Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Vamwe Vanorambidza uye vamwe vatsigiri vaBryan vakaedza kugombedzera mukwikwidzi wenguva nhatu wemutungamiri wenyika kuti apinde musarudzo yemutungamiri wenyika ya1920 uye "Literary Digest" sarudzo yakatorwa pakati pa1920 yakaratidza Bryan semunhu wechina anozivikanwa zvikuru weDemocratic mukwikwidzi. Bryan, zvisinei, akaramba kutsvaka nzvimbo yehurumende, achinyora kuti "kana ndikakwanisa kubatsira nyika ino kubvisa doro uye pashure pacho kubvisa hondo... hapana nzvimbo, hapana Hutungamiri, inogona kupa kukudzwa kunenge kuri kwangu". Akapinda
1920 Democratic National Convention semumiriri anobva kuNebraska, asi akaodzwa mwoyo nekusarudzwa kweGavhuna James M. Cox, uyo akanga asina kutsigira kugadziriswa kweGumi nesere Amendment. Bryan akaramba kusarudzwa kwemutungamiri wenyika neProhibition Party uye akaramba kurwira Cox, achiita kuti mushandirapamwe wa1920 uve wekutanga mumakwikwi emutungamiri wenyika mumakore anopfuura makumi matatu umo iye asina kushingaira mushandirapamwe.