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What got me thinking about this was that 1920 was a very historic election -- aftermath of WWI and eight years of a growingly unpopular president, not to mention the first time women voted nationwide, and the first to involve mass media (other than newspapers), being the first time the results were announced via radio and among the high prevalence of movie houses.

It was a landslide for Republicans -- the largest in our nation's history -- but at one point the man who would ride this sentiment to the White House was far from certain. What decided it was the 1920 Republican Convention.

Here are the votes of the first ballot, OTL:

Leonard Wood -- 287.5

Frank Lowden -- 211.5

Hiram Johnson -- 133.5

William C. Sproul -- 84

Nicholas Murray Butler -- 69.5

Warren G. Harding -- 65.5

Calvin Coolidge -- 34

Robert M. La Follette -- 24

Jeter C. Pritchard -- 21

Miles Poindexter -- 20

Howard Sutherland -- 17

Herbert C. Hoover -- 5.5

Scattering -- 11

Needless to say, the final result was surprising to many. Which brings me to my question, and follow up challenge: who would you like to see win the nomination, and how would you plausibly make it happen?

And, if you like, how would this change history?
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