WI: Woodrow Wilson has his stroke four years early?

Comte de Geneve

For starters WW was engaged to but not married to Edith Galt so no 'Madam President' scenario. At this point of time everything is probably up to Col. House so does he act as shadow President or be honest about the President's condition. Tom Marshall is still looking for his 5 cent cigar so would likely still back away from asserting himself as acting President. So this probably places presidential leadership in limbo until or after the 1916 election, and I do believe this would eliminate WW from contention to be re-nominated. The first wave of his domestic initiatives had already been passed, so probably limited impact there, but this certainly has an impact on the Mexican border incident. I also believe that the 1916 Democratic nomination could be a free-for-all and makes a Hughes (or an alternate GOP nominee) the favorite in November. All pure speculation but an interesting POD for some one better at timelines than moi.
 

kham_coc

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The interesting question is, who wins the primary? And what happens in it?
Could the Democrats be forced into some extreme anti war stances? - something like "never never never" that isn't walked back in the general (because how and why).
This might make involvement impossible, especially since he would still have re-election to work on.

On the other hand, without incumbency maybe the Republicans win (who may or may not go for the same guy), and the Germans become more cautious and ironically thus never let's the Republicans get a valid CB?
 
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