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You must be young. Nixon is liberal by today's DLC standards n/t leftstreet Oct 2012 #1
Nixon was not as right-wing as they are today. He was pro choice. hrmjustin Oct 2012 #4
Nixon was a deranged, bigoted crook and if he were alive and active in today's GOP cali Oct 2012 #5
Wasn't he the architect of the Southern Strategy, too? CheapShotArtist Oct 2012 #63
yes he was. hrmjustin Oct 2012 #70
Abraham Lincoln EasyGirl Oct 2012 #2
That was the first name that came to mind, but I sort of like T.R.'s trust-busting. HereSince1628 Oct 2012 #10
TR was QUITE a character EasyGirl Oct 2012 #54
Abe Lincoln, maybe... joycejnr Oct 2012 #3
Jim Jeffords was a good republican before he quit the party cali Oct 2012 #7
I always liked him. hrmjustin Oct 2012 #13
WOW EasyGirl Oct 2012 #55
Pete McCloskey Brother Buzz Oct 2012 #6
Do Blue Dog Democrats count? Glitterati Oct 2012 #8
I would count that my friend. hrmjustin Oct 2012 #14
Sadly, me too Glitterati Oct 2012 #19
I did know that I remember that Jam,es Carville asked for his donation back from miller. hrmjustin Oct 2012 #23
Thankfully Glitterati Oct 2012 #27
good for you my friend. Is he still a jerk or has he mellowed out? hrmjustin Oct 2012 #35
I think he just took his dementia back to Young Harris Glitterati Oct 2012 #52
I'd vote for Teddy Roosevelt over the corporate hacks we have today. n/t Egalitarian Thug Oct 2012 #9
I proudly voted for Nancy Kassebaum proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 #11
Olympia Snow maybe. Kalidurga Oct 2012 #12
I like her better than susan collins the other gop senator from ME hrmjustin Oct 2012 #15
I thought about her, but she does seem to haul the GOP line in a lot of areas. Kalidurga Oct 2012 #16
I could probably support Jon Huntsman tarheelsunc Oct 2012 #17
good call mnmoderatedem Oct 2012 #56
I agree. BeeBee Oct 2012 #86
Rockefeller & Lindsay were liberal republicans.... Historic NY Oct 2012 #18
Chafee is the governor of I think RI or NH now. He is an Independent. hrmjustin Oct 2012 #24
Alan Alda... Jeff In Milwaukee Oct 2012 #20
Another for Teddy Roosevelt. closeupready Oct 2012 #21
The only Republican I ever voted for cecilfirefox Oct 2012 #22
My GOP state senator is a longtime family friend.He is great at constituent services, but he votes.. hrmjustin Oct 2012 #25
They are Hell's own dingbats here in Kentucky get the red out Oct 2012 #26
I volunteered for the campaign of a pro-choice Republican who was for Marriage Equality... Ian David Oct 2012 #28
That happens sometimes here in ny. The dem is anti-gay and the goper is not. hrmjustin Oct 2012 #36
I tried to once. DevonRex Oct 2012 #29
Ike. MgtPA Oct 2012 #30
Dwight Eisenhower.... mike_c Oct 2012 #31
Really? Against Adlai Stevenson? WinkyDink Oct 2012 #51
actually, I wasn't thinking about the context of past elections... mike_c Oct 2012 #53
I voted for 1 Republican in my entire adult life & I've been voting since 1976 catbyte Oct 2012 #32
what district and state are you in? hrmjustin Oct 2012 #38
Rather go Blind dgraz007 Oct 2012 #33
I understand. closeupready Oct 2012 #37
Thank you for posting and welcome to DU! hrmjustin Oct 2012 #39
In CA I voted for Tom Campbell (R) -- Hell Hath No Fury Oct 2012 #34
I agree unless it was chafee. i would vote for chafee. hrmjustin Oct 2012 #41
I voted for William Weld. Once. JenniferJuniper Oct 2012 #40
He ran for Governor of NY in 2006. hrmjustin Oct 2012 #43
Me too! DonViejo Oct 2012 #44
Yep. JenniferJuniper Oct 2012 #47
John Warner may have been the last of the moderates who believed in principle over party Mike Daniels Oct 2012 #42
I wrote to Mark Grisanti HockeyMom Oct 2012 #45
You are correct. i should sometimes remember they are not the same as southern gopers. hrmjustin Oct 2012 #48
Charlie Crist HockeyMom Oct 2012 #46
None. Zero. Zip. If they were THAT good, they'd have changed Party affiliation. WinkyDink Oct 2012 #49
OK, you caught me (really red-faced) rock Oct 2012 #50
Lincoln, Eisenhower--none currently living that I can think of hlthe2b Oct 2012 #57
I hate voting for a Republicans, but clyrc Oct 2012 #58
Quite a while back I voted for Olympia Snowe when avebury Oct 2012 #59
JOHN HEINZ, PA life long demo Oct 2012 #60
Many of us here in Pittsburgh think that… Efilroft Sul Oct 2012 #67
Edward W. Brooke louis c Oct 2012 #61
Bill Cohen. bluedigger Oct 2012 #62
I like him too. hrmjustin Oct 2012 #75
Regarding Republicans I may have supported, CheapShotArtist Oct 2012 #64
Sideshow Bob Tom Ripley Oct 2012 #65
Linconln, Grant, Hayes, Garfield Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2012 #66
I might vote for Chuck Hagel under certain circumstances. sadbear Oct 2012 #68
Jon Huntsman... Xyzse Oct 2012 #69
I tried to vote for bloomberg once but i could not do it. hrmjustin Oct 2012 #71
Would I? None. Have I? Sadly, yes. Iggo Oct 2012 #72
i voted for the gop establishment challenger against an incumbent teabagger in our state house race arely staircase Oct 2012 #73
One thing to consider is the fact that a candidate never runs for office in a vacuum. PAMod Oct 2012 #74
Former MI governor William Milliken. He was a centrist who pissed off fellow repubs muntrv Oct 2012 #76
I voted for a Republican for Congress in Idaho. He was running against Helen Chenoweth in the brewens Oct 2012 #77
Maybe Senator Snowe...n/t Hepburn Oct 2012 #78
I can't think of any that are currently alive...as for the dead... bklyncowgirl Oct 2012 #79
I would vote for Abraham Lincoln FarPoint Oct 2012 #80
I voted for John Warner for senate peacebird Oct 2012 #81
A former governor of MN (1991-99), Arne Carlson, wasn't bad. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2012 #82
Bob LaFollette Jackpine Radical Oct 2012 #83
Abraham Lincoln. Like the old saying goes, he was the two great Republican presidents. dimbear Oct 2012 #84
Sheriff Nocco LP2K12 Oct 2012 #85
ike,percy,anderson,and oh shit ..... madrchsod Oct 2012 #87
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