Talk:Dan Quayle

Quayle Voted for Trump in 2016, 2020, 2024

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/20/russia-ukraine-war-not-ending-putin-no-desire-for-it-dan-quayle.html I feel like this should be added to his profile as he is the only former GOP president or vice president to have voted for Trump in all 3 elections. Bush did not in all 3. Cheney did not in all 3. Pence did not in all 3. HW Bush did not in '16. Etc. 170.85.12.163 (talk) 18:21, 17 June 2025 (UTC)

Strikes me as trivia. A deeper search shows no impeccable evidence (like a direct quote) that he voted for Trump in all three elections, only statements such as "I'm going to support the nominee" in 2016, "I will be voting for President Trump" in 2020, and only the fact that he attended the most recent inauguration is used to support the claim - but it's not uncommon for people who did not vote for the eventual winner to still attend the inauguration, for example...Joe Biden attended the most recent inauguration, and I'm reasonably sure he didn't vote for Trump. Quayle probably voted for DJT in all three elections, but that's not conclusive. And again, it's largely trivia. cheers. anastrophe, an editor he is. 20:00, 17 June 2025 (UTC)

https://www.youtube.com/embed/qFhYvrnl0cw?si=WmrkeOqRf30uU6Bv. At the 12MM mark of this video, Quayle says he voted for Trump three times: 16, 20, 24. Regarding it being merely trivia, I don't think so. There's information in Romney's, Bush's, Cheney's, Pence's bios about how they did not vote for Trump. Heck, there's even this webpage. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Republicans_who_opposed_the_Donald_Trump_2024_presidential_campaign

We even have this on Quayle's page at the beginning "Since leaving office, Quayle has remained active in the Republican Party, including making presidential endorsements in 2000, 2012, 2016, and 2020." Why not something addressing that he voted for Trump three times (it's certainly an anomaly in modern GOP politics for former Presidents and VPs! In fact, he's the only one who can say it.) 170.85.12.196 (talk) 20:19, 17 June 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for the link to the youtube video (but please don't use the 'embed' link in the future, it messes with the presentation depending on where it's being viewed). So we do have a quote of him stating it, which is definitive. Generally youtube is discouraged as a source, but not rigorously.

Also, when linking to a wikipedia article here on wikipedia, present it in brackets, as [[List of Republicans who opposed the Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign]], rather than the URL. That article however says nothing about how they voted, only their opposition.

I still think it's trivia, but if someone wants to add it, that's fine. cheers. anastrophe, an editor he is. 21:41, 17 June 2025 (UTC)

I'd strongly oppose adding any definitive claim that Quayle (or anyone else) did or did not vote for someone. Even if someone says they did, there's no way for the general public to confirm their actual votes, and not all statements by politicians are truthful. Saying that someone supported Trump could maybe work, but even there we might be running the risk of WP:synthesis. Adding: also, yes, this sounds a bit trivial. It's been a while since Quayle was a major political figure, and I doubt his support would have been important, or even much noted. CAVincent (talk) 05:37, 18 June 2025 (UTC)

Got it. Yes, I think it would generally be trivial, but for every other major past GOP Prez/VP has done the opposite. But I get your point! 170.85.12.163 (talk) 13:06, 18 June 2025 (UTC)