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What made Franklin D Roosevelt such an attractive Presidential candidate for the Democrats in 1932?
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Roosevelt had been the vice-presidential candidate in 1920 and so was known nationally. In 1928 he was elected governor of New York . He won most of the primaries in 1932 and so was the front runner by the time of convention.
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Why did the democratic split in 1860?
The Democratic vote in 1860 was split between the Southern Democrats, who were staunchly pro-slavery, and the Northern Democrats, who were less so. Each faction had its own convention and ran its own presidential candidate.
Which candidates in the presidential election of 1912 benefited most from the split in the republican party?
Teddy Roosevelt and William Taft split the Republican votes thereby benefitting Democratic Party candidate Woodrow Wilson. Woodrow Wilson won the 1912 presidential election defeating Progressive Party (nicknamed the "Bull Moose Party") candidate Theodore Roosevelt and Republican Party candidate incumbent President William Taft. In the 1912 presidential election Woodrow Wilson received 435 electoral votes, Theodore Roosevelt received 88 electoral votes, and William Taft received 8 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Wilson 6,293,152 (42%), Roosevelt 4,119,207 (27%), and Taft 3,483,922 (23%). Socialist Party candidate Eugene Debs received 901,551 (6%) popular votes and no electoral votes.
Who was the Reform Party candidate in the 1996 presidential election?
Ross Perot was the Reform Party candidate in the 1996 presidential election.
Has any third party candidate ever won the presidency?
There has never been any true third party candidates that have been elected to presidential office. The two main parties are the democrats and the republicans.
Who was the 1944 presidential candidate?
Thomas E. Dewey was the republican candidate in 1944
Who was the democrats presidential candidate in 1864?
George McClellan
Who did the democrats choose for their presidential candidate in 1976?
Jimmy Carter.
Who did the Democrats nominate as their 1860 presidential candidate?
John C. Calhoun
What is the process by which Democrats choose their presidential candidate?
The Democrats use primaries to choose their presidential candidate. They pick the candidate who has the best chance to win. The popular vote in Democratic primaries is altered by the appointment of "Super-Delegates". This has been a controversial part of their primary process.
What 1912 presidential candidate started the progressives party?
Theodore Roosevelt
Who is the vice presidential candidate for each party?
Sarah Palin for the Republicans Joe Biden for the Democrats
Which presidential candidate said as a fit as a bull moose in 1912?
Theodore Roosevelt
What did the Democrats of the presidential election of 1916 claim that the republican candidate would do if he were elected?
lead the nation into war
Who was the nomination of James K. Polk as the democrats' 1844 presidential candidate was secured by?
expansionists
What did southern democrats want in the election of 1860?
The Southern Democrats Supported Slavery & They Elected John Breckenridge As Their Democratic Presidential Candidate.
Which presidential candidate in 1948 lost the votes of many southern Democrats for his support of civil rights but won the election anyway?
Democratic Party candidate Harry Truman won the 1948 presidential election defeating Republican Party candidate Thomas Dewey.
When was Teddy Roosevelt a presidential candidate?
He ran for president in 1904 and won, and again in 1912, but lost.
