What if President William McKinley had never been assassinated?

[Mike67]

What if President William McKinley had never been assassinated? I think President McKinley would have won Re-Election in 1904 over Democrat Alton Parker. I don't think President McKinley would have run for a Third Term considering how bad the health of his wife was I think Teddy Roosevelt would have had the 1908 Presidency handed to him on a silver platter easily beating William Jennings Bryan,he would have defeated Woodrow Wilson in the 1912 Elections for his Second Term and I think he would have beaten Democrat Thomas R Marshall for a Third Term as President in 1916.

[Mike67]

McKinley had already won a second term in 1900. It would be someone else in 1904.

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[Mike67]

McKinley had already won a second term in 1900. It would be someone else in 1904.

Not necessarily. McKinley would have been only 61 in 1904, and probably still popular. Also Ida's health no doubt would have been better had her husband still lived. He might not have gotten the nomination in 1904, but I see no reason he wouldn't have tried.

Great points you make True. McKinley's death caused Ida's health to slip fast. It would have been very interesting to have had Teddy Roosevelt President during WW1. I think the US would have entered WW1 in 1917 or possibly even earlier under the Administration of TR just like it did with Woodrow Wilson.

[Mike67]

Butterflies very well could avoid WWI all together.

It could affect when it happened, when the US got involve (if at all) and if we ended up on the British or German side. But avoiding the Great War altogether was pretty much impossible by 1900.

If Teddy Roosevelt had been President the US may have entered WW1 in 1915 or 1916 because he heavily criticized Woodrow Wilson calling him a coward for not declaring war on Germany after the sinking of the Lusitania.