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Of course, Herbert Hoover could never have been elected President again, considering his very poor handling of the Great Depression during his Presidency.
But suppose Calvin Coolidge had decided to run for a third term in 1928, with butterflies resulting in Ottinger defeating FDR in the race for NY GovernorWith Coolidge's handling of the Great Depression being even worse than Hoover's, the Democrats decide to nominate a right-wing reactionary in 1932 following a deadlocked Convention; Bennett Champ Clark, Henry Skillman Breckinridge, William H. Murray and James A. Reed come to mind. The Democrats manage to get re-elected in 1936, but tax hikes and spending cuts lead to the 1937-1938 Recession turning into a Second Great Depression, and the GOP seizing back control of both houses of Congress in 1938.
By 1940, it is clear that the Republicans are going to win the next general election, but the Convention deadlocks once again. (Willkie doesn't run as he remains a Democrat without the TVA, or alternatively dies earlier). The Convention then turns to former Secretary of Commerce and Governor of California Herbert Hoover as a dark horse candidate, with aviator Charles A. Lindbergh as his running mate. The GOP ticket then goes on to win in November...
But suppose Calvin Coolidge had decided to run for a third term in 1928, with butterflies resulting in Ottinger defeating FDR in the race for NY GovernorWith Coolidge's handling of the Great Depression being even worse than Hoover's, the Democrats decide to nominate a right-wing reactionary in 1932 following a deadlocked Convention; Bennett Champ Clark, Henry Skillman Breckinridge, William H. Murray and James A. Reed come to mind. The Democrats manage to get re-elected in 1936, but tax hikes and spending cuts lead to the 1937-1938 Recession turning into a Second Great Depression, and the GOP seizing back control of both houses of Congress in 1938.
By 1940, it is clear that the Republicans are going to win the next general election, but the Convention deadlocks once again. (Willkie doesn't run as he remains a Democrat without the TVA, or alternatively dies earlier). The Convention then turns to former Secretary of Commerce and Governor of California Herbert Hoover as a dark horse candidate, with aviator Charles A. Lindbergh as his running mate. The GOP ticket then goes on to win in November...
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