Truman becoming VP because FDR wasn’t doing great by that time and didn’t make it to the convention to fight for his incumbent pick, soviet sympathizer and “progressive” Henry Wallace. It’s a crazy story that convention.
No Cold War, more rural development, European post-war welfare state in the US, etc.
Truman becoming VP because FDR wasn’t doing great by that time and didn’t make it to the convention to fight for his incumbent pick, soviet sympathizer and “progressive” Henry Wallace. It’s a crazy story that convention.
No Cold War, more rural development, European post-war welfare state in the US, etc.
This is so fucked up and sad.
reading into it it becomes more complicated, FDR was convinced to side with Byrne towards the run up, who was basically a new deal segregationist.
but a wallace presidency is definitely my go to sleeper pick for alternate history.
why am I not surprised FDR sided with a fucking segregationist
Wallace got shittier in his later years, though. Cold War propaganda is a helluva drug.