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In 1968 not only was Hubert Humphrey a more likable person than Richard Nixon, but arguably even George Wallace was. In 1912 William Howard Taft came in third although personally a very lovable guy, and Teddy Roosevelt was more likable than Woodrow Wilson, who won.

In fact Nixon on the day he resigned had a higher approval rating with the public than did Harry Truman did on the day he defeated Thomas Dewey. HHH was a Wimp. Wimps are not politically likable. It tells me a lot about you when you think wimps are politcally likable. It was the terrible experience with HHH, the girlish wimp, that caused the Democrat to try to paint Bush Sr. as a wimp. Wimps are not likable.

George Wallace Likeable? Only to Racists! Racists are always likable to some people. I'll bet for people like you every time George wallace talked about the Nigras getting uppity it just made you feel sooooo gooood. That is and was a big turn off for rational people.

You may hate Nixon but Nixon holds the all time record for a presidential victory. Nixon won 49 states in 1972 which Reagan tied in 1984. But Nixon in 72 won 62 percent of the vote compared to Reagan's 58 percent in 1984.

You argue that Nixon was unlikable becuase you did not like him. Some argue that Clinton was unlikable becuase they don't like him.

But both Nixon and Clinton were liked by the American people. And both have the Results from elections to prove it.

You really reveal your ignorance by going back to 1912. You argue from complete ignorance. To like someone or dislike someone depends being able to get to know them. Being able to see and hear that person speak and interact with others is the minimum requirement. In 1912 there was no radio, there was no tv there were no movies. . Less than .005 percent of the voters ever heard or saw any of the men you mention for 1912. The only way you could tell if you liked someone back then, was by what the media printed about them. Their were Democratic papers and Republican papers. The Republican papers described Republicans as very likable and Democrats as hateful. The Democratic papers described Democrats as very likable and Republicans as hateful. The Democratic papers used the best pictures of Democrats and the worst of Republicans and vice versa.

The magazine media (quite powerful in 1912) said Teddy was a wonderful but impetuous man. The media said Wilson was a brilliant College Professor who would make brilliant decisions. The media said Taft was big fat rich man who was in the hip pocket of big business. Taft is the reason Republicans have the reputation of being the party of the Rich. Taft was the poster boy Rich man who got fat off the poor.

It was not until the 30's with talkies and radio, that any significant number of voters even knew how candidates sounded or looked. It was only in the media era that actual likability became a factor. Today it is a factor in every race. FDR's fire side chats on radio were the first efforts to control public opinion with likability. In the media age we get to know candidates. Prior to the modern media era, black and white pictures and newspaper cartoons were the only source.