What would American politics look like if the 1936 Democratic Socialist fusion ticket hadn't gone ahead?
Which is ironic given that the anti-Socialists in the Democratic Party reluctantly backed Wallace with the hope of keeping Upton Sinclair off the 1940 ticket.Well, for starters we probably wouldn’t have seen the nearly 32 year Democratic domination of the executive branch. As we all know, President Roosevelt’s tragic death in 1942 led to Wallace taking the reigns and instituting extremely popular economic policies, legitimizing The fusion ticket in the eyes of the public.
Ah, so you want fission instead of fusion, eh? Isn't that a bit of a nuclear option?What would American politics look like if the 1936 Democratic Socialist fusion ticket hadn't gone ahead?
Boo!Ah, so you want fission instead of fusion, eh? Isn't that a bit of a nuclear option?![]()