alternatehistory.com

So, in 1868, the deeply unpopular and recently impeached President Andrew Johnson tried to attain the Democratic nomination. That year's convention was remarkably entertaining, with the prospective nominee, Horatio Seymour of New York repeatedly refusing motions to nominate him. So, what if Seymour opposes these measures even more vociferously than OTL, and 20 more ballots or so ultimately give us a compromise candidate in Andrew Johnson? How would he do in the general, and what the results be for the Democratic Party and the US?
Top