1940: Robert Jackson (D) vs. Wendell Willkie (R)
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« on: April 06, 2020, 09:51:21 AM »
AG Robert Jackson, who was later appointed to SCOTUS and attorney in Nuremberg trials, was considered a potential candidate in case FDR didn't run. How would he have done if FDR declined a 3rd term and ran against Willkie?
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« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2020, 01:15:10 PM »
Jackson hadn't been AG for very long, had he? He was smart & ambitious but not really well known to the public, so that probably wouldn't bode well for him.
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« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2020, 03:16:40 PM »
Willkie hadn't been a Republican for very long, had he? He was smart & ambitious but not really well known to the public, so that probably wouldn't bode well for him.
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« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2020, 04:07:13 PM »
Quote from: Cath on April 06, 2020, 03:16:40 PM
Willkie hadn't been a Republican for very long, had he? He was smart & ambitious but not really well known to the public, so that probably wouldn't bode well for him.

"Wow, these aren't at all equivalent (the public already knew who Willkie was & he was well-liked), but f**k it, I'm gonna be undeservedly snarky anyway!"
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« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2020, 09:36:30 PM »
Willkie wins.
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« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2020, 02:02:05 PM »
I think FDR is the only Democrat who could have beaten Willkie, but Robert Jackson is a better candidate than John Nance Garner would have been.



✓ Businessman Wendell Willkie (R-NY)/Senator Charles L. McNary (R-OR): 333 EV. (51.23%)
Attorney General Robert H. Jackson (D-PA)/Senator Alben W. Barkley (D-KY): 198 EV. (46.41%)
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