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workingclasshero · 05-18-2011, 11:05 PM

truman

RCCCB · 05-18-2011, 11:13 PM

Reagan was the ex Democrat I could vote for.

Katarina Witt · 05-18-2011, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by 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.

I voted for John Anderson in the Illinois primary in 1980. I took advantage of Illinois' voting laws to vote in the Repub. primary.

hawkeye2009 · 05-19-2011, 06:47 AM

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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?

Truman and Kennedy

Sadly, they would be labeled "right wing extremists" by the left today. It shows how far the nation has fallen into the abyss of insanity.

HistorianDude · 05-19-2011, 09:26 AM

Currently I think Gov. Daniels from Indiana is an interesting candidate who could get my attention.

Cavaturaccioli · 05-19-2011, 09:29 AM

TR, JFK for President.

I'm glad I voted for Ed Koch as Mayor of NYC and I thought Hugh Carey was a fine governor.

OpinionExperience · 03-21-2018, 04:43 PM

Eisenhower, I think he was a good balance.

Given the political and foreign policy disaster we are in, it would be a good conversation to have which past modern President we could use now.

Valhallian · 03-21-2018, 04:47 PM

I echo the OP's sentiment with Eisenhower.

Surprised there are conservatives picking Truman among Democrats. Why?...

cuebald · 03-21-2018, 04:53 PM

Teddy Roosevelt, Eisenhower, and McCain 2004, when George W. Bush killed him in South Carolina with a whisper campaign that he had a black child, and before he went completely insane and picked Palin as his running mate in 2008.

Also Lincoln, who would have been a Democrat if he was alive today.

Nodpete · 03-21-2018, 05:02 PM

Truman, meant what he said, and did it !

I'm glad you let us go back that far because most of those I voted for since I started voting ( 1964) haven't been worth a damn ! I read David McCullough's autobiography of Truman and it was fascinating!
Longest book I ever read, over a 1,000 pages but never boring.