Supposing William Randolph Hearst had managed to win the Democratic Presidential nomination in 1904, the NYC Mayoral Election in 1905, and/or the New York Governorship in 1906?
What kind of candidate and/or governor would he be? Where would be his “faction” in the party, and what kind of influence would his greater success have in the party as a whole, and subsequently on us politics? And (safe to assume he doesn’t win in 1904) would he be more likely to win the presidency later (eg 1912)? If so, what would his administration be like and how would it change history?