Collaborative Presidential Elections - New

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1968

Former President Hubert Humphrey (U-MN) / Governor Harold E. Hughes (U-IA) - 395 EV, 55.91% PV
President Barry Goldwater (C-AZ) / Vice President George Wallace (C-AL) - 143 EV, 43.4% PV
Others - 0.69%

Despite initial success in polling, President Goldwater would begin to falter after several domestic crises - both a slight economic downturn, and social unrest. The Democrats would ultimately nominate former President Humphrey by a large margin, who would win the election decisively; citing the better economy, better foreign relations, and higher government satisfaction during his short time as President after President Morse's death in 1962.

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1996

Sen. John McCain (C-AZ) / Rep. Richard B. Cheney (C-WY) - 288 EV, 45.22%
Gov. Al Gore (U-TN) / Sen. Tom Harkin (U-IA) - 178 EV, 35.01%
Mayor Michael Bloomberg (L-NY) / Gov. Pete Wilson (C-CA) - 72 EV, 19.77%

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1912

Former Vice President Theodore Roosevelt (R-NY) / General Leonard Wood (R-NH) - 299
President George McClellan, Jr. (D-NY)* / Senator William J. Stone (D-MO) - 232

*President Bryan died from illness in 1909, mere months after taking office.

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1928

At the age of 67, President Woodrow Wilson was an old man who had long since said his goodbyes to his prime. Following the the Panic of 1923, which had thrust him into office, he was marred by stress and reclusion, which ultimately resulted in his death in 1926. Taking the reigns of the Presidency, John Davis, also a member of the Democratic "old guard" would become largely unpopular as the economic crisis continued to worsen.

By the time 1928 came around, the Democrats had become increasingly unpopular, and the Republicans nominated Vice President Hoover - already a controversial figure. The Progressive Party would ultimately make a comeback, with Senator Burton K. Wheeler winning over 30% of the popular vote.

Following election night, it became clear that no one candidate was going to take the necessary electoral votes to become President. The election would go to the house, where the barely leading Democrats would vote to re-elect President John W. Davis.

Former Vice President Herbert Hoover (R-CA) / Senator George W. Norris (R-NE) - 254 EV ; 37.5%
President John W. Davis (D-WV) / Congressman Cordell Hull (D-TN) - 165 EV ; 30.12%
Senator Burton K. Wheeler (P-MT) / Senator William Edgar Borah (P-ID) - 112 EV ; 32.38%

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1936

President Lowden loses in a landslide to young, charismatic Theodore Roosevelt, Jr, after a stagnant economy seals his fate as a one term President. The Progressives ultimately steal much of the support of the Republican Party, and the GOP begins to fade into irrelevancy in the scheme of national politics, though they remain a force to be reckoned with on the state level in many regions.

Former Secretary of War Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. (P-NY) / Senator Alf Landon (R-KS) - 404 EV
Former Vice President Cordell Hull (D-TN) / Former Senator James A. Reed (D-MO) - 112
President Frank Lowden (R-IL) / Vice President Alvan Fuller (R-MA) - 15

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1988

Following Vice President Washington's announcement that he would not be running in the 1988 Presidential Election due to concerns over his health, Senator Al Gore easily won the primaries against former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole of Kansas. However, he would lose to Senator Joe Biden in what would be the closest election since 1956.

Senator Joe Biden / Governor Mario Cuomo - 281 EV - 51.4%
Senator Al Gore / former WH Chief of Staff Alexander Haig - 257 EV - 48.1%

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24. Grover Cleveland (D-NY)/Adlai E. Stevenson I (D-IL): 1893-1897
25. William Jennings Bryan (D-NE)/Arthur Sewall (D-ME): 1897-1901
26. Charles W. Fairbanks (R-IN)/Theodore Roosevelt (R-NY): 1901-1909
27. William Jennings Bryan (D-NE)/George McClellan Jr. (D-NY): 1909-1909*
28. George McClellan Jr. (D-NY)/vacant: 1909-1913
29. Theodore Roosevelt (R-NY)/Leonard Wood (R-NH): 1913-1921
30. Leonard Wood (R-NH)/Herbert Hoover (R-CA): 1921-1925
31. Woodrow Wilson (D-NJ)/John Davis (D-WV: 1925 - 1926
32. John W. Davis (D-WV)/vacant, Cordell Hull (D-TN): 1926 - 1933
33. Frank Lowden (R-IL)/Alvan Fuller (R-MA): 1933-1937
34. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. (P-NY)/Alf Landon (P-KS): 1937-1951
35. Alf Landon (P-KS)/Earl Warren (P-CA): 1951-1953
36. John Sparkman (D-AL)/Thomas Dewey (D-NY): 1953-1961
37. Joesph Kennedy, Jr. (D-MA)/Richard Nixon (D-CA): 1961-1969
38. James Rhodes (P-OH)/Hubert Humphrey (P-MN): 1969-1977
39. Charles Mathias (P-MD)/John Anderson (P-IL): 1977-1981
40. Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX): 1981-1989 / Phil Crane (D-ID): 1981-1983 / Harold Washington (D-IL): 1985-1989
41. Joseph Biden (P-DE)/Mario Cuomo (P-NY): 1989-?

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1920

Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr. (R-WI)/Gov. Frank Orren Lowden (R-IL):  233 EV - 54.1%
Vice President Champ Clark (D-MO)/Sen. Alexander M. Palmer (D-PA):  140 EV - 45.32%
Other - 0.58%

With the war in Europe finally ending in 1919, the debate of isolationism and interventionism was long over. The Republicans renominate Senator LaFollette for President, and nominate Gov. Lowden of Illinois for Vice President. The aging Vice President Champ Clark would do little to inspire voters, and would lose handily in the popular vote. However, crucial swing states were still extremely close. Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Alexander M. Palmer would keep the Atlantic states barely in the Democratic column in the 1920 election.

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They won the PV, but not the EV, unless that's a typo.  Reps 233 to Dems 240.

Ah, I did not see that. I think thats a typo.

Yes, that was a typo! My bad, I apologize.

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1932

President Joseph France (R-MD)/Vice President John Blaine (R-WI) - 340 EV - 57.01%
Gov. Albert Ritchie (D-MD)/Former Secretary of War Newton D. Baker (D-OH) - 56 EV - 42.34%
Other - 0.65%

President's France's first term was popular, and was noted for several progressive reforms to the economy. The recession that had struck in the early 1920s had ended long ago, but the shaky global economy, which had gone through several alternating booming and depressive periods, finally began to settle and improve. As such, France easily defeated Democratic nominee Albert Ritchie.

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1952

President Everett Dirksen (D-IL)/Vice President Wendell Willkie (D-NY) - 210 EV - 47.4%
Former President Douglas MacArthur (R-NY)/Former Representative Earl Warren (R-CA) - 31.66%
Senator Wayne Morse (I-OR)/Former Sec. of Agriculture Henry Wallace (I-IA) - 20.94%

The USA was finally able to bring the conflict to a stand still at the Battle of Little Rock in 1947. The Republicans, divided over the issue of the war, split apart. One half, calling themselves the "Progressive Party" opposes the war and calls for peace negotiations, which began in late 1947, to end quickly, with no military gains. Official Republican Candidate, Former President Douglas MacArthur, calls for tough action against the CSA during negotiations, and as much gained land as possible. Due to this contrast, President Dirksen is able to win many swing states, positioning himself as the moderate alternative to the two extremes (supporting only gaining the old states of Virginia and Kentucky as military districts). The electoral vote is close, but President Dirksen wins the popular vote in a landslide, and carries much of the west with strong support, ending several generations of Republican dominance in the region.

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1878

Former General James Longstreet (N-LA) / Former Secretary of War James Seddon (N-VA) - 89 EV - 66.45% popular vote
Senator Robert Rhett (S-SC) / Former Senator Clement Clay (S-AL) - 18 EV - 26.9% popular vote
Others - 0 EV - 6.65%

Now a Senator, Robert Rhett forms his own political party, the Sovereignty Party, designed to protect the sovereignty of the states and keep the Confederacy decentralized. For a first showing, the new party does well, winning two states. Their landslide loss would be considered inevitable by historians, with the National Party nominating a war hero, General James Longstreet. However, the election of 1878 would be very important in the long run for Confederate politics, defining a new age where the National Party was not the only political party in the country.

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1896

Sen. John W. Daniel (S-VA) / Rep. John S. Henderson (S-NC) - 80 EV - 57.4%
Gov. John Tyler Morgan (N-NC) / Gov. Benjamin Tillman (S-SC) - 45 EV - 41.03%
Others - 0 EV - 1.35%

The election immediately following the realignment election of 1890 would be one of the most polarized elections in Confederate History up to that point. The only state remotely competitive would be the state of Florida, which was a victory for Gov. Morgan of 48%, to Sen. Daniel's 41%. Almost every other state would have the victor's vote percentage above 65%, only excluding Texas, which was won by Daniel with 63%.

The polarization would result in no states changing parties from the election 6 years ago. But the polarization itself would be a result of a divide that developed within the Confederate States. The divide between the Inner South and the Outer South, mostly one caused by economic issues, but also the result of remnants of the Southern War of Independence - The Inner South became much more rural and sparsely populated due to damage caused by the war and its campaigns. These rural regions would be much more friendly to the National Party, and its movement for centralized government and 'large government' economic policies. Much of the "burgeoning Confederate industry" that most National Party candidates wanted to help foster, however, would be located in places that the Sovereignty Party did very well in.