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Topic	Most consequential election in American history?
xp1337 02/22/21 11:34:15 PM #21:	Xeybozn posted... Somehow the 1860 election doesn't seem like the obvious right answer to me. It did directly lead to the Civil War, but I feel like that would have happened eventually anyway. I guess maybe the North just lets the South leave rather than finish the war if Lincoln isn't in charge? Yeah, this was the thought that struck me too. That felt like something that was going to happen sooner or later. It's probably still #1 just because it's hard to argue the hypotheticals. #2 is between Hayes/Tilden and Jefferson/Burr, I think. After that I think I lean towards JFK/Nixon, actually, for the rise of TV in politics. Nixon/McGovern is worth consideration for Watergate and its effect on public trust afterwards. --- xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out? <cite>xp1337 posted [p:950968175] in Most conse... [t:79311333]...</cite> <quote>Xeybozn posted... </cite> <quote>Somehow the 1860 election doesn't seem like the obvious right answer to me. It did directly lead to the Civil War, but I feel like that would have happened eventually anyway. I guess maybe the North just lets the South leave rather than finish the war if Lincoln isn't in charge?</quote>Yeah, this was the thought that struck me too. That felt like something that was going to happen sooner or later. It's probably still #1 just because it's hard to argue the hypotheticals. #2 is between Hayes/Tilden and Jefferson/Burr, I think. After that I think I lean towards JFK/Nixon, actually, for the rise of TV in politics. Nixon/McGovern is worth consideration for Watergate and its effect on public trust afterwards. --- xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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