1952 United States Presidential Election

[LastVoter]

Four more years!

[LastVoter]

If Ike freaking Eisenhower can't be elected, then we know the Republicans are dead in Atleftica.

He's running against a pretty strong Socialist candidate right now. I think he would have easier time getting elected against Thomas or someone who wasn't a popular author like Sinclair.

[LastVoter]

Not-so-secret left-wing meeting for the future: What do you guys think about having JFK in 1960 with Humphrey as his VP, then Humphrey 'til 1972, then Eugene McCarthy 'til 1980, then Ted Kennedy. Would that not be amazing?

And Sinclair '52, then Hoopes or Hoan '56. We can have the Democrats shift leftward and assimilate the Socialists.

Better idea; we'll stick with the Socialists, have Sinclair win this election, then Hoan from 56-64, then A. Philip Randolph from 64-72, then elect Bayard Rustin Atlamerica's first gay president in 1972. Then we can have Anderson from 80-88 for some ideological diversity. Harold Stassen can finally get his chance from 88-96, followed by the four-term presidency of Ralph Nader from 96-2012.

We've got to compromise somewhere, Drj (or is it Dr. J?). The minute we start nominating nobodies, the party dies. Hoan and Hoopes are the last even somewhat big names left, and I'd like to see the Socialists off on a high note before the Great Democratic Hegemony begins.

How about Frank Zeidler the freedom fighting mayor of Milwaukee.

[LastVoter]

It's a tie! We win!

Yes! Presuming Cathdawg voted for Eisenhower. I'm really looking forward to the map to see which southern states we won after Voting rights act.

[LastVoter]

Well, there goes the Republican Party...

Eisenhower can run again, and it's probably time to retire Sinclair(he will be 78 by 1956).

[LastVoter]

Considering it's a tie, and even assuming a Socialist landslide in the South, I guess Eisenhower could still win a House vote with some Democratic support..

It's not a tie, Cathcon's vote is a tie breaker(he voted for Republicans presumably), so Socialists win.

[LastVoter]

President Upton Sinclair (Socialist-California)/Governor Daniel Hoan (Socialist-Wisconsin) 267 electoral votes, 46.6% of the popular vote
General Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican-New York)/Senator Margaret Chase Smith (Republican-Maine) 274 electoral votes, 44.8% of the popular vote
Senator Estes Kefauver (Democrat-Tennessee)/Governor Adlai E. Stevenson II (Democrat-Illinois) 0 electoral votes, 6.9% of the popular vote
Former State Attorney General Eric Hass (Socialist Labor-New York)/Congressman Arla A. Albaugh (Socialist Labor-Ohio) 0 electoral votes, 1.7% of the popular vote

Uh... what?

What the f@ck.