1928 Presidential Election

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

*washes the blood off of him* The Bull-Moose Convention of 1928, with its deadlock between the progressive and conservative factions, was in fact the least interesting of the three as Hiram Johnson peacefully conceded to Al Smith as he wiped the tears from his eyes; the latter throwing the progressive movement a bone by picking isolationist lion Willy B. as his running mate. The two are not necessarily friends or even ideologically similar, however, divided along such issues as prohibition (against and for, respectively) and Tammany Hall (Borah has in the past accused Smith of being too friendly thereto), but Smith is hoping that maybe his popularity with immigrants and a few overtures to progressivism could steal a few votes from Wheeler.

At the WP convention, the coronation of King Burton was rather rudely interrupted by a swell of ex-Populists blocking the Vice President's own choice to fill the seat he was about to vacate: instead of Pittsburgh priest and two-term Congressman James R. Cox, a close friend of Wheeler's, the racist wing of the party forced also-ran J. Thomas Heflin on him, which has led to some uneasy campaign rallies as Heflin tries to awkwardly work the time he killed a black man into every speech, like "Vice President Wheeler supports universal health care, which would probably have saved that black man I shot." For his part, Wheeler is trying his best to pretend that Heflin won't be a heartbeat away from the Presidency and has started eating more healthily and exercising every day, all while making speeches on Native American rights and labor unions.

The Union Convention was even more exciting than the other two combined, as the consensus nominee (Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon) was found to have been filling the WP convention hall with fake Cox supporters for reasons not yet adequately explained. With no nominees at hand to spice up the ticket and add a little flair around, Henry Ford hired his lawyer from that one time he got sued for being too anti-Semitic, who just so happens to be a WP Senator. While some have stated that maybe extreme anti-Semitism isn't the way to go and maybe he should talk about his business success and consumer-based economic model, Ford is mostly talking about how the Jews run the media and all that (though he has allowed his speechwriters to rewrite all the really offensive bits, resulting in such choice quotes as "The goddamn decreases in the price of goods and subsequent increase in consumer buying power ruined baseball, I tell you!").

Whatever happens, this'll be a wild ride.

[Supersonic]

Al Smith is the sane choice.

[PPT Spiral]

Al Smith is the sane choice.

Indeed. This election will definitely be fun to see.

[Supersonic]

Al Smith is the sane choice.

Indeed. This election will definitely be fun to see.

I guess it's also a blessing the Unionists chose this election to implode, depression upcoming and all.

[PPT Spiral]

On another note, this is the first election where I haven't voted Union in 80 years.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

On another note, this is the first election where I haven't voted Union in 80 years.

When was the last one? 1864?

[Supersonic]

On another note, this is the first election where I haven't voted Union in 80 years.

When was the last one? 1864?

It was for me.

[PPT Spiral]

On another note, this is the first election where I haven't voted Union in 80 years.

When was the last one? 1864?

Actually literally 80 years ago, in 1848. I voted for the Redeemer ticket as a protest vote because I didn't like Charles Francis Adams.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Wheeler, I suppose.

[Cassius]

Ford or Smith... Ford or Smith... Ford... or Smith... Dear me, you have handed me a mighty puzzler in this election!

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Both members of the Bull-Moose ticket have E. as their middle initial, clearly something sinister is afoot.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Both members of the Bull-Moose ticket have E. as their middle initial, clearly something sinister is afoot.

It's probably some Catholic plot.

[PPT Spiral]

A Smith victory--the first ever for the Bull-Meese--might mean that the conservative wing takes control from the progressives. I wonder if Cathcon's prediction here will become true at all:

As it stands now, my only thoughts are that, if the Bull Moose party survives, they might be renamed the "Liberals" at some point and, in this timeline's analogue to the 1970's (decline of New Deal politics, collapse of liberalism) they become rebranded as a "neo-liberal" party of some sort, trying to forge a Western and North-Eastern coalition. Just a thought.

[Wake Me Up When The Hard Border Ends]

Smith (not anti-Semetic)

[Maxwell]

Smith

[Goldwater]

Al Smith is the sane choice.

[PPT Spiral]

I wonder if Ford and Wheeler should just concede already

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

...Y'all do realize that Heflin isn't running for president, right? Wheeler's still got 50 years left.

[Cassius]

What is this? 67 percent for Smith. P'Jesus...

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

1932 will be very interesting

[I Will Not Be Wrong]

Al Smith for sure.

[Dr. Cynic]

What is this? 67 percent for Smith. P'Jesus...

Leftists, like me, holding their nose and voting for Smith because Wheeler's running mate is an asshole.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

What is this? 67 percent for Smith. P'Jesus...

Leftists, like me, holding their nose and voting for Smith because Wheeler's running mate is an asshole.

He's not going to be President, though. Am I the only one here who pays attention to death dates? Hell, we should be starting this whole shebang over from 1896 if we're going to get into the nitty-gritty.

[PPT Spiral]

One last bump for this

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

So...

that happened.