

Examples that come to mind:
John W. Davis (1924 Dem Nominee) voted GOP for President in 1936, 1940, and 1944
Al Smith (1928 Dem Nominee) voted GOP for President in 1936 and 1940
George McGovern (1972 Dem Nominee) voted for Gerald Ford in 1976 (this one still makes no sense to me)
George HW Bush voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016

Are there any other examples? I know that Grover Cleveland supported 3rd party candidate John Palmer in 1896, but I don't know who he supported in 1900.


In addition to the ones you listed, John W. Davis also voted for Ike in 1952. He even met with him personally.

Source: nytimes.com/1952/10/23/archives/eisenhower-gets-support-of-davis-24-democratic-candidate-for.html

Also, while not technically their party's nominees, I looked into how Strom Thurmond and George Wallace voted after '48 and '68.

Thurmond after 1948 voted for Ike in 1952, South Carolina's unpledged slate in 1956, and the Republican nominee from 1964 onward. The only one I couldn't find for him was 1960. I suspect privately he might have voted for Kennedy, though I am quite unsure.

George Wallace after 1968 voted for Nixon in 1972, Carter in 1976, Bush in 1992, and Dole in 1996. I couldn't find how he voted in the 1980s, but I would be surprised if he didn't vote for Carter in 1980. Very unsure about 1984 and 1988 for him.

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Wallace for Nixon 1972: johngschmitz.com/_files/koplinski.pdf
Thurmond for Ford 1976: livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/1976/strom-thurmond
didn’t Wallace imply toward the end of his life he voted republican?
He said in a 1996 interview that he would vote for Dole and that he voted for Bush in 1992.
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« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2022, 12:38:35 PM »
« Edited: July 19, 2022, 01:26:21 PM by goin bezerk »

I still don't get why Henry Wallace voted Republican later in life?  
I wonder if Truman voted for Nixon in '72. While he hated him, I doubt he'd be a fan of McGovern.
Henry Wallace was under investigation for being a Communist, and later came to admit he was wrong about the Soviet Union in 1950.

He went with LBJ in 1964 though.

Oh, so he was just trying to appear less liberal due to investigations?
The investigation were a part of it, but I think his flip on the Soviet Union and Korea was actually genuine. He left his own Progressive party over the issue and wanted to see North Korea fail.

I also find it highly unlikely that John Sparkman voted for McGovern based on this article.
nytimes.com/1972/11/08/archives/sparkman-overwhelms-blount-in-alabama-voting-for-senate.html
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