Alternate Wikipedia Infoboxes VII (Do Not Post Current Politics or Political Figures Here)
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no worries! i did delete the post tho lol. don't want to add fuel to the fire, jokingly or not
When the US surrendered, he reluctantly switched sides to fight with the Nazis, but when the SAR happened, he then surrendered and switched sides again
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Here's a list of alternate presidents of the United States. The POD for this that Charles Evans Hughes defeats Wilson in 1916. This butterflies away the party switch, meaning the Republican Party is more liberal, while the Democratic Party is more conservative ITTL. Also, FDR sits out 1928 to instead run for Governor of NY like OTL. He later switches to the Republican Party due to disagreements with Al Smith's policies.
Note: I had to split this image into three because it was too big. Also, please excuse the error in the first image.
Note: I had to split this image into three because it was too big. Also, please excuse the error in the first image.
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Oh yeah, that's right, Albert Gallatin was born in what would become Switzerland.
Gallatin was originally nominated to be William Crawford's running mate, but he apparently never wanted the position and ultimately withdrew due to a lack of popular support.
I know that Crawford wasn't going to win the 1824 United States presidential election anyway, it was just an infobox I made for fun.
Gallatin fulfilled the requirements of citizenship when he swore allegiance to Virginia in 1785, which was before the Constitutional Convention of 1787. I think the Supreme Court would allow his candidacy.
Considering that none of the Presidents were technically born in the United States (they were born in British colonies considered to be Britain), I'd believe the Supreme Court wouldn't really have a choice but to allow his candidacy.
Born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Butler came from a distinguished military family and began his career in the Marines in 1898 during the Spanish-American War. Over his 34-year military career, he served in numerous conflicts and operations, including the Philippines, China, Central America, and France during World War I. Butler had been awarded a total of sixteen medals, with five specifically for acts of heroism. Notably, he holds the distinction of being the sole Marine to have received the Brevet Medal along with two Medals of Honor, each for distinct acts of bravery. By the time of Butler's retirement from the military, he had become the most decorated Marine officer in US history.
Butler was drafted by the Republican Party to compete in the 1932 presidential election, which saw the landslide defeat of incumbent Democratic President William Gibbs McAdoo. In his first 100 days as President, he implemented an ambitious economic program known as the Fair Deal, aiming to provide relief for the unemployed and strive for economic recovery. He also implemented significant regulatory changes concerning finance, communications, and labor, and oversaw the repeal of Prohibition. In terms of foreign policy, he maintained an isolationist outlook, based on his well-known campaign promise that "not a single American boy will have to die for the racket named war." He was re-elected for a second term in 1936; his failed attempt to pack the Supreme Court the following year led to the formation of the Conservative coalition in Congress. Having decided not to run for another term in 1940, Butler died in office the same year and was succeeded by Vice-President George W. Norris.
Scholars have ranked Butler as an above average president. His economic policies received much praise for successfully pulling the United States out of the Great Depression. Butler also privately held negative views on war, American imperialism and big business, which were only revealed at full extent following the posthumous publication of his unfinished book War is a Racket. However, his administration has faced considerable criticism for certain actions, such as rejecting Jewish immigrants from Germany and Italy, and showing appeasement towards the Japanese invasion of China. Some critics also contend that the administration's significant cut in defense spending contributed to America's unpreparedness for the Second World War.
Here's a list of alternate presidents of the United States. The POD for this that Jerry Brown enters the 1976 Democratic primaries much earlier and receives the nomination over Jimmy Carter. Brown chooses Ohio senator John Glenn as his running mate, doubling down on his outsider image. Brown secures a narrow victory over Ronald Reagan, who defeats Gerald Ford for the nomination ITTL. Brown's term is somewhat more successful than Carter's, although he still loses in 1980 but not as massively as Carter did in OTL.
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Yes, no Reagan means the Republican Party is much more moderate than OTL.
Cool stuff, I just hate seeing John McCain’s ugly mug. I can say plenty about his politics too, bt ofc I won’t, I just find his face, especially with that stretched grimace, very irritating to look at.
Well at least he was independently minded enough to not go 100% with what his party was doing. He was not afraid call out what he felt was wrong. Portman is probably the better of the two recent Republican presidents ITTL.
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Any further comments on McCain from me risk current politics so I will avoid them
Here's an infobox of the 2004 Canadian federal election. The POD for this is that Paul Martin calls an election soon after becoming prime minister, catching the opposition off guard. The Liberals win their projected massive landslide, surpassing the Progressive Conservative Party's 1984 victory by one seat. Martin's victory allows his tenure to go much smoother than OTl.
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Would John McCain even be considered current politics anymore? He's been dead for almost 6 years now.
He was talking about his policies not the man himself.