2016: FDR as Democratic nominee

[President Johnson]

What if FDR would be the 2016 Dem nominee with Hillary as his running mate?

I'm sure this ticket would blast away every Republican, especially if someone like Cruz or another Tea Party sympathizer is the GOP candidate.

Maps are appreciated.

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

As with most of these hypotheticals, a candidate of that time period would get destroyed today based on the changing mores.

FDR in particular would have to defend his executive orders imprisoning an entire ethnic group.

[Brewer]

Yeah, which FDR are we talking about? What year?

[Sumner 1868]

As Walker Republican observed, internment would obviously cause a stir with progressives. Besides that, there are too many factors.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

[Sir Mohamed]

That depends much on the GOP nominee. However, I'm sure FDR would beat all of the modern GOP contenders (even Hillary in a primary).

Best scenario, with Jeb Bush as challenger:

Franklin D. Roosevelt/Hillary Clinton: 347 EV. (53.2%)
Jeb Bush/Scott Walker: 191 EV. (46.0%)

Worst scenario for the GOP with a Tea-Party Ticket (however, a Cruz-Bachman tickt is very unlikely; but FDR would certainly blow Cruz away):

Franklin D. Roosevelt/Hillary Clinton: 483 EV. (59.0%)
Ted Cruz/Michele Bachman: 55 EV. (39.0%)

[IceSpear]

fdr 272 firewall defeats jim gilmore due to dem trend

[Thunderbird is the word]

FDR wins all fifty states

[SingingAnalyst]

FDR wins all fifty states

Even ME and VT? Lol

[Thunderbird is the word]

FDR wins all fifty states

Even ME and VT? Lol

Correct, he takes the current Democratic coalition on top of the one that existed in his time. Maybe he wins every state except Alaska since it hadn't been admitted to the union yet.

[Sir Mohamed]

FDR wins all fifty states

Even ME and VT? Lol

yeah even those two. but only by a less than 5% margin.

just kidding

I doubt he would win all 50 including deep red states like Utah. Probably some southern states like Georgia or Arkansas.