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11 Bravo

(24,339 posts) Wed May 27, 2026, 06:02 PM Wednesday

If casting a Presidential vote was mandatory, with failure to do so punishable by death ...

and this was the ballot, who would you choose?

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	Richard Nixon
	9 (53%)
	Ronald Reagan
	1 (6%)
	George W. Bush
	0 (0%)
	Donald Trump
	0 (0%)
	Well, it was a good life, but I'll be going now.
	7 (41%)
	3 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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If casting a Presidential vote was mandatory, with failure to do so punishable by death ... (Original Post) 11 Bravo Wednesday OP

Write in vote? sop Wednesday #1

Nixon was corrupt as hell, but he did do a lot of good: establishing EPA, ultimately ending Vietnam, hlthe2b Wednesday #2

sop

(19,487 posts)

1. Write in vote?

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Wed May 27, 2026, 06:05 PM

Wednesday

hlthe2b

(114,830 posts)

2. Nixon was corrupt as hell, but he did do a lot of good: establishing EPA, ultimately ending Vietnam,

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Wed May 27, 2026, 06:07 PM

Wednesday

He signed the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and initiated the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT I) with the Soviet Union, which were crucial in reducing Cold War tensions and established normalized relationships with China. He did at least care about the environment.

And, while it was a different time, he still retained some integrity that allowed him to do the 'right' thing ultimately and resign once cornered with evident corruption/misdeeds.

So, comparatively, I guess, if I had to choose...

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