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Butler was nominated in 1920 after a deadlock between the two leading figures. What if he hadn’t been nominated? The deadlock seems impossible to overcome, so a compromise pick seems inevitable. Who are some possible picks? Warren Harding from Ohio who became Butler’s Secretary of State seems possible, as another relatively moderate figure. Would a different figure thump the Democrats as soundly as Butler did, even winning 3 former Confederate states?
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