The plot against America scenario of 1940: FDR vs. Lindbergh
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« on: May 07, 2015, 05:00:42 PM »

What if Charles Lindburgh had really been the Republican nominee in 1940? Does FDR win anyway?

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« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2015, 07:49:01 PM »

The Plot Against America had Lindbergh winning every state except Maryland which is extremely unrealistic. He'd do well in the Midwest though where isolationist sentiment was high. Going by the book which involves him picking Burton K Wheeler as his runningmate, if he takes the new deal off the table and campaigns solely on opposition to US involvement in Europe I'd predict a narrow victory. Lindbergh wins MA due to Joe Kennedy endorsing him and throwing a lot of money into turning the Irish-Catholic vote over to the GOP



Lindbergh/Wheeler 272
Roosevelt/Wallace  259


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« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2015, 05:30:39 PM »
« Edited: May 09, 2015, 05:33:41 PM by MohamedChalid »

I doubt Lindbergh would win against a sitting president with a very high polictical intellect and who was still very popular in 1940. Wendell Willkie was, as a liberal (and this was a liberal era), one of the best choices Reps could offer against FDR.
So I'm sure, FDR wins big:



Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.)/Henry Wallace: 471 EV. (55.7%)
Charles Lindbergh/Burton Wheeler: 66 EV. (44.0%)
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« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2015, 04:49:32 PM »

If this was 1928/32 when Lindbergh was at the height of his popularity (he was pretty much the messiah for a couple of years) However by 1940 his dabbling in eugenics, along with his reclusive nature meant his fortune had fallen
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