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Back in 1900, fresh off of being paraded as a great hero of the nation for his victories in the Spanish-American War, George Dewey made a breif run for the Presidency. His campaign ended after a series of painful gaffes.

What if his campaign had managed to keep his mouth shut and stick him on a script, like the GOP is doing with Mitt Romney right now? Dewey would see it as just following orders like he has always done and stick to the script they prepared for him.

Supposing the DNC nominates Dewey, would he win in 1900 against William McKinley?

So, as in the poll above, who would win in that election, where Dewey does not make any gaffes, and is the nominee?
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