New idea...
Former Governor Ronald Reagan/ Senator Richard Schweiker (R) 291 EVs 48.2%Senator Mo Udall/ Senator Lloyd Bentsen (D) 247 EVs 47.8% Senator Jesse Helms/ Lt.Gov Lester Maddox (AI) 0 EVs 3.4% Senator Eugene McCarthy (I) 0,6%
North Carolina:
Morris Udall (D) 40.31%
Jesse Helms (AI) 31.58%
Ronald Reagan (R) 28.11%
Georgia:
Morris Udall (D) 43.26%
Ronald Reagan (R) 32.53%
Jesse Helms (AI) 24.21%
Oklahoma:
Morris Udall (D) 44.89%
Ronald Reagan (R) 43.51%
Jesse Helms (AI) 11.6%
Ballot Access (AI)
I do not think that Jesse Helms would mount a third-party bid if Ronald Reagan was the Republican nominee regardless if he picked Richard Schweiker as his running-mate, as in RL, Helms was one of the few members of Congress who endorsed Reagan when he ran against Gerald Ford in 1976, along with Ron Paul and Paul Laxalt.
