List of US Presidents, 1960 to 2020

[Premier Taylerov]

Technically the Progressive Party had folded by Williams' term, but I guess it could've been refounded.

McKinley Makes It!
McKinley survives his assassination attempt, and fulfils his full term.

1896: William McKinley / Garret Hobart (Republican)
1899: William McKinley / Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) [1]
1900: William McKinley / Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) [2]
1904: Alton B. Parker / James R. Williams (Democrat) [3]
1908: James R. Williams / Thomas C. Catchings (Democrat) [4]
1912: Albert B. Cummins / Henry Allen Cooper (Republican) [5]
1916: Albert B. Cummins / Henry Allen Cooper (Republican) [6]
1920: Joseph T. Robinson / Fred H. Brown (Democratic) [7]
1924: Joseph T. Robinson / Fred H. Brown (Democratic) [8]
1928: Robert M. La Follette Sr. / Francis E. McGovern (Republican) [9]

[1] Despite the reluctance of Roosevelt to hold the Vice Presidential position after the death of Hobart, the McKinley administration was particuarly successful in foreign policy. A decisive victory against Spain secured the independence of Cuba, and the increasing American influence in China was lauded as Republican strength overseas and economically. As a result, the Republicans remained popular into the 1900 election.
[2] McKinley and Roosevelt were re-elected (despite a previous assassination attempt on the President's life) and whilst Roosevelt remained dissatisfied with the Vice Presidency, he was already planning to run in four years after McKinley's likely retirement and worked to build a strong profile while McKinley was in office.
[3] Roosevelt's announcement to run for President was not met with great cheer by many of the party bosses, and despite everything lost the primary to Charles Fairbanks. Rankled, he attempted to run as an independent by breaking the Progressive wing of the GOP away in this effort. This split allowed the Democrats (previously riddled by factionalism) to win with the traditionalist Alton B. Parker who had been paired with Bryan-supporter and friend James R. Williams.
[4] As the Progressive experiment collapsed, the Democrats performed well in the 1908 election. Furthermore, the dominance of Bourbon Democrats within the party continued the administration's pro-business attitude. Parker was dropped from the ticket after a series of poor performances, and after his comfortable victory Williams took over the Presidency. (Thomas C. Catchings - a prominent southern Bourbon - took the Vice Presidency). The Philippines were placed under a semi-independent protectorate, and the United States (despite many cries from both parties) became increasingly interventionist.
[5] With the Democrats rallied around a potential second term for Williams, the Republican nomination of Cummins and Cooper marked a move away from the core of conservative members. With Roosevelt refusing to stand for the party (and instead away on exploits throughout South America) the Republicans swept to a surprisingly-large victory. However, with the outbreak of war in Europe in 1914 Cummins would attempt to maintain neutrality. This was only broken after the continuation of unrestricted naval warfare by the Germans, and fears that Mexico could enter on the side of the Grand Powers.
[6] The War comes to America as Mexico reveals to the US of Germany's proposal to go to war on behalf of the Central Powers, the Unites States is galvanized and goes to war in 1915, freeing up the British on the seas, and securing Cummins a second term.
[7] Despite victory in the war, America found the transition to a peacetime economy to be a rocky one. Strikes erupted across the country. An anarchist would-be-assassin almost killed President Cummins, who announced that he would not seek renomination. Following former Vice President Roosevelt's death, the progressives in the Republican Party struggled to unite behind a candidate. This permitted a resurgence in the conservative movement - particuarly in the face of all the domestic chaos and their nomination of Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts. The Democrats nominated Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas, who was one of the leading progressives in their party but also popular enough with Southern conservatives. Robinson would go on to defeat Coolidge in one of the closest elections in American history.
[8] President Robinson was re-elected with 46% of the popular vote, but a landslide in the electoral college due to the Progressive candidacy of Robert LaFollette that hurt the Republican ticket. Progressive Republicans also run in the constituencies of incumbent conservative republicans in Congress and the Senate, and this helped in providing a strong Democratic majority in both chambers.
[9] After the Democratic dominance of the decade, the unification of the Progressive Republican and the conventional GOP was welcomed in many circles. Follette, well-respected for his actions in healing the divide, was nominated in a bid to try and steal back some of the centrists from the Democrats. The Republican term was hampered by narrow majorities in the House, but by 1930 (and the introduction of the new National Domestic Economy Bill) the right once again sought the division of the Republicans. Follette, popular amongst a public growing increasingly antagonistic towards the divisive rightist politicians, had a difficult decision in 1932. After a narrow failure to secure the Republican nomination, the President was adopted by the growing Federated Farmer-Labor Party (FFLP). The group sought the unification of all non-Communist populist parties, and Follette - embittered by the squabbling of the GOP despite all his best efforts - jumped at the chance.

 

[Nofix]

McKinley Makes It!
McKinley survives his assassination attempt, and fulfils his full term.

1896: William McKinley / Garret Hobart (Republican)
1899: William McKinley / Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) [1]
1900: William McKinley / Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) [2]
1904: Alton B. Parker / James R. Williams (Democrat) [3]
1908: James R. Williams / Thomas C. Catchings (Democrat) [4]
1912: Albert B. Cummins / Henry Allen Cooper (Republican) [5]
1916: Albert B. Cummins / Henry Allen Cooper (Republican) [6]
1920: Joseph T. Robinson / Fred H. Brown (Democratic) [7]
1924: Joseph T. Robinson / Fred H. Brown (Democratic) [8]
1928: Robert M. La Follette Sr. / Francis E. McGovern (Republican) [9]
1932: Franklin Delano Roosevelt/Huey Long (Democratic)[10]

[1] Despite the reluctance of Roosevelt to hold the Vice Presidential position after the death of Hobart, the McKinley administration was particuarly successful in foreign policy. A decisive victory against Spain secured the independence of Cuba, and the increasing American influence in China was lauded as Republican strength overseas and economically. As a result, the Republicans remained popular into the 1900 election.
[2] McKinley and Roosevelt were re-elected (despite a previous assassination attempt on the President's life) and whilst Roosevelt remained dissatisfied with the Vice Presidency, he was already planning to run in four years after McKinley's likely retirement and worked to build a strong profile while McKinley was in office.
[3] Roosevelt's announcement to run for President was not met with great cheer by many of the party bosses, and despite everything lost the primary to Charles Fairbanks. Rankled, he attempted to run as an independent by breaking the Progressive wing of the GOP away in this effort. This split allowed the Democrats (previously riddled by factionalism) to win with the traditionalist Alton B. Parker who had been paired with Bryan-supporter and friend James R. Williams.
[4] As the Progressive experiment collapsed, the Democrats performed well in the 1908 election. Furthermore, the dominance of Bourbon Democrats within the party continued the administration's pro-business attitude. Parker was dropped from the ticket after a series of poor performances, and after his comfortable victory Williams took over the Presidency. (Thomas C. Catchings - a prominent southern Bourbon - took the Vice Presidency). The Philippines were placed under a semi-independent protectorate, and the United States (despite many cries from both parties) became increasingly interventionist.
[5] With the Democrats rallied around a potential second term for Williams, the Republican nomination of Cummins and Cooper marked a move away from the core of conservative members. With Roosevelt refusing to stand for the party (and instead away on exploits throughout South America) the Republicans swept to a surprisingly-large victory. However, with the outbreak of war in Europe in 1914 Cummins would attempt to maintain neutrality. This was only broken after the continuation of unrestricted naval warfare by the Germans, and fears that Mexico could enter on the side of the Grand Powers.
[6] The War comes to America as Mexico reveals to the US of Germany's proposal to go to war on behalf of the Central Powers, the Unites States is galvanized and goes to war in 1915, freeing up the British on the seas, and securing Cummins a second term.
[7] Despite victory in the war, America found the transition to a peacetime economy to be a rocky one. Strikes erupted across the country. An anarchist would-be-assassin almost killed President Cummins, who announced that he would not seek renomination. Following former Vice President Roosevelt's death, the progressives in the Republican Party struggled to unite behind a candidate. This permitted a resurgence in the conservative movement - particuarly in the face of all the domestic chaos and their nomination of Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts. The Democrats nominated Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas, who was one of the leading progressives in their party but also popular enough with Southern conservatives. Robinson would go on to defeat Coolidge in one of the closest elections in American history.
[8] President Robinson was re-elected with 46% of the popular vote, but a landslide in the electoral college due to the Progressive candidacy of Robert LaFollette that hurt the Republican ticket. Progressive Republicans also run in the constituencies of incumbent conservative republicans in Congress and the Senate, and this helped in providing a strong Democratic majority in both chambers.
[9] After the Democratic dominance of the decade, the unification of the Progressive Republican and the conventional GOP was welcomed in many circles. Follette, well-respected for his actions in healing the divide, was nominated in a bid to try and steal back some of the centrists from the Democrats. The Republican term was hampered by narrow majorities in the House, but by 1930 (and the introduction of the new National Domestic Economy Bill) the right once again sought the division of the Republicans. Follette, popular amongst a public growing increasingly antagonistic towards the divisive rightist politicians, had a difficult decision in 1932. After a narrow failure to secure the Republican nomination, the President was adopted by the growing Federated Farmer-Labor Party (FFLP). The group sought the unification of all non-Communist populist parties, and Follette - embittered by the squabbling of the GOP despite all his best efforts - jumped at the chance.[/QUOTE]
[10] A recession hits La Follette and the Republicans by the 1932, and knocked them both out, La Follette won 10% as the FFLP candidate, but won only his home state and Minnesota. Exhaustion from rural candidates shown thro with the nomination of New York Governor Franklin Roosevelt, someone who pledged modern solutions to modern problems. Him and his young charismatic Southern Vice PResident Huey Long. Swept most of the country, South and West, splitting the north among the Republicans. By 1934 Democrats had themselves a sizable majority, and the long transition of Liberals and Conservatives was only part way thru, nowhere else was this seen better than in the largely Southern Democratic caucus which stymied most of Roosevelt and Long's proposal. After the death of Harry Byrd, and the resignation of Speaker Gardner, due to pancreas cancer, Congress became more agreeable to Roosevelt, but it might be too late to save the New Democrats by 1936. The Democrats and Republicans are both still finding themselves, and the FFLP is making gains in both the Mid-West, and the "Solid" South.

 

[Premier Taylerov]

McKinley Makes It!
McKinley survives his assassination attempt, and fulfils his full term.

1896: William McKinley / Garret Hobart (Republican)
1899: William McKinley / Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) [1]
1900: William McKinley / Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) [2]
1904: Alton B. Parker / James R. Williams (Democrat) [3]
1908: James R. Williams / Thomas C. Catchings (Democrat) [4]
1912: Albert B. Cummins / Henry Allen Cooper (Republican) [5]
1916: Albert B. Cummins / Henry Allen Cooper (Republican) [6]
1920: Joseph T. Robinson / Fred H. Brown (Democratic) [7]
1924: Joseph T. Robinson / Fred H. Brown (Democratic) [8]
1928: Robert M. La Follette Sr. / Francis E. McGovern (Republican) [9]
1932: Franklin Delano Roosevelt / Huey Long (Democratic) [10]
1936: Lester J. Dickinson / Styles Bridges (Republican) [11]

[1] Despite the reluctance of Roosevelt to hold the Vice Presidential position after the death of Hobart, the McKinley administration was particuarly successful in foreign policy. A decisive victory against Spain secured the independence of Cuba, and the increasing American influence in China was lauded as Republican strength overseas and economically. As a result, the Republicans remained popular into the 1900 election.
[2] McKinley and Roosevelt were re-elected (despite a previous assassination attempt on the President's life) and whilst Roosevelt remained dissatisfied with the Vice Presidency, he was already planning to run in four years after McKinley's likely retirement and worked to build a strong profile while McKinley was in office.
[3] Roosevelt's announcement to run for President was not met with great cheer by many of the party bosses, and despite everything lost the primary to Charles Fairbanks. Rankled, he attempted to run as an independent by breaking the Progressive wing of the GOP away in this effort. This split allowed the Democrats (previously riddled by factionalism) to win with the traditionalist Alton B. Parker who had been paired with Bryan-supporter and friend James R. Williams.
[4] As the Progressive experiment collapsed, the Democrats performed well in the 1908 election. Furthermore, the dominance of Bourbon Democrats within the party continued the administration's pro-business attitude. Parker was dropped from the ticket after a series of poor performances, and after his comfortable victory Williams took over the Presidency. (Thomas C. Catchings - a prominent southern Bourbon - took the Vice Presidency). The Philippines were placed under a semi-independent protectorate, and the United States (despite many cries from both parties) became increasingly interventionist.
[5] With the Democrats rallied around a potential second term for Williams, the Republican nomination of Cummins and Cooper marked a move away from the core of conservative members. With Roosevelt refusing to stand for the party (and instead away on exploits throughout South America) the Republicans swept to a surprisingly-large victory. However, with the outbreak of war in Europe in 1914 Cummins would attempt to maintain neutrality. This was only broken after the continuation of unrestricted naval warfare by the Germans, and fears that Mexico could enter on the side of the Grand Powers.
[6] The War comes to America as Mexico reveals to the US of Germany's proposal to go to war on behalf of the Central Powers, the Unites States is galvanized and goes to war in 1915, freeing up the British on the seas, and securing Cummins a second term.
[7] Despite victory in the war, America found the transition to a peacetime economy to be a rocky one. Strikes erupted across the country. An anarchist would-be-assassin almost killed President Cummins, who announced that he would not seek renomination. Following former Vice President Roosevelt's death, the progressives in the Republican Party struggled to unite behind a candidate. This permitted a resurgence in the conservative movement - particuarly in the face of all the domestic chaos and their nomination of Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts. The Democrats nominated Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas, who was one of the leading progressives in their party but also popular enough with Southern conservatives. Robinson would go on to defeat Coolidge in one of the closest elections in American history.
[8] President Robinson was re-elected with 46% of the popular vote, but a landslide in the electoral college due to the Progressive candidacy of Robert LaFollette that hurt the Republican ticket. Progressive Republicans also run in the constituencies of incumbent conservative republicans in Congress and the Senate, and this helped in providing a strong Democratic majority in both chambers.
[9] After the Democratic dominance of the decade, the unification of the Progressive Republican and the conventional GOP was welcomed in many circles. Follette, well-respected for his actions in healing the divide, was nominated in a bid to try and steal back some of the centrists from the Democrats. The Republican term was hampered by narrow majorities in the House, but by 1930 (and the introduction of the new National Domestic Economy Bill) the right once again sought the division of the Republicans. Follette, popular amongst a public growing increasingly antagonistic towards the divisive rightist politicians, had a difficult decision in 1932. After a narrow failure to secure the Republican nomination, the President was adopted by the growing Federated Farmer-Labor Party (FFLP). The group sought the unification of all non-Communist populist parties, and Follette - embittered by the squabbling of the GOP despite all his best efforts - jumped at the chance.
[10] The 1932 recession had struck the Republicans hard. La Follette won 10% as the FFLP candidate, but won only his home state and Minnesota. Voter fatigue with rural candidates resulted in the nomination of New York Governor Franklin Roosevelt; a charismatic modernizer with ambitious goals. With his southern Vice President Huey Long Roosevelt secured most of the country, with only the north a political battleground of contention. By 1934, the Democrats had garnered a sizeable majority. Nevertheless, the American political system was still in flux; the largely Southern Democratic caucus attempted to stymie most of Roosevelt's proposal. After the death of Harry Byrd and the resignation of Speaker Gardner (due to pancreas cancer), Congress became more agreeable to Roosevelt. Nevertheless, the New Democrats were in trouble by 1936 - much to the benefit of the FFLP.
[11] The Democratic programme, whilst ambitious, remained largely theoretical. Roosevelt had been unable to shake off the opposition from within his own party, and as a result the Republicans had crept up into a powerful position. Dickinson had always harboured a desire for the presidency, and after a string of good fortune had rode the nomination into the White House. A reactionary government, Dickinson hoped to restore the conservative ideals of the Republican Party after a tumultuous beginning of the century. This would be cut short, however, by the government's (necessary) intervention in the Cuban and Honduran civil wars. Isolationist tendencies within Congress - led by FFLP leader Robert M. La Follette Jr. - cried out in protest. Nevertheless, Dickinson was a strong leader and continued to forcefully project his agenda.

 

[Emperor Julian]

Reviving this thread with a new scenario:

The Beast As President
1864: Abraham Lincoln/Benjamin Butler (Republican/National Union) [1]
1865: Benjamin Butler/vacant (Republican/National Union) [2]

[1] A different War Democrat accepts the role as Lincoln's running mate in 1864
[2] Lincoln is assassinated as OTL, leaving radical Benjamin Butler as President of the United States

 

[Nofix]

Reviving this thread with a new scenario:

The Beast As President
1864: Abraham Lincoln/Benjamin Butler (Republican/National Union) [1]
1865: Benjamin Butler/vacant (Republican/National Union) [2]
1868: Benjamin Butler/Benjamin Wade (Republican)[3]

[1] A different War Democrat accepts the role as Lincoln's running mate in 1864
[2] Lincoln is assassinated as OTL, leaving radical Benjamin Butler as President of the United States[/QUOTE]
[3]: Despite his origins as a War Democrat, Butler proved receptive to most of the Republicans, passing most measures sent to him including the Land Confiscation Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1866, and the Wade-Davis Bill. His friendship with the Radical Republicans won him the nomination in 1868, alongside the stalwart radical Benjamin Butler (chosen more so that the RR's would keep power should Butler die). Among the actions done in his second term, he appointed popular Civil War general Ulysses S. Grant to the War Department (as a way to groom him a future successor, as the man was politically inept) and to build up a nascent Republican Party in the South, even managing to convince Congress to alter state boundaries as, "conquered provinces have no rights to speak back to the conquerors." For many moderate Republicans was the final straw for Butler, making it the first Reconstruction Act shot down by Congress. And dooming Butler's private hopes for a second elected term. This would set up the 1872 election as a tough one for the Republicans.

 

[Premier Taylerov]

The Beast As President
1864: Abraham Lincoln / Benjamin Butler (Republican / National Union) [1]
1865: Benjamin Butler (Republican / National Union) [2]
1868: Benjamin Butler / Benjamin Wade(Republican) [3]
1872: Cassius M. Clay / Charles O'Conor (Liberal Democratic) [4]

[1] After Hannibal Hamlin's surprise defeat for the Vice Presidential nomination, Benjamin Butler rose to the task. However, his term in the role would be rather short-lived.
[2] Lincoln's Civil War successes partially contributed to his assassination in 1865, and the radical Benjamin Butler rose to the Presidency.
[3] Despite his origins as a War Democrat, Butler proved receptive to most of the Republicans - the Land Confiscation Act, the Civil Rights Act (1866), and the Wade-Davis Bill were all passed under his watch. His friendship with the Radical Republicans won him the nomination in 1868, alongside the stalwart Radical Benjamin Wade (chosen more so that the Radical Republicans would keep power should Butler die). Butler appointed popular Civil War general Ulysses S. Grant to the War Department (as a way to groom the politically-inept soldier as a future successor) and built up a nascent Republican Party in the South. He even managed to convince Congress to alter state boundaries as, he refused to restore a powerful political elite in the south. For many moderate Republicans this was Butler's final straw - making it the first Reconstruction Act shot down by Congress and the death of Butler's private hopes for a second elected term. This would set up the 1872 election as a tough one for the Republicans.
[4] Sure enough, the Radical programme of the Republicans resulted in a rapid change of opinion. The Liberal Democratic Party - founded largely in response to the proposed state boundaries - stormed to victory at the hands of Cassius Clay. The new administration was just as radical as the previous but for different reasons; they believed that the Republicans were corrupt, and that the goals of the Reconstructionary Period had long been achieved. Nevertheless, the Liberals Democrats would follow an ambitious agenda which would cement the party as a responsible party of government.

 

[Alternatehistorybuff5341]

The Beast As President
1864: Abraham Lincoln / Benjamin Butler (Republican / National Union) [1]
1865: Benjamin Butler (Republican / National Union) [2]
1868: Benjamin Butler / Benjamin Wade(Republican) [3]
1872: Cassius M. Clay / Charles O'Conor (Liberal Democratic) [4]
1876: Cassius M. Clay / Thomas A. Hendricks (Liberal Democratic) [5]

[1] After Hannibal Hamlin's surprise defeat for the Vice Presidential nomination, Benjamin Butler rose to the task. However, his term in the role would be rather short-lived.
[2] Lincoln's Civil War successes partially contributed to his assassination in 1865, and the radical Benjamin Butler rose to the Presidency.
[3] Despite his origins as a War Democrat, Butler proved receptive to most of the Republicans - the Land Confiscation Act, the Civil Rights Act (1866), and the Wade-Davis Bill were all passed under his watch. His friendship with the Radical Republicans won him the nomination in 1868, alongside the stalwart Radical Benjamin Wade (chosen more so that the Radical Republicans would keep power should Butler die). Butler appointed popular Civil War general Ulysses S. Grant to the War Department (as a way to groom the politically-inept soldier as a future successor) and built up a nascent Republican Party in the South. He even managed to convince Congress to alter state boundaries as, he refused to restore a powerful political elite in the south. For many moderate Republicans this was Butler's final straw - making it the first Reconstruction Act shot down by Congress and the death of Butler's private hopes for a second elected term. This would set up the 1872 election as a tough one for the Republicans.
[4] Sure enough, the Radical programme of the Republicans resulted in a rapid change of opinion. The Liberal Democratic Party - founded largely in response to the proposed state boundaries - stormed to victory at the hands of Cassius Clay. The new administration was just as radical as the previous but for different reasons; they believed that the Republicans were corrupt, and that the goals of the Reconstructionary Period had long been achieved. Nevertheless, the Liberals Democrats would follow an ambitious agenda which would cement the party as a responsible party of government.
[5] During the 1876 election, a disgruntled southerner approached the Republican Speaker of the House, Theodore M. Pomeroy, at the capital building. Vice President O'Conor (who was speaking with the Speaker) saw the man pull his gun out, and instinctively went to pushed the Speaker aside. In the process, he took the bullet and died. The death of the vice-president at the hands of a Southerner would boost the popularity of the Republican Party, but not enough to change the outcome of the election. Indiana senator Hendricks was chosen to succeed.

 

[Premier Taylerov]

The Beast As President
1864: Abraham Lincoln / Benjamin Butler (Republican / National Union) [1]
1865: Benjamin Butler (Republican / National Union) [2]
1868: Benjamin Butler / Benjamin Wade (Republican) [3]
1872: Cassius M. Clay / Charles O'Conor (Liberal Democratic) [4]
1876: Cassius M. Clay / Thomas A. Hendricks (Liberal Democratic) [5]
1880: Roscoe Conkling / Colgate Hoyt (Republican) [6]

[1] After Hannibal Hamlin's surprise defeat for the Vice Presidential nomination, Benjamin Butler rose to the task. However, his term in the role would be rather short-lived.
[2] Lincoln's Civil War successes partially contributed to his assassination in 1865, and the radical Benjamin Butler rose to the Presidency.
[3] Despite his origins as a War Democrat, Butler proved receptive to most of the Republicans - the Land Confiscation Act, the Civil Rights Act (1866), and the Wade-Davis Bill were all passed under his watch. His friendship with the Radical Republicans won him the nomination in 1868, alongside the stalwart Radical Benjamin Wade (chosen more so that the Radical Republicans would keep power should Butler die). Butler appointed popular Civil War general Ulysses S. Grant to the War Department (as a way to groom the politically-inept soldier as a future successor) and built up a nascent Republican Party in the South. He even managed to convince Congress to alter state boundaries as, he refused to restore a powerful political elite in the south. For many moderate Republicans this was Butler's final straw - making it the first Reconstruction Act shot down by Congress and the death of Butler's private hopes for a second elected term. This would set up the 1872 election as a tough one for the Republicans.
[4] Sure enough, the Radical programme of the Republicans resulted in a rapid change of opinion. The Liberal Democratic Party - founded largely in response to the proposed state boundaries - stormed to victory at the hands of Cassius Clay. The new administration was just as radical as the previous but for different reasons; they believed that the Republicans were corrupt, and that the goals of the Reconstructionary Period had long been achieved. Nevertheless, the Liberals Democrats would follow an ambitious agenda which would cement the party as a responsible party of government.
[5] During the 1876 election, a disgruntled southerner approached the Republican Speaker of the House, Theodore M. Pomeroy, at the Capitol Building. Vice President O'Conor (who was deep in conversation with the Speaker) saw the man pull his gun out, and instinctively went to push the Speaker aside. In the process, he took the bullet and died. The death of the Vice President at the hands of a Southerner would boost the popularity of the Republican Party, but not enough to change the outcome of the election. Indiana Senator Hendricks was chosen to succeed.
[6] After the chaos of the second Clay administration, public opinion in the North considerably worsened regarding the South. The Republicans - trying to seperate their ties with the post-civil war Dixie Movement - made a move towards corporatism and monopolism. This was in stark contrast to the Liberal Democrats (who had now essentially obliterated the conventional Democrats) who continued to campaign in favour of the abolition of Greenback money and the division of powerful companies. Conkling would win the election by a narrow margin, and his "Stalwart" rightist Republicanism would come to define the party for the next few decades. As a result, a stark right-left divide began to emerge in American politics; this only began to emerge to public knowledge as the debates began regarding the United States intervention in the Caribbean and Central America.

 

[Premier Taylerov]

I'm just going to keep on bumping this.

The Beast As President

1864: Abraham Lincoln / Benjamin Butler (Republican / National Union) [1]
1865: Benjamin Butler (Republican / National Union) [2]
1868: Benjamin Butler / Benjamin Wade (Republican) [3]
1872: Cassius M. Clay / Charles O'Conor (Liberal Democratic) [4]
1876: Cassius M. Clay / Thomas A. Hendricks (Liberal Democratic) [5]
1880: Roscoe Conkling / Colgate Hoyt (Republican) [6]
1884: Roscoe Conkling / Colgate Hoyt (Republican) [7]

[1] After Hannibal Hamlin's surprise defeat for the Vice Presidential nomination, Benjamin Butler rose to the task. However, his term in the role would be rather short-lived.
[2] Lincoln's Civil War successes partially contributed to his assassination in 1865, and the radical Benjamin Butler rose to the Presidency.
[3] Despite his origins as a War Democrat, Butler proved receptive to most of the Republicans - the Land Confiscation Act, the Civil Rights Act (1866), and the Wade-Davis Bill were all passed under his watch. His friendship with the Radical Republicans won him the nomination in 1868, alongside the stalwart Radical Benjamin Wade (chosen more so that the Radical Republicans would keep power should Butler die). Butler appointed popular Civil War general Ulysses S. Grant to the War Department (as a way to groom the politically-inept soldier as a future successor) and built up a nascent Republican Party in the South. He even managed to convince Congress to alter state boundaries as, he refused to restore a powerful political elite in the south. For many moderate Republicans this was Butler's final straw - making it the first Reconstruction Act shot down by Congress and the death of Butler's private hopes for a second elected term. This would set up the 1872 election as a tough one for the Republicans.
[4] Sure enough, the Radical programme of the Republicans resulted in a rapid change of opinion. The Liberal Democratic Party - founded largely in response to the proposed state boundaries - stormed to victory at the hands of Cassius Clay. The new administration was just as radical as the previous but for different reasons; they believed that the Republicans were corrupt, and that the goals of the Reconstructionary Period had long been achieved. Nevertheless, the Liberals Democrats would follow an ambitious agenda which would cement the party as a responsible party of government.
[5] During the 1876 election, a disgruntled southerner approached the Republican Speaker of the House, Theodore M. Pomeroy, at the Capitol Building. Vice President O'Conor (who was deep in conversation with the Speaker) saw the man pull his gun out, and instinctively went to push the Speaker aside. In the process, he took the bullet and died. The death of the Vice President at the hands of a Southerner would boost the popularity of the Republican Party, but not enough to change the outcome of the election. Indiana Senator Hendricks was chosen to succeed.
[6] After the chaos of the second Clay administration, public opinion in the North considerably worsened regarding the South. The Republicans - trying to seperate their ties with the post-civil war Dixie Movement - made a move towards corporatism and monopolism. This was in stark contrast to the Liberal Democrats (who had now essentially obliterated the conventional Democrats) who continued to campaign in favour of the abolition of Greenback money and the division of powerful companies. Conkling would win the election by a narrow margin, and his "Stalwart" rightist Republicanism would come to define the party for the next few decades. As a result, a stark right-left divide began to emerge in American politics; this only began to emerge to public knowledge as the debates began regarding the United States intervention in the Caribbean and Central America.
[7] The Haitian-American War (1882-1883) and the Nicaraguan-American War (1883-1885) marked the rapidly-increasing strength of the American armed forces. As a result, the Republicans rapidly rose in popularity and Conkling was rewarded with a comfortable second term. It was only after the in-depth exploration into wartime atrocities by anti-Republican journalism when the Liberal Democratic opposition (led by the shrewd Adelbert Ames) were able to capitalize on Conkling's weakness. The Economic Crash of 1886 would also cause a crisis for the GOP, and after the mid-terms brought substantial Lib-Dem gains the party was in danger of splitting entirely. The nationalist wing sought to break away from the centrist factions, but with the Liberal Democrats occupying the leftist ground it was unclear what path American politics would take in the coming years.

 

[Alternatehistorybuff5341]

The Beast As President

1864: Abraham Lincoln / Benjamin Butler (Republican / National Union) [1]
1865: Benjamin Butler (Republican / National Union) [2]
1868: Benjamin Butler / Benjamin Wade (Republican) [3]
1872: Cassius M. Clay / Charles O'Conor (Liberal Democratic) [4]
1876: Cassius M. Clay / Thomas A. Hendricks (Liberal Democratic) [5]
1880: Roscoe Conkling / Colgate Hoyt (Republican) [6]
1884: Roscoe Conkling / Colgate Hoyt (Republican) [7]
1888: Adelbert Ames / Alson Streeter (Liberal Democratic)



[1] After Hannibal Hamlin's surprise defeat for the Vice Presidential nomination, Benjamin Butler rose to the task. However, his term in the role would be rather short-lived.
[2] Lincoln's Civil War successes partially contributed to his assassination in 1865, and the radical Benjamin Butler rose to the Presidency.
[3] Despite his origins as a War Democrat, Butler proved receptive to most of the Republicans - the Land Confiscation Act, the Civil Rights Act (1866), and the Wade-Davis Bill were all passed under his watch. His friendship with the Radical Republicans won him the nomination in 1868, alongside the stalwart Radical Benjamin Wade (chosen more so that the Radical Republicans would keep power should Butler die). Butler appointed popular Civil War general Ulysses S. Grant to the War Department (as a way to groom the politically-inept soldier as a future successor) and built up a nascent Republican Party in the South. He even managed to convince Congress to alter state boundaries as, he refused to restore a powerful political elite in the south. For many moderate Republicans this was Butler's final straw - making it the first Reconstruction Act shot down by Congress and the death of Butler's private hopes for a second elected term. This would set up the 1872 election as a tough one for the Republicans.
[4] Sure enough, the Radical programme of the Republicans resulted in a rapid change of opinion. The Liberal Democratic Party - founded largely in response to the proposed state boundaries - stormed to victory at the hands of Cassius Clay. The new administration was just as radical as the previous but for different reasons; they believed that the Republicans were corrupt, and that the goals of the Reconstructionary Period had long been achieved. Nevertheless, the Liberals Democrats would follow an ambitious agenda which would cement the party as a responsible party of government.
[5] During the 1876 election, a disgruntled southerner approached the Republican Speaker of the House, Theodore M. Pomeroy, at the Capitol Building. Vice President O'Conor (who was deep in conversation with the Speaker) saw the man pull his gun out, and instinctively went to push the Speaker aside. In the process, he took the bullet and died. The death of the Vice President at the hands of a Southerner would boost the popularity of the Republican Party, but not enough to change the outcome of the election. Indiana Senator Hendricks was chosen to succeed.
[6] After the chaos of the second Clay administration, public opinion in the North considerably worsened regarding the South. The Republicans - trying to seperate their ties with the post-civil war Dixie Movement - made a move towards corporatism and monopolism. This was in stark contrast to the Liberal Democrats (who had now essentially obliterated the conventional Democrats) who continued to campaign in favour of the abolition of Greenback money and the division of powerful companies. Conkling would win the election by a narrow margin, and his "Stalwart" rightist Republicanism would come to define the party for the next few decades. As a result, a stark right-left divide began to emerge in American politics; this only began to emerge to public knowledge as the debates began regarding the United States intervention in the Caribbean and Central America.
[7] The Haitian-American War (1882-1883) and the Nicaraguan-American War (1883-1885) marked the rapidly-increasing strength of the American armed forces. As a result, the Republicans rapidly rose in popularity and Conkling was rewarded with a comfortable second term. It was only after the in-depth exploration into wartime atrocities by anti-Republican journalism when the Liberal Democratic opposition (led by the shrewd Adelbert Ames) were able to capitalize on Conkling's weakness. The Economic Crash of 1886 would also cause a crisis for the GOP, and after the mid-terms brought substantial Lib-Dem gains the party was in danger of splitting entirely. The nationalist wing sought to break away from the centrist factions, but with the Liberal Democrats occupying the leftist ground it was unclear what path American politics would take in the coming years.
[8] With the fracturing of the Republican Party into the Republican Party (Center to Right-Wing) and the American Party (Nationalist), the Liberal Democrats were easily able to win both the Senate and the White House. President Ames garnered some controversy when he had generals who took part in war time atrocities arrested. Those within the Lib-Dem Party and even some Republicans hailed him as a righteous man, most American Party members saw it as the act of disrespectful and weak leader.

 

[Premier Taylerov]

The Beast As President

1864: Abraham Lincoln / Benjamin Butler (Republican / National Union) [1]
1865: Benjamin Butler (Republican / National Union) [2]
1868: Benjamin Butler / Benjamin Wade (Republican) [3]
1872: Cassius M. Clay / Charles O'Conor (Liberal Democratic) [4]
1876: Cassius M. Clay / Thomas A. Hendricks (Liberal Democratic) [5]
1880: Roscoe Conkling / Colgate Hoyt (Republican) [6]
1884: Roscoe Conkling / Colgate Hoyt (Republican) [7]
1888: Adelbert Ames / Alson Streeter (Liberal Democratic)[8]
1892: Alson Streeter / Hiram Revels (Liberal Democratic) [9]

[1] After Hannibal Hamlin's surprise defeat for the Vice Presidential nomination, Benjamin Butler rose to the task. However, his term in the role would be rather short-lived.
[2] Lincoln's Civil War successes partially contributed to his assassination in 1865, and the radical Benjamin Butler rose to the Presidency.
[3] Despite his origins as a War Democrat, Butler proved receptive to most of the Republicans - the Land Confiscation Act, the Civil Rights Act (1866), and the Wade-Davis Bill were all passed under his watch. His friendship with the Radical Republicans won him the nomination in 1868, alongside the stalwart Radical Benjamin Wade (chosen more so that the Radical Republicans would keep power should Butler die). Butler appointed popular Civil War general Ulysses S. Grant to the War Department (as a way to groom the politically-inept soldier as a future successor) and built up a nascent Republican Party in the South. He even managed to convince Congress to alter state boundaries as, he refused to restore a powerful political elite in the south. For many moderate Republicans this was Butler's final straw - making it the first Reconstruction Act shot down by Congress and the death of Butler's private hopes for a second elected term. This would set up the 1872 election as a tough one for the Republicans.
[4] Sure enough, the Radical programme of the Republicans resulted in a rapid change of opinion. The Liberal Democratic Party - founded largely in response to the proposed state boundaries - stormed to victory at the hands of Cassius Clay. The new administration was just as radical as the previous but for different reasons; they believed that the Republicans were corrupt, and that the goals of the Reconstructionary Period had long been achieved. Nevertheless, the Liberals Democrats would follow an ambitious agenda which would cement the party as a responsible party of government.
[5] During the 1876 election, a disgruntled southerner approached the Republican Speaker of the House, Theodore M. Pomeroy, at the Capitol Building. Vice President O'Conor (who was deep in conversation with the Speaker) saw the man pull his gun out, and instinctively went to push the Speaker aside. In the process, he took the bullet and died. The death of the Vice President at the hands of a Southerner would boost the popularity of the Republican Party, but not enough to change the outcome of the election. Indiana Senator Hendricks was chosen to succeed.
[6] After the chaos of the second Clay administration, public opinion in the North considerably worsened regarding the South. The Republicans - trying to seperate their ties with the post-civil war Dixie Movement - made a move towards corporatism and monopolism. This was in stark contrast to the Liberal Democrats (who had now essentially obliterated the conventional Democrats) who continued to campaign in favour of the abolition of Greenback money and the division of powerful companies. Conkling would win the election by a narrow margin, and his "Stalwart" rightist Republicanism would come to define the party for the next few decades. As a result, a stark right-left divide began to emerge in American politics; this only began to emerge to public knowledge as the debates began regarding the United States intervention in the Caribbean and Central America.
[7] The Haitian-American War (1882-1883) and the Nicaraguan-American War (1883-1885) marked the rapidly-increasing strength of the American armed forces. As a result, the Republicans rapidly rose in popularity and Conkling was rewarded with a comfortable second term. It was only after the in-depth exploration into wartime atrocities by anti-Republican journalism when the Liberal Democratic opposition (led by the shrewd Adelbert Ames) were able to capitalize on Conkling's weakness. The Economic Crash of 1886 would also cause a crisis for the GOP, and after the mid-terms brought substantial Lib-Dem gains the party was in danger of splitting entirely. The nationalist wing sought to break away from the centrist factions, but with the Liberal Democrats occupying the leftist ground it was unclear what path American politics would take in the coming years.
[8] With the fracturing of the Republican Party into the centrist rump Party and the nationalist American Party, the Liberal Democrats were easily able to win both the Senate and the White House. President Ames garnered some controversy when he had generals who took part in war time atrocities arrested. Those within the Lib-Dem Party and even some Republicans hailed him as a righteous man, although most American Party members saw it as the act of disrespectful and weak leader.
[9] After Ames' retirement from politics in 1892, the fight for control of the Lib-Dems was won by the incumbent Vice President - Alson Streeter. Many feared that Streeter was too radical for the Presidency, and in a dire twist for the party proved to be correct. With the right performing well in the polls, the Lib-Dem manifesto was too socialist; despite the party winning the election, the result was just a few Electoral Votes short of transferring to the Electoral College. Streeter's attempt to push through a single land tax was not well received (although his coloured running-mate was in the North), and after a run of Congressional defeats the party began to lose all credibility. By 1894, and despite the fact his government was simply radical but not unconstitutional, the opposition were calling for his impeachment. As a result, the party went into the next election in 1896 having pretty much already lost it.

 

[Alternatehistorybuff5341]

The Beast As President

1864: Abraham Lincoln / Benjamin Butler (Republican / National Union) [1]
1865: Benjamin Butler (Republican / National Union) [2]
1868: Benjamin Butler / Benjamin Wade (Republican) [3]
1872: Cassius M. Clay / Charles O'Conor (Liberal Democratic) [4]
1876: Cassius M. Clay / Thomas A. Hendricks (Liberal Democratic) [5]
1880: Roscoe Conkling / Colgate Hoyt (Republican) [6]
1884: Roscoe Conkling / Colgate Hoyt (Republican) [7]
1888: Adelbert Ames / Alson Streeter (Liberal Democratic)[8]
1892: Alson Streeter / Hiram Revels (Liberal Democratic) [9]
1896: Garret Hobart / Theodore Roosevelt (American Party) [10]


[1] After Hannibal Hamlin's surprise defeat for the Vice Presidential nomination, Benjamin Butler rose to the task. However, his term in the role would be rather short-lived.
[2] Lincoln's Civil War successes partially contributed to his assassination in 1865, and the radical Benjamin Butler rose to the Presidency.
[3] Despite his origins as a War Democrat, Butler proved receptive to most of the Republicans - the Land Confiscation Act, the Civil Rights Act (1866), and the Wade-Davis Bill were all passed under his watch. His friendship with the Radical Republicans won him the nomination in 1868, alongside the stalwart Radical Benjamin Wade (chosen more so that the Radical Republicans would keep power should Butler die). Butler appointed popular Civil War general Ulysses S. Grant to the War Department (as a way to groom the politically-inept soldier as a future successor) and built up a nascent Republican Party in the South. He even managed to convince Congress to alter state boundaries as, he refused to restore a powerful political elite in the south. For many moderate Republicans this was Butler's final straw - making it the first Reconstruction Act shot down by Congress and the death of Butler's private hopes for a second elected term. This would set up the 1872 election as a tough one for the Republicans.
[4] Sure enough, the Radical programme of the Republicans resulted in a rapid change of opinion. The Liberal Democratic Party - founded largely in response to the proposed state boundaries - stormed to victory at the hands of Cassius Clay. The new administration was just as radical as the previous but for different reasons; they believed that the Republicans were corrupt, and that the goals of the Reconstructionary Period had long been achieved. Nevertheless, the Liberals Democrats would follow an ambitious agenda which would cement the party as a responsible party of government.
[5] During the 1876 election, a disgruntled southerner approached the Republican Speaker of the House, Theodore M. Pomeroy, at the Capitol Building. Vice President O'Conor (who was deep in conversation with the Speaker) saw the man pull his gun out, and instinctively went to push the Speaker aside. In the process, he took the bullet and died. The death of the Vice President at the hands of a Southerner would boost the popularity of the Republican Party, but not enough to change the outcome of the election. Indiana Senator Hendricks was chosen to succeed.
[6] After the chaos of the second Clay administration, public opinion in the North considerably worsened regarding the South. The Republicans - trying to seperate their ties with the post-civil war Dixie Movement - made a move towards corporatism and monopolism. This was in stark contrast to the Liberal Democrats (who had now essentially obliterated the conventional Democrats) who continued to campaign in favour of the abolition of Greenback money and the division of powerful companies. Conkling would win the election by a narrow margin, and his "Stalwart" rightist Republicanism would come to define the party for the next few decades. As a result, a stark right-left divide began to emerge in American politics; this only began to emerge to public knowledge as the debates began regarding the United States intervention in the Caribbean and Central America.
[7] The Haitian-American War (1882-1883) and the Nicaraguan-American War (1883-1885) marked the rapidly-increasing strength of the American armed forces. As a result, the Republicans rapidly rose in popularity and Conkling was rewarded with a comfortable second term. It was only after the in-depth exploration into wartime atrocities by anti-Republican journalism when the Liberal Democratic opposition (led by the shrewd Adelbert Ames) were able to capitalize on Conkling's weakness. The Economic Crash of 1886 would also cause a crisis for the GOP, and after the mid-terms brought substantial Lib-Dem gains the party was in danger of splitting entirely. The nationalist wing sought to break away from the centrist factions, but with the Liberal Democrats occupying the leftist ground it was unclear what path American politics would take in the coming years.
[8] With the fracturing of the Republican Party into the centrist rump Party and the nationalist American Party, the Liberal Democrats were easily able to win both the Senate and the White House. President Ames garnered some controversy when he had generals who took part in war time atrocities arrested. Those within the Lib-Dem Party and even some Republicans hailed him as a righteous man, although most American Party members saw it as the act of disrespectful and weak leader.
[9] After Ames' retirement from politics in 1892, the fight for control of the Lib-Dems was won by the incumbent Vice President - Alson Streeter. Many feared that Streeter was too radical for the Presidency, and in a dire twist for the party proved to be correct. With the right performing well in the polls, the Lib-Dem manifesto was too socialist; despite the party winning the election, the result was just a few Electoral Votes short of transferring to the Electoral College. Streeter's attempt to push through a single land tax was not well received (although his coloured running-mate was in the North), and after a run of Congressional defeats the party began to lose all credibility. By 1894, and despite the fact his government was simply radical but not unconstitutional, the opposition were calling for his impeachment. As a result, the party went into the next election in 1896 having pretty much already lost it.
[10] With the Liberal-Democratic party at an all time low, the 1896 election was essentially a two party race between the Republican party and the American party. The American Party nominated a popular New Jersey state senator, Garret Hobart and national hero Captain Theodore Roosevelt, who commanded the the USS Lincoln during the Manzanillo Incident (1895). With American imperialism and nationalism on the rise, the American party won in a land slide. Due to Roosevelt's new position, and various actions/policies taken by the new administration, Mexican-American tensions increased.

 

[Premier Taylerov]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the traditionalist colour seems more appropriate. I like your thinking, though.

The Beast As President

1864: Abraham Lincoln / Benjamin Butler (Republican / National Union) [1]
1865: Benjamin Butler (Republican / National Union) [2]
1868: Benjamin Butler / Benjamin Wade (Republican) [3]
1872: Cassius M. Clay / Charles O'Conor (Liberal Democratic) [4]
1876: Cassius M. Clay / Thomas A. Hendricks (Liberal Democratic) [5]
1880: Roscoe Conkling / Colgate Hoyt (Republican) [6]
1884: Roscoe Conkling / Colgate Hoyt (Republican) [7]
1888: Adelbert Ames / Alson Streeter (Liberal Democratic)[8]
1892: Alson Streeter / Hiram Revels (Liberal Democratic) [9]
1896: Garret Hobart / Theodore Roosevelt (American Party) [10]
1899: Theodore Roosevelt / Foster M. Voorhees (American Party) [10]

[1] After Hannibal Hamlin's surprise defeat for the Vice Presidential nomination, Benjamin Butler rose to the task. However, his term in the role would be rather short-lived.
[2] Lincoln's Civil War successes partially contributed to his assassination in 1865, and the radical Benjamin Butler rose to the Presidency.
[3] Despite his origins as a War Democrat, Butler proved receptive to most of the Republicans - the Land Confiscation Act, the Civil Rights Act (1866), and the Wade-Davis Bill were all passed under his watch. His friendship with the Radical Republicans won him the nomination in 1868, alongside the stalwart Radical Benjamin Wade (chosen more so that the Radical Republicans would keep power should Butler die). Butler appointed popular Civil War general Ulysses S. Grant to the War Department (as a way to groom the politically-inept soldier as a future successor) and built up a nascent Republican Party in the South. He even managed to convince Congress to alter state boundaries as, he refused to restore a powerful political elite in the south. For many moderate Republicans this was Butler's final straw - making it the first Reconstruction Act shot down by Congress and the death of Butler's private hopes for a second elected term. This would set up the 1872 election as a tough one for the Republicans.
[4] Sure enough, the Radical programme of the Republicans resulted in a rapid change of opinion. The Liberal Democratic Party - founded largely in response to the proposed state boundaries - stormed to victory at the hands of Cassius Clay. The new administration was just as radical as the previous but for different reasons; they believed that the Republicans were corrupt, and that the goals of the Reconstructionary Period had long been achieved. Nevertheless, the Liberals Democrats would follow an ambitious agenda which would cement the party as a responsible party of government.
[5] During the 1876 election, a disgruntled southerner approached the Republican Speaker of the House, Theodore M. Pomeroy, at the Capitol Building. Vice President O'Conor (who was deep in conversation with the Speaker) saw the man pull his gun out, and instinctively went to push the Speaker aside. In the process, he took the bullet and died. The death of the Vice President at the hands of a Southerner would boost the popularity of the Republican Party, but not enough to change the outcome of the election. Indiana Senator Hendricks was chosen to succeed.
[6] After the chaos of the second Clay administration, public opinion in the North considerably worsened regarding the South. The Republicans - trying to seperate their ties with the post-civil war Dixie Movement - made a move towards corporatism and monopolism. This was in stark contrast to the Liberal Democrats (who had now essentially obliterated the conventional Democrats) who continued to campaign in favour of the abolition of Greenback money and the division of powerful companies. Conkling would win the election by a narrow margin, and his "Stalwart" rightist Republicanism would come to define the party for the next few decades. As a result, a stark right-left divide began to emerge in American politics; this only began to emerge to public knowledge as the debates began regarding the United States intervention in the Caribbean and Central America.
[7] The Haitian-American War (1882-1883) and the Nicaraguan-American War (1883-1885) marked the rapidly-increasing strength of the American armed forces. As a result, the Republicans rapidly rose in popularity and Conkling was rewarded with a comfortable second term. It was only after the in-depth exploration into wartime atrocities by anti-Republican journalism when the Liberal Democratic opposition (led by the shrewd Adelbert Ames) were able to capitalize on Conkling's weakness. The Economic Crash of 1886 would also cause a crisis for the GOP, and after the mid-terms brought substantial Lib-Dem gains the party was in danger of splitting entirely. The nationalist wing sought to break away from the centrist factions, but with the Liberal Democrats occupying the leftist ground it was unclear what path American politics would take in the coming years.
[8] With the fracturing of the Republican Party into the centrist rump Party and the nationalist American Party, the Liberal Democrats were easily able to win both the Senate and the White House. President Ames garnered some controversy when he had generals who took part in war time atrocities arrested. Those within the Lib-Dem Party and even some Republicans hailed him as a righteous man, although most American Party members saw it as the act of disrespectful and weak leader.
[9] After Ames' retirement from politics in 1892, the fight for control of the Lib-Dems was won by the incumbent Vice President - Alson Streeter. Many feared that Streeter was too radical for the Presidency, and in a dire twist for the party proved to be correct. With the right performing well in the polls, the Lib-Dem manifesto was too socialist; despite the party winning the election, the result was just a few Electoral Votes short of transferring to the Electoral College. Streeter's attempt to push through a single land tax was not well received (although his coloured running-mate was in the North), and after a run of Congressional defeats the party began to lose all credibility. By 1894, and despite the fact his government was simply radical but not unconstitutional, the opposition were calling for his impeachment. As a result, the party went into the next election in 1896 having pretty much already lost it.
[10] With the Liberal-Democratic party at an all time low, the 1896 election was essentially a two party race between the Republican party and the American party. The American Party nominated a popular New Jersey state senator, Garret Hobart and national hero Captain Theodore Roosevelt, who commanded the the USS Lincoln during the Manzanillo Incident (1895). With American imperialism and nationalism on the rise, the American party won in a land slide. Due to Roosevelt's new position, and various actions/policies taken by the new administration, Mexican-American tensions increased.
[11] With Hobart retiring due to pressing (and serious) health issues, Roosevelt took command of the American Party. Popular amongst the electorate, the incumbent Vice-President took the White House. By now, the rump Republicans were struggling along and the Lib-Dems (whilst still the Opposition) failed to make headway. Roosevelt's term would be dominated by foreign intervention and economic growth, with criticism of the moderate Vice forced upon him by the Party.

 

[Premier Taylerov]

BUMP.

The Beast As President

1864: Abraham Lincoln / Benjamin Butler (Republican / National Union) [1]
1865: Benjamin Butler (Republican / National Union) [2]
1868: Benjamin Butler / Benjamin Wade (Republican) [3]
1872: Cassius M. Clay / Charles O'Conor (Liberal Democratic) [4]
1876: Cassius M. Clay / Thomas A. Hendricks (Liberal Democratic) [5]
1880: Roscoe Conkling / Colgate Hoyt (Republican) [6]
1884: Roscoe Conkling / Colgate Hoyt (Republican) [7]
1888: Adelbert Ames / Alson Streeter (Liberal Democratic)[8]
1892: Alson Streeter / Hiram Revels (Liberal Democratic) [9]
1896: Garret Hobart / Theodore Roosevelt (American) [10]
1900: Theodore Roosevelt / Foster M. Voorhees (American) [11]
1904: William R. Hearst / Butler Ames (Liberal-Republican Alliance) [12]

[1] After Hannibal Hamlin's surprise defeat for the Vice Presidential nomination, Benjamin Butler rose to the task. However, his term in the role would be rather short-lived.
[2] Lincoln's Civil War successes partially contributed to his assassination in 1865, and the radical Benjamin Butler rose to the Presidency.
[3] Despite his origins as a War Democrat, Butler proved receptive to most of the Republicans - the Land Confiscation Act, the Civil Rights Act (1866), and the Wade-Davis Bill were all passed under his watch. His friendship with the Radical Republicans won him the nomination in 1868, alongside the stalwart Radical Benjamin Wade (chosen more so that the Radical Republicans would keep power should Butler die). Butler appointed popular Civil War general Ulysses S. Grant to the War Department (as a way to groom the politically-inept soldier as a future successor) and built up a nascent Republican Party in the South. He even managed to convince Congress to alter state boundaries as, he refused to restore a powerful political elite in the south. For many moderate Republicans this was Butler's final straw - making it the first Reconstruction Act shot down by Congress and the death of Butler's private hopes for a second elected term. This would set up the 1872 election as a tough one for the Republicans.
[4] Sure enough, the Radical programme of the Republicans resulted in a rapid change of opinion. The Liberal Democratic Party - founded largely in response to the proposed state boundaries - stormed to victory at the hands of Cassius Clay. The new administration was just as radical as the previous but for different reasons; they believed that the Republicans were corrupt, and that the goals of the Reconstructionary Period had long been achieved. Nevertheless, the Liberals Democrats would follow an ambitious agenda which would cement the party as a responsible party of government.
[5] During the 1876 election, a disgruntled southerner approached the Republican Speaker of the House, Theodore M. Pomeroy, at the Capitol Building. Vice President O'Conor (who was deep in conversation with the Speaker) saw the man pull his gun out, and instinctively went to push the Speaker aside. In the process, he took the bullet and died. The death of the Vice President at the hands of a Southerner would boost the popularity of the Republican Party, but not enough to change the outcome of the election. Indiana Senator Hendricks was chosen to succeed.
[6] After the chaos of the second Clay administration, public opinion in the North considerably worsened regarding the South. The Republicans - trying to seperate their ties with the post-civil war Dixie Movement - made a move towards corporatism and monopolism. This was in stark contrast to the Liberal Democrats (who had now essentially obliterated the conventional Democrats) who continued to campaign in favour of the abolition of Greenback money and the division of powerful companies. Conkling would win the election by a narrow margin, and his "Stalwart" rightist Republicanism would come to define the party for the next few decades. As a result, a stark right-left divide began to emerge in American politics; this only began to emerge to public knowledge as the debates began regarding the United States intervention in the Caribbean and Central America.
[7] The Haitian-American War (1882-1883) and the Nicaraguan-American War (1883-1885) marked the rapidly-increasing strength of the American armed forces. As a result, the Republicans rapidly rose in popularity and Conkling was rewarded with a comfortable second term. It was only after the in-depth exploration into wartime atrocities by anti-Republican journalism when the Liberal Democratic opposition (led by the shrewd Adelbert Ames) were able to capitalize on Conkling's weakness. The Economic Crash of 1886 would also cause a crisis for the GOP, and after the mid-terms brought substantial Lib-Dem gains the party was in danger of splitting entirely. The nationalist wing sought to break away from the centrist factions, but with the Liberal Democrats occupying the leftist ground it was unclear what path American politics would take in the coming years.
[8] With the fracturing of the Republican Party into the centrist rump Party and the nationalist American Party, the Liberal Democrats were easily able to win both the Senate and the White House. President Ames garnered some controversy when he had generals who took part in war time atrocities arrested. Those within the Lib-Dem Party and even some Republicans hailed him as a righteous man, although most American Party members saw it as the act of disrespectful and weak leader.
[9] After Ames' retirement from politics in 1892, the fight for control of the Lib-Dems was won by the incumbent Vice President - Alson Streeter. Many feared that Streeter was too radical for the Presidency, and in a dire twist for the party proved to be correct. With the right performing well in the polls, the Lib-Dem manifesto was too socialist; despite the party winning the election, the result was just a few Electoral Votes short of transferring to the Electoral College. Streeter's attempt to push through a single land tax was not well received (although his coloured running-mate was in the North), and after a run of Congressional defeats the party began to lose all credibility. By 1894, and despite the fact his government was simply radical but not unconstitutional, the opposition were calling for his impeachment. As a result, the party went into the next election in 1896 having pretty much already lost it.
[10] With the Liberal-Democratic party at an all time low, the 1896 election was essentially a two party race between the Republican party and the American party. The American Party nominated a popular New Jersey state senator, Garret Hobart and national hero Captain Theodore Roosevelt, who commanded the the USS Lincoln during the Manzanillo Incident (1895). With American imperialism and nationalism on the rise, the American party won in a land slide. Due to Roosevelt's new position, and various actions/policies taken by the new administration, Mexican-American tensions increased.
[11] With Hobart retiring due to pressing (and serious) health issues, Roosevelt took command of the American Party. Popular amongst the electorate, the incumbent Vice-President took the White House. By now, the rump Republicans were struggling along and the Lib-Dems (whilst still the Opposition) failed to make headway. Roosevelt's term would be dominated by foreign intervention and economic growth, with criticism of the moderate Vice forced upon him by the Party.
[12] With the Austro-Turkish War spiralling into the First European Conflict (1903 - 1909), Roosevelt was determined to bring the United States into the conflagration. However, both the minority anti-war Americans and the opposition threatened serious action if such a measure was taken. When Roosevelt sought intervention regardless of general political opinion, the Liberal Democrats and Republicans merged into a single electoral alliance. Hearst was nominated as a unifying candidate, and the rise of Butler Ames (as one of the youngest Vice Presidents in history) satisfied the leftist wing of the Lib-Dems - who had originally been most hostile to unification. The election went down to the nail, but Roosevelt's defeat marked a significant change of direction for the United States.

 

[Alternatehistorybuff5341]

The Beast As President

1864: Abraham Lincoln / Benjamin Butler (Republican / National Union) [1]
1865: Benjamin Butler (Republican / National Union) [2]
1868: Benjamin Butler / Benjamin Wade (Republican) [3]
1872: Cassius M. Clay / Charles O'Conor (Liberal Democratic) [4]
1876: Cassius M. Clay / Thomas A. Hendricks (Liberal Democratic) [5]
1880: Roscoe Conkling / Colgate Hoyt (Republican) [6]
1884: Roscoe Conkling / Colgate Hoyt (Republican) [7]
1888: Adelbert Ames / Alson Streeter (Liberal Democratic)[8]
1892: Alson Streeter / Hiram Revels (Liberal Democratic) [9]
1896: Garret Hobart / Theodore Roosevelt (American) [10]
1900: Theodore Roosevelt / Foster M. Voorhees (American) [11]
1904: William R. Hearst / Butler Ames (Liberal-Republican Alliance) [12]
1908: William R. Hearst / Butler Ames (Liberal-Republican Alliance) [13]

[1] After Hannibal Hamlin's surprise defeat for the Vice Presidential nomination, Benjamin Butler rose to the task. However, his term in the role would be rather short-lived.
[2] Lincoln's Civil War successes partially contributed to his assassination in 1865, and the radical Benjamin Butler rose to the Presidency.
[3] Despite his origins as a War Democrat, Butler proved receptive to most of the Republicans - the Land Confiscation Act, the Civil Rights Act (1866), and the Wade-Davis Bill were all passed under his watch. His friendship with the Radical Republicans won him the nomination in 1868, alongside the stalwart Radical Benjamin Wade (chosen more so that the Radical Republicans would keep power should Butler die). Butler appointed popular Civil War general Ulysses S. Grant to the War Department (as a way to groom the politically-inept soldier as a future successor) and built up a nascent Republican Party in the South. He even managed to convince Congress to alter state boundaries as, he refused to restore a powerful political elite in the south. For many moderate Republicans this was Butler's final straw - making it the first Reconstruction Act shot down by Congress and the death of Butler's private hopes for a second elected term. This would set up the 1872 election as a tough one for the Republicans.
[4] Sure enough, the Radical programme of the Republicans resulted in a rapid change of opinion. The Liberal Democratic Party - founded largely in response to the proposed state boundaries - stormed to victory at the hands of Cassius Clay. The new administration was just as radical as the previous but for different reasons; they believed that the Republicans were corrupt, and that the goals of the Reconstructionary Period had long been achieved. Nevertheless, the Liberals Democrats would follow an ambitious agenda which would cement the party as a responsible party of government.
[5] During the 1876 election, a disgruntled southerner approached the Republican Speaker of the House, Theodore M. Pomeroy, at the Capitol Building. Vice President O'Conor (who was deep in conversation with the Speaker) saw the man pull his gun out, and instinctively went to push the Speaker aside. In the process, he took the bullet and died. The death of the Vice President at the hands of a Southerner would boost the popularity of the Republican Party, but not enough to change the outcome of the election. Indiana Senator Hendricks was chosen to succeed.
[6] After the chaos of the second Clay administration, public opinion in the North considerably worsened regarding the South. The Republicans - trying to seperate their ties with the post-civil war Dixie Movement - made a move towards corporatism and monopolism. This was in stark contrast to the Liberal Democrats (who had now essentially obliterated the conventional Democrats) who continued to campaign in favour of the abolition of Greenback money and the division of powerful companies. Conkling would win the election by a narrow margin, and his "Stalwart" rightist Republicanism would come to define the party for the next few decades. As a result, a stark right-left divide began to emerge in American politics; this only began to emerge to public knowledge as the debates began regarding the United States intervention in the Caribbean and Central America.
[7] The Haitian-American War (1882-1883) and the Nicaraguan-American War (1883-1885) marked the rapidly-increasing strength of the American armed forces. As a result, the Republicans rapidly rose in popularity and Conkling was rewarded with a comfortable second term. It was only after the in-depth exploration into wartime atrocities by anti-Republican journalism when the Liberal Democratic opposition (led by the shrewd Adelbert Ames) were able to capitalize on Conkling's weakness. The Economic Crash of 1886 would also cause a crisis for the GOP, and after the mid-terms brought substantial Lib-Dem gains the party was in danger of splitting entirely. The nationalist wing sought to break away from the centrist factions, but with the Liberal Democrats occupying the leftist ground it was unclear what path American politics would take in the coming years.
[8] With the fracturing of the Republican Party into the centrist rump Party and the nationalist American Party, the Liberal Democrats were easily able to win both the Senate and the White House. President Ames garnered some controversy when he had generals who took part in war time atrocities arrested. Those within the Lib-Dem Party and even some Republicans hailed him as a righteous man, although most American Party members saw it as the act of disrespectful and weak leader.
[9] After Ames' retirement from politics in 1892, the fight for control of the Lib-Dems was won by the incumbent Vice President - Alson Streeter. Many feared that Streeter was too radical for the Presidency, and in a dire twist for the party proved to be correct. With the right performing well in the polls, the Lib-Dem manifesto was too socialist; despite the party winning the election, the result was just a few Electoral Votes short of transferring to the Electoral College. Streeter's attempt to push through a single land tax was not well received (although his coloured running-mate was in the North), and after a run of Congressional defeats the party began to lose all credibility. By 1894, and despite the fact his government was simply radical but not unconstitutional, the opposition were calling for his impeachment. As a result, the party went into the next election in 1896 having pretty much already lost it.
[10] With the Liberal-Democratic party at an all time low, the 1896 election was essentially a two party race between the Republican party and the American party. The American Party nominated a popular New Jersey state senator, Garret Hobart and national hero Captain Theodore Roosevelt, who commanded the the USS Lincoln during the Manzanillo Incident (1895). With American imperialism and nationalism on the rise, the American party won in a land slide. Due to Roosevelt's new position, and various actions/policies taken by the new administration, Mexican-American tensions increased.
[11] With Hobart retiring due to pressing (and serious) health issues, Roosevelt took command of the American Party. Popular amongst the electorate, the incumbent Vice-President took the White House. By now, the rump Republicans were struggling along and the Lib-Dems (whilst still the Opposition) failed to make headway. Roosevelt's term would be dominated by foreign intervention and economic growth, with criticism of the moderate Vice forced upon him by the Party.
[12] With the Austro-Turkish War spiralling into the First European Conflict (1903 - 1909), Roosevelt was determined to bring the United States into the conflagration. However, both the minority anti-war Americans and the opposition threatened serious action if such a measure was taken. When Roosevelt sought intervention regardless of general political opinion, the Liberal Democrats and Republicans merged into a single electoral alliance. Hearst was nominated as a unifying candidate, and the rise of Butler Ames (as one of the youngest Vice Presidents in history) satisfied the leftist wing of the Lib-Dems - who had originally been most hostile to unification. The election went down to the nail, but Roosevelt's defeat marked a significant change of direction for the United States.
[13] During the summer of 1908, the First European Conflict became a blood bath. With the American Party still in favor of intervention, their chances of winning the election only fell as the war raged on. Hearst and Ames were reelected. Ironically, it did not matter who won, since the war ended in January of 1909, before Inauguration Day.

 

[Politician]

1960: John. F Kennedy
1964: Barry Goldwater/William E. Miller
1968: Barry Goldwater/William E. Miller
1970: William E. Miller/Ronald Reagan
1976: William E. Miller/Ronald Reagan
1980: Ronald Reagan/Goldwater Jr.
1988: Ronald Reagan/Goldwater Jr.
1992: Goldwater Jr./Ron paul
1996: Goldwater Jr./Ron paul
2000: Ron paul/Judge Napolitano
2004: Ron paul/Judge Napolitano
2008: Judge Napolitano/Gary Johnson
2012: Judge Napolitano/Gary Johnson
2016: Gary Johnson/Rand Paul
2020: Gary Johnson/Rand Paul
I'm guessing you can read the pattern.

 

[Politician]

1960:Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr/John F. Kennedy
1964:Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr/John F. Kennedy
1968:John F. Kennedy/ Lyndon Johnson
1972:John F. Kennedy/ Lyndon Johnson
1976:Robert Kennedy/Hubert humphrey
1980:Robert Kennedy/Hubert humphrey
1984:Ted Kennedy/ Walter Mondale
1988:Ted Kennedy/ Walter Mondale

This would be a nightmare, but perhaps Joe and Robert would be more conservative. John Kennedy in modern times would probably be considered a conservative, um so...

 

[d32123]

Politician, I think your lists should go here: https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=171310&page=144

 

[Van555]

This would be a nightmare, but perhaps Joe and Robert would be more conservative. John Kennedy in modern times would probably be considered a conservative, um so...[/QUOTE]

no he wouldn't he'd be to the left of obama.

 

[Nofix]

This would be a nightmare, but perhaps Joe and Robert would be more conservative. John Kennedy in modern times would probably be considered a conservative, um so...

According to this site, Jim Matheson is to the left of Obama.