1896:William McKinley (Republican-Ohio)
1900:William McKinley (Republican-Ohio)
1904:Eugene V. Debs (Socialist-Indiana) (1)
1908:William Howard Taft (Republican-Missouri)
1912:Theodore Roosevelt (American-New York) (2)
1916:Theodore Roosevelt (American-New York
1920:Henry Ford (American-New York) (3)
1924:Calvin Coolidge (Republican-Massachusetts) (4)
1928:Herbert Hoover (Republican-Iowa)
1932:Huey Long (Socialist-Louisiana) (5)
1936:Huey Long (Socialist-Louisiana)
1940:Huey Long (Socialist-Louisiana)
1940-1944:Upton Sinclair (Socialist-California)
1944:George S. Patton (American-California)
1948:George S. Patton (American-California)
1952:George S. Patton (American-California)
1956:Robert Taft (Republican-Ohio) (6)
1956-1960:Russell Kirk (Republican-Minnesota)
1960:Robert Taft Jr (Republican-Minnesota)
1964:George C. Wallace (Socialist-Alabama) (7)
1968:Evrett Dirksen (Republican-Illinois) (
1972:Richard Nixon (Socialist-California) (9)
1976:Richard Nixon (Socialist-California)
1980:John Wayne (American-California) (10)
1984:Ted Kennedy (Communist-Massachusetts) (11)
1988:Jack Kemp (Republican-New York) (12)
1992:Jack Kemp (Republican-New York) (13)
1996:Bob Dole (Republican-Kansas)
2000:George Bush (Republican-Texas) (14)
2004:George Bush (Republican-Texas)
2008:Paul Wellstone (Socialist-Minnesota) (15)
2012:Paul Wellstone (Socialist-Minnesota)
1=Socialist Eugene V. Debs wins in a upset election. Debs is able to implant much of his progressive agenda, however he is voted out of office in 1908 with the Conservative Howard Taft defeating him.
2=Roosevelt is defeated for the Republican nomination by Taft, and enraged forms the American Party. The party advocates immigration restrictions, protectionism, nationalization of certain industry, and single payer universal healthcare (something Debs was unable to enact). Roosevelt defeats Democrat William Jennings Bryan, Socialist Eugene Debs, and incumbent President Taft.
3=Roosevelt enters WW1 early, and jails many of his Socialist opposition (with most Socialists opposing the war, however some such as California Upton Sinclair did support the war). The American party under Roosevelt passes the immigration act of 1914 restricting immigration, increases tariffs, raises the income tax, and enacts single payer healthcare. Roosevelt attempts to combat segregation in the South, with Republicans and Socialists supporting his actions but Democrats opposing. Roosevelt is highly unpopular after WW1, however the American Party is able to win re-election nominating Isolationist and businessman Henry Ford who campaigns against the League of Nations proposal proposed by Senator Woodrow Wilson.
4=Ford loses re-election to Massachusetts Governor Calvin Coolidge. Coolidge runs on a platform advocating fiscal conservatism, smaller government, less taxes, less regulation, and weakining labor unions. However, Coolidge strongly supports civil rights and passes many civil rights reforms along with supporting some aid to farmers and increasing pensions.
5=With the depression breaking out, Socialist Huey Long defeats the Conservative Hoover. Long runs on a platform of "Share our Wealth" advocating mass wealth-re distribution. However, Long is highly anti communist and takes the Socialists away from much of their traditional policies. Because of this, the Communist party a radical marxist party emerges gaining the support of Radical socialists unhappy with the parties leadership. Long dies in 1940, upon winning his third term, and his Vice President longtime Socialist Upton Sinclair takes power.
6=Sinclair is defeated in re-election by George S. Patton of the American Party. The American Party had initially advocated the progressive economic views of Theodore Roosevelt, however Patton took the party down a new path advocating fiscal conservatism and free markets attempting to overtake the Republicans as the party of the right. Patton runs on a highly nationalist anti-communist platform, defeating Republican Robert Taft (Taft runs on a libertarian isolationist platform, opposing the cold war). Patton cuts taxes, increases military spending, and works to combat communism abroad. However, many on the right are unhappy with Pattons support for civil rights and more moderate economic platform, and General Douglas MacArthur challenges Patton from the Right running under the American Nationalist Line. The Democrats attempt to remain a force, by branding themselfs as a socially conservative alternative to the Socialists for White Southerners.
7=Following Pattons unpopular intervention in Korea, Americans desire for a policy of non-intervention and elect longtime Conservative Robert Taft of Ohio. Taft, upon election dies in office resulting in his vice president conservative theorist Minnesota Senator Russell Kirk taking power. Kirk advocates isolationism in contrast to the interventionist Republicans (and now Socialists) and withdraws from Korea. Kirk privatizes many state run industries, and reduces the top income tax rate from 60% (reduced from 90% to 60% under Patton) and cuts taxes for the middle and lower class.
8=Kirks non-interventionist policy has become increasingly unpopular with Americans, who desire for a stronger stance against Communism. The American Party runs a hardcore segregationist campaign advocating fiscal conservatism nominating Virginia Senator Harry F. Byrd. Shenanigans occur at the Socialist convention, as several left wing candidates attempt to win the nomination such as South Dakota Senator George McGovern, Minnesota Senator Eugene McCarthy, Minnesota Senator Hubert Humphrey, Oregon Senator Wayne Morse, and California Governor Pat Brown. Because of this, long time segregationist George C. Wallace is able to win the parties nomination. Wallace strongly opposes the 1962 civil rights act pushed through by Kirk, and runs on a platform strongly supporting segregation. On economic matters, Wallace calls for increased funding for pensions and schools along with increasing tax rates on the top rich and accuses the administrations of Kirk and Patton of "bleeding the little man dry". Wayne Morse launched a third party campaign, running on the Democratic Left line (a line formed by Socialists enraged at Wallaces victory) and the Communists nominate popular Black Congressmen from New York Malcolm X. Wallace manages to win the presidency, as both the right and left split votes.
8=Wallace, running a strongly anti-communist platform enters America into Vietnam in order to combat North Vietnamese Communist rebels. Wallace also blocks all further civil rights legislation, and attempts unsuccessfully to repeal the civil rights and voting acts of 1962. The Communists nominate former Socialist George McGovern, and the Socialists with Wallace in control of the party nominate Hubert Humphrey on the Democratic Left line. The American Party nominates Hard-line segregationist George Smathers. Seeing their chance for victory, Republicans nominate Senate majority leader Everett Dirksen. Dirksen runs on a platform of economic conservatism and anti communism (along with supporting the conflict in Vietnam) however supporting increased civil rights laws. Dirksen is seen by many Americans as the compromise candidate between the leftist George McGovern, the right wing Smathers, and the segregationist Wallace.
9=Dirksen signs into law the voting rights act of 1970 banning the poll tax and other voting discrimination laws. However, the War in Vietnam becomes increasingly unpopular and Dirksen is voted out of office by Socialist California Senator Richard Nixon.
10=Nixon takes the Socialists on a new course, advocating what he calls "the new Socialist majority" and governing from the center away from both the left wing communists and the right wing American party/Republicans. Nixon leaves domestic matters to his vice president Hubert Humphrey, as Humphrey repeals Pattons right to work legislation and on goes upon a progressive domestic policy (such as raising the top income tax rate). Nixons main concern, however was foreign policy as he pursued a strongly anti communist one. Nixon was elected to his second term in 1976, however just two years later was shot and killed by new left activists.
11=With the country full of rage over Nixons death, and President Hubert Humphrey seemingly offering no answers, California Governor and actor John Wayne was elected president on the American party line. Wayne advocated a hard-line against communism, law and order policies, and tax cuts. However, once elected Wayne proved to be a ineffective leader. The Libertarian party was formed by several notable Isolationist Republicans (such as economist Murray Rothbard) as the Republicans had embraced internationalism and foreign intervention strongly and showed this by nominating California Senator Ronald Reagan.
12=Wayne proved to be a highly ineffective leader, and in 1984 lost in a election which would go down in the history books. Communist senator from Massachusetts Ted Kennedy, won the election running a campaign calling for higher taxes on the wealthy, nationalization of industry, co-operatives, and an end to the cold war. Kennedys pro-soviet stance angered many voters, and in 1988 he was thrown out of office for Republican Jack Kemp. Kemp privatized many state industries, reduced taxes across the board massively, and increased military spending. However, Kemp supported a negative income tax and did not advocate cuts to the welfare state or right to work laws making him popular across the nation. The Republicans would rule until 2008, when Socialist Paul Wellstone took the office running a campaign against what he called "the Republicans radical right wing neo-liberal agenda which has isolated and harmed the working people of this great nation".
