Who Is The Worst President America Never Had?

Inspired by the current thread from the other side. Who would've been American's worst President, but was never elected?

(only restriction is that they have to have been realistically close to gaining the office, or becoming a politician. No FaT-style cult leaders or serial killers).

Me, I'd say, at least for this century, Joe McCarthy, Doug MacArthur, George Wallace, and Jesse Helms are up there.
 
John Nance Garner, wrong man in the wrong place at the wrong time. Henry Wallace wouldn't have been great either. Thanks for not dying until Truman was around, FDR.
 
Any of the Kennedys.... I'm not a fan of them. Of course most of my animosity is aimed towards Papa Joe and his sleazy political machine than towards the actual brothers.
 
Me, I'd say, at least for this century, Joe McCarthy, Doug MacArthur, George Wallace, and Jesse Helms are up there.

I don't recall McCarthy or Helms ever being discussed as serious candidates; AAR, of the other two, McArthur is way worse.

Oh, and John Breckinbridge...
 
Now I don't like Proxmire much at all... but is everyone mentioning him doing so solely because of his stance on space exploration?:D
 
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