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Post who you'd cast a presidential ballot for, using OTL tickets only. I'll start. Only Democrats and Republicans (excluding 1912, 1924, 1968 and 1992) should be including.

1900: William McKinley/Theodore Roosevelt (R)
1904: Alton B. Parker/Henry G. Davis (D)
1908: William H. Taft/ James S. Sherman (R)
1912: Woodrow Wilson/ Thomas Marshall (D)
1916: Charles E. Hughes/ Charles W. Fairbanks (R)
1920: Warren G. Harding/ Calvin Coolidge (R)
1924: Calvin Coolidge/ Charles G. Dawes (R)
1928: Herbert C. Hoover/ Charles C. Curtis (R)
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt/ John N. Garner (D)
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt/ John N. Garner (D)
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt/ Henry A. Wallace (D)
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt/ Harry S Truman (D)
1948: Thomas E. Dewey/ Earl Warren (R)
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower/ Richard M. Nixon (R)
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower/ Richard M. Nixon (R)
1960: Richard M. Nixon/ Henry C. Lodge II (R)
1964: Barry M. Goldwater/ William E. Miller (R)
1968: Richard M. Nixon/ Spiro T. Agnew (R)
1972: Richard M. Nixon/ Spiro T. Agnew (R)
1976: Gerald R. Ford/ Bob Dole (R)
1980: Ronald Reagan/ George H.W. Bush (R)
1984: Ronald Reagan/ George H.W. Bush (R)
1988: George H.W. Bush/Dan Quayle (R)
1992: George H.W. Bush/ Dan Quayle (R)
1996: Bill Clinton/ Al Gore (D)
2000: George W. Bush/Dick Cheney (R)
2004: George W. Bush/ Dick Cheney (R)
2008: John McCain/ Sarah Palin (R)
 
Post who you'd cast a presidential ballot for, using OTL tickets only. I'll start. Only Democrats and Republicans (excluding 1912, 1924, 1968 and 1992) should be including.

Are we to vote "as if" we didn't know what they *would* do if elected? (Seems reasonable enough, given the butterflies...) Or just whoever we like?
 
1900: William Jennings Bryan / Adlai Stevenson (D)

1904: Theodore Roosevelt / Charles Fairbanks (R)
1908: William Jennings Bryan / John W. Kearn (D)
1912: Theodore Roosevelt / Hiram Johnson (P)
1916: Woodrow Wilson / Thomas R. Marshall (D)
1920: James M. Cox / Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)

1924: Robert M. La Follette / Burton K. Wheeler (P)
1928: Al Smith / Joseph T. Robinson (D)
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt / John Nance Garner (D)
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt / John Nance Garner (D)
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt / Henry A. Wallace (D)
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt / Harry S. Truman (D)
1948: Harry S. Truman / Alben W. Barkley (D)
1952: Adlai E. Stevenson / John J. Sparkman (D)
1956: Adlai E. Stevenson / Estes Kefauver (D)
1960: John F. Kennedy / Lyndon B. Johnson (D)
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson / Hubert H. Humphrey (D)
1968: Hubert H. Humphrey / Ed Muskie (D)
1972: George S. McGovern / Sargent Shriver (D)
1976: Jimmy Carter / Walter Mondale (D)
1980: Jimmy Carter / Walter Mondale (D)
1984: Walter Mondale / Geraldine Ferraro (D)
1988: Michael Dukakis / Lloyd Bentsen (D)
1992: Bill Clinton / Al Gore (D)
1996: Bill Clinton / Al Gore (D)
2000: Al Gore / Joe Lieberman (D)
2004: John Kerry / John Edwards (D)
2008: Barack Obama / Joe Biden (D)
 
I know you said not to vote for third parties, but I figured TR, LaFollette, and Perot would be alright since they were major party candidates.

1900: William McKinley / Theodore Roosevelt (R)
1904: Theodore Roosevelt / Charles W. Fairbanks (R)
1908: William J. Bryan / John Worth Kern (D)
1912: Theodore Roosevelt / Hiram Johnson (P)
1916: Charles Evans Hughes / Charles W. Fairbanks (R)
1920: James M. Cox / Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)
1924: Robert M. LaFollette / Burton K. Wheeler (P)
1928: Al Smith / Joseph T. Robinson (D)
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt / John N. Garner (D)
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt / John N. Garner (D)
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt / Henry A. Wallace (D)
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt / Harry S. Truman (D)
1948: Harry S. Truman / Alben W. Barkley (D)
1952: Adlai Stevenson / John Sparkman (D)
1956: Adlai Stevenson / Estes Kefauver (D)
1960: John F. Kennedy / Lyndon B. Johnson (D)
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson / Hubert Humphrey (D)
1968: Hubert H. Humphrey / Edmund Muskie (D)
1972: George McGovern / Sargent Shriver (D)
1976: Jimmy Carter / Walter Mondale (D)
1980: Jimmy Carter / Walter Mondale (D)
1984: Walter Mondale / Geraldine Ferraro (D)
1988: Michael Dukakis / Lloyd M. Bentsen (D)
1992: H. Ross Perot / James Stockdale (I)
1996: Bill Clinton / Al Gore (D)
2000: Al Gore / Joe Lieberman (D)
2004: John Kerry / John Edwards (D)
2008: Barack Obama / Joe Biden (D)
 
1900: William McKinley/Theodore Roosevelt (R)
1904: Theodore Roosevelt/Charles Fairbanks (R)

1908: William Jennings Bryan/ John Worth Kern (D)
1912: Theodore Roosevelt/ Hiram Johnson (P)
1916: Charles Evans Hughes / Charles W. Fairbanks (R)
1920: James M. Cox / Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)
1924: Robert M. LaFollette / Burton K. Wheeler (P)
1928: Herbert Hoover/Charles Curtis (R)
1932: Herbert Hoover/Charles Curtis (R)

1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt/John Nance Garner (D)
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt/Henry Wallace (D)
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt/Harry Truman (D)

1948: Thomas Dewey/Earl Warren (R)
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower/Richard Nixon (R)
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower/Richard Nixon (R)

1960: John F. Kennedy/Lyndon B. Johnson (D)
1964: Lyndon Johnson/Hubert Humphrey (D)

1968: Richard Nixon/Spiro Agnew (R)
1972: Richard Nixon/Spiro Agnew (R)
1976: Gerald Ford/Bob Dole (R)

1980: John B. Anderson/Patrick Lucey (I)
1984: Walter Mondale/Geraldine Ferrano (D)
1988: Michael Dukakis/Lloyd Bentsen (D)
1992: Ross Perot/James Stockdale (I)
1996: William Clinton/Al Gore (D)

2000: Abstain
2004: Abstain
2008: Abstain
 
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Post who you'd cast a presidential ballot for, using OTL tickets only. I'll start. Only Democrats and Republicans (excluding 1912, 1924, 1968 and 1992) should be including.
Well, if you wanted a list of Republican tickets since 1900, then you could have just asked...

1900: William McKinley/Theodore Roosevelt (R)

1904: Theodore Roosevelt/Charles W. Fairbanks (R)
1908: William H. Taft/ James S. Sherman (R)
1912: William H. Taft/ Nicholas M. Butler (R)
1916: Charles E. Hughes/ Charles W. Fairbanks (R)
1920: Warren G. Harding/ Calvin Coolidge (R)
1924: Calvin Coolidge/ Charles G. Dawes (R)
1928: Herbert C. Hoover/ Charles C. Curtis (R)
1932: Herbert C. Hoover / Charles C. Curtis (R)
1936: Alfred M. Landon / Frank Knox (R)

1940: Wendell L. Willkie / Charles McNary (R)
1944: Thomas E. Dewey / John W. Bricker (R)

1948: Thomas E. Dewey/ Earl Warren (R)
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower/ Richard M. Nixon (R)
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower/ Richard M. Nixon (R)
1960: Richard M. Nixon/ Henry C. Lodge II (R)
1964: Barry M. Goldwater/ William E. Miller (R)
1968: Richard M. Nixon/ Spiro T. Agnew (R)
1972: Richard M. Nixon/ Spiro T. Agnew (R) (gotta assume that's allowed ITTL without FDR)
1976: Gerald R. Ford/ Bob Dole (R)
1980: Ronald Reagan/ George H.W. Bush (R)
1984: Ronald Reagan/ George H.W. Bush (R)
1988: George H.W. Bush/Dan Quayle (R)
1992: George H.W. Bush/ Dan Quayle (R)
1996: Bob Dole / Jack Kemp (R)
2000: George W. Bush/Dick Cheney (R)
2004: George W. Bush/ Dick Cheney (R)
2008: John McCain/ Sarah Palin (R)


Yeah, it may be unoriginal, but considering that I actually cast a vote for Sarah Palin to be Vice President of the United States, I can't really pretend like I would consider not voting Republican.
 
(I'm including little explanations for each one...)

1900: William Jennings Bryan/Adalai E. Stevenson I (D)

This one was actually rather difficult, but Bryan's anti-imperialist stance tipped me to the Democrats.

1904: Theodore Roosevelt/Charles W. Fairbanks (R)

This one was easy at first, but got harder the more I looked at the candidates. Ultimately, though, the similarity between the platforms of the (R) and (D), together with what Roosevelt had already done meant that I voted for Roosevelt instead of the party with an 81-year old (!) VP candidate.

1908: William H. Taft/ James S. Sherman (R)

Easy; Bryan is worn out and faded, and Taft looks likely to continue Roosevelt's policies.

1912: T. Woodrow Wilson/Thomas R. Marshall (D)

It was very difficult to decide between Wilson and throwing my vote away, based on what I knew at the time. Very, very difficult. Ultimately, I decided that Wilson's "The New Freedom" ideas were slightly better than Roosevelt's "New Nationalism" (mostly insofar as the latter would destroy the courts), and throwing my vote away would be pointless, anyhow.

1916: Charles E. Hughes/ Charles W. Fairbanks (R)

Wilson is a SOB. Enough said.

1920: Warren G. Harding/ Calvin Coolidge (R)

This one was hard, with just the knowledge that I had at the time. Normalcy and peace sound good, but some of the Republican rhetoric is really nasty, and I can't quite get out of my head what would happen to three of the participants in the future (especially that running mate of Cox's...). Ultimately, though, I decided that Cox obviously didn't have a chance, and anyways Harding sounded okay.

1924: Robert M. La Follette/Burton K. Wheeler (P)

This one was easy, the other two candidates suck from my perspective.

1928: Alfred E. Smith/Joseph T. Robinson (D)

Two words: Teapot Dome.

1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt/ John N. Garner (D)
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt/ John N. Garner (D)
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt/ Henry A. Wallace (D)
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt/ Harry S Truman (D)

Yeah, like I'm gonna pick anyone else :rolleyes:

1948: Harry S Truman/Alban W. Barkley (B)

Dewey is mouthing platitudes while Truman is actually doing things. Sure, he might be facing challenges from both wings of his own party, but with any luck the Dixiecrats will be subdued for a while by their obvious and preordained failure ("we want to be just the Solid South--Yeah! That's great!" :rolleyes:), so he can go ahead and do great things.

1952: Adalai Stevenson II/John Sparkman (D)

This one was difficult. By this point, Democrats are pretty well established as my go-to choice (like Republicans for RogueBeaver), but Sparkman is a racist bigot and Eisenhower would be good for foreign policy and defense matters, which, well, matter in this election (seeing as how the Korean War is being fought and the Cold War is getting started). However, McCarthyism won (or rather, lost) out, so I dropped Ike. Not to mention Nixon being, well, Nixon (the "Checkers" speech is rather a negative for me).

1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower/ Richard M. Nixon (R)

Stevenson's ideas on the military lost my support, plain and simple. An all-volunteer military just wouldn't work in the 1950s. Besides, Eisenhower was slowly working against segregation, something that the Democrats probably wouldn't or couldn't do.

1960: John F. Kennedy/Lyndon B. Johnson (D)

Easy!

1964: Lyndon B. Johnson/Hubert H. Humphrey (D)

Easier!

1968: Hubert H. Humphrey/Edmund Muskie (D)

Pff. Like hell am I voting for Wallace, or Nixon for that matter. I'm not particularly excited about Humphrey, though; if RFK were running, things would be different (DNC-type or no).

1972: George McGovern/Sargent Shriver (D)

Like hell am I voting for Nixon, again. Not that I like McGovern, either; he's impractical and a dreamer, better suited for a support position. Just a weak field this year.

1976: Gerald R. Ford/Bob Dole (R)

This one was the first tricky one since the '50s. I like Ford enough that I thought I would probably have picked him over Carter; the latter is too inexperienced and overly vague about what he will do as President (plus there's the whole born-again thing, I don't like that all that much, though Carter was alright).

1980: Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale (D)

It will be a very cold day in hell before I ever vote for Reagan. Not that I particularly agree with Carter's policies, but they're bound to be miles better than a Cold Warrior like Reagan.

1984: Walter Mondale/Geraldine Ferraro (D)

Again, Reagan sucks. Nice that he announced Freedom, but I'm not going to vote for him because of that.

1988: Micheal Dukakis/Lloyd Bentsen (D)

Hey, I'm a Democrat. Besides, Republicans have been ballooning the deficit and inflaming the Cold War, we need to get rid of them.

1992: Bill Clinton/Al Gore (D)

With no national security threats left, we need people who will work on the domestic front (ie., Democrats).

1996: Bill Clinton/ Al Gore (D)

Not gonna vote for Dole, plain and simple.

2000: Al Gore/Joe Lieberman (D)

Not gonna vote for Bush. Besides, he is pretty much opposed to everything I believe in.

2004: John Kerry/John Edwards (D)

Would have OTL. Iraq War? Bad. Bush's domestic policy? Bad.

2008: Barack Obama/Joe Biden (D)

Nearly did IOTL (confusion and not being registered in the precient where I spend most of my time around election day meant that I didn't). No way I'm going for Palin or McCain.

DudeAlmighty said:
I know you said not to vote for third parties, but I figured TR, LaFollette, and Perot would be alright since they were major party candidates.

Actually, he specifically excludes 1912, 1924, 1968, and 1992 from that limitation :) Although why does he think anyone is going to vote for Wallace?
 
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1900: William McKinley/Theodore Roosevelt (R)
1904: Alton B. Parker/Henry G. Davis (D)
1908: William H. Taft/ James S. Sherman (R)
1912: Woodrow Wilson/ Thomas Marshall (D)
1916: Charles E. Hughes/ Charles W. Fairbanks (R)
1920: Warren G. Harding/ Calvin Coolidge (R)
1924: Calvin Coolidge/ Charles G. Dawes (R)
1928: Herbert C. Hoover/ Charles C. Curtis (R)
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt/ John N. Garner (D)
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt/ John N. Garner (D)
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt/ Henry A. Wallace (D)
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt/ Harry S Truman (D)
1948: Thomas E. Dewey/ Earl Warren (R)
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower/ Richard M. Nixon (R)
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower/ Richard M. Nixon (R)
1960: Richard M. Nixon/ Henry C. Lodge II (R)
1964: Barry M. Goldwater/ William E. Miller (R)
1968: Richard M. Nixon/ Spiro T. Agnew (R)
1972: Richard M. Nixon/ Spiro T. Agnew (R)
1976: Gerald R. Ford/ Bob Dole (R)
1980: Ronald Reagan/ George H.W. Bush (R)
1984: Ronald Reagan/ George H.W. Bush (R)
1988: George H.W. Bush/Dan Quayle (R)
1992: George H.W. Bush/ Dan Quayle (R)
1996: Bill Clinton/ Al Gore (D)
2000: George W. Bush/Dick Cheney (R)
2004: George W. Bush/ Dick Cheney (R)
2008: John McCain/ Sarah Palin (R)

My justifications...

1900: William McKinley/Theodore Roosevelt (R) In this era I'd be a Bourbon Dem, but I agree with McKinley on everything except protectionism, and Bryan's a proto-Palin, albeit a socialist.

1904: Alton B. Parker/ Henry G. Davis (D) Bourbon Dem over statist Republican any day of the week. I agree with TR's foreign policy, and that's it.

1908: William H. Taft/James S. Sherman (R) See 1900.

1912: Woodrow Wilson/Thomas Marshall (D): I'm not wasting a vote on a doomed POTUS, and sure as hell not voting for TR. Bourbonism all the way.

1916: Charles E. Hughes/ Charles W. Fairbanks (R) I agree with Wilson's domestic policy, but we need to get into the war ASAP.

1920: Warren G. Harding/ Calvin Coolidge (R) GOP has finally adopted my economic views, though I find both presidential candidates absolutely pathetic.

1924: Calvin Coolidge/Charles G. Dawes (R) I like Coolidge's domestic policies, though I'd prefer a more internationalist foreign policy.

1928: Herbert C. Hoover/Charles C. Curtis (R) See 1924.

1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt/John N. Garner (D)
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt/ John N. Garner (D)
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt/ Henry A. Wallace (D)
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt/ Harry S Truman (D) No explanation required.

1948: Thomas E. Dewey/ Earl Warren (R): Dewey will continue Truman's foreign policy, which I wholeheartedly support, but I cannot stomach Truman's rampant New Dealism.

1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower/Richard M. Nixon (R) No explanation required.

1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower/Richard M. Nixon (R) See 1952.

1960: Richard M. Nixon/ Henry C. Lodge II (R) While I like Jack Kennedy's style, Nixon will achieve the same goals through the private sector rather than the public.

1964: Barry M. Goldwater/ Arthur E. Miller (R) While Goldwater might not be our ideology's best standard-bearer, I certainly do not want a permanent New Deal as Johnson has proposed.

1968: Richard M. Nixon/ Spiro T. Agnew (R) I want law and order, economic health and the war won. After Sen. Kennedy's assassination I fully back Nixon without any lingering uncertainty of voting intentions, as I had before June 6.

1972: Richard M. Nixon/Spiro T. Agnew (R) Four more years for the President to continue racking up his great domestic and foreign policy victories. Victory in Vietnam.

1976: Gerald R. Ford/Bob Dole (R) We need a steady hand at the helm. The Dem field was pathetically weak this year and Carter is far too inexperienced, even if he is a domestic centrist.

1980: Ronald Reagan/George H.W. Bush (R) Reagan will restore economic prosperity and national self-confidence.

1984: Ronald Reagan/ George H.W. Bush (R) It's Morning in America. Four More Years!

1988: George H.W. Bush/Dan Quayle (R) We need a foreign policy expert more than ever in our history, and another 4 years of Reaganomics! Though I do wish someone more substantial than Sen. Quayle had been nominated for VP.

1992: George H.W. Bush/Dan Quayle (R) I support the President and his policies, though I do appreciate that the Democrats have finally nominated a proven, experienced centrist in Gov. Clinton.

1996: Bill Clinton/Al Gore (D) I want another 4 years of bipartisan economic bliss, and I support the President's foreign policy. A pathetic GOP field this year, and I cannot take Bob Dole seriously as a presidential candidate, though I deeply respect his service to our country.

2000: George W. Bush/Dick Cheney (R) I supported Sen. McCain as the stronger fiscal conservative in the primaries, but I now fully support Gov. Bush and hope he does for America what he did for Texas.

2004: George W. Bush/Dick Cheney (R) This is a repeat of 1988, and I want another 4 years of prosperity as well as victory in Iraq and Afghanistan.

2008: John McCain/Sarah Palin (R) While I believe Palin is utterly unqualified for the vice presidency, as a Republican I fully support Sen. McCain's domestic and national security policies. Obama is far too liberal and far too inexperienced for my tastes.
 
1900: William McKinley / Theodore Roosevelt (R)
1904: Theodore Roosevelt / Charles W. Fairbanks (R)
1908: William Howard Taft / James S. Sherman (R)

1912: Theodore Roosevelt / Hiram Johnson (P)
1916: Woodrow Wilson / Thomas R. Marshal (D)
1920: Jams M. Cox / Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)

1924: Robert M. La Follete, Sr. / Burton K. Wheeler (P)
1928: Al Smith / Joseph Taylor Robinson (D)
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt / John Nance Garner (D)
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt / John Nance Garner (D)
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt / Henry A. Wallace (D)

1944: Thomas E. Dewey / John W. Bricker (R)
1948: Harry S. Truman / Alden W. Barkley (D)
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower / Richard Nixon (R)
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower / Richard Nixon (R)

1960: Flip Coin
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson / Hubdert Humphrey (D)
1968: Hubert Humphrey / Edmund Muskie (D)

1972: Richard Nixon / Spiro Agnew (R)
1976: Jimmy Carter / Walter Mondale (D)
1980: Ronald Reagan / George H.W. Bush (R)
1984: Walter Mondale / Geraldine Ferraro (D)
1988: George H.W. Bush / Dan Quayle (R)
1992: Bill Clinton / Al Gore (D)
1996: Bill Clinton / Al Gore (D)
2000: Al Gore / Joe Lieberman (D)
2004: John Kerry / John Edwards (D)
2008: Barack Obama / Joe Biden (D)


Comments:

1984: Reagan is far too old at this point, and I'm beginning to disagree with his policies.

1980: I disagree with Reagan in plenty of ways, but I agree with him in others. And Carter has become too pessimistic.

1968: I simply agree with Humphrey more in too many important policy positions, and I feel like Nixon's 'law & order' promise is overtly racist. This doesn't mean that I don't agree with Nixon is plenty of ways though.

1960: Both candidates are very good, and their policies are very close.

1944: Roosevelt is old at this point, and very sick, and I'm growing uncomfortable with the idea of one man holding the Presidency through four elections. While I love the guy (like any good patriotic American!) I simply can't vote for him. Also, Dewey isn't some raging conservative that some make him out to be.

1920: Wilson just had a stroke, and TR is dead. :( There's no clear front-runner here. Cox is for the League of Nations, and is well-known as a reformer though..

I've also italicized the elections where I would have voted for the losing candidate.
 
1900: William Jennings Bryan / Adlai Stevenson (D)
1904: Theodore Roosevelt / Charles Fairbanks (R)
1908: William Jennings Bryan / John W. Kearn (D)
1912: Theodore Roosevelt / Hiram Johnson (P)
1916: Woodrow Wilson / Thomas R. Marshall (D)
1920: James M. Cox / Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)

1924: Abstain
1928: Herbert Hoover/Charles Curtis (R)
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt / John Nance Garner (D)
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt / John Nance Garner (D)
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt / Henry A. Wallace (D)
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt / Harry S. Truman (D)
1948: Harry S. Truman / Alben W. Barkley (D)
1952: Adlai E. Stevenson / John J. Sparkman (D)
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower/ Richard M. Nixon (R)
1960: John F. Kennedy / Lyndon B. Johnson (D)
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson / Hubert H. Humphrey (D)
1968: Hubert H. Humphrey / Ed Muskie (D)
1972: George S. McGovern / Sargent Shriver (D)
1976: Gerald R. Ford/Bob Dole (R)
1980: Abstain
1984: Walter Mondale / Geraldine Ferraro (D)
1988: Michael Dukakis / Lloyd Bentsen (D)
1992: Bill Clinton / Al Gore (D)
1996: Bill Clinton / Al Gore (D)
2000: Al Gore / Joe Lieberman (D)
2004: John Kerry / John Edwards (D)
2008: Barack Obama / Joe Biden (D)
 
1900 McKinley - Bryan's economic policies sound cockeyed, and US may miss out on acquiring Hawaii

1904 Roosevelt. Hard to "judge" what sort of President Parker would have made, and TR doing good job so what change?

1908 Taft. A mediocre President, but no reason to think Bryan would be any better. And if Bryan is one-termer, then we almost certainly get TR back in 1912, which I'm uneasy about


1912 Wilson. Did a good job in first term, whatever we think of the second. Also Taft hasn't a prayer, and given what is coming in Mexico and Europe, not sure I want a "warrior" like TR in charge


1916 Hughes - This is one of the easiest choices for me, despite it putting me at odds with my Utah co-religionists. Doubtful whether he could keep US out of war, but since we know that Wilson couldn't there is nothing to lose here - and you never can tell.

Assuming the US still goes into war, civil liberties probably suffer less under Hughes. OTL, he went into court, at the height of Palmer's red-hunt, to defend socialists whose politics he detested. Debs probably gets out of jail sooner if imprisoned at all. Also. Hughes must work with a Democratic Senate and probably a Dem-controlled House. For him, bipartisanship is not an option but an absolute necessity - especially as he lost to Wilson in the popular vote.

Hughes is the physically fitter of the two. He lived on to 1948, as against 1924 for Wilson, and retained his faculties almostt o the end. So no parallysed Presidency in 1919/20.

Finally, the 1920 Republican nominee will either be Hughes himself or someone backed by him. That won't be Harding or Coolidge


1920 Cox. Probably not a Great, but not difficult to be greater than Harding.

1924 Davis. Ditto vis a vis Coolidge


1928 Hoover. If Catholic Al Smith is in when the Great Depression hits, all the bigots will have a field day. Also, we probably don't get Hughes as Chief Justice, and I like him.


1932 Roosevelt. Fairly or not, Mr Hoover is now so discredited that he can't give credible leadership, so no choice

1936 Roosevelt. Feel sad about this one, because I like Alf Landon - but not sure if he is up to the top job.


1940 Willkie. Think the "no third term" tradition was a good one. And FDR's health not such as to make him an exception


1944 Roosevelt. What difference does it make now? He'll only live a few weeks into the new term. And Truman is a good successor

1948 Truman. A perverse choice, as politically I'm probably nearer to Dewey. But I just like the man.


1952 Eisenhower - Got the Korean War finished, and kept the Vietnam commitment on a small scale. Perhaps Adlai would have done the same, but I don't know.

1956 Eisenhower - ditto re Vietnam.

1960 Nixon. At least with him there's a chance that Vietnam quagmire avoided - though far from certain


1964 Johnson. I like Goldwater as a person, but as President - I don't think so.


1968 Nixon. Hubert's a dear old boy, but altogether too much the "tax and spend" type.

1972 Nixon. No point changing horses just when finally in sight of getting
finished with Vietnam. And find McGovern hard to take seriously as a President

1976 Ford. Things are settling down after Vietnam and Watergate, so why change?

1980 Reagan. Carter's a well-meaning guy, but more the temperament of a judge than a politician.

1984 Reagan. Mondale's another of your northern liberals. More tax and spend, I fear.

1988 Bush. Dukakis is another one I find hard to take seriously

1992 Bush. I still can't figure where they dug up Clinton from.

1996 Dole. Ditto - though I wish Powell had given it a shot

2000 - I probably emigrate. Knowing what is coming on the foreign policy front, I can't vote for Bush - but if I can believe what I read on various ngs, Gore was distinctly negative about homeschooling - which rules him out if my feelings matter.

2004 - Kerry. Anything to be rid of Bush.

2008 - A toss-up between Obama and emigrate. Can't see much difference between McCain and Bush.
 
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1948: Thomas E. Dewey/ Earl Warren (R): Dewey will continue Truman's foreign policy, which I wholeheartedly support, but I cannot stomach Truman's rampant New Dealism.

Out of curiosity RB, how come you could stomach Truman's New Dealism but not FDR's?
 
Without retrospect:

1900: William McKinley/Theodore Roosevelt (R)

1904: Alton B. Parker/Henry G. Davis (D)
1908: William H. Taft/ James S. Sherman (R)
1912: William H. Taft/ Nicholas M. Butler (R)

1916: Charles E. Hughes/ Charles W. Fairbanks (R)
1920: Warren G. Harding/ Calvin Coolidge (R)
1924: Calvin Coolidge/ Charles G. Dawes (R)
1928: Herbert C. Hoover/ Charles C. Curtis (R)
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt/ John N. Garner (D)
1936: Alfred M. Landon / Frank Knox (R)
1940: Wendell L. Willkie / Charles L. McNary (R)
1944: Thomas E. Dewey / John W. Bricker (R)

1948: Thomas E. Dewey/ Earl Warren (R)
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower/ Richard M. Nixon (R)
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower/ Richard M. Nixon (R)
1960: Richard M. Nixon/ Henry C. Lodge II (R)
1964: Barry M. Goldwater/ William E. Miller (R)
1968: Richard M. Nixon/ Spiro T. Agnew (R)
1972: Richard M. Nixon/ Spiro T. Agnew (R)
1976: Gerald R. Ford/ Bob Dole (R)
1980: Ronald Reagan/ George H.W. Bush (R)
1984: Ronald Reagan/ George H.W. Bush (R)
1988: George H.W. Bush/Dan Quayle (R)
1992: George H.W. Bush/ Dan Quayle (R)
1996: Bob J. Dole/ Jack F. Kemp (R)
2000: George W. Bush/Dick Cheney (R)
2004: George W. Bush/ Dick Cheney (R)
2008: John McCain/ Sarah Palin (R)
 
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1900 William Mckinley/ Theodore Roosevelt
1904 Theodore Roosevelt/ Charles Fairbanks
1908 William Howard Taft/ James Sherman
1912 Theodore Roosevelt/ Hiram Johnson
1916 Charles E. Hughes/ Charles Fairbanks
1920 James Cox/ Franklin D. Roosevelt
1924 Robert M. LaFollette Sr./ Burton K. Wheeler
1928 Herbert Hoover/ Charles Curtis
1932 FDR/ John Garner
1936 FDR/ John Garner
1940 FDR/ Henry Wallace
1944 FDR/ Harry S. Truman
1948 Harry S. Truman/ Alben Barkley
1952 Adlai E. Stevenson/ John Sparkman or Eleanore Roosevelt (write-in)
1956 Adlai E. Stevenson/ Estes Kefauver
1960 John F. Kennedy/ Lyndon Johnson
1964 might stay home
1968 Eugene McCarthy
1972 George McGovern/ Sargent Shriver
1976 either Ford or Carter
1980 Carter/ Mondale or Andernson/Lucey or write-in Ted Kennedy
1984 Mondale/Ferraro
1988 Bentsen/Dukakis
1992 Perot/Stockdale or Clinton/Gore
1996 Clinton/ Gore
2000 Gore/Lieberman
2004 Kerry/Edwards or write in Howard Dean
2008 Barack Obama/ Joe Biden
 
You omit 1928, though I think I can guess.

Oops. :eek:

With retrospect, I'd be open to voting for Al Smith though, he was anti-prohibition and was an economic conservative, but I'm not sure if I would've voted for him without retrospect. Although how you interpret his conservatism really depends on whether he was actually conservative or whether he was just bitter at FDR.
 

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1900 Bryan (I would have voted for Charles Matchett, Socialist Labor party candidate in 1896 but after the Spanish-American War and imperialist venture in the Phillipeens it would have to be Bryant. "Anybody but McKinely")

1904 Debs
1908 Debs
1912 Debs
1916 Benson
1920 Debs
1924 LaFollette
1928 Smith
1932 Thomas
1936 Roosevelt
1940 Thomas (protest vote over FDR's refusal to not step in and stop a southern filibuster of anti-lynching legislation from going through and for introducing conscription.)
1944 Thomas (protest vote over Japanese internment)
1948 Wallace
1952 Hoops
1956 Stevenson
1960 Kennedy (Humphery in the primary)
1964 Johnson (would have highly regretted it later on)
1968 McCarthy in the primary and general
1972 McGovern
1976 Carter
1980 Anderson (Kennedy in the primary)
1984 Mondale
1988 Dukukis
1992 Clinton (Brown in the primary)
1996 Nader
2000 Nader (Bradly in the primary)
2004 Kerry (Dean in the primary)
2008 Obama (Kucinich in the primary)
 
1900: William McKinley/Theodore Roosevelt (R)
1904: Teddy Roosevelt/Charles W. Fairbanks (R)
1908: William H. Taft/ James S. Sherman (R)

1912: Teddy Roosevelt/ Hiram Johnson (P)
1916: Charles E. Hughes/ Charles W. Fairbanks (R)
1920: James Cox/ Franklin Roosevelt (D)
1924: Robert M. La Follette, Sr./ Burton K. Wheeler (P)
1928: Al Smith/ Joseph Robinson (D)
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt/ John N. Garner (D)
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt/ John N. Garner (D)
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt/ Henry A. Wallace (D)
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt/ Harry S Truman (D)

1948: Thomas E. Dewey/ Earl Warren (R)
1952: Adlai Stevenson/ John Sparkman (D)

1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower/ Richard M. Nixon (R)
1960: John F. Kennedy/ Lyndon Johnson (D)
1964: Lyndon Johnson/ Hubert Humphrey (D)
1968: Hubert Humphrey/ Edmund Muskie (D)
1972: Richard M. Nixon/ Spiro T. Agnew (R)
1976: Gerald R. Ford/ Bob Dole (R)
1980: Ronald Reagan/ George H.W. Bush (R)
1984: Ronald Reagan/ George H.W. Bush (R)

1988: Michael Dukakis/Lloyd Bentsen (D)
1992: Bill Clinton/ Al Gore (D)
1996: Bill Clinton/ Al Gore (D)
2000: Al Gore/ Joe Lieberman (D)
2004: John Kerry/ John Edwards (D)
2008: Barack Obama/ Joe Biden (D)



1960: Richard M. Nixon/ Henry C. Lodge II (R)
1964: Barry M. Goldwater/ William E. Miller (R)
.....Reagan's winning in "ALoMaH", isn't he?
 
Well I'm Canadian, but I'll sneak across the border and commit some election fraud!

1900: William McKinley/Theodore Roosevelt (D)
1904: Theodore Roosevelt/Charles W. Fairbanks (D)

1908: William H. Taft/James S. Sherman (D)
1912: Theodore Roosevelt/Hiram W. Johnson (P)(1)
1916: Woodrow Wilson/Thomas R. Marshall (D)
1920: William G. Harding/Calvin Coolidge (R)
1924: Calvin Coolidge/Charles G. Dawes (R)
1928: Alfred E. Smith/Joseph T. Robinson (D)
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt/John Nance Garner (D)
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt/John Nance Garner (D)
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt/Henry A. Wallace (D)
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt/Harry S. Truman (D)
1948: Harry S. Truman/Alben W. Barkley (D)
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower/Richard M. Nixon (R)
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower/Richard M. Nixon (R)
1960: John F. Kennedy/Lyndon B. Johnson (D)
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson/Hubert H. Humphrey (D)

1968: Richard M. Nixon/Spiro T. Agnew (R)(2)
1972: Richard M. Nixon/Spiro T. Agnew (R)
1976: Gerald R. Ford/Bob Dole (R)
1980: Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale (D)
1984: Ronald Reagan/George H.W. Bush (R)
1988: George H.W. Bush/Dan Quayle (R)
1992: William J. Clinon/Albert A. Gore (D)
1996: William J. Clinon/Albert A. Gore (D)
2000: Albert A. Gore/Joseph I. Lieberman (D)
2004: John F. Kerry/ John Edwards (D)

2008: Barrack H. Obama/Joseph R. Biden (D)

Notes:
(1) I will vote for Teddy Roosevelt any time he is on the ballot.
(2) I would have voted for RFK had he not been assinated, and won the nomination.
 
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