1948
Following the death of FDR, Harry Truman was expected to win his parties nomination easily. However, the progressive wing of the Democratic Party criticized the Presidents action on Japan and his cuts to the Federal Budget. Congressman Sanders Emanuel of New York's campaign caught on fire when Truman's approvals fell through the floor. Emanuel picked Thomas Fieldman of Wyoming, a fiery yet well-regarded Senator, certainly of the left and with a heavy union background.
Republicans had an inspiring primary season too. The moderate, internationalist wing of the Republican party scored a big win with a surprising Governor John Wind to win the nomination. Conservatives considered walking out and running a third party candidate, but instead knocked out Wind's VP pick, Attorney General Benjamin Constine, a very noted internationalist, and instead put in Oklahoma Congressman George Maxwell, a libertarian Republican. Wind and Maxwell disagreed on just about every issue, but united under the banner of knocking out the Democrats and against left extremism.
The Republican ticket won strongly, but Emanuel did stronger than expected, with most polling having him trailing Wind by over 20 points.
Governor John Wind (R-VT)/Congressman George Maxwell (R-OK) - 51.8%, 301 EV'sCongressman Sanders Emanuel (D-NY)/Senator Thomas Fieldman (D-WY) - 45.3%, 171 EV's
Southern Candidates - 2.4%, 0 EV's
Others - 0.5%, 0 EV's
How is that 0 electoral votes for southern candidates?
