hey, all. for my ATL, i decided to switch around the positions on the political spectrum of the two major political parties in the US.
the POD for this is that the Depression ruins the image of the Republican Party and, as a result, the Democrats dominate US politics until the end of World War II. during this time, the Republican and Progressive parties merge into the Progressive Republican Party (PRP).
basically, what side of the spectrum would each presidential candidate from FDR's time onwards belong to with this swapped around? remember, for this supposition, that the Democrats are the conservative party while the Republicans are the liberals.
also, another thing that i was wondering is if the Democrats could conceivable adopt 'Grand Old Party' as their moniker instead of the Republicans in this timeline because their party has more continuous history than the PRP, and because the PRP may want to distance itself from the old Republicans