1932: The Haslam2.0 Series (A Troubled America) (Roosevelt vs LaFollete Jr)

[Former Senator Haslam2020]

After many ballots, the RNC was concluded with President Hoover losing re-nomination due to Fmr. Sen. France's endorsement of LaFolette Jr., who is now the Nominee of the Republican Party, though facing fierce outrage from Hoover delegates, and President Hoover himself who walked out. LaFollete selected Alf Landon as VP, though promised France a job, which was originally thought to be VP but wasn't.

After many ballots for the DNC, Roosevelt was selected over Charles Bryan. Bryan didn't walk out, and fully supported Roosevelt. They talked about the depression and how they'd end it, a new deal, and many other "good-sounding" things. Alben Barkley was selected as VP in an attempt to seduce the conservative wing of the party.

This is gonna be an interesting election...

[Clark Kent]

Since FDR ran a conservative campaign in real life, I suppose without hindsight, I'd vote for Roosevelt.

[YaBoyNY]

Roosevelt.

[Mr. Smith]

Lean FDR, although LaFollette is pretty good too.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

FDR, but I won't complain if LaFollette wins.

[Lexii, harbinger of chaos and sexual anarchy]

either onw would be great

[Former Senator Haslam2020]

LaFollete Jr. has a great electoral total as of this moment, ahead in that, as well as the popular vote. Can things switch tonight? Maybe not, but Roosevelt has to break out of the South into other regions, even his home state.

[Orthogonian Society Treasurer]

Fighting Bob Jr.

[Former Senator Haslam2020]

Sen. Robert LaFollete Jr./Governor Alfred Landon: 423 Electoral Votes 59.4%
Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt/Senator Alben Barkley: 108 Electoral Votes 40.6%

The Election of 1932 was a wacky and crazy one. President Herbert Hoover was defeated for renomination by his only party by a more progressive and reformist LaFollete. Even though the republicans were unpopular, LaFollete casted his image as an outsider and won the moderate and progressive votes in a landslide over Roosevelt, who was tied with LaFollete for conservatives. Roosevelt and Barkley were both embarrassingly defeated in their home states, Kentucky was a huge loss and New York was lost by a few percentage points, really bad for Roosevelt. It seemed these two mens' futures' were bleak. But America' wasn't....