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Suppose that in 1928, Roosevelt loses the NY gubernational election and Hoover is blown up by Argentinian anarchists, so the GOP replaces President Coolidge with a Curtis-Watson ticket, indirectly resulting in the Wall Street Crash/Great Depression occurring a full year earlier in 1928.
Curtis is even worse than Hoover, so the Depression is even more devastating. In 1932, the Democrats nominate a Ritchie-Murray ticket, and win in a landslide. Zangara later assassinates Ritchie, and after a period of mass panic and anti-Leftist "Red Scare" at having had TWO President-Elects assassinated by anarchists in a row. The conservative Murray is predictably even worse than Curtis, with there being no New Deal. However, the 1933-1937 global economic recovery is sufficient to get him re-elected.
On the other hand, the complete absence of a New Deal leads to the 1937-1938 Recession resulting in a Second Great Depression, even worse than the first. Murray's openly racist imperialism a la Wilson leads to the revival of the 2nd KKK under the two Depressions.
Of course, all of this means that Murray, nor any other Democrat has a chance of winning in 1940. The RNC nominates Taft, and he is elected in a landslide come November.
Curtis is even worse than Hoover, so the Depression is even more devastating. In 1932, the Democrats nominate a Ritchie-Murray ticket, and win in a landslide. Zangara later assassinates Ritchie, and after a period of mass panic and anti-Leftist "Red Scare" at having had TWO President-Elects assassinated by anarchists in a row. The conservative Murray is predictably even worse than Curtis, with there being no New Deal. However, the 1933-1937 global economic recovery is sufficient to get him re-elected.
On the other hand, the complete absence of a New Deal leads to the 1937-1938 Recession resulting in a Second Great Depression, even worse than the first. Murray's openly racist imperialism a la Wilson leads to the revival of the 2nd KKK under the two Depressions.
Of course, all of this means that Murray, nor any other Democrat has a chance of winning in 1940. The RNC nominates Taft, and he is elected in a landslide come November.