AH Challenge: Douglas Wilder, 1992 Democratic Nominee

Your Challenge if you choose to accept it...is to have Gov. Douglas Wilder of Virginia become the first black nominee for President of a major party. All ideas are welcomed
 

HueyLong

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This picture should tell you plenty about the problem of race in the United States.....

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Im sorry to bring this thread back up but does annyone have any possible pod to have Wilder run against Bush?
 
With a POD of a Union win at Chancellorsville, sure, by 1992 I can see a black person elected President, if Civil Rights are adopted slowly, with no Jim Crow laws.

As noted, though, he hadn't been around as long on the political scene as is, so I think it would be tough with a POD post-1900, because I think you need smoeone with a good amount of experience in 1992; maybe if he'd been Governor since 1980, or Governor and Senator. But, having him elected to that high of a post in 1980 requires even further butterflies.

Maybe if Civil Rights happened in the 1920s, you could see him starting a political career on themore local level in the 1960s.
 
With a POD of a Union win at Chancellorsville, sure, by 1992 I can see a black person elected President, if Civil Rights are adopted slowly, with no Jim Crow laws.

As noted, though, he hadn't been around as long on the political scene as is, so I think it would be tough with a POD post-1900, because I think you need smoeone with a good amount of experience in 1992; maybe if he'd been Governor since 1980, or Governor and Senator. But, having him elected to that high of a post in 1980 requires even further butterflies.

Maybe if Civil Rights happened in the 1920s, you could see him starting a political career on themore local level in the 1960s.

I really don't think having a POD that far back is really necessary...The great thing about the 92 election is that none of the Democratic Heavyweights(Cuomo, Jackson, Bentsen etc) stepped up to run against Bush because the felt as if he was too popular coming off his victory in Desert Storm. But perhaps, If he had annouced his candidacy earlier, and recieved the backing of some more of the prominent New Democrats, the group which he alligned alligned himself with(He was a staunch fiscal conservative, proposed a series of Tax cuts within his first years in office) But, does Wilder with more financial and popular support able to edge Clinton out of the Primaries?

Iowa Caucus: (23R, 49D; delegates)
2/10/1992: Harkin 76.4%, Tsongas 4.1%, Clinton 2.8%, Kerrey 2.4%, Brown 1.6%

New Hampshire Primary: (18 D, 23 R)
2/18/1992: Tsongas 33.2%, Clinton 24.8%, Kerrey 11.1%, Harkin 10.2%, Brown 8.0%

South Dakota (15D, 19R)
2/25/1992

3/3/1992
Colorado 37R, 47D

Delaware Primary: 14, 19R
3/10/1992 (Caucus): Tsongas 30.2%, Uncommitted 29.6%, Clinton 20.8%, Brown 19.5%

Missouri Primary: 77D, 47R
3/10/1992 (Caucus): Clinton 45.1%, Tsongas 10.2%, Brown 5.7%, Uncommitted 39%

Nevada 17D, 21R
3/8

Mississippi (39D, 34R)
3/10

South Carolina Primary: (43 D, 36 R)
3/7/1992: Clinton 62.9%, Tsongas 18.3%, Harkin 6.6%, Brown 6.0%

Arizona Primary: (41D, 37R)
3/7/1992 (Caucus): Tsongas 34.4%, Clinton 29.2%, Brown 27.5%, Harkin 7.6%


New Mexico Caucus: 25R, 25D
6/2/1992 (Primary): Clinton 52.9%, Brown 16.9%, Tsongas 6.2%, Harkin 1.8%


California Primary: 348D, 201R
6/2/1992: Clinton 47.5%, Brown 40.2%, Tsongas 7.4%, Kerrey 1.2%

Alabama 38R, 55D

Montana 20R, 16D

New Jersey 60R, 105D
6/2

Ohio Primary: 83R, 151D
6/2/1992: Clinton 61.2%, Brown 18.9%, Tsongas 10.6%, Harkin 2.4%, Kerrey 2.2%



North Dakota Caucus: 17R, 14D
6/9/1992: Clinton 46.0%, Tsongas 10.3%, Brown 7.5%, Harkin 6.8%, Kerrey 1.2%

Oklahoma Primary: (45 DEM, 34 REP)
3/10/1992: Clinton 70.5%, Brown 16.7%, Harkin 3.4%, Kerrey 3.2%


Michigan Caucus: 131, 72R
3/17/1992: Clinton 50.7%, Brown 25.8%, Tsongas 16.6%, Uncommitted 4.8%, Harkin 1.1%, Kerrey 0.5%

Illinois (164, 85R
3.17

Washington (state) Primary: 35R, 71D
5/19/1992: Tsongas 32.3%, Uncommitted 23.2%, Brown 18.6%, Clinton 12.6%, Harkin 8.2%, Kerrey 3.4%

Oregon 47D, 23R
5/19

Maine Caucus: (23 DEM, 22 REP)
2/23/1992: Brown 30.3%, Tsongas 29.0%, Uncommitted 16.1%, Clinton 14.8%, Harkin 5.2%, Kerrey 3.0%

District of Columbia Caucus: (17D, 14R)
5/5/1992 (Primary): Clinton 73.8%, Tsongas 10.4%, Uncommitted 8.5%, Brown 7.2%

Tennessee (68 DEM, 45 REP)
3/10/1992: Clinton 67.3%, Tsongas 19.4%, Brown 8.0%, Uncommitted 3.9%, Harkin 0.7%, Kerrey 0.5%

Virginia Primary: (78D, 55R: 5/30)
4/13/1992 (Caucus): Clinton 52.1%, Uncommitted 36.3%, Brown 11.6%

Kentucky 35R, 52D

Arkansas 27R, 36D
26/5

Idaho Caucus: 18D 22R
26/5/1992: Harkin 29.7%, Tsongas 28.4%, Uncommitted 17.2%, Clinton 11.4%, Kerrey 8%, Brown 4.5%

Florida (148D, 97R)
3/10/1992

Louisiana (60 D, 38 R)
3/12

Pennsylvania (169 D, 91 R)
4/28

Nebraska 23D, 24R
5/12

West Virginia 31D, 18R
5/12

Wisconsin Primary: 82D, 35R
4/7/1992: Clinton 37.2%, Brown 34.5%, Tsongas 21.8%, Uncommitted 2.0%, Harkin 0.7%, Kerrey 0.4%


Utah "Primary": 27R, 23D
3/3/1992: Tsongas 33.4%, Brown 28.4%, Clinton 18.3%, Kerrey 10.9%, Harkin 4.0%

Massachusetts Primary: (94D, 38R)
3/10/1992: Tsongas 66.4%, Brown 14.6%, Clinton 10.9%, Other 5.4%, Uncommitted 1.5%, Kerrey 0.7%, Harkin 0.5%

Rhode Island Primary: (22 DEM, 15 REP)
3/10/1992: Tsongas 52.9%, Clinton 21.2%, Brown 18.8%, Other 4.1%, Uncommitted 1.4%, Kerrey 0.9%, Harkin 0.6%

Vermont Primary: (14 D, 19 R)
3/31/1992 (Caucus): Brown 46.7%, Uncommitted 25%, Clinton 16.8%, Tsongas 9.3%

Indiana 51R, 77D
5/5

North Carolina (84D, 57R )
5/5

Connecticut Primary: 53 D, 35 R
3/24/1992: Brown 37.2%, Clinton 35.6%, Tsongas 19.5%, Uncommitted 3.1%, Harkin 1.1%, Kerrey 0.7%

Maryland Primary: 42R, 67D
3/3/1992: Tsongas 40.6%, Clinton 33.5%, Brown 8.2%, Uncommitted 6.4%, Harkin 5.8%, Kerrey 4.8%

New York Primary: 244D, 100R
4/7/1992: Clinton 40.9%, Tsongas 28.6%, Brown 26.2%, Harkin 1.1%, Kerrey 1.1%

Georgia Primary: 52R, 76D
3/3/1992: Clinton 57.2%, Tsongas 24.0%, Brown 8.1%, Kerry 4.8%, Uncommitted 3.8%, Harkin 2.1%


Texas Primary: 196, 121 REP
3/10/1992: Clinton 65.6%, Tsongas 19.2%, Brown 8.0%, Kerrey 1.4%, Harkin 1.3%


Hawaii Caucus: (20D) (GOP 14, takes place 1/29)
3/10/1992: Clinton 51.5%, Tsongas 14.3%, Brown 13.6%, Harkin 12.7%, Kerrey 0.4%

Minnesota Caucus: 78R, 32D
3/3/1992: Harkin 26.7%, Uncommitted 24.3%, Tsongas 19.2%, Clinton 10.3%, Brown 8.2%, Kerrey 7.6%

Kansas (36D, 30R)
4/7


May 5: Wyoming 20R, 13D

April 2: Alaska (13D) (GOP: 19, 1/27)

Although I can't see him edging out Harkin in Iowa, I can definatley see him as a strong Second Place, and might push Clinton to Obscurity in New Hampshire. After a strong showing in the Super Tuesday contests, I can easily see Wilder gaining the necessary momentum to clinch the nomination. However the question is, who would Wilder pick as his running mate(Does he go with an ATL Southern Strategy? Or does he go with the classic Northeastern Liberal?) and can he win against Bush?
 
*blinks* Douglas Wilder is black? I never knew that believe it or not.

Yes, Douglas Wilder was the nation's first elected black Governor in 1989. He only served one term due to Virginia's term limits but become Mayor of Richmond a few years ago. Does anybody else have any thoughts, I don't think this topic has really been discussed thoroughly on this board...
 
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