What if James F. Byrnes was picked as FDR's VP in 1944 instead of Truman? How could this be done? Presuming FDR still wins and then dies like IOTL, Byrnes becomes President.
How would he do as President? Would he handle the end of WWII and the beginning of the Cold War in the same way? He was a segregationit, so him taking a different position on civil rights than Truman could have a big impact on Democrats and the civil rights movement. Maybe Republicans win the black vote and are liberal on civil rights, and now they are more liberal and get landslides among black voters while Democrats are more conservative and dominate the South. How would Byrnes do as President? How would the 1948 election go? What would be the effects? What if?
How would he do as President? Would he handle the end of WWII and the beginning of the Cold War in the same way? He was a segregationit, so him taking a different position on civil rights than Truman could have a big impact on Democrats and the civil rights movement. Maybe Republicans win the black vote and are liberal on civil rights, and now they are more liberal and get landslides among black voters while Democrats are more conservative and dominate the South. How would Byrnes do as President? How would the 1948 election go? What would be the effects? What if?