Bryan defeats McKinley, 1896!

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Total delegates so far:

Democratic delegates:
Kennedy-1,169 delegates
Mondale-1,114 delegates
Hart-376 delegates

Republican delegates:
Baker-670 delegates
Dole-669 delegates
Kemp-191 delegates

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Senator Walter Mondale states "We're going to keep pushing hard to win this nomination in 1988.  Let's move forward and continuing our fight against Senator Kennedy."

Kennedy tells his supporters "Senator Mondale isn't going to get the nomination.  We're going to never give up until the end."

On the Republican side, Senator Howard Baker states "I have the best feeling in the world that I'm going to be the Republican nominee in 1988."

Senator Dole tells his supporters "We're not giving up without a fight.  Let's make sure we keep winning states here in and out."

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Jack Kemp is thinking about dropping out of the race soon.  "I can't see how I can win the nomination this year with only over a month left in the primary season."

He says he will make an official announcement before Nebraska and West Virginia vote on May 10th.  Whoever he endorses could have a big impact as far as delegates.  Both Baker and Dole camps want to meet with Kemp to discuss an endorsement.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Since I like to put such summaries

Presidents:

25th: William J. Bryan (D-NE), March 4, 1897 - March 4, 1901
26th: Robert T. Lincoln (R-IL), March 4, 1901 - March 4, 1913
27th: Theodore Roosevelt (R-NY), March 4, 1913 - March 4, 1917
28th: William J. Bryan (D-NE), March 4, 1917 - March 4, 1921
29th: Henry Ford (R-MI), March 4, 1921 - March 4, 1929
30th: Herbert C. Hoover (R-CA), March 4, 1929 - March 4, 1933
31st: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D-NY), March 4, 1933 - January 20, 1941
32nd: Wendell L. Willkie (R-NY), January 20, 1941 - October 8, 1944
33rd: Alfred M. Landon (R-KS), October 8, 1944 - January 3, 1953
34th: Adlai E. Stevenson (D-IL), January 20, 1953 - January 20, 1961
35th: Harold E. Stassen (R-MN), January 20, 1961 - January 20, 1969
36th: Hubert H. Humphrey (D-MN), January 20, 1969 - January 20, 1977
37th: Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA), January 20, 1977 - January 20, 1981
38th: George H. W. Bush (R-TX), January 20, 1981 - present

Vice Presidents:

24th: Arthur Sewall (D-ME), March 4, 1897 - September 5, 1900
Vacant, September 5, 1900 - March 4, 1901
25th: William McKinley (R-OH), March 4, 1901 - April 3, 1902
Vacant, April 3, 1902 - March 4, 1905
26th: Theodore Roosevelt (R-NY), March 4, 1905 - March 4, 1913
27th: Robert M. La Follette, Sr. (R-WI), March 4, 1913 - June 23, 1915
Vacant, June 23, 1915 - March 4, 1917
28th: J. Beauchamp Clark (D-MO), March 4, 1917 - March 4, 1921
29th: Charles E. Hughes (R-NY), March 4, 1921 - March 4, 1933
30th: James M. Cox (D-OH), March 4, 1933 - January 20, 1941
31st: Alfred M. Landon (R-KS), January 20, 1941 - October 8, 1944
Vacant, October 8, 1944 - January 20, 1945
32nd: Arthur H. Vandenberg (R-MI), January 20, 1945 - April 18, 1951
Vacant, April 18, 1951 - February 10, 1952
33rd: Thomas E. Dewey (R-NY), February 10, 1952 - January 20, 1953
34th: W. Averell Harriman (D-NY), January 20, 1953 - January 20, 1961
35th: Richard M. Nixon (R-CA), January 20, 1961 - January 20, 1965
36th: Barry M. Goldwater (R-AZ), January 20, 1965 - January 20, 1969
37th: Ralph W. Yarborough (D-TX), January 20, 1969 - January 20, 1977
38th: John V. Tunney (D-CA), January 20, 1977 - January 20, 1981
39th: Ronald W. Reagan (R-CA), January 20, 1981 - present

Impressive bunch of Presidents, Tommy, keep it coming.

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On May 8th Jack Kemp announces he will drop out of the race.  Dole and Baker camps call Kemp's campaign to discuss endorsements before he drops out.

Congressman Jack Kemp


"Americans, today I've decided to drop out of the race for President in 1988.  I made my decision over the past few days.  This is a hard thing to do but it must be done as I have no chance at getting the nomination.  Therefore I throw my full support to Senator Howard Baker of Tennessee.  He's a very good person for the job and he's worked well with both sides of the aisle.  Well, thanks and God Bless America."

Dole camp states "We're shocked at the endorsement of Senator Baker."

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Total delegates so far: (Dems are same as before)

Democratic delegates:
Kennedy-1,169 delegates
Mondale-1,114 delegates
Hart-376 delegates

Republican delegates:
Baker-861 delegates
Dole-669 delegates

Dole states "I'm not that worried as some western states are coming up."

[Barnes]

With just 55 delegates between Mondale and Kennedy, I expect Hart to become the all-powerful king-maker.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Mondale in 1988 would be something beautiful

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With just 55 delegates between Mondale and Kennedy, I expect Hart to become the all-powerful king-maker.

Exactly.  I will continue with this TL soon.

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Nebraska: May 10th

Democrat: 35 delegates
Mondale 47%-16 delegates
Kennedy 42%-15 delegates
Hart 11%-4 delegates

Republican: 27 delegates
Dole 58%-16 delegates
Baker 42%-11 delegates

West Virginia: May 10th

Democrat: 47 delegates
Kennedy 45%-21 delegates
Mondale 40%-19 delegates
Hart 15%-7 delegates

Republican: 22 delegates
Baker 53%-12 delegates
Dole 47%-10 delegates

On the Democratic side, Kennedy told his supporters "We're still ahead of Mondale in delegates so it's not a big worry to me or my campaign.  Let's move ahead and show Mondale we mean business."

On the Republican side, Dole told supporters "We're still in this thing.  Tonight just marked the beginning of the rest of the campaign."

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Oregon: May 17th

Democrat: 55 delegates
Mondale 42%-23 delegates
Kennedy 36%-20 delegates
Hart 22%-12 delegates

Republican: 37 delegates
Baker 54%-20 delegates
Dole 46%-17 delegates

Primaries coming up:
May 24th: Idaho.
June 7th: California, Montana, New Jersey and New Mexico.
June 14th: North Dakota.

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Democratic Primaries, 1988:

Ted Kennedy
Walter Mondale

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Republican Primaries, 1988:

Howard Baker
Bob Dole

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Idaho: May 24th

Democrat: 30 delegates
Mondale 47%-14 delegates
Kennedy 41%-12 delegates
Hart 12%-4 delegates

Republican: 27 delegates
Baker 55%-15 delegates
Dole 45%-12 delegates

Get ready for the June 7th primaries.  Mondale decides to spend all of his time in California to put a dent in Kennedy's lead.  Kennedy states "Senator Mondale isn't going to win the nomination this year."

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Kennedy goes to the remaining states and tells them "On June 7th you can make a difference in this campaign by nominating me as the Democratic candidate this year." 

Mondale tells everyone "California is a must win state for our campaign."

Then, Hart tells his supporters "In these remaining weeks I will need your support to win a state."

On the Republican side, Baker tells supporters "In a couple weeks I will be the official Republican nominee in 1988."

Dole says "That's not going to happen as long as I'm in the race." (reffering to Baker's comment).

Former President Stassen goes out on the campaign trail for Dole.  He tells Dole's supporters "Senator Dole is the better of the two candidates running for the Republican nomination.  President Landon would've been proud to see Dole get this far."

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President Bush decided (at this point) to make an endorsement.  He decides to endorse Senator Howard Baker for the Republican nomination in 1988.
 
President George HW Bush


Bush says "Americans, Senator Baker is the best candidate for the Republicans this year.  He will bring both parties together as President and get alot accomplished as President in office."

Get ready for the June 7th primaries.

Final words from the campaigns before the June 7th primaries:

Kennedy: "Let's get ready to rumble on June 7th."

Mondale: "Senator Kennedy won't get this nomination that fast.  I'm going to get the nomination and June 7th will be the day."

Hart: "Alright everyone.  June 7th is almost here.  Let's shake up this race."

Baker: "Senator Dole isn't going to beat me tomorrow."

Dole: "All 4 states on June 7th will make a difference for our campaign.  Let's win California.  Thank you."

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California: June 7th

Democrat: 350 delegates
Mondale 47%-165 delegates
Kennedy 43%-151 delegates
Hart 10%-34 delegates

Republican: 180 delegates
Baker 54%-97 delegates
Dole 46%-83 delegates

Montana: June 7th

Democrat: 28 delegates
Kennedy 46%-13 delegates
Mondale 42%-12 delegates
Hart 12%-3 delegates

Republican: 23 delegates
Dole 53%-12 delegates
Baker 47%-11 delegates

New Jersey: June 7th

Democrat: 127 delegates
Kennedy 49%-62 delegates
Mondale 40%-51 delegates
Hart 11%-14 delegates

Republican: 70 delegates
Baker 56%-39 delegates
Dole 44%-31 delegates

New Mexico: June 7th

Democrat: 31 delegates
Mondale 44%-14 delegates
Kennedy 40%-12 delegates
Hart 16%-5 delegates

Republican: 28 delegates
Baker 51%-14 delegates
Dole 49%-14 delegates

Total delegates so far:

Democratic delegates:
Kennedy-1,475 delegates
Mondale-1,428 delegates
Hart-459 delegates

Republican delegates:
Baker-1,080 delegates
Dole-809 delegates

On the Republican side Bob Dole states he will be dropping out of the race soon.  On the Democratic side Mondale states "We're still in this as North Dakota votes next week."

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Senator Bob Dole


"Americans, I want to make an announcement.  Today I've decided to drop out of the race for the Republican nomination for President.  Therefore I endorse Senator Howard Baker for President in 1988.  He's the best person to run for President this year and I can trust him to be our President too.  I want to thank my supporters for if it was not for them I wouldn't have gone so far in this race for President.  Thank you and God Bless."

Howard Baker's campaign states "We've done it.  We're officially the Republican nominee in 1988.  Thank you everyone for helping me get that far."

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North Dakota: June 14th

Democrat: 21 delegates
Mondale 49%-10 delegates
Kennedy 43%-9 delegates
Hart 8%-2 delegates

On the Democratic side Gary Hart states he will be dropping out soon.  Who will he endorse?  Will it be Kennedy or Mondale?  Wait and see who it is.

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BREAKING NEWS: Senator Gary Hart endorses Senator Walter Mondale for the Democratic nomination.
Senator Walter Mondale


Mondale tells his supporters "Tonight I've won more delegates than Senator Kennedy as Senator Hart endorsed me earlier.  However I'm still over 100 delegates shy of having the nomination.  Therefore I will keep fighting Ted Kennedy as long as he wants to fight."

Total Dem delegates:
Mondale-1,899 delegates
Kennedy-1,484 delegates

Over the next few days some superdelegates decide to go over to Mondale.  On June 17th Senator Walter Mondale is declared the Democratic nominee for President.

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Ted Kennedy is disappointed that he didn't get the nomination but ends up supporting Mondale and decides to do what he can do to elect him.  Mondale thanks Kennedy for a great race for President.  "Senator Kennedy is a good man and a great giant in the history of the United States of America.  I salute you Senator.  Great race Mr. Kennedy."


Poll for President:
Mondale 48%
Baker 45%
Undecided 5%
Other 2%

Mondale is happy with the numbers but still is very cautious about it.  He will make his running mate choice soon.

Senator Baker hinted that he might choose Congressman Jack Kemp.

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Meanwhile, President Bush starts campaigning for Baker saying "He's the best man for the job.  He will make a great President.  We can't afford a Democrat in the White House.  With Howard Baker we're sure of victory."

On July 1, 1988 Mondale announces his running mate will be: Senator Gary Hart of CO.  "Senator Hart is a good man.  He stands for a lot of things I stand for and that's why I chose him to run with me."

A few days later Baker announces his running mate will be: Congressman Jack Kemp.  "Congressman Kemp is a great politician.  He's done some great things including working with Democrats in Congress."

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Senator Kennedy states "I'm going to do my best to see Senator Mondale elected President in 1988.  He will be better fitted as President compared with Senator Baker would be."

Kennedy campaigns across the country for Mondale before the convention.

Up next: The Democratic Convention.

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Democratic National Convention, 1988:

The keynote speaker at the convention is Senator Kennedy.  He tells the delegates "Democrats, let's continue forward with Senator Mondale and Senator Hart at the helm.  We need a Democrat in the White House now and this November we can show everyone that."

On the second to last night, Senator Hart states "Both Senator Mondale and I will bring a better American than we've seen under President Bush.  Under a Mondale/Hart administration you will have lower taxes, more education funding, etc.  Thank you."

Finally, Senator Mondale tells everyone "Well, it's nice to be at this point in a campaign.  I promise to have America better than we've seen it in a long time.  I plan to fight for the common person and their interests.  The Republicans won't listen to your problems but I will.  Thank you."

[RIP Robert H Bork]

Go Baker!