Best Republican president in last 50 years

[mileslunn]

Who was best Republican president and why?

[President Johnson]

Gerald R. Ford

The last truly moderate Republican with no scandals. I would have voted for him in 1976.

[Goldwater]

[1] Reagan
[2] Ford
[3] Bush Sr.
[4] Bush Jr.
[5] Nixon
[6] Trump

[Lambsbread]

I cannot in good conscience vote for the guy who pardoned Nixon, but he would otherwise be the only redeemable one of the bunch

[OSR stands with Israel]

Reagan by a pretty comfortable margin

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Ford

[SWE]

HW, because of the ADA

[Clarence Boddicker]

1. Ford
2. HW
3. Nixon
4. Reagan
5. W
6. Trump

[Del Tachi]

Nixon

[Mr. Smith]

Ford or Pappy...went with Ford.

[dead0man]

Ford did the least bad

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Nixon effectively won the Cold War, but I still voted Trump for what he represents rather than what he accomplished.

[MarkD]

Ford. He was more of a moderate than the rest, and he had good intentions regarding why he chose to appoint John Paul Stevens to the Supreme Court. Stevens comes closer to my ideal of a great Justice; I just wish he realized that the DP and EP Clauses in Section 1 of the 14tj Amendment were not intended to mean what he thinks they mean.

[Sir Mohamed]

Ford was the only one that truly left America better off than he found it.

[OSR stands with Israel]

Ford was the only one that truly left America better off than he found it.

I know you really dislike Reagan but America was objectively better off on Jan 20th 1989 than it was on Jan 20th 1981. Inflation was significantly lower , unemployment was lower , real Median income had gone up a lot , and the Cold War was winding down .

Like you can argue that Reagan’s policies didn’t cause that but America was objectively better of on Jan 20th 1989 than it was in Jan 20th 1981 and it’s objectively false to say otherwise

[wnwnwn]

I feel like Reagan is a bit shamed of 'cultural decadence', partly thanks to the reppeal of the fairness doctrine during his presidency.
I suppose Ford was the better person, even if he wasn't much moderate on fiscal issue, so I suppose him would be the best of them.

[dw93]

1. Ford
2. Bush 41
3. Reagan
4. Nixon
5. Bush 43
6. Trump

[darklordoftech]

Gerald R. Ford

The last truly moderate Republican with no scandals. I would have voted for him in 1976.

[Vice President Christian Man]

As a president: Nixon (Note I’m not counting Ford since he was never elected)
As a person: HW Bush

[MR DARK BRANDON]

1. H.W Bush
2. Nixon
3. Ford
4. Reagan
5. W. Bush
6. Trump

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

Ford. If it wasn't for Watergate, it would've easily been Nixon.

[HisGrace]

Gotta love Nixon getting twice the number of votes as Reagan. I guess trying to bug your political opponents and arming genocidal death squads in Indonesia is ok as long as you don't cut taxes.

[MyLifeIsYours]

Gerald Ford cause the least amount of damage during his tenure as president, which is a amazingly low bar given some of the vile men on this list who have caused havoc on the American people and the globe.

[100% pro-life no matter what]

Reagan is easily the best (but not perfect).  George W. Bush is easily the second best.  All of the others had glaring issues.

[Vice President Christian Man]

Reagan is easily the best (but not perfect).  George W. Bush is easily the second best.  All of the others had glaring issues.

What was your issue with HW Bush?