Talk:Alf Landon

It's a shame Turtledove used him, and I don't mean because he's a historical character we already have. It's difficult to imagine a party's base being broken by a dark horse who's so clearly a lame horse. "I'll show that nasty Wilkie! I'll vote for one of the most unsuccessful major party candidates in American history!" There were certainly plenty of isolationist Republicans who would have made far more formidable choices (unless they all backed Wilkie? In which case, Landon's wildcat bit wouldn't be worth mentioning at all). Our old friend Robert Taft comes to mind; and it would certainly have been twee to have William Howard Taft's son break the GOP base to create a three-way election that also included TR's political next of kin. Turtle Fan 13:42, July 24, 2011 (UTC)