Minor Party Only Election Series 1940

[nolesfan2011]

3 days, pretty boring this time but continuing on, WW2 is on the horizon, Thomas is a pacifist against involvement in WW2 and running again (he has won every time he has run this far), Communist ticket is the same and still under Soviet influence.

Thomas running mate is professor Maynard Krueger

The Prohibition nominee Babson is a business thinker and a founder of multiple colleges, he was an early predictor of the coming Great Depression back in the late 1920s.

Because of Babson's business background and Thomas being a pacifist when I myself would be in favor of WW2 intervention, Babson gets my vote.

[TNF]

Communist (anti-Nazi domination of Europe)

[Leftbehind]

Communist (anti-Nazi domination of Europe)

[Goldwater]

Babson.

[nolesfan2011]

 winning tickets so far for those wondering.

1876: Peter Cooper/Samuel Cary (Greenback) 55.2% 222-147 Electoral Vote win
1880: James Weaver/Benjamin Chambers (Greenback) 50% 204-165 EV win.
1884: Belva Ann Lockwood/Marietta Stow (Equal Rights) 62.1% 211-160-30 EV win.
1888: Alson Streeter/Charles Cunningham (Union Labor) 60.7% 212-189 EV win.
1892: Simon Wing/Charles Matchett (Socialist Labor) 45% 208-143-93 EV win.
1896: John Palmer/Edward Bragg (Gold Democrat) 50% 243-204 EV win.
1900: Eugene Debs/Job Harriman (Socialist) 40.9% 243-146-54-4 EV win.
1904: Eugene Debs/Benjamin Hanford (Socialist) 56.7% 279-166-31 EV win.
1908: Thomas Hisgen/John Graves (Independence) 37.5% 288-171-49 EV win
1912:Teddy Roosevelt/Hiram Johnson (Progressive) 37.9% 357-174 EV win.
1916:Allan Benson/George Kirkpatrick (Socialist) 60% 511-20 EV win.
1920: Eugene Debs/Seymour Stedman (Socialist) 48.3% 364-103-64 EV win.
1924: Robert LaFollette/Burton Wheeler (Progressive) 63.3% 505-26 EV win.
1928: Norman Thomas/James Maurer (Socialist) 40% 332-163-24-12 EV win.
1932: Norman Thomas/James Maurer (Socialist) 40% 236-178-92-25 EV win.
1936: Norman Thomas/George Nelson (Socialist) 48% 301-175-52-3 EV win.

[H. Ross Peron]

Communist (anti-Nazi domination of Europe)

Erhm Molotov-Ribbentrop is in effect as of 1940.

Prohibition

[Leftbehind]

Communist (anti-Nazi domination of Europe)

Erhm Molotov-Ribbentrop is in effect as of 1940.

And they'd evidently stick with that if a communist USA was on board?

[Supersonic]

Prohibition..

[Arturo Belano]

Thomas once again.

[nolesfan2011]

Communist (anti-Nazi domination of Europe)

Erhm Molotov-Ribbentrop is in effect as of 1940.

Prohibition

Yeah, without hindsight, the CPUSA at this time, like the Soviets were in a pact with the Nazis, however OTL (with hindsight) obviously when Hitler invaded the Soviet Union the CPUSA totally flipped and become pro-intervention and anti-Axis.

[© tweed]

Communist (anti-Nazi domination of Europe)

Erhm Molotov-Ribbentrop is in effect as of 1940.

yeah the Stalinist line at this point was anti-Anglo/French imperialist rather than anti-Nazi, quite disappointing for the rank-and-file that had filtered through the CP in the '30s due to its stance as a vanguard of anti-fascism. 

[nolesfan2011]

Closest election so far, but Thomas hangs on 257 to 234 with the midwest being the key. A very regional election means the Prohibition party dominated the south while the midwest and west went for the Socialists. The Communists win northeast states for 40 electoral votes, their best showing yet.