The Old Right Victorious

Following World War II, a heavily Republican congress was elected that strongly opposed the New Deal. Their leader was Sen. Robert Taft. President Truman was highly unpopular because of his heavily flawed economic policies that were causing widespread misery. He passed a Maximum Wage, leading to a growth in employer-offered health insurance benefits and price controls, which led to shortages. He also made all Televisions and FM Radios obsolete. Labor unions were attempting to turn every business into a closed shop, which would only hire workers who were already union members. Sen. Taft helped to pass through the Taft-Hartley Act to get union violence under control.

1948 Presidential Campaign
Unpopular incumbent Harry Truman was renominated by the Democrats and he offended both Southerners and the far-left with his platform. The Democratic Party split into three as the Southern faction nominated South Carolina governor Strom Thurmond and the far-left faction nominated former Vice President Harry Wallace.

Sensing a golden opportunity to win the election, the Republicans debated which candidate would make the better nominee. In the end, Sen. Taft defeated New York governor Thomas Dewey for the nomination. The Republicans chose to nominate Representative Howard Buffett for Vice President.

As the election neared, Taft and Buffett ran on a strong platform of Limited Government, Noninterventionism, and Pure Capitalism. Their slogan was "America First." They opposed Communism and the United Nations.

Taft and Buffett were elected with over 60% of the vote. They won the Midwest and South easily and won out in the heavily pro-business states in Northern New England. Taft-Buffett even won California. Truman's strongholds were a few Northeastern states, such as Pennsylvania, New York, and Massachusetts, as well as a few Southern states.

Taft's First Term
President Taft proceeded to shut down the New Deal within his first 100 days in office. American involvement in the Soviet-dominated United Nations would soon end. The US Army returned home and closed all foreign bases.

The Federal Reserve was shut down before the end of 1949. The Republican-led Congress soon proposed an amendment to repeal the Income Tax. In 1951, the 22nd Amendment limiting a president to 2 terms and the 23rd Amendment repealing the Income Tax were ratified.

In 1950, North Korea invaded and conquered South Korea, unifying the peninsula under the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

1952 Election
Korea was the main issue of the 1952 election. The Republicans unanimously renominated Taft-Buffett, while the Democrats nominated World War II hero Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson.

Taft-Buffett ran on a strong peace platform and emphasized their achievements. Eisenhower-Stevenson ran on intervention in Korea and the construction of an Interstate Highway System.

Taft-Buffett would be re-elected by a sizable margin as the American people were unwilling to support another war.

Taft's Second Term
In April 1953, President Taft fell ill with cancer. He would die on July 31st. However, he had left a legacy as one of our greatest presidents and left America a free country once again.

Buffett's First Term
Vice President Buffett was sworn in as president on August 1st, 1953. He decided to implement a privatization program to sell off the Post Office.