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one of the more interesting concepts that i think could have been touched upon more is an NSS-type conservative third party being created in the early 1960s, the idea of a "constitution party" was quite popular within conservative circles, and guys like thomas werdel, j bracken lee, ezra t. benson, etc are all very interesting figures and would be a funny collection of characters.

two-joint-PODs could be lee winning in 1958, and also a more successful campaign to get macarthur on the ballot for NY senate in 1956
 
gentleman biaggi said:
one of the more interesting concepts that i think could have been touched upon more is an NSS-type conservative third party being created in the early 1960s, the idea of a "constitution party" was quite popular within conservative circles, and guys like thomas werdel, j bracken lee, ezra t. benson, etc are all very interesting figures and would be a funny collection of characters.
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If only someone did a TL about a conservative party sprouting out in the 60s 🤔
 
Mayors of New York City:
Morris Hiliquit (Socialist) 1918-1919[1]
1917 def. John F. Hylan (Democratic), John Mitchel (Independent), William Bennett (Republican)
Douglas MacArthur (Nonpartisan-New York National Guard) 1919-1920
Douglas MacArthur (American[2]) 1920-1926
1921 def. Fiorello Henry La Guardia (Fusion)
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (American) 1926-1930
1925 def. Norman Thomas (Liberation), Al Smith (Democratic) [3]
Norman Thomas (Liberation) 1930-1934
Norman Thomas (Vanguard) 1934-1935
Norman Thomas (Revolutionary Party of America-Christian Marxist Faction) 1935-1968
1929 def. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (American)
1933 def. Al Smith (Democratic)



[1] Hiliquit was elected in 1917 due to a split in "pro-War" opposition, and subsequently became one of the most controversial politicians in the United States. His opposition to the First World War and Socialistic/Marxist views caused him to be hated by many Americans, especially after the victory of the Bolsheviks in 1919 and the Green Corn Rebellion. This hit a breaking point in 1919, the peak of the First Red Scare, when he was removed from office by the City Council for "Un-American Ideals". However, Hiliquit refused to leave office, and with Alfred Smith, the President of the Board of Adlermen not knowing what to do, New York National Guard member Douglas MacArthur led an insurgency to overthrow Hiliquit, eventually succeeding. MacArthur's power grab was incredibly controversial, and led to the "New York City Revolution", in particular in the Bronx, which would attempt to leave the city.
[2] During the run-up to the 1920 election, MacArthur's political affiliation was often asked about. With MacArthur supporting the Republican campaign (led by Leonard Wood), but fearing a controversy, he founded his own "American Party", which was largely based around his cult of personality. However, the APNY would famously declare war on "Communism, Corruption, and Anti-Americanism", which led to the destruction of Tammany Hall, the banning of the Socialist and Socialist Labor Parties, and extreme measures being placed on the immigrant populations of the city.
[3] Both candidates ran against Roosevelt from prison. Still, Thomas received 20.86% and Smith 6.99% against Roosevelt.
 
Hey You Guys Remember When Ronald Reagan Killed The Leader of Portugal?

In the United States, there has long been tensions between the American Left, ascendant since the election of President Franklin Roosevelt in 1932, and the Roman Catholic Church. While the two were originally allies, as Catholics were a major part of the "New Deal Coalition", after Roosevelt's death in 1945, the left wing of the Democratic Party was led by two people, President Henry Wallace and former First Lady Elanor Roosevelt. In the post-war world, both opposed the regimes of Portugal and Spain, which they saw as "reactionary theocracies”, along with the big city Catholic political machines they stood against as “reform Democrats”.

While these tensions were often kept just to the personal writings of Wallace and Roosevelt, they hit a breaking point in the latter point of the Wallace administration, when Wallace, fearing a conflict with the Soviet Union and wanting to promote world peace, hammered out a deal with Soviet premier Beria, uniting Germany in a trade for millions of dollars of American aid. The result was anger from many European states, who saw the deal as “appeasing” the Soviets, and who also feared a newly united German state, and it inevitably led to the formation of the Entente between France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Belgian South Africa, and Spain. The Entente’s presence in many African wars of independence angered the left even more, especially due to the formation of the “United Front”, a collection of former German and Italian soldiers to be used in colonial wars, allegedly backed by the Vatican and Spain.

As America had vanquished its biggest rival on the world stage, with the Soviet Union losing much of its neo-imperial status due to Beria's promotion of autonomy and dislike of conflict, creating a "fortress Soviet" policy, they soon entered an era of domination with its progressive left-wing government, which was resented by the Entente. Europeans saw the United States, and its allies, the Nordic League, China, and occasionally the Soviet Union as interfering in their "business" in Africa, in particular in Iberia, which saw two of the weaker empires in Europe terrified of losing power.

Under the administration of Ronald Reagan, the former Democratic governor of California and a Hollywood actor, America faced much mockery, as Europeans saw the actor-turned-left-wing demagogue as a symbol of America’s “cowboy diplomacy”. However, his term coincided with the fall of the Portuguese regime, as the Portuguese underground grew to an extreme extent after Antonio Salazar’s death, and the the United States grew to support leader Francisco Pereira de Moura. This hit a breaking point in 1971, when revolutionaries in Portugal, backed by American intelligence, stormed the capitol, killing the new leader of the nation, Antonio Spinola. The result was a full breakdown of US-Entente relations, creating a "Cold War" between the US and Europe, that would last for 30 years...


Presidents of the United States:
Henry Wallace (Democratic) 1945-1953
1948 def. (with Wilson Wyatt) Robert Taft (Republican), Benjamin Laney (State's Rights)
Wilson Wyatt (Democratic) 1953-1957
1952 def. (with Paul Denver) Thomas Dewey (Republican), Strom Thurmond (State's Rights)
Harold Stassen (Republican) 1957-1965
1956 def. (with James Mitchell) William Wyatt (Democratic), Strom Thurmond (State's Rights), Ezra T. Benson (John Birch)
1960 def. [second round] (with James Mitchell) Robert Nathan (Democratic)
Ronald Reagan (Democratic) 1965-1973
1964 def. [second round] (with Walter Reuther) Quentin Burdick (Pioneer)
1968 def. [second round] (with Walter Reuther) William Momyer (John Birch)
 
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gentleman biaggi said:
As America had vanquished its biggest rival on the world stage, with the Soviet Union losing much of its neo-imperial status due to Beria's promotion of autonomy and dislike of conflict, creating a "fortress Soviet" policy, they soon entered an era of domination with its progressive left-wing government, which was resented by the Entente. Europeans saw the United States, and its allies, the Nordic League, China, and occasionally the Soviet Union as interfering in their "business" in Africa, in particular in Iberia, which saw two of the weaker empires in Europe terrified of losing power.
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I unironically love this so much
 
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