Samuel Tilden Elected in 1876

This is basically self explanatory. How would a Samuel Tilden Presidency look if he were to be elected in 1876? What would he do, what would his cabinet look like, what would he support, would he win a second term, etc.
 
This is basically self explanatory. How would a Samuel Tilden Presidency look if he were to be elected in 1876? What would he do, what would his cabinet look like, what would he support, would he win a second term, etc.

Reconstruction would end immediately of course, though that isn't any different from OTL. Probably the economy won't be any different just because Tilden was President; 1880 would probably be a near-run thing, like all elections were from 1876 to 1892. I'm not convinced that Tilden would get re-nominated though. Few presidents were re-nominated in this time period, and Tilden's health was starting to decline in 1880 (hence why he didn't contest the OTL convention). In OTL a split in the Democratic party in New York (between reformers and Tammany) also weakened the Democratic Party in that state, which would weaken Tilden's standing as well.
 
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