Roosevelt/Wallace vs. Dewey/Bricker vs. Russell/Wright-1944

[GPORTER]

It is 1944.

Every event non campaign related happened the same way that it did in real life.

President Roosevelt wins the nomination overwelmingly on the first ballot at the DNC. The vice presidential nomination is where the drama comes in. Harry Truman is a candidate for the democratic vice presidential nomination for that year. The incumbent Henry Wallace is also a candidate for the renomination as vice president and many other minor candidates. On the first ballot for the vice presidential nomination, there is no winner, but it is very close with a narrow Wallace lead. On the second ballot, Henry Wallace is renominated very narrowly as the vice presidential nominee. The democratic party is left split after the Wallace renomination. Many southerners and southern delegates alike are not pleased with the Wallace renomination. They are so unpleased, that they march out of the convention. They form there own party and hold  their own convention in Birmingham, Alabama. Richard Russel is nominated unamiously on the first ballot. He selects Fielding Wright as his running mate and Wright is nominated without any challenge.

On the republican side, nothing changes from what happened in real life.


Discuss with maps.

[Robespierre's Jaw]

Roosevelt/Wallace: 236 electoral votes
Dewey/Bricker: 236 electoral votes
Russell/Wright: 59 electoral votes

No.

President Roosevelt keeping incumbent Vice President Henry A. Wallace on the 1944 Democratic ticket wouldn't do that much damage, even with Richard Russell running as a third party candidate in 1944. Though why would Russell run as an Independent in 1944, when he didn't in RL when he didn't have a real reason to do so? If you say this is a What If timeline, I shall be very pissed Mr. Porter.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Why would Russell run a third party?  He didn't in 1948, and wouldn't in 1944.

This scenario is absurd.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Why would Russell run a third party?  He didn't in 1948, and wouldn't in 1944.

This scenario is absurd.

you are only saying that because the democrat almost looses in this scenario.

Rocky said the same thing.  Dick Russell knew that it would be a mistake to run a break off Party; that's why he didn't do it.

If you want a map, here it is: