RepublicansWarren G. Harding Warren G. Harding, a Republican, ran against James M. Cox with his running mate Calvin Coolidge in the 1920 presidential election. Harding was a supporter of policies of "normalcy", isolationism, and business-friendly governing. Most Americans liked Harding because they thought he looked like a president, but after he was elected, the people would find that he didn't really know that much about economics.
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DemocratsJames M. Cox James M. Cox, a Democrat, ran against Harding with his running mate Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the 1920 presidential election. Cox was a supporter of internationalist policies and entry of the United States into the League of Nations. Since many Americans, tired of war and tired of global affairs, were against these things, Harding won the election by a landslide. Cox never ran for president again.
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Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge, a Republican, ran against John W. Davis with his running mate Charles Dawes in the 1924 presidential election. Coolidge was a supporter of minimum government involvement, which a lot of Americans favored. He also had an advantage as the incumbent; he ended up win-ning about 54% of the poplar vote.
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John W. Davis John W. Davis, a Democrat, ran against Calvin Coolidge with his running mate Charles W. Brian in the 1924 presidential election. Davis condemned the Ku Klux Klan, which gained him votes in the South. He won 28.8% of the popular vote. Davis never ran for president again.
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