1920 U.S. Presidential Election

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

The year is 1920...
...and America is recovering from a world war and an economic downturn. The legend of Teddy Roosevelt came crashing down with his death in 1919. Now, the nation, headed by the embattled President Norris faces the prospect of choosing a new leader. The Republicans, hoping to maintain a hold on their incredibly long time in power, have nominated war hero and Roosevelt friend Leonard Wood for President. The Democrats, hoping to appeal to progressives, urban voters, and the North, have nominated Senator Thomas R. Marshall of Indiana and Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York for President and Vice President respectively. The Democrats have chosen the line "Return to Normalcy" to describe their wish to return America to its pre-war state. Meanwhile, the Socialists have nominated Eugene Debs--running from jail where President Roosevelt put him--once again for President.

The Republican platform includes the lowering of federal taxes from their wartime high, continued enforcement of progressive Republican trust laws, and a foreign policy including international disarmament. The Democrats as well are running on lowering wartime taxes including tariffs, a "Return to Normalcy" in American foreign policy, as well as limited American participation in the League of Nations. The Democrats also promise a revitalization of America and its economy in the post-war era and a new set of urban programs (largely the product of the Smith wing). Meanwhile Debs, running from jail, is nonetheless waging an aggressive campaign via surrogates and may pick up support from those tired of the talk of foreign policy.

No mention of Marshall's social liberalism or credentials as a progressive reformer   Anyway, Marshall/Smith

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Bah. These choices...

Vote Marshall

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Debs will finally win.

I'm starting to doubt it.

Also if he loses it's pretty much all the fault you and your ilk.

Well I did get us two populist victories.

Cease this revisionist history at once

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Guys, this is the last chance we have to vote for Debs! Don't waste it! If you don't want to do it for the sake of Socialism, at least do it for the sake of originality!

I probably would have if it weren't for Seatown and co.'s shenanigans.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Guys, this is the last chance we have to vote for Debs! Don't waste it! If you don't want to do it for the sake of Socialism, at least do it for the sake of originality!

I probably would have if it weren't for Seatown and co.'s shenanigans.

That's ridiculous. Don't let a few trolls affect your vote!

It's the principle of the thing, I've let it slide for a while, but I've had it.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

By the way, I voted for McAdoo and Cooldige, i was going for a much more radical sabotage.

Are you by chance an anti-Debs agent provocateur?

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

C'mon people, Debs MUST win this!!!

No, Seatown needs to learn his lesson

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

It's OK, guys. This is the last election in which the Socialists had any influence. They endorsed La Follette in 1924, IIRC.

They qualified in 1932

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Norman Thomas was awesome, he'll get plenty of votes don't worry.

This is the problem, they're gonna try to sabotage FDR to get Norman Thomas elected.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Norman Thomas was awesome, he'll get plenty of votes don't worry.

This is the problem, they're gonna try to sabotage FDR to get Norman Thomas elected.

Norman Thomas Opposed the US from getting involved in WW2 even after Pearl Harbor

cool lie bro

Thomas was opposed to involvement in the war, like most Americans, before Pearl Harbor, but supported it after the Japanese attack.

Lief, is FDR actually too right-wing for you?

No, FDR's one of my favorite presidents. If I were alive in 1932 I would have voted for Thomas though. And then FDR for the next 3 elections.

Or you'll just ensure Hoover wins

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Anybody still have doubts about effectiveness of my strategy? Two Populist presidents, now a Socialist.

Yes, you didn't get the Populists elected and you got Theodore Roosevelt elected over Robert LaFollette.  As for the "strategy," its shameful and deserves to be condemned regardless of its success or failure.  OTOH, maybe we should sabotage Socialist/progressive third-party primaries