next poster add something to the story....1904.

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labor activist Eugene Debs decides not to run, saying that "The Party needs more time to gather a foundation, and you can count me in next time." Debs refuses to back a candidate, leaving 3% of the vote up for grabs, and nearly tying up the state of Missouri.

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Chafin accepts the spot as VP for the Democrats, but they got an opposite reaction. The Prohibition Party calls him a Two-Party sheep. The Party backs the Natiopnal Progressive Party, giving them even more momentum, and The Chafin controversy casts a bad light on the Dem ticket.

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The craziness has brought up support for a series of debates between all candidates, in which Lafolette dominates, playing off of the death of Roosevelt, and disorganization in the top two parties. The debate is a landslide in Lafolette's favor, and it seems the election will be as well.

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A quiet 2 weeks passes, with the election tightening up, the Progressives have to fight off the Reps in the NE, MW, and W, and the Dixiecrats in the South. As the ballots are counted, recounted, and recounted, the election of the century is over. The results are in.

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That was fun. We should do it again some time.