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Uh oh. Probably a mistake in the calculation. But yes. Republican Biden means no sonuvabitch Nixon.
Theodore Roosevelt initially wished to forgo a fourth term upon taking office again in 1913. However in 1914 this would be changed. When the Great War started up Roosevelt wanted some way for the US to get involved. This would not come until May of 1915. A lone German u-boat would sink the British ocean liner Lusitania off the coast of Ireland on May 7, which had many American citizens on board at the time. After giving a rousing speech to the public the next day, Roosevelt would deliver his famous "Preemptive Strike" speech to congress on May 9. Congress would then vote to allow Roosevelt to declare war, which he would on May 11. It would take almost a year for the first American soldiers to arrive in North France to fight the Germans, in April of 1916. Roosevelt decided to go for a fourth term in order to ensure the outcome of the war was the way he had wished. He would face a primary challenge from Senator Robert M. LaFollette, but Roosevelt would easily secure the Republican nomination by a large margin. LaFollette would run third party against Roosevelt, and Vice-President Johnson abandoned Roosevelt in favor of LaFollette. LaFollette would pick Senator William Borah (R-ID) as his running mate, while Roosevelt would select Senator Albert Cummins (R-IA) as his own running mate. Roosevelt would secure a record fourth term in office in the end, winning a record 369 electoral votes and over 9 million votes in the popular vote, the largest ever seen up to this point. His Democratic opponent, Senator Oscar Underwood of Alabama, and his running mate, Former Governor John Burke of North Dakota, would win 149 electoral votes and just 34% of the popular vote. As for LaFollette, he would win just 13 electoral votes, 1 state (his home state, Wisconsin) and 10% of the popular vote.
I can’t believe both Nader and Biden tried to rig the same election. Absolutely shameful
I felt like updating my Führerreich TL for once so I made this
No map this time because I wouldn't wish the crazy task of making an FPTP map on anyone
Edit: I realized I put the last 2 parties in the wrong order. Oh well
No map this time because I wouldn't wish the crazy task of making an FPTP map on anyone
Edit: I realized I put the last 2 parties in the wrong order. Oh well
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1920 Election:
Background: Although the Great War would be won by October 1917, many were not pleased. Also in congress, the 18th Amendment was being made. This amendment barred anyone from serving more than two full terms in office, and also barred anyone from serving as President for any longer than 10 years [IRL 22nd Amendment, but 30 years earlier]. Roosevelt did get to see women get the right to vote with the 19th Amendment in 1920, but not much else happened in his last term in office. Some speculated he could go for a 5th term, but he declined. With this, the Isolationist progressive and conservative wings of the party coalesced, and nominated Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio for President, and former Vice-President Hiram Johnson of California was nominated for his old job again. The Democratic Party saw a possible gateway with Catholic voters after the War, and nominated New York Governor Al Smith for President. His running mate was former Representative John Davis of West Virginia. The American public wanted isolationism, and paired with Smiths sketchy reputation, Harding coasted to victory, giving the Republicans control of the White House for the longest time for any political party in American history
Background: Although the Great War would be won by October 1917, many were not pleased. Also in congress, the 18th Amendment was being made. This amendment barred anyone from serving more than two full terms in office, and also barred anyone from serving as President for any longer than 10 years [IRL 22nd Amendment, but 30 years earlier]. Roosevelt did get to see women get the right to vote with the 19th Amendment in 1920, but not much else happened in his last term in office. Some speculated he could go for a 5th term, but he declined. With this, the Isolationist progressive and conservative wings of the party coalesced, and nominated Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio for President, and former Vice-President Hiram Johnson of California was nominated for his old job again. The Democratic Party saw a possible gateway with Catholic voters after the War, and nominated New York Governor Al Smith for President. His running mate was former Representative John Davis of West Virginia. The American public wanted isolationism, and paired with Smiths sketchy reputation, Harding coasted to victory, giving the Republicans control of the White House for the longest time for any political party in American history
@ Hydrons: Seems more plausible that T.R gets in through H.R than anything. Besides him truly stealing Taft's nomination, of course
Here's 22 Chancellors of the American Alliance of States with this little background. Essentially the government opts to model the government slightly off of the british system with a prime minister being the head of state while the head of government would be wielded into a Chancellor. The Prime Minister is appointed for a Chancellor who is elected initially by the House of Nobility until 1830, when the House of Counties was also allowed to put forward candidates until the catastrophic election of 1814 which deadlocked it due to favorite sons blocking the needed 3/4ths of a majority.
This leads to a simpler way of having the threshold for election to the office of Chancellor be a simple plurality of the vote rather than an outright majority. The Prime Ministers usually serve at the pleasure of the Chancellor, with the Chancellor facing elections every 2 to 4 years depending on an amendment passed by any bill within the House of Counties, though this is always weeded out as an illegal modification to the Constitution by the House of Nobles.
This leads to a simpler way of having the threshold for election to the office of Chancellor be a simple plurality of the vote rather than an outright majority. The Prime Ministers usually serve at the pleasure of the Chancellor, with the Chancellor facing elections every 2 to 4 years depending on an amendment passed by any bill within the House of Counties, though this is always weeded out as an illegal modification to the Constitution by the House of Nobles.
Here's 22 Chancellors of the American Alliance of States with this little background. Essentially the government opts to model the government slightly off of the british system with a prime minister being the head of state while the head of government would be wielded into a Chancellor. The Prime Minister is appointed for a Chancellor who is elected initially by the House of Nobility until 1830, when the House of Counties was also allowed to put forward candidates until the catastrophic election of 1814 which deadlocked it due to favorite sons blocking the needed 3/4ths of a majority.
This leads to a simpler way of having the threshold for election to the office of Chancellor be a simple plurality of the vote rather than an outright majority. The Prime Ministers usually serve at the pleasure of the Chancellor, with the Chancellor facing elections every 2 to 4 years depending on an amendment passed by any bill within the House of Counties, though this is always weeded out as an illegal modification to the Constitution by the House of Nobles.
Is there some sorta military occupation?
I'm going to assume you mean Ernest King and MacArthur, so King was elected democratically, just with the backing of the us navy as a political force alongside it's military role. MacArthur, however, overthrew Landon in 1941 and ruled as a military dictator until his death in 1964, after which a counter coup was launched by Goldwater who established a democratic government.
“Governor-General of Scotland”....“Elected Emperor of the New Hampshire Empire”.....“Anglophobic Alliance Association”?....“kaiser of Kansas”?!
I’m both fascinated and a little frightened
In New Hampshire, they worked the government out by establishing eight city states, forty bishop cities (30 protestant and 10 catholic majority cities) and stipulated that the emperor had to be selected first by a narrow majority of half +1 of the bishop cities (11 protestant and 10 Catholic before being approved by the general public (landowners and business owners) New Hampshire was effectively it's own independent state, minus the taxes it paid to the american government.
Dallas was offered to be "President-Duke of Scotland and Ireland" by a wealthy fraud artist who scammed Dallas out of 4,000 pounds. When he got over to Scotland, the English had just finished putting down a revolt and offered him to maintain order for a year. His administration didn't get along well with the English government and so he left office after his year mandate.
Ernest King felt bitter after the First World War mostly about the trading rights and the neglect of the Chinese Front which he blamed the british and immigrants for, establishing a know nothing style anti immigration political party he called the Anglophobic Alliance Association, which sought to establish alliances as a part of foreign policy against the British Empire.
Landon is the Kaiser of Kansas because of a bet he made with the german kaiser Wilhelm II in a yacht race. If Landon's american ship won, then the Kaiser would be titled "Chancellor of the Berlin-Topeka Axis" Landon ended up loosing the race and was granted permission by the Council on Intercontinental Affairs to be granted the title of Kaiser of Kansas until death, only for him to be forced to relinquish it when MacArthur overthrew Landon to rub salt in the wound.
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