Franklin Roosevelt (D) vs. Ronald Reagan (R) 2016
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H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY
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« on: December 05, 2011, 08:32:55 PM »

What if we took two heroes of the right and left and set them against each other in today's world? Obama won in 2012 and brought unemployment down to 7%, by the way.

Discuss + maps!

EDIT: Someone move this to Alternative Elections, please!
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« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2011, 08:41:25 PM »



FDR 328-210

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« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2011, 08:44:18 PM »

Gracias, I feel joyful.
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« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2011, 08:46:16 PM »

For fun, let's say it's close.

*Reagan's comparatively liberal view on immigration plus his appeal to western conservatives gives him most of the West (and New Hampshire) though NM votes for FDR in a nailbiter.
*Roosevelt does significantly better in the South than a modern Democrat.

309-229



(the PV is closer than the EV, much like 1960)
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« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2011, 08:47:57 PM »
« Edited: December 05, 2011, 08:49:50 PM by Nagas »


313/225

FDR hammers Reagan as too far right and Reagan hammers FDR as too far left. Reagan's fiscal conservatism and small government rhetoric pulls in New Hampshire and most of the West. FDR reminds the country he created social security, securing Florida, and routinely reminds West Virginia that they never really got the magic of the Reagan boom.
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« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2011, 09:09:51 PM »
« Edited: December 05, 2011, 09:16:03 PM by OAM »



Dem 309
Rep 229

FDR PV Landslide though.  (Used Truman and Bush I as the VPs)
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« Reply #6 on: December 06, 2011, 07:12:28 AM »


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« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2011, 05:05:59 PM »

Well... I think Roosevelt would take Georgia and Arkansas, namely because he was considered an adopted Son of the South, especially in Georgia where he usually went while being treated for his polio. Arkansas, as far as I know, still has some New Deal policies in place, and Florida well... Roosevelt WAS pretty liked in Florida.

Reagan would be able to take part of the Jewish vote and win New York, especially when one considers that FDR was actually AGAINST the creation of Israel. Reagan would definitely attempt to attack Roosevelt for his campaign in '32 when running as a fiscal conservative, although, this argument would lose quite a bit of momentum when Roosevelt would hammer back at how Reagan raised taxes eleven times during his presidency and tried to cut Medicare benefits.

Lastly, the choice of their Vice Presidents would also factor in as well, Roosevelt might run with Henry A. Wallace to attract the far left vote while Reagan would run with Bush Senior to attract moderate conservatives.

In the end, a close race, but Roosevelt wins with 286 to Reagan's 252 votes.

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