Darkhorses: Fresh Slate in the Loathing of '76
18(second term): Ulysses S Grant(March 4 1873-March 4 1877)/Henry Wilson*(March 4 1873-November 22 1875)
-Election of 1876: Oliver P Morton/William A Wheeler(Republican) vs Samuel J Tilden/Thomas A Hendricks(Democrat)[1]
19(first term): Oliver P Morton*/William A Wheeler(March 4 1877-November 1 1877)
20(first term): William A Wheeler(November 1 1877-March 4 1881)
-Election of 1880: John Sherman/Elihu B Washburne(Republican) vs Winfield Scott Hancock/Allen G Thurman(Democrat)[2]
21(first term): Winfield Scott Hancock/Allen G Thurman(March 4 1881-March 4 1885)[3]
-Election of 1884: Grover Cleveland/Thomas A Hendricks(Democrat) vs Thomas C Platt/Joseph R Hawley(Republican)
22(first term): Thomas C Platt/Joseph R Hawley(March 4 1885-March 4 1889)[4]
-Election of 1888: Thomas C Platt/William B Allison(Republican) vs Allen G Thurman/Isaac P Grey(Democrat) vs James B Weaver/Abram Hewitt(Populist)
22(second term): Thomas C Platt/William B Allison(March 4 1889-March 4 1893)
-Election of 1892: William McKinley/Whitelaw Reid(Republican) vs James H Kyle/Allen B Morse(Democrat)
23(first term): James H Kyle/Allen B Morse(March 4 1893-March 4 1897)
-Election of 1896: James H Kyle/Allen B Morse(Democrat) vs Thomas B Reed/Shelby M Cullom(Republican)
23(second term): James H Kyle/Allen B Morse(March 4 1897-March 4 1901)
-Election of 1900: Wharton Barker/Augustus Van Wyck(Democrat) vs William McKinley/Mark Hanna(Republican) vs Daniel D Leon/Eugene V Debs(Socialist)[5]
24(first term): Wharton Barker/Augustus Van Wyck(March 4 1901-March 4 1905)
-Election of 1904: William Jennings Bryan/Augustus Van Wyck(Democrat) vs Robert M.La Follette Sr/William Howard Taft(Republican) vs Daniel D Leon/Eugene V Debs(Socialist)
25(first term): Robert M.La Follette Sr/William Howard Taft(March 4 1905-March 4 1909)
-Election of 1908: Robert M.La Follette Sr/George L Sheldon(Republican) vs Milford W Howard/John W Kern(Democrat)
25(second term): Robert M.La Follette Sr/George L Sheldon(March 4 1909-March 4 1913)
-Election of 1912: Robert M.La Follette Sr/George L Sheldon(Republican) vs Oscar Underwood/Woodrow Wilson(Democrat) vs Eugene V Debs/Emil Seidel(Socialist)
25(third term): Robert M.La Follette Sr/George L Sheldon(March 4 1913-March 4 1917)
-Election of 1916: Theodore E Burton/Albert B Cummings(Republican) vs William Randolph Hearst/Elias Charles Disney(Democrat)[6]
26(first term): William Randolph Hearst/Elias Disney(March 4 1917-March 4 1921)
-Election of 1920: Elias Charles Disney/Osiah Clementine(Democrat) vs John Harvey Kellogg/Jack Warner(Republican)
27(first term): Elias Charles Disney/Osiah Clementine(March 4 1921-March 4 1925)
[1]Morton ascends with the controversy of Hayes(it was out of their hands, mainly their campaigners). However with his early death, this leads a VP turned president without the baggage. A men without enemies, but not all that charismatic, there is a question on whether to have him run for a term of his own
[2]Though an attempt is made to draft Wheeler again, and he competes with Grant and Blaine, the choice of John Sherman is made by Garfield. However the Democrats have been making gains, and they win 1880. Garfield is blamed for choosing "the wrong candidate" by some, though it was a close election anyway.
[3]Though a respectable president, Hancock declines running for a second term out of growing disinterest. Cleveland seems that face, however he is hurt by a sex scandal and ultimately the keen manipulations of Conkling see Platt in power(it was something he wanted, but he is one to talk about scandals).
[4]The 22nd president proves adept at the game of politics, managing to get himself elected a second time. But once more, social issues and issues abroad are brought up. A Populist attempt sees much of the tenants adopted by the Democrats, resulting in the eight year presidency of James Kyle
[5]The winning streak had to end. President Barker got in through a controversial three-way election, with a powerful showing of the Socialists. Many felt the Socialists had thrown their lot at the end of the day to tip the scales to the Dems, not having a real chance of their own victory. Ultimately a progressive model of Fighting Bob emerged as president. The name would be accurate, for he was president ultimately when the First Great War began in 1911, thus leading to him being the first to be elected for a third term. Though he promised only because of the war going on at the time.
[6]The controversial President Hearst benefited from the peace time, focusing on social reforms. A darkhorse, he promised only to run for one term and would always regret that. He had one of the most active post-presidencies. Disney, father of Walt Disney IOTL, proved a much more fitting replacement, and like Hearst promised only one term. Osiah Clementine doesn't exist in our timeline. Jack Warner is an ATL relative of the Warner brothers, born after the divergence. The Kellogg exists OTL, but has a rather different life due to butterfly effect
Abridged list
- 18: Ulysses S Grant(1869-1877)/Schuyler Colfax(1869-1873), Henry Wilson*(1873-1875)
- 19: Oliver P Morton*/William A Wheeler(1877)
- 20: William A Wheeler(1877-1881)
- 21: Winfield Scott Hancock/Allen G Thurman(1881-1885)
- 22: Thomas C Platt(1885-1893)/Joseph R Hawley(1885-1889), William B Allison(1889-1893)
- 23: James H Kyle/Allen B Morse(1893-1901)
- 24: Wharton Barker/Augustus Van Wyck(1901-1905)
- 25: Robert M.La Follette(1905-1917)/William H Taft(1905-1909), George L Sheldon(1909-1917)
- 26: William Randolph Hearst/Elias Charles Disney(1917-1921)
- 27: Elias Charles Disney/Oscar Clementine(1921-1925)