Did an 1896 campaign as Bryan/Matthews on normal difficulty.
For campaign strategy, I pressed the wrong button because mobile and only hit SF on the West Coast, but swept those states anyway. I did a speech in NYC, and went all-in on the Midwest, especially since I picked the Governor of Indiana as my running mate. This paid off quite well in the end.
Policy wise, I focused on silver coinage hard. I went moderate hero on tarriffs, pro-government ownership of railroads, pro annexation of Hawaii, and supported a split the Indian Territory into white and Native states.
Closest states were MN (McKinley by 436), MI (McKinley by 1374), and WV (Bryan by 1971). I did better than 88.1% of campaigns with Bryan on normal difficulty.
Ex-Rep. William J. Bryan (NE)/Gov. Claude Matthews (IN) - 295 EV, 52.2%Ex-Gov. William McKinley (OH)/Garrett Hobart (NJ) - 152 EV, 46.9%https://www.americanhistoryusa.com/campaign-trail/game/819390
