Would Theodore Roosevelt have been prez again in 1920?

[Sir Mohamed]

If Theodore Roosevelt didn't die in 1919 as a result of health issues, would he have been prez again after the 1920 election? Before is January 1919 death, he was talked as a frontrunner for the GOP nomination in 1920. If nominated, I have little doubt he would have won a landslide victory in the GE. And if so, how would his 2nd presidency have looked like? Does he run again in 1924? It's stunning he would have been only 62 years old upon taking office again after 8 years out and an almost equally long presidency before that.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

No.  Like Leonard Wood did in real history, he'd have led the first few ballots at the convention, then faded as Harding rose as a compromise candidate. Maybe if Teddy had been at the convention, Harding's original choice of a running mate, the progressive Sen. Lenroot of Wisconsin would've been on the ticket instead of Coolidge.

[brucejoel99]

I'd think that a healthier TR could've ran (& won) in 1920, yes.

Given the lack of a clear Republican front-runner after his death, it's likely that TR would've been nominated by the Republicans in 1920. Given the actual Republican landslide under the previously little-known Harding, one could expect TR to win handily that year as well.

As for running mates, FDR doesn't make it onto the Democratic ticket led by Cox, & TR is probably paired up with a Midwesterner, such as Harding.

Another TR presidency starting in 1921 would be very different than that of 1901-09. The U.S. might've joined the League of Nations under TR, albeit with the reservations sought by Lodge, though a conservative post-war Congress likely would've stymied further domestic progressive reform.

[Sir Mohamed]

No.  Like Leonard Wood did in real history, he'd have led the first few ballots at the convention, then faded as Harding rose as a compromise candidate. Maybe if Teddy had been at the convention, Harding's original choice of a running mate, the progressive Sen. Lenroot of Wisconsin would've been on the ticket instead of Coolidge.

Leonard Wood was from TR's stature in the party and the nation. TR still had a solid block of support within the GOP at the time of his death and bitterness from his failed 1912 bid were old news.

Aside from that, TR could have been prez again in 1916 if he just sat out 1912, regardless of the outcome of a Taft vs. Wilson matchup.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

No, the country was moving in a conservative direction until 1929, but Hughes was the only one that could of united the GOP.  But, having lost in 1916, he went back to SCOTUS and Harding won. The Great Depression,  was coming anyways do to the change in the economy and an Industrial Revolution. Taxes needed to be raised.

[Orser67]

TR was generally considered to be the front-runner, and he almost certainly would've been a stronger candidate than Wood, who was never fully embraced by all of Roosevelt's supporters. Kinda like Nixon, by 1919 he had re-emerged as a major party leader in large part by campaigning for Republican candidates across the country. I wouldn't completely rule out TR losing the Republican nomination, but I think he'd be the strong favorite.