NapoleonCorinII
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Pretty much the tag, Smith suffered a horrible loss in 1928, is it possible that he could have been more successful?
Thanks, this makes the most sense to me.The crash happens sooner? I don't know; given that he was a Catholic in the golden age of the KKKand that the GOP had what appeared to be a booming economy in their pocket, Smith's only hope is to have the economy sour in 1928.
Progressives had already been revived by Robert M Latolette in 1924, the party would die out in 1932 into a state party.So, based on what's being said on the thread, something major would have to happen between the Democratic Convention (so that they would still choose Smith as a throwaway candidate) and general election to ruin the Republicans' chances.
It wouldn't be enough on its own, but is there a possible alternative Republican candidate that would be conservative and unpopular enough to prompt the revival of the Progressive Party?
"So, based on what's being said on the thread, something major would have to happen between the Democratic Convention (so that they would still choose Smith as a throwaway candidate) and general election to ruin the Republicans' chances."
Hoover's VP was the Senate majority leader and a perfectly suitable replacement candidate, so Hoover doing something like starting to campaign naked doesn't work either.
By the way, the runner-up for the Democratic nomination was a strong dry with ties to the KKK so those ideas floated above don't work either.