Thurmond's appeal in '48 wasn't so limited, and I'm surprised it took this long for him to be mentioned.
Check out "Fear, Loathing and Gumbo" and then imagine President Agnew not being impeached.
If Larry MacDonald had not died in a plane crash in '83, I can see him beating Bush the Elder in '88. That could have been a disaster.
Dipping into the 19th century, I'm surprised no one mentioned Tilden.
I'm not sure how bad Long really would be. He would have secured victory in WWII. The economy would have collapsed about the time the ink was dry on the peace treaty - his solutions were very short sighted, but in the short term, they would have got results - but it's likely that damage could be repaired eventually. A 20 year recession is horrible, but it doesn't really stack up next to the consequences of losing the War.
Check out "Fear, Loathing and Gumbo" and then imagine President Agnew not being impeached.
If Larry MacDonald had not died in a plane crash in '83, I can see him beating Bush the Elder in '88. That could have been a disaster.
Dipping into the 19th century, I'm surprised no one mentioned Tilden.
I'm not sure how bad Long really would be. He would have secured victory in WWII. The economy would have collapsed about the time the ink was dry on the peace treaty - his solutions were very short sighted, but in the short term, they would have got results - but it's likely that damage could be repaired eventually. A 20 year recession is horrible, but it doesn't really stack up next to the consequences of losing the War.