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The recent thread on Herbert Hoover's assassination got me thinking about the potential for a serious rift in the GOP caused by the Great Depression.
Without someone in the ideological center of the party (Hoover) to draw things together and run in what was essentially a no-win situation, I could see the Progressive and Conservative Wings falling out over the response to the Great Depression.
What do you guys think? Likely or not? Would someone rally the troops in the absence of Hoover? Or would 1932 be an effective re-run of 1912?
Who would end up leading each side of the party? Perhaps La-Follette Jr. on the Progressive side (probably not as President, VP probably). Who for the conservatives?
Would the conservatives win in any states? What about the Progressives. Obviously the GOP split makes Roosevelt's victory an even bigger landslide. Does the split continue into the 30's and 40's?