Liberals: Name one past Republican Pres Candidate You'd Vote For. Cons: Name one Dem. (ethic, Reagan)

[jackmccullough]

Abraham Lincoln. Our greatest president ever.

[Kerby W-R]

I couldn't really see myself voting for a Republican, but my favorite president would have to be Thomas Jefferson. I liked most of the things he believed in but there a certainly flaws in his character,too.




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Why is John Edwards the worst man in the world and Newt Gingrich can run for president ?

[rbohm]

if i were t vote for a democrat for president, it would have to be someone like truman or JFK.

[Strel]

I know this doesn't count, but I voted for Charlie Crist for Governor of Florida (yes, when he was still a Republican), and a very often vote for Republican judges. In fact I pay no attention at all to party affiliation when voting for county judges or to retain appellate judges.

I'd strongly consider Colin Powell if he ran.

But on topic:

Teddy Roosevelt. Eisenhower.

Maybe Goldwater, but I doubt it.

[BentBow]

I actually voted for Clinton, when I was in my late 20's, because I thought he was cool. That is all I knew about him.

Now in my late 40's, the wisdom that comes with age, has brought me to my senses.

[residinghere2007]

Originally Posted by Memphis1979

Eisenhower I'd vote for.

If I could pick primary candidates, it'd be John McCain from the 2000 campaign. You know, before he drank the kool-aid.

I agree about John McCain and LOL!! I was so set to vote for him in 2000, back then I was a Democrat and am now an Independent. I still mourn the loss of McCain and would have voted for him in 2008 if he hadn't "drank the kool-aid." LOL

Originally Posted by pollyrobin

Democrat - Carter
I know everyone thought he was a terrible president.
I wasn't even old enough to vote for him. But I
remember his fireside chats as a kid.

He was a man of peace and diplomacy, of which I have the utmost respect for.

I think one of the most important domestic issues we face today is our energy problems, with it's cost and the
direct connection to the wars of choice we fight. If we had listened to Carter about energy concerns and taken action 30 years ago, imagine where we would be today.

On Feb. 2, 1977, Carter donned a wool cardigan and asked a national TV audience to conserve energy. Two months later, he likened America's imports to the "moral equivalent of war."

He was ahead of his time. A very brilliant man.

Wanted to agree with this as well. Carter gets a bad rap politically but we would be much better off if we had listened to him about energy.

[JazzyTallGuy]

Originally Posted by majoun

Glenn and Nunn were Dems.

Did Nunn or Weicker ever run for the presidency?

Thanks for the correction.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell_Weicker

Lowell Palmer Weicker, Jr. (born May 16, 1931) is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and the 85th Governor of Connecticut, and unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for President in 1980.[1] Though a member of the Republican Party during his time in Congress, he later left the Republican Party and became one of the few independents to be elected as a state governor in the United States in recent years. Since his retirement from political office, he has moved more towards the Democratic Party,[citation needed] though he is not a member.

No Nunn, never actually ran for President.

[JazzyTallGuy]

The days of the moderate Republican are pretty much done and over with.

It seems the Republicans have totally moved to the right and I can really name one correct Republican that I would vote for.

The irony here is that a socially moderate, fiscally conservative Republican could probably seriously challenge President Obama but that type of candidate will NEVER get the Republican Party nomination.

[plannine]

Originally Posted by psulions2007

PS Make this modern (1900 or after). No votes for Lincoln if you are a Dem.


For me, I'd have voted for Eisenhower. He was a great man, a military hero, and I'm a big fan of the Interstate System. He was also a political centrist.

Anyone else?

I would have voted for Eisenhower, if I were a few years older and able to vote then, but over the years I did vote for Nixon (once), Ford, and Reagan (once). (I also voted for Bergland in 84 and Nader in 2004 who are not R or D)

I vote for who I think will try to solve the problems, not for a party .

[DC at the Ridge]

I was seriously very interested in George HW Bush's candidacy. Before he compromised his principles to become Reagan's running mate. I ended up working on Anderson's campaign.