Hi all. I was looking up US presidential elections, as one does, and found that the one for 1876 was really close. Really, really close. Down to the wire, possible acts of (minor) corruption close.
Tilden won the popular vote, and lost the electoral vote to Hayes by 1. There were two seperate EC results for Florida, Louisana and South Florida, and Hayes was ready to throw in the towel, when it was pointed out to him that he could win if those results all went his way.
So, anyway, after a (somewhat partisan, possibly) electoral comission was held, and Hayes won.
So, WI - Tilden won instead? I don't know much about the man, so I'm hoping that the US politics experts we have on the board could enlighten me. (Particularly as I'm thinking of including President Tilden in a TL. )
Tilden won the popular vote, and lost the electoral vote to Hayes by 1. There were two seperate EC results for Florida, Louisana and South Florida, and Hayes was ready to throw in the towel, when it was pointed out to him that he could win if those results all went his way.
So, anyway, after a (somewhat partisan, possibly) electoral comission was held, and Hayes won.
So, WI - Tilden won instead? I don't know much about the man, so I'm hoping that the US politics experts we have on the board could enlighten me. (Particularly as I'm thinking of including President Tilden in a TL. )