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I've been considering a timeline where things generally go much better for the Western Allies so that Germany and Japan are both defeated roughly a year ahead of our timeline in, for the sake of this thread, May and August of 1944 respectively. What if any affect might that have on the 1944 US Presidential election? Both parties conventions will take place after VE Day but before VJ Day so I don't think that would see many changes when it comes to the candidates, although I could well be wrong, but the election itself will now be taking place roughly three months after VJ Day. Would FDR's personal popularity/being viewed as having helped win the war still see him be elected to a fourth term or would his now not being a wartime leader allow Dewey more latitude and a shot at actually winning?
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