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Pryderi

(6,772 posts) Mon Jul 13, 2020, 09:57 PM Jul 2020

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Republican presidents who would be Democrats today.

Lincoln
Eisenhower
Nixon
...maybe Reagan?

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Republican presidents who would be Democrats today. (Original Post) Pryderi Jul 2020 OP

Never Reagan. He would have moved right along with Cheney, McConnell, Graham and so many other. LizBeth Jul 2020 #1

Reagan as Governor passed abortion rights jimfields33 Jul 2020 #4

I think Reagan would be like McCain or Romney. Still right wing but NYC Liberal Jul 2020 #5

I agree. And look how much both McCain and Romney have voted with Trump. LizBeth Jul 2020 #8

Even McCain's vote against the ACA repeal was only because NYC Liberal Jul 2020 #12

+1 LizBeth Jul 2020 #13

Remove Nixon and Reagan vercetti2021 Jul 2020 #2

Nixon created the EPA. No Republican today Pryderi Jul 2020 #6

Yes, Teddy Roosevelt for sure. subterranean Jul 2020 #7

Nixon? Hell no. He was a racist right wing fascist just like Trump. NYC Liberal Jul 2020 #3

US Grant DBoon Jul 2020 #9

Maybe HW Bush too. Reagan? Not sure about that one. brush Jul 2020 #10

No way Reagan or Nixon bluecollar2 Jul 2020 #11

LizBeth

(9,952 posts)

1. Never Reagan. He would have moved right along with Cheney, McConnell, Graham and so many other.

Reply to Pryderi (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2020, 10:03 PM

Jul 2020

jimfields33

(15,787 posts)

4. Reagan as Governor passed abortion rights

Reply to LizBeth (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 13, 2020, 10:09 PM

Jul 2020

Reagan also passed amnesty. Only he and johnson ever did that. Not sure Reagan would be happy to see these wacky people today.

NYC Liberal

(20,135 posts)

5. I think Reagan would be like McCain or Romney. Still right wing but

Reply to LizBeth (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 13, 2020, 10:11 PM

Jul 2020

just slightly less insane. Definitely not a Democrat but might speak out occasionally against some of the worst of today’s GOP.

LizBeth

(9,952 posts)

8. I agree. And look how much both McCain and Romney have voted with Trump.

Reply to NYC Liberal (Reply #5)

Mon Jul 13, 2020, 10:22 PM

Jul 2020

NYC Liberal

(20,135 posts)

12. Even McCain's vote against the ACA repeal was only because

Reply to LizBeth (Reply #8)

Mon Jul 13, 2020, 11:05 PM

Jul 2020

the repeal didn’t go far enough — not because McCain wanted to save the ACA.

LizBeth

(9,952 posts)

13. +1

Reply to NYC Liberal (Reply #12)

Mon Jul 13, 2020, 11:42 PM

Jul 2020

vercetti2021

(10,156 posts)

2. Remove Nixon and Reagan

Reply to Pryderi (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2020, 10:04 PM

Jul 2020

Add Teddy Roosevelt.

Pryderi

(6,772 posts)

6. Nixon created the EPA. No Republican today

Reply to vercetti2021 (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 13, 2020, 10:14 PM

Jul 2020

would have done it.

subterranean

(3,427 posts)

7. Yes, Teddy Roosevelt for sure.

Reply to vercetti2021 (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 13, 2020, 10:20 PM

Jul 2020

Many of his domestic policies would have put him in the progressive wing of the Democratic Party today.

NYC Liberal

(20,135 posts)

3. Nixon? Hell no. He was a racist right wing fascist just like Trump.

Reply to Pryderi (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2020, 10:08 PM

Jul 2020

Reagan? Well, he was a liberal FDR Democrat until he married Nancy. While I don’t think he would switch back, I think he would likely be more of a McCain or Romney: still a conservative Republican, but would probably speak up against some of the batshittery in the GOP today.

Eisenhower? AFAIK he never voted before he ran for president and didn’t belong to any party. He was courted by both to be their nominee and chose the GOP because he leaned conservative but also Truman was very unpopular. So I could see him actually being a Democrat today.

DBoon

(22,363 posts)

9. US Grant

Reply to Pryderi (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2020, 10:51 PM

Jul 2020

Suppressed the Klan, fought to protect freed slaves during reconstruction, and treated Native Americans with decency.

brush

(53,774 posts)

10. Maybe HW Bush too. Reagan? Not sure about that one.

Reply to Pryderi (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2020, 10:51 PM

Jul 2020

bluecollar2

(3,622 posts)

11. No way Reagan or Nixon

Reply to Pryderi (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2020, 10:55 PM

Jul 2020

To qualify as a modern day democrat requires that you have a single qualification...

That you be a decent human being...

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