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The Mikado
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« on: February 19, 2019, 01:24:41 PM »
1904 is probably the correct answer. 1924 comes to mind, but it's not right because of just how far right Coolidge was.
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« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2019, 05:02:44 PM »
Quote from: Indy Texas on February 24, 2019, 07:24:35 PM
Prior to Franklin Roosevelt's 1932 campaign, all of the Democratic presidential candidates who were not named William Jennings Bryan were by and large very conservative on economic issues and reactionary on social issues as far as they were about preserving racial hierarchy and limiting the federal government's ability to compel state governments to do anything.

Al Smith was neither of those things.
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« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2019, 10:15:44 PM »
Quote from: RINO Tom on February 25, 2019, 10:03:12 PM
You can’t make ARGUMENTS for certain years, but the answer is MUCH closer to “never” than it is a magical “turning point” ... including 1896.

Really? Cleveland was pretty clearly to the right of Harrison in 1888/1892.
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« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2019, 01:09:28 AM »
Cleveland was a hardcore free trader, while Harrison was a protectionist.

If you need something a bit more "social," Harrison stuck his neck out in support of an anti-lynching law, which Cleveland never supported.
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