Poll 2 (of 3): Best Democratic Presidential Nominee (1912-1964)?

[elperromagico]

There may be a runoff. I don't know.

"Abstain" available for those of you who can't stand any of these choices.

Poll 1 (1860-1908): http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1369844
Poll 2 (1912-1964): http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1369851
Poll 3 (1968-2004): http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1369855

[rurallib]

1. Mr. Truman

Told the truth. No focus groups, no pandering. America needs you Harry Truman (Old Chicago song)

[TwentyFive]

2. Harry Truman - the most centered man to sit in the WH.

[JohnKleeb]

3. Mr. Roosevelt

[Lefty48197]

4. The Best Democratic Presidential nominee who never was:

Tie between Eugene V. Debs and Bobby Kennedy.

[JohnKleeb]

5. debs was a socialist but your point is well taken

[Lefty48197]

6. Depending on who you ask, we all are.

Some of us just more than others!

[JohnKleeb]

8. of course we are

but Debs never ran on a democratic ticket is my point, now he would have made a great president.

[David Zephyr]

7. FDR.

Hands down.

[Zynx]

9. I would have loved to vote for Truman.

That would have made my day.

[WI_DEM]

10. how could anybody say FDR isn't the best democratic nominee--ever

after all he led the party to four victories and led this country thru the Great Depression and WWII.

[Mist]

11. FDR

A giant. One of the few presidents (perhaps the only one?)who was a statesman, something much more than a politician.