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ificandream

(10,560 posts)
Sat Aug 31, 2024, 11:43 PM Aug 2024

Poll: Who was the worst Republican vice presidential nominee?

Vote for the worst Republican vice presidential nominee from these choices. I picked the 10 I thought would be controversial. (And damn, they sure know how to pick the bad ones.)


120 votes, 3 passes | Time left: Time expired
Spiro Agnew (1968)
9 (8%)
Dan Quayle (1988)
2 (2%)
Sarah Palin (2008)
32 (27%)
Richard Nixon (1952, 1956)
2 (2%)
JD Vance (2024)
64 (53%)
Mike Pence (2016, 2020)
0 (0%)
Bob Dole (1976)
0 (0%)
Paul Ryan (2012)
0 (0%)
George H. W. Bush (1980)
0 (0%)
Dick Cheney (2000)
11 (9%)
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Poll: Who was the worst Republican vice presidential nominee? (Original Post) ificandream Aug 2024 OP
Really depends on your definition of worst. yourout Aug 2024 #1
I assume it's the latter that was meant. JoeColo Sep 2024 #34
Palin Trueblue1968 Sep 2024 #41
Spiro Agnew was actively committing felonies in the White House, extorting people for money mahina Aug 2024 #2
Jeez, I remember his slimy comments ... ificandream Aug 2024 #4
Better an impudent snob than a nattering nabob of negativism, I always say. nt Buns_of_Fire Sep 2024 #10
I've always detested him deeply.... lastlib Aug 2024 #5
Agnew was getting kickbacks as governor, and kept getting them while in the White House DBoon Sep 2024 #32
Needs an "all of the above." DJ Synikus Makisimus Aug 2024 #3
Agreed Chasing Dreams Sep 2024 #29
Talk about a rogue's gallery of horrible people. LonePirate Sep 2024 #6
Cheney's too much of a neocon to endorse Trump. I think he's the worst VP in my memory. LeftInTX Sep 2024 #8
Never thought worse than Palin but then came Vance. PufPuf23 Sep 2024 #7
I voted for Palin. ificandream Sep 2024 #16
Palin is a prime example of what they really think of women Freddie Sep 2024 #39
Andrew Johnson needs to be on the list! Who knows what our country would be like if mucifer Sep 2024 #9
Andrew Johnson was a democrat not a republican SocialDemocrat61 Sep 2024 #12
Back when democrats were pro slavery and republicans were mostly anti slavery. mucifer Sep 2024 #13
He was on the Republican ticket. It counts. nt Gore1FL Sep 2024 #33
No he wasn't SocialDemocrat61 Sep 2024 #37
Johnson. That's a good one. Bobstandard Sep 2024 #27
I think of JD as Fatfuk's life insurance policy. Buns_of_Fire Sep 2024 #11
Vance is on a mission to offend everyone Renew Deal Sep 2024 #14
Quite the embarrassment of riches, no matter whom you choose. Xavier Breath Sep 2024 #15
If we're going by bodycount, it's hard to beat Cheney for "worst ever" -- But I don't blame Cheney personally.... Bucky Sep 2024 #17
What was so WTF about Cheney being picked BluenFLA Sep 2024 #20
Cheney told W to pick him. Sky Jewels Sep 2024 #23
I'm glad someone caught that Bucky Sep 2024 #24
Palin by a thousand miles. Iggo Sep 2024 #18
My feelings as well. ificandream Sep 2024 #19
Yeah it is not even close. Jk23 Sep 2024 #44
I don't know how to answer this Wednesdays Sep 2024 #21
Define "worst" WarGamer Sep 2024 #22
Vance has a -12 rating uponit7771 Sep 2024 #25
Dick Cheney for sure Bobstandard Sep 2024 #26
Actually, Andrew Johnson was probably the worst. CanonRay Sep 2024 #28
So much shit.... CanonRay Sep 2024 #30
Yes. Think. Again. Sep 2024 #31
I picked Agnew, but they're all horrible. love_katz Sep 2024 #35
So many good "bad" choices.... Jack Valentino Sep 2024 #36
there's just so many i can't decide who to choose; suffice to say all of the above nt orleans Sep 2024 #38
JD Vance is the worst VP nominee for a major party in history post 25th Amendment MistakenLamb Sep 2024 #40
McCain knew Palin is a moron Mysterian Sep 2024 #42
Why isn't Lieberman on this list? FailureToCommunicate Sep 2024 #43

yourout

(8,095 posts)
1. Really depends on your definition of worst.
Sat Aug 31, 2024, 11:47 PM
Aug 2024

If you mean evilest it's Cheney.
If you mean the worst candidate and poorest choice ever by a FrontRunner then it has to be JD.

mahina

(18,957 posts)
2. Spiro Agnew was actively committing felonies in the White House, extorting people for money
Sat Aug 31, 2024, 11:49 PM
Aug 2024

His criminal situation was chased out of the news by the impeachment and resignation of Richard Nixon, but prior to that Spiro T Agnew was truly the source of so much of the garbage that we are still living with today.

Listen to Rachel Maddow’s incredibly brilliant podcast for free and you will never think the same way about that ugly soul again

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ificandream

(10,560 posts)
4. Jeez, I remember his slimy comments ...
Sat Aug 31, 2024, 11:54 PM
Aug 2024

Here's one. You can hear where Trump got some of his shit. His "effete corps of impudent snobs" comment here became his trademark.

lastlib

(24,949 posts)
5. I've always detested him deeply....
Sat Aug 31, 2024, 11:58 PM
Aug 2024

even though I never fully realized the scope of his corruption until Maddow's podcast.

"When Richard Nixon needed a Veep,
He looked to Maryland, and got a real creep.
He picked up this dud, some loser named Spiro,
And said that someday, he'd be a great hero.

Well, Agnew called someone a fat ugly jap,
And said to the press, "I'll not take this crap!"
Then Uncle Sam said he had been lax
In telling the truth about his income tax.

He said that the charges were made from thin air,
But at his trial, he said, "Nolo contendere."
Now for his crimes, he'll someday be rich,
He'll be a millionaire, that sonofabitch!

--lastlib, 1974

DBoon

(23,085 posts)
32. Agnew was getting kickbacks as governor, and kept getting them while in the White House
Sun Sep 1, 2024, 10:22 PM
Sep 2024
In 1973, Agnew was investigated by the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland on suspicion of criminal conspiracy, bribery, extortion, and tax fraud. Agnew took kickbacks from contractors during his time as Baltimore county executive and governor of Maryland. The payments had continued into his time as vice president, but had nothing to do with the Watergate scandal, in which he was not implicated. After months of maintaining his innocence, Agnew pleaded no contest to a single felony charge of tax evasion and resigned from office.

- wikipedia

He wasn't just a stupid right wing ideologue, he was a classic corrupt politician who thought he could get away with continued corruption while being "a heartbeat away" from the presidency

LonePirate

(13,905 posts)
6. Talk about a rogue's gallery of horrible people.
Sun Sep 1, 2024, 12:56 AM
Sep 2024

Agnew was a common criminal in an uncommon job. He was punished and the country threw him away like the trash he is.

Then you have Cheney who is quite likely to be the most evil man ever to hold the office. I honestly have no idea why he has not given a full-throated endorsement of Trump.

Vance completely lacks a soul and any decent human emotion. He is the perfect example of everything wrong with this country.

However my vote for the worst of them all is Palin simply because she ushered in this era we are in now by dragging Republicans deeper into the muck. She made them openly worship stupidity and hatred by publicly embracing and embodying those “values.” If McCain had never brought her to the national stage, we likely never would have gotten Trump foisted upon us as he is simply a man giving life to her intellect, personality and viewpoints. She changed the Republican Party and somehow made it worse than it had been during the W years. She was MAGA before it was given a name and date of birth.

LeftInTX

(30,115 posts)
8. Cheney's too much of a neocon to endorse Trump. I think he's the worst VP in my memory.
Sun Sep 1, 2024, 01:16 AM
Sep 2024

I was around during Agnew, but didn't pay all that much attention to him at the time. I thought he was a jerk, but I was in 8-12th grade.

I know he was the first VP who was Greek..LOL

PufPuf23

(9,254 posts)
7. Never thought worse than Palin but then came Vance.
Sun Sep 1, 2024, 01:02 AM
Sep 2024

Palin is dumb as a doorknob and Vance is smart and clever enough to be dangerous and makes direct threats.

ificandream

(10,560 posts)
16. I voted for Palin.
Sun Sep 1, 2024, 03:51 PM
Sep 2024

Yes, she's dumber than a doornail. Can you imagine what our lives would have been like if she'd been VP? I mean we all believe (I think) that Trump was the worse U.S. president because he's such a dumbass, in addition to everything else he is. Palin would have been a loon as VP.

Freddie

(9,711 posts)
39. Palin is a prime example of what they really think of women
Mon Sep 2, 2024, 02:49 AM
Sep 2024

“Women are pissed off because Hillary lost the nomination so they’ll all vote for ANYTHING with XX chromosomes.”

mucifer

(24,866 posts)
9. Andrew Johnson needs to be on the list! Who knows what our country would be like if
Sun Sep 1, 2024, 04:07 AM
Sep 2024

President Lincoln chose a decent VP. But, I guess it is possible President Lincoln would not have won his second term if he chose a different VP.

andrew johnson gets my vote in this poll. Evil racist scum.

SocialDemocrat61

(2,883 posts)
12. Andrew Johnson was a democrat not a republican
Sun Sep 1, 2024, 05:35 AM
Sep 2024

So he doesn’t qualify. Although I agree he was a racist.

Bobstandard

(1,682 posts)
27. Johnson. That's a good one.
Sun Sep 1, 2024, 09:53 PM
Sep 2024

Imagine what the south would be like today if Lincoln had lived and Johnson wasn’t around to establish Jim Crow.

Buns_of_Fire

(17,888 posts)
11. I think of JD as Fatfuk's life insurance policy.
Sun Sep 1, 2024, 04:41 AM
Sep 2024

Keeping in mind the rules of presidential succession and one of the unwritten rules of the universe: Things can always get worse. "President JD Vance" -- now there's a thought that'd curdle your cookies!

(Thankfully, it's looking more and more like we won't have to deal with that particular sword of Damocles.)

Xavier Breath

(5,106 posts)
15. Quite the embarrassment of riches, no matter whom you choose.
Sun Sep 1, 2024, 08:31 AM
Sep 2024

Until this year, I would have said Palin. But JD has outperformed her by miles.

Bucky

(55,334 posts)
17. If we're going by bodycount, it's hard to beat Cheney for "worst ever" -- But I don't blame Cheney personally....
Sun Sep 1, 2024, 03:54 PM
Sep 2024

I blame whatever dumbass told Dubya to pick Cheney as VP.

BluenFLA

(162 posts)
20. What was so WTF about Cheney being picked
Sun Sep 1, 2024, 08:45 PM
Sep 2024

Was that he wasn't even under consideration for VP. He was supposed to help Bush in picking a VP, but supposedly none of the contenders like George Pataki weren't impressive enough. Who knows how things would have turned out if Darth Cheney wasn't chosen and we wound up with a lightweight instead? Would those years have been as bad without Cheney being a de facto president?

Sky Jewels

(8,823 posts)
23. Cheney told W to pick him.
Sun Sep 1, 2024, 09:31 PM
Sep 2024

Cheney started vetting candidates but decided that he was the one for the job.

Iggo

(48,321 posts)
18. Palin by a thousand miles.
Sun Sep 1, 2024, 04:09 PM
Sep 2024

No way that moron should’ve been considered to be a heartbeat away from the Oval Office.

WarGamer

(15,516 posts)
22. Define "worst"
Sun Sep 1, 2024, 09:23 PM
Sep 2024

saying that Vance is worse than Cheney or HW Papa Bush is silly.

Cheney was the puppet master of Shrub and the architect of an illegal and immoral war

Papa Bush was responsible for Lord knows how much CIA abuse and neocon nonsense.

Bobstandard

(1,682 posts)
26. Dick Cheney for sure
Sun Sep 1, 2024, 09:51 PM
Sep 2024

He led Georgie Boy around by the nose and got us into war in Iraq that destabilized the whole region and turned America into the bad guys there forever more. You see trouble on the international stage today, you can trace it back to Halliburton Dick.

love_katz

(2,830 posts)
35. I picked Agnew, but they're all horrible.
Sun Sep 1, 2024, 11:43 PM
Sep 2024

I was really torn between Agnew and Tricky Dicky.

Both of them contributed mightily to the downhill slide of the Republicans. They gave voice and form to the horrible ideas, the classism, sexism, racism and hateful greed that is the motive power of the GQP.

I hear echoes of Agnew, mainly his tendency to attack and ridicule anyone who opposes him, in Fat Elvis' verbal style.

Jack Valentino

(1,394 posts)
36. So many good "bad" choices....
Sun Sep 1, 2024, 11:49 PM
Sep 2024

Since Vance initally had so many votes, I voted for Dan Quayle---
but I am changing that vote to Sarah Palin....

but Vance seems like the worst of all

MistakenLamb

(788 posts)
40. JD Vance is the worst VP nominee for a major party in history post 25th Amendment
Mon Sep 2, 2024, 05:27 AM
Sep 2024

Sarah Palin had some appeal and definitely had a fan base and a movement of support. JD Vance has none of that, he is a wet limp handshake of a nominee. Its like he has never interacted with a regular person in his political life. He can't talk to or connect to the regular American. Every day there is something else he has said in the past or says then that repels crucial independent voters. He's so unappealing no one will even make a porn parody of him.

Mysterian

(5,193 posts)
42. McCain knew Palin is a moron
Mon Sep 2, 2024, 02:02 PM
Sep 2024

and still picked her. Picked a fucking moron to be potentially #2 in the USA. Republicans are all fucked up.

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