Some surprises (to me anyway) in the second round.
The rules remain the same. Pick one choice in each match-up (based on whatever criteria you want). The winners advance to the next round. You can cast your votes for this round until Thursday at 11:00 pm (EST).
The Democratic Conference
Barack Obama vs
John F. Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt vs
Harry S Truman
The Republican Conference
Barry Goldwater vs
Gerald Ford
Thomas Dewey vs
Dwight Eisenhower
Kennedy
Roosevelt
Goldwater
Eisenhower
Dems
Barack Obama
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pubs
Barry Goldwater
Dwight Eisenhower
My criteria: overall awesomeness as a leader and a person.
The Democratic Conference
Barack Obama vs
John F. Kennedy (close call)
Franklin D. Roosevelt vs
Harry S Truman (also close)
The Republican Conference
Barry Goldwater vs
Gerald Ford (no contest)
Thomas Dewey vs
Dwight Eisenhower (Well, Dewey was a gangbusting prosecutor, but it’s hard to overcome the victor of D-Day and the Crusade in Europe)
The Democratic Conference
John F. Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Republican Conference
Gerald Ford
Dwight Eisenhower
Joe
Kennedy
Roosevelt
Goldwater
Eisenhower
(I expect this one to come down to Eisenhower vs. FDR)
The Democratic Conference
Barack Obama vs
John F. Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt vs
Harry S Truman
The Republican Conference
Barry Goldwater vs
Gerald Ford
Thomas Dewey vs
Dwight Eisenhower
Barack Obama
Harry S Truman
Barry Goldwater
Dwight Eisenhower
The Democratic Conference
Barack Obama vs
John F. Kennedy
Tough one – the former is six weeks into his first term. Way too early to say how good he is overall. But –
Barack Obama
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Republican Conference
Barry Goldwater
Dwight Eisenhower
Barack Obama
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Gerald Ford
Thomas Dewey
Heading into the semi-finals.
The Democratic Conference
John F. Kennedy 5
Barack Obama 4
Franklin D. Roosevelt 7
Harry S Truman 2
The Republican Conference
Barry Goldwater 7
Gerald Ford 2
Dwight Eisenhower 8
Thomas Dewey 1
New thread is here.