Presidential March Madness

The Game Room
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With March approaching, it’s time for the Madness to begin.

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 Tuesday at 11:00 pm (EST).

The game is between Presidents. As wildcards, I’ve included some Presidential candidates and Vice Presidents.

And this is a game, not a debate. Let’s have good sportsmanship and no trash talking.

The Democratic Conference

Barack Obama vs
Alben Barkley

John Kerry vs
Al Gore

Lyndon Johnson vs
Hubert Humphrey

John F. Kennedy vs
George McGovern

Bill Clinton vs
Joe Biden

Franklin D. Roosevelt vs
Michael Dukakis

Jimmy Carter vs
Adlai Stevenson

Harry S Truman vs
Walter Mondale

The Republican Conference

George W. Bush vs
Spiro Agnew

Bob Dole vs
Barry Goldwater

Gerald Ford vs
Dick Cheney

Richard Nixon vs
Alf Landon

George H.W. Bush vs
Nelson Rockefeller

John McCain vs
Thomas Dewey

Ronald Reagan vs
Dan Quayle

Dwight Eisenhower vs
Wendell Wilkie

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Barack Obama

Al Gore

Hubert Humphrey

John F. Kennedy
Bill Clinton
Franklin D. Roosevelt

Adlai Stevenson

Harry S Truman

The Republican Conference

George W. Bush

Barry Goldwater

Dick Cheney

Alf Landon

George H.W. Bush

Thomas Dewey

Ronald Reagan

Dwight Eisenhower

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I wish to file a protest against the bracketing, which seems designed to force a Dem vs Pubbie final, and on this board, the Dem is a prohibitive favorite. That noted, my picks are bolded.

The Democratic Conference

**Barack Obama **vs
Alben Barkley

John Kerry vs
Al Gore

Lyndon Johnson vs
Hubert Humphrey

John F. Kennedy vs
George McGovern

Bill Clinton vs
Joe Biden

Franklin D. Roosevelt vs
Michael Dukakis

Jimmy Carter vs
Adlai Stevenson Going with a double DQ finish in this match. No winner.

Harry S Truman vs
Walter Mondale

The Republican Conference

George W. Bush vs
Spiro Agnew Another double DQ. No winner.

Bob Dole vs
Barry Goldwater

**Gerald Ford **vs
Dick Cheney

Richard Nixon vs
Alf Landon

George H.W. Bush vs
Nelson Rockefeller

**John McCain **vs
Thomas Dewey

**Ronald Reagan **vs
Dan Quayle

Dwight Eisenhower vs
Wendell Wilkie

And, to fearlessly predict the matchup in the finals–I say it will be Republican Heavyweight Champion Ronald Reagan vs Democratic Upstart Barack Obama.
Obama will win in a blowout. Note: Not knocking Obama, just calling him an Upstart because he’s the new kid on the block.

Also, where’s Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson, Madison, Adams, et al?

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The Democrat Conference

Barack Obama

John Kerry

Lyndon Johnson

John F. Kennedy

Bill Clinton

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Adlai Stevenson

Harry S Truman

The Republican Conference

Blech

Barry Goldwater

Dick Cheney

Richard Nixon

George H.W. Bush

Thomas Dewey

Ronald Reagan

Dwight Eisenhower

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Yay! I love a good madness!

The Democratic Conference

Barack Obama

Al Gore

Lyndon Johnson

John F. Kennedy

Bill Clinton

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Jimmy Carter

Harry S Truman

The Republican Conference

Spiro Agnew
(tough one – but have to give it to a couple of years of crooked over 8 years of massive incompetence)

Barry Goldwater

Gerald Ford

Alf Landon

Nelson Rockefeller

Thomas Dewey

Ronald Reagan

Dwight Eisenhower

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This is true, but it seems to me that the alternative would be to have all of the Republican candidates knocked out in early rounds, as many people would just be voting on party lines.

My pix:

Barack Obama

Al Gore

Lyndon Johnson

John F. Kennedy

Bill Clinton

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Jimmy Carter

Harry S Truman

Spiro Agnew

Bob Dole

Gerald Ford

Richard Nixon

George H.W. Bush

John McCain

Ronald Reagan

Dwight Eisenhower

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The Democratic Conference

Barack Obama

Al Gore

Hubert Humphrey

George McGovern

Joe Biden

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Jimmy Carter

Harry S Truman

The Republican Conference

Spiro Agnew

Barry Goldwater

Gerald Ford

Alf Landon

Nelson Rockefeller

Thomas Dewey

Dan Quayle

Dwight Eisenhower

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Barack Obama
Al Gore

Lyndon Johnson

John F. Kennedy

Bill Clinton

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Jimmy Carter

Harry S Truman

The Republican Conference
Spiro Agnew
Barry Goldwater

Gerald Ford

Richard Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
Thomas Dewey

Ronald Reagan

Dwight Eisenhower

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Barack Obama

Al Gore

Hubert Humphrey

George McGovern

Joe Biden

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Jimmy Carter

Harry S Truman

Spiro Agnew

Barry Goldwater

Gerald Ford

Alf Landon

Nelson Rockefeller

John McCain

Ronald Reagan

Dwight Eisenhower

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Appropriately enough, my picks for the Democrats are highlighted in blue, while the Republicans are reddened

The Democratic Conference

Barack Obama vs
Alben Barkley

John Kerry vs
Al Gore

Lyndon Johnson vs
Hubert Humphrey

John F. Kennedy vs
George McGovern

Bill Clinton vs
Joe Biden

Franklin D. Roosevelt vs
Michael Dukakis

Jimmy Carter vs
Adlai Stevenson

Harry S Truman vs
Walter Mondale

The Republican Conference

George W. Bush vs
Spiro Agnew

Bob Dole vs
Barry Goldwater

Gerald Ford vs
Dick Cheney

Richard Nixon vs
Alf Landon

George H.W. Bush vs
Nelson Rockefeller

John McCain vs
Thomas Dewey

Ronald Reagan vs
Dan Quayle

Dwight Eisenhower vs
Wendell Willkie

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The Democratic Conference

Barack Obama

Al Gore

Lyndon Johnson

John F. Kennedy

Bill Clinton

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Jimmy Carter

Harry S Truman

The Republican Conference

Pass

Barry Goldwater

Gerald Ford

Richard Nixon

George H.W. Bush

John McCain

Ronald Reagan

Dwight Eisenhower

No Whig division?! What a gyp!

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The Democratic Conference

Barack Obama
Al Gore
Hubert Humphrey
John F. Kennedy
Bill Clinton
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Adlai Stevenson
Harry S Truman

The Republican Conference

George W. Bush
Barry Goldwater
Gerald Ford
Alf Landon
Nelson Rockefeller
Thomas Dewey
Ronald Reagan
Dwight Eisenhower

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Barack Obama

Al Gore

Lyndon Johnson

John F. Kennedy

Bill Clinton

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Jimmy Carter

Harry S Truman

George W. Bush

Bob Dole

Gerald Ford

Richard Nixon

Nelson Rockefeller

Thomas Dewey

Ronald Reagan

Dwight Eisenhower

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Sorry about that. I forgot to post the scores last night.

As it turns out, we had some close elections and I had to invoke my special executive powers to cast the tie-breaking vote.

The Democratic Conference

Barack Obama 11
Alben Barkley 1

Al Gore 11
John Kerry 1

Lyndon Johnson 7
Hubert Humphrey 5

John F. Kennedy 10
George McGovern 2

Bill Clinton 9
Joe Biden 3

Franklin D. Roosevelt 12
Michael Dukakis 0

Jimmy Carter 7
Adlai Stevenson 4
pass 1

Harry S Truman 12
Walter Mondale 0

The Republican Conference

Spiro Agnew 5
George W. Bush 4
pass 3

Barry Goldwater 9
Bob Dole 3

Gerald Ford 10
Dick Cheney 2

Richard Nixon 7
Alf Landon 6

George H.W. Bush 7
Nelson Rockefeller 6

Thomas Dewey 8
John McCain 4

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Damn, I accidentally cut off the last part of the post. I’m not getting off to a good start here.

Ronald Reagan 11
Dan Quayle 1

Dwight Eisenhower 12
Wendell Wilkie 0

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Round II is up here.

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Never mind. On to the next.

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Oh well…

(for posterity’s sake…)
Barack Obama
John Kerry
Lyndon Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Bill Clinton
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Adlai Stevenson
Harry S Truman

Spiro Agnew
Barry Goldwater
Dick Cheney
Richard Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
John McCain
Ronald Reagan
Dwight Eisenhower