In 1916 Robert La Follette Sr. tried to get the Republican nomination. At the time, he was a prominent Anti-War voice. The Republican nomination went to Charles Evans Hughes, who was more militaristic. What if after losing the nomination, La Follette ran as a third party candidate on a peace...
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
-Galatians 6:7
Presenting the sequel to The Ruins of An American Party System, Part One: Implosion, winner of the 2015 Turtledove for Best New Early 20th Century Timeline:
The Ruins of An American Party...
1930s
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alf landon
fiorello la guardia
floyd olson
huey long
lafollette
progressives
republicans
robert taft
ruins of an american party system
share our wealth
socialists
special agent nixon