IluvPitties (715 posts) https://upload.democraticunderground.com/100210185781
Who was the last decent Republican president?
I was born during the Reagan era, which means that the Republican Party I have known is the greedy, racist and warmongering political organization that has brought us Donald Trump. But, at what point did they became such an evil force in American politics? Who was the last Republican president that could be described as a decent human being with good intentions, even in disagreement with his policies?
The Correct DU Answer is: There were no 'good' Republican Presidents.
Even Lincoln was racist.

quartz007 (291 posts)
26. Abe Lincoln!!
Star Member Hoyt (32,513 posts)
30. Way too racist.

chuckstevens (701 posts)
34. Ike, but he could easily have been a Democrat

MLAA (1,807 posts)
51. Im going with none of the above 😬
List of Republican Presidents
Number President From To
16 Abraham Lincoln Mar 4, 1861 Apr 15, 1865
18 Ulysses S. Grant Mar 4, 1869 Mar 4, 1877
19 Rutherford B. Hayes Mar 4, 1877 Mar 4, 1881
20 James Garfield Mar 4, 1881 Sep 19, 1881
21 Chester A. Arthur Sep 19, 1881 Mar 4, 1885
23 Benjamin Harrison Mar 4, 1889 Mar 4, 1893
25 William McKinley Mar 4, 1897 Sep 14, 1901
26 Theodore Roosevelt Sep 14, 1901 Mar 4, 1909
27 William H. Taft Mar 4, 1909 Mar 4, 1913
29 Warren G. Harding Mar 4, 1921 Aug 2, 1923
30 Calvin Coolidge Aug 2, 1923 Mar 4, 1929
31 Herbert C. Hoover Mar 4, 1929 Mar 4, 1933
34 Dwight D. Eisenhower Jan 20, 1953 Jan 20, 1961
37 Richard M. Nixon Jan 20, 1969 Aug 9, 1974
38 Gerald R. Ford Aug 9, 1974 Jan 20, 1977
40 Ronald W. Reagan Jan 20, 1981 Jan 20, 1989
41 George H. W. Bush Jan 20, 1989 Jan 20, 1993
43 George W. Bush Jan 20, 2001 Jan 20, 2009
45 Donald J. Trump Jan 20, 2017
Archae (39,059 posts)
56. Ike had some serious faults too.
I'm reading at the moment a book by the cartoonist Herbert Block, written about 1958.
Ike had some real problems, not the least of which was his goon, John Foster Dulles.
Ike would also ignore problems until they became a crisis.
Star Member Mr. Ected (4,003 posts)
132. Benjamin Harrison from 1889-1893.
I could've said Ike as well, but I dare to be crazy and irrelevant today.
I prefer Republicans whose terms ended before the 20th century. Their infections tend to run their course after 100 or so years for the most part.
