Talk Elections

The inspiration for this timeline comes from Kalwejts "Changing the lives of George Wallace, Jim Folsom, John Patterson, and US History". This is a similar story, involving two differant factions of the Republican Party, and their leaders from Texas. I also want to thank Oakvale for letting me borrow some elements of George W. Bush from his Jerry Brown timeline of AH.com.

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Changing the Lives of Ron Paul and George Bush: A timeline
November, 1976.
Texas 22nd Congressional District, 1976
(R) Ron Paul-50.6%-97,557 votes
(D) Robert Gammage-49.4%-95,244 votes

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“Thank You Texas-I’m so honored that you have the faith in me to send me back to Washington. I think it’s high time that we elect a government that supports less spending and less taxes and less government. What do you think?”
(Audience loudly applauds)
“I think it’s time we elect a Congress which can’t be bought and paid for with worthless money!”
(More applause)
“And I think it’s time we restore Conservative values to the Republican Party!”
(More Applause)
“We didn’t get our chance in Kansas City”
(Scattered boos)
“But let the results of tonight’s Presidential race show that the Conservative wing of the Republican Party can and will no longer be ignored”
(Loud cheering for both Paul and Reagan’s names begin)
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”The 1976 Congressional elections saw no changes in the number of seats. Well--several seats switched hands, the net number of both parties members did not change, I should say, and Democrats remained in control of the House”-The Oral Histories of Newt Gingrich, © 2014, Newt and Callista Gingrich.

“In his second term, Congressman Paul voted against the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, the Community Reinvestment Act, the Clean Water Act, the Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act, and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, among other things. In fact, one of the few major bills he did support was the Airline Deregulation Act.”-The Life and Times of “Dr. No” © 2020, Prof. Alex Jones

“The economy in 1978 was racked by inflation, the Middle East was tense, and plus you had the scandals regarding Bert Lance and the whole Billy Carter-Qaddafi link as well..”-Former President Ron Paul interviewed by Brit Hume, October, 2008.

“As the year 1977 progressed, economic troubles got worst. The rate of inflation hovered around 6.5%, and the little known Congressman from Texas soon became a national celebrity for his defense of the gold standard. The economic stagflation that would mark the Carter Presidency was becoming a hot button issue, and soon, another rising star in Texas launched his career…”-The GOP and Texas © 2004, Prof. Mary Ruwart

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“I am here today to announce my candidacy for the House of Representatives”-George W. Bush, announcing his 1978 Congressional campaign.

“The day I announced, I had received several calls. One came from Governor Reagan, who was gearing up to run for President (against my father) for the GOP nomination. Former President Ford, former White House Chief of Staff Dick Cheney, Congressman Ron Paul, and former Senator Edward Gurney all called me up and offered endorsements and support. I was thrilled…”-Decision Points © George W. Bush, 2010.

This is awesome!  Please sir may I have some more?

This really is quite sweet. I hope you continue this! :)

Thank You, I like to get as far ahead as possible in my timelines before posting, but that has been the death of many of them.

I plan on it :) I am currently on the 1980 elections.

Sounds good!  Looking forward to it ;)

C'mon, man!

By the way, I really like the format you've got for this tl. :)

The 1978 elections represented a chance for the Republican Party to make gains in Congress. The unpopularity of Carter was growing, and the GOP was quick to capitalize on this.
(R) Republican
(D) Democrat
(LIB) Libertarian
(I) Independent
(C) Conservative
(AIP) American Independence Party
(PF) Peace and Freedom
(SWP) Socialist Workers Party
(CPUSA) Communist Party USA
(RTL) Right to Life
(SLP) Socialist Labor Party
(LAB) US Labor
(LRU) La Raza Unida
(WI) Write In

 1978 Gubernatorial Elections
1978 Alabama Gubernatorial Election
(D) Fob James-64.5%
(R) H. Guy Hunt- 33.6%
(PHB)  Jim Partain-1.0%
(I) Richard Dare-0.9%
(Democratic hold)

1978 Alaska Gubernatorial Election
(WI) Walter Hickel-33.4%*
(R) Jay Hammond-33.3%
(D) Chancy Croft-14.6%
(I) Tom Kelly-9.7%
(I) Don Wright-9.0%
*Hickel was a Republican, who ran a write-in campaign. He governed and remained a member of the Republican Party.
(Republican hold)

1978 Arizona Gubernatorial Election
(D) Bruce Babbitt-55.8%
(R) Evan Mecham-43.9%
(LIB) Gene Lewter-0.2%
(SWP) Jessica Sampson-0.1%
(Democratic hold)

1978 Arkansas Gubernatorial Election
(D) Bill Clinton: 70.1%
(R) Lynn Lowe: 29.9%
(Democratic hold)

1978 California Gubernatorial Election
(D) Jerry Brown: 53.7%
(R)  Evelle Younger: 35.3%
(LIB) Ed Clark: 5.8%
(PF) Marilyn Seals: 3.1%
(AIP) Theresa Dietrich: 2.1%
(Democratic hold)

1978 Colorado Gubernatorial Election
(D) Dick Lamm: 54.7%
(R) Ted Strickland: 39.7%
(AIP) Roy Peister: 3.4%
(SWP) Elsa Blum: 1.7%
(I) Sal Mandor: 0.3%
(PHB) Earl Dodge: 0.2%
(Democratic hold)

1978 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election
(D) Ella Grasso: 60.0%
(R) Robert Sarasin: 40.0%
(Democratic hold)

1978 Florida Gubernatorial Election
(D) Bob Graham: 55.5%
(R) Jack Eckerd: 44.5%
(Democratic hold)

1978 Georgia Gubernatorial Election
(D) George Busbee: 100%
(Democratic hold)

1978 Hawaii Gubernatorial Election
(D) George Ariyoshi: 52.7%
(R) John Leopold: 45.6%
(I) Alema Leota: 0.9%
(LIB) Greg Reeser: 0.5%
(I) John Moore: 0.3%
(Democratic hold)

1978 Idaho Gubernatorial Election
(D) John Evans: 57.8%
(R) Allan Larson: 40.5%
(AIP) Wayne Loveless: 1.7%
(Democratic hold)

1978 Illinois Gubernatorial Election
(R) James Thompson: 62.5%
(D) Michael Bakalis: 34.6%
(LIB) Georgia Shields: 1.2%
(SWP) Cecil Lampkin: 0.9%
(LAB) Melvin Klenetsky: 0.8%
(Republican hold)

1978 Iowa Gubernatorial Election
(R) Robert Ray: 59.7%
(D) Jerome Fitzgerald: 40.3%
(Republican hold)

1978 Kansas Gubernatorial Election
(R) Robert Bennett: 50.4%
(D) John Carlin: 49.1%
(AIP) Frank Shelton: 0.4%
(PHB) Berry Beets: 0.1%
(Republican hold)

1978 Maine Gubernatorial Election
(I) James Longley: 43.5%
(D) Joseph Brennan: 30.2%
(R) Linwood Palmer: 15.6%
(I) Herman Franklin: 10.7%
(Independent hold)

1978 Maryland Gubernatorial Election
(D) Harry Hughes: 71.5%
(R) James Beall: 28.5%
(Democratic hold)

1978 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election
(R) Francis Hatch: 53.6%
(D) Michael Dukakis: 46.4%
(Republican gain)

1978 Michigan Gubernatorial Election
(R) William Milliken: 56.7%
(D) William Fitzgerald: 43.3%
(Republican hold)

1978 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election
(R) Al Quie: 52.4%
(D) Rudy Perpich: 45.6%
(AIP) Richard Pederson: 1.5%
(SWP) Jill Lakowske: 0.5%
(Republican gain)


1978 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election
(R) Charles Thone: 55.0%
(D) Gerald Whelan: 45.0%
(Republican gain)

1978 Nevada Gubernatorial Election
(R) Robert List: 64.7%
(D) Robert Rose: 32.8%
(AIP) Thomas F. Jefferson: 2.5%
(Republican hold)


1978 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election
(D) Hugh Gallen: 50.1%
(R) Meldrim Thompson: 39.5%
(LIB) Mabel Everett: 10.4%
(Democratic gain)

1978 New Mexico Gubernatorial Election
(R) Joe Skeen: 50.1%
(D) Bruce King: 49.9%
(Republican gain)

1978 New York Gubernatorial Election
(R) Perry Duryea: 49.8%
(D) Hugh Carey: 46.4%
(RTL) Mary Jane Tobin: 2.7%
(LIB) Gary Greenberg: 0.4%
(SWP) Dianne M. Feeley: 0.3%
(CPUSA) Jarvis Tyner: 0.2%
(LAB) Paul Gallagher:  0.2%
(Republican gain)

1978 Ohio Gubernatorial Election
(R) James Rhodes: 51.5%
(D) Dick Celeste: 48.5%
(Republican hold)

1978 Oklahoma Gubernatorial Election
(R) Ron Shotts: 50.2%
(D) George Nigh: 49.8%
(Republican gain)

1978 Oregon Gubernatorial Election
(R) Victor Atiyeh: 58.6%
(D) Robert Straub: 41.4%
(Republican gain)

1978 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election
(R) Dick Thornburgh: 52.5%
(D) Peter F. Flaherty: 46.4%
(SWP) Mark Zola: 0.6%
(I) Lee Frissell: 0.5%
(Republican gain)

1978 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election
(D) John Garrahy: 70.0%
(R) Lincoln Almond: 30.0%
(Democratic gain)

1978 South Carolina Gubernatorial Election
(D) Richard Riley: 65.5%
(R) Edward Young: 34.5%
(Democratic gain)

1978 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election
(R) Bill Janklow: 60.0%
(D) Roger McKellips: 40.0%
(Republican gain)

1978 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election
(R) Lamar Alexander: 55.8%
(D) Jake Butcher: 44.2%
(Republican gain)

1978 Texas Gubernatorial Election
(R) Bill Clements: 50.0%
(D) John Hill: 49.2%  
(LRU) Mario Compean: 0.6%
(SWP) Sara Jean Johnston: 0.2%
(Republican gain)

1978 Vermont Gubernatorial Election
(R) Richard Snelling: 69.0%
(D) Edwin Granai: 31.0%
(Republican hold)

1978 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election
(R) Lee S. Dreyfus: 54.4%
(D) Martin J. Schreiber: 44.9%
(I) Eugene R. Zimmerman: 0.4%
(I) John C. Doherty: 0.1%
(SWP) Adrienne Kaplan: 0.1%
 (SL) Henry A. Ochsner: 0.1%
(Republican gain)

1978 Wyoming Gubernatorial Election
(R): John Ostlund: 50.1%
(D): Edgard Herschler: 49.9%
(Republican gain)

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Gubernatorial Results

1978 Senate Elections
1978 Alabama Senate Election
(D): Howell Heflin: 90.0%
(PHB): Jerome Couch: 10.0%
(Democrat hold)

1978 Alabama Special Senate Election
(R) James D. Martin: 49.5%
(D) Donald Stewart: 48.5%
(LIB) Michael Erdey: 1.5%
(PHB) AJ Killingsworth: 0.5%
(Republican gain)

1978 Alaska Senate Election
(R) Ted Stevens: 75.5%
(D) Donald Hobbs: 24.5%
(Republican hold)

1978 Arkansas Senate Election
(D) David Pryor: 77.4%
(R) Tom Kelly: 12.2%
(I) John Black: 10.4%
(Democrat hold)

1978 Colorado Senate Election
(R) William Armstrong: 55.9%
(D): Floyd Haskell: 44.1%
(Republican gain)

1978 Delaware Senate Election
(D) Joe Biden: 55.4%
(R) James Baxter: 41.1%
(AIP) Donald Gies: 3.5%
(Democrat hold)

1978 Georgia Senate Election
(D) Sam Nunn: 80.1%
(R) John Stokes: 19.9%
(Democrat hold)

1978 Idaho Senate Election
(R) James A. McClure: 63.4%
(D) Dwight Jensen: 36.6%  
(Republican hold)

1978 Illinois Senate Election
(R) Charles Percy: 51.6%
(D) Alex Seith: 44.8%
(LIB) William Roy: 1.9%
(SWP) Patricia Grogan: 0.9%
(SLP) Gerald Rose: 0.8%
(Republican hold)

1978 Iowa Senate Election
(R) Roger Jespen: 50.0%
(D) Dick Clark: 49.2%
(I) Gerald Baker: 0.6%
(LIB) Ben Olson: 0.2%
(Republican gain)

1978 Kansas Senate Election
(R) Nancy Landon Kassebaum: 58.3%
(D) William Roy: 40.0%
(C) James Maher: 1.2%
(PHB) Russell Mickels: 0.5%
(Republican hold)

1978 Kentucky Senate Election
(D) Walter Huddleston: 60.0%
(R) Louis Guenthner: 39.1%
(AIP) Anthony McCord: 0.9%
 (Democrat hold)

1978 Louisiana Senate “Jungle Primary” runoff
(D) Bennett Johnston: 60.0%
(D) Louis Jenkins: 40.0%
(Democrat hold)
*Louisiana has a system in which all candidates, of all parties, run together in one primary. The top two candidates go on forward to the runoff. This means two Democrats could run against each other.

1978 Maine Senate Election
(R) William Cohen: 63.5%
(D) William Hathaway: 26.5%
(I) John Jannace: 10.0%
(Republican gain)

1978 Massachusetts Senate Election
(D) Paul Tsongas: 50.1%
(R) Edward Brooke: 49.9%
(Democrat gain)


1978 Michigan Senate Election
(R) Robert Griffin: 50.2%
(D) Carl Levin: 49.8%
(Republican hold)

1978 Minnesota Special Senate Election
(R) David Durenberger: 67.4%
(D) Bob Short: 32.6%  
(Republican gain)

1978 Minnesota Senate Election
(R) Rudy Boschwitz: 56.7%
(D) Wendell Anderson: 43.3%
(Republican gain)

1978 Mississippi Senate Election
(I) Charles Evers: 34.2%
(R) Thad Cochran: 34.1%
(D) Maurice Dantin: 31.7%
(Independent gain)

1978 Montana Senate Election
(D) Max Baucus: 55.7%
(R) Larry Williams 44.3%
(Democrat hold)

1978 Nebraska Senate Election
(D) J. James Exxon: 67.6%
(R) Donald Shasteen: 32.3%
(Democrat gain)

1978 New Hampshire Senate Election
(R) Gordon Humphrey: 50.3%
(D) Thomas McIntyre: 48.9%
(LIB) Craig Franklin: 0.8%
(Republican gain)

1978 New Jersey Senate Election
(D) Bill Bradley: 59.0%
(R) Jeff Bell: 41.0%
(Democratic gain)

1978 New Mexico Senate Election
(R) Peter Domenici: 57.1%
(D) Toney Anaya: 43.9%
(Republican hold)


1978 North Carolina Senate Election
(R) Jesse Helms: 54.8%
(D) James Ingram: 45.2%
(Republican hold)

1978 Oklahoma Senate Election
(D) David Boren: 60.0%
(R) Robert Kamm: 40.0%
(Democratic gain)


1978 Oregon Senate Election
(R) Mark Hatfield: 62.5%
(D) Vernon Cook: 37.5%
(Republican hold)

1978 Rhode Island Senate Election
(D) Claiborne Pell: 69.2%
(R) James Reynolds: 30.8%
(Democratic hold)

1978 South Carolina Senate Election
(R) Strom Thurmond: 56.3%
(D) Charles Ravenel: 43.7%
(Republican hold)

1978 South Dakota Senate Election
(R) Larry Pressler: 70.1%
(D) Don Barnett: 29.9%
(Republican gain)

1978 Tennessee Senate Election
(R) Howard Baker: 51.2%
(D) Jane Eskind: 42.5%
(I) Thomas Anderson: 6.3%
(Republican hold)

1978 Texas Senate Election
(D) Bob Krueger: 49.9%
(R) John Tower: 47.2%
Write Ins: 1.0%
(LRU) Luis de Leone: 1.0%
(SWP) Miguel Pendas: 0.9%
(Democratic gain)

1978 Virginia Senate Election
(R) John Warner: 53.4%
(D) Andrew Miller: 46.6%
(Republican hold)

1978 West Virginia Senate Election
(R) Arch Moore: 50.2%
(D) Jennings Randolph: 49.8%
(Republican gain)

1978 Wyoming Senate Election
(R) Alan Simpson: 73.4%
(D) Ray Whitaker: 26.6%
(Republican hold)

Senate before 1978 Midterm Elections
Democrats: 61
Republicans: 38
Independent: 1

Senate after 1978 Midterm Elections
Democrat-51 (-10)
Republican-47 (+9)
Independent 2 (+1)

Inc. Majority Leader: Robert Byrd (D-WV)
Majority Leader Elect: Robert Byrd (D-WV)

Inc. Minority Leader: Howard Baker (R-TE)
Minority Leader Elect: Howard Baker (R-TE)

House of Representatives before 1978 Elections
Democrats-292
Republicans-143

House of Representatives after 1978 Elections
Democrats-275 (-17)
Republicans-160 (+17)

Inc. Speaker of the House: Tip O’Neill (D-MA)
Speaker Elect of the House: Tip O’Neill (D-MA)

House Minority Leader: John Rhodes (R-AZ)
House Minority Whip: Robert Mitchell (R-IL)



Texas 22nd Congressional District, 1978
(R) Ron Paul-54.6%-59,014 votes
(D) Robert Gammage-45.4%-49,071 votes

Texas 22nd Congressional District, 1978
(R) George W. Bush-51.1%-52,494 votes
(D) Kent Hance-48.9%-50,234 votes

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Senate Results
“REPUBLICAN WAVE-9 SENATE GAINS, NUMEROUS GUBERNATORIAL PICK UPS”-New York Times, November 1978.
“ANOTHER BUSH HEADS TO WASHINGTON”-Houston Herald, November 1978.
“CONGRESSMAN PAUL WINS REELECTION”-Galveston Daily News

United States Senate as of January 1979.
Alabama: Howell Heflin (D),  James Martin (R)
Alaska: Ted Stevens (R), Mike Gravel (D)
Arizona: Barry Goldwater (R),  Dennis DeConcini (D)
Arkansas: Dale Bumpers (D), David Pryor (D)
California:Alan Cranston (D), Samuel Hayakawa (R)
Colorado: Gary Hart (D),  William Armstrong (R)
Delaware:William Roth (R),  Joe Biden (D)
Florida: Lawton Chiles (D), Richard Stone (D)
Georgia: Herman Talmadge (D), Sam Nunn (D)
Hawaii: Daniel Inouye (D), Spark Matsunga (D)
Idaho: Frank Church (D), James McClure (R)
Illinois:Charles Percy (R),  Adlai Stevenson III (D)
Indiana: Birch Bayh (D),  Richard Lugar (R)
Iowa: John Culver (D),  Roger Jespen (R)
Kansas: Bob Dole (R), Nancy Landon Kassebaum (R)  
Kentucky: Walter Huddleston (D), Wendell Ford (D)
Louisiana: Russell Long (D), Bennett Johnston (D)
Maine: Ed Muskie (D),  William Cohen (R)
Maryland: Charles Mathias (R),  Paul Sarbanes (D)
Massachusetts: Ted Kennedy (D), Paul Tsongas (D)
Michigan: Robert Griffin (R), Donald Riegle Jr. (D)
Minnesota: David Durenberger (R), Rudy Boschwitz (R)  
Mississippi: John Stennis (D),  Charles Evers (I)
Missouri:Thomas Eagleton (D),  John Danforth (R)
Montana: John Melcher (D), Max Baucus (D)
Nebraska: Edward Zorinsky (D),  James Exxon (D)
Nevada: Howard Cannon (D), Paul Laxalt (R)
New Hampshire: James Durkin (D),Gordon Humphrey (R)
New Jersey: Harrison Williams (D), Bill Bradley (D)
New Mexico: Peter Domenici (R), Harrison Schmitt (R)
New York: Jacob Javits (R), Daniel P. Moynihan (D)
North Carolina: Jesse Helms (R),  Robert Morgan (D)
North Dakota: Milton Young (R),  Quentin Burdick (D)
Ohio: John Glenn (D), Howard Metzenbaum (D)
Oklahoma: Henry Bellmon (R),  David Boren (D)
Oregon: Mark Hatfield (R), Bob Packwood (R)
Pennsylvania: Richard Schweiker (R), John Heinz (R)
Rhode Island: Claiborne Pell (D),  John Chafee (R)
South Carolina: Strom Thurmond (R),  Ernest Hollings (D)
South Dakota: George McGovern (D),  Larry Pressler (R)
Tennessee: Howard Baker (R), Jim Sasser (D)
Texas: Lloyd Bentsen (D), Bob Krueger (D)
Utah: Jake Garn (R), Orrin Hatch (R)
Vermont: Robert Strafford (R), Patrick Leahy (D)
Virginia: Harry Byrd (I),  John Warner (R)
Washington: Warren Magnuson (D), Henry Jackson (D)
West Virginia: Robert Byrd (D),  Arch Moore (R)
Wisconsin: William Proxmire (D), Gaylord Nelson (D)
Wyoming: Clifford Hansen (R), Malcolm Wallop (R)

Sitting State Governors as of January, 1979.
Alabama: Fob James (D)
Alaska: Walter Hickel (I)
Arizona: Bruce Babbitt (D)
Arkansas: Bill Clinton (D)
California: Jerry Brown (D)
Colorado: Dick Lamm (D)
Connecticut: Ella Grasso (D)
Delaware: Pierre DuPont (R)  
Florida: Bob Graham (D)
Georgia: George Busbee (D)
Hawaii:  George Ariyoshi (D)
Idaho: John Evans (D)
Illinois: James Thompson (R)
Indiana: Otis Bowen (R)
Iowa: Robert Ray (R)
Kansas: Robert Bennett (R)
Kentucky: Julian Carroll (D)
Louisiana: Edwin Edwards (D)
Maine: James Longley (I)
Maryland: Harry Hughes (D)
Massachusetts: Francis Hatch (R)
Michigan: William Milliken (R)
Minnesota: Al Quie (R)
Mississippi: Cliff Finch (D)
Missouri: Joseph Teasdale (D)
Montana: Forrest Anderson (R)
Nebraska: Charles Thone (R)
Nevada: Robert List (R)
New Hampshire: Hugh Gallen (D)
New Jersey:  Brendan Byrne (D)
New Mexico: Joe Skeen (R)
New York: Peter Duryea (R)
North Carolina: Jim Hunt (D)
North Dakota: Arthur Link (D)
Ohio: James Rhodes (R)
Oklahoma: Ron Shotts (R)
Oregon: Victor Atiyeh (R)
Pennsylvania: Dick Thornburgh (R)
Rhode Island:  John Garrahy (D)
South Carolina: Robert Riley (D)
South Dakota: Bill Janklow (R)
Tennessee: Lamar Alexander (R)
Texas: Bill Clements (R)
Utah: Scott Matheson (D)
Vermont: Richard Snelling (R)
Virginia: John Dalton (R)
Washington:  Dixy Ray (D)
West Virginia: Jay Rockefeller (D)
Wisconsin: Lee Dreyfus (R)
Wyoming: John Ostlund (R)

Looking good ;)

I remember thinking Dick Thornburgh, PA Gov., was Republican.

As you go, so does the Wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Thornburgh

“Mr. Carter ran for President two and a half years ago as a “outsider” who got here in Washington by claimin’ the government ravaged Americas trust. Well, Mr. Carter, we down here in Texas don’t trust you no more”-Congressman George W. Bush’s maiden speech regarding his request to investigate Billy Carters connections to Libya.


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“Mr. Speaker, today the United States is racked by an energy crisis, caused in part by the events in Iran. Recently, the OPEC nations began to increase production in order to fill the gap caused by the Iranians. And the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, often simplified as Libya, is an OPEC member. Surely no dots need to be connected here. Surely all is well. Perhaps he only has his country on his mind? Or, perhaps he has himself, and more importantly, the President on his mind. Either way, this scandal will and already has greatly dictated US policy regarding Energy and our relations with Libya, and it should be thoroughly investigated”-Ron Paul on the House Floor, January of 1979.

“Billygate was a major problem for Carter, because it was right after Watergate. We had this great scandal with Nixon, and yet, four years later, President Carter, or as we Republicans in the House used to refer him, “Honest Jimmy” was in his own battle. And it was this scandal, which grew even worst after the midterms, that really contributed to bringing down the Carter administration”-The Oral Histories of Newt Gingrich, © 2014, Newt and Callista Gingrich.

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“If you want better government, and not bigger government-if you want lower taxes and higher employment-or if you just want to look at America with pride, then I am your candidate for President”-Former Governor Ronald Reagan (R-CA) announcing his run for President, July 4th, 1980.

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“I want to talk to you right now about a fundamental threat to American democracy. . . . I do not refer to the outward strength of America, a nation that is at peace tonight everywhere in the world, with unmatched economic power and military might. The threat is nearly invisible in ordinary ways. It is a crisis of confidence. And at the very heart of this crisis, is myself. I have done the best I can for this nation, but different leadership is needed during this time. Therefore, I shall not seek another term as your President”.-Jimmy Carters “Crisis of Confidence” speech.

Reporter: Congressman Bush, who are you supporting for President this year?
George W. Bush: Daddy, who’d the hell did you expect?!

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“President Carter has done all he can, and for that, America owes him a debt of gratitude. But, as he himself admitted, America needs a leader who inspires confidence. And I believe I am that man. That is why I am declaring my candidacy for President of the United States”-Senator Ted Kennedy, (D-MA), August 1st, 1979.

“HOSTAGES TAKEN IN IRAN”-San Francisco Chronicle, November 5th 1979.

“I will not run for President this year, and will support the nominee”-Vice President Mondale, November 1979.

“CAREY DECLARES PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN”-New York Times, December 1st, 1979.

Republican nomination polling, January 1980.
Ronald Reagan-27.0%
George Bush-18.0%
John Connally-15.0%
Howard Baker-12.0%
Robert Dole-10.0%
Phil Crane-8.0%
John Anderson-8.0%
Ben Fernandez-2.0%

Democratic nomination polling, January 1980.
Ted Kennedy-29.0%
Hugh Carey-20.0%
Henry Jackson-15.0%
Jerry Brown-12.0%
William Proxmire-6.0%
George McGovern-6.0%
Cliff Finch-2.0%
Fred Harris-1.0%
 “BUSH, KENNEDY SWEEP IOWA”-Chicago Tribune, January 1980
“I am announcing my endorsement of Ronald Reagan for the Republican nomination”-Ron Paul, at a Reagan rally in Concord New Hampshire.




Ted Kennedys Veep Shortlist
Senator Henry Jackson
Governor Hugh Carey
Senator Daniel Moynihan
Senator William Proxmire
Vice President Walter Mondale
Governor Reubin Askew

Ronald Reagan’s Veep Shortlist
Former CIA Director George Bush
Congressman Phil Crane
Congressman John Anderson
Governor Robert Bennett
Senator Robert Dole
Senator Arch Moore

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“I am hereby renouncing my affiliation with the Republican Party and will seek the Presidency as an independent candidate. I have asked Senator Charles Evers of Mississippi to be my running mate”-John Anderson announcing his candidacy for President as an independent.
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“I graciously accept Mr. Andersons offer, and will be on the ticket with him as his candidate for Vice President”-Senator Charles Evers (I-MS).

“REAGAN TAPS BUSH AS RUNNING MATE”-Seattle Tribune
“KENNEDY ANNOUNCES REUBIN ASKEW AS VEEP PICK”-Washington Post

“The defining moment of the 1980 Presidential Election occurred at the League of Women Voters debate. After a long diatribe by Senator Kennedy attacking him as an “extremist”, and defending the Carter legacy, Reagan simply responded “there you go again, Mr. Kennedy.” Later on the same debate, Reagan replied to a lengthy answer by Senator Kennedy with the simple remark “Are you better off then you were four years ago?”. And, with that, Kennedys coffin received its final nail”—True Conservative-The Presidency of Ronald Reagan © 2010, Sean Hannity.

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Governor Ronald Reagan (R-CA)/Former CIA Director George Bush (R-TX)-414 Electoral Votes, 52.3% of the popular vote.
Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA)/Former Governor Reubin Askew (D-FL)-124 Electoral Votes, 38.2% of the popular vote.
Congressman John Anderson (I-IL)/Senator Charles Evers (I-MS)-8.2% of the popular vote.
 Mr. Ed Clark (LIB-CA)/Mr. David Koch (LIB-KS)-1.3% of the popular vote.

REAGAN WINS A LANDSLIDE—New York Times, November 5th, 1980.
CAM-E-NOT-Boston Herald, November 5th, 1980.

Very nice. Will there be any notable changes to the RL Reagan cabinet? As well, did Evers' presence help Anderson in any notable areas?

Not to nitpick, but wouldn't NJ be blue? for Reagan?

Keep it coming!

I had put NJ as a Democrat state because..its New Jersey. I will change it to Reagan, because he would have won it against Ted Kennedy as well. I also fixed the color and party of Dick Thornborough. I have him listed as a Republican and colored blue in my original draft saved in word so I dont know how that happened.

This is really good.  Has Ron Paul endorsed?  (He endorsed Reagan in 76 otl, one of only four representatives to do so)

1980 Gubernatorial Elections
1980 Arkansas Gubernatorial Election
(R) Frank White: 55.5%
(D) Bill Clinton: 44.5%
(Republican gain)

1980 Delaware Gubernatorial Election
(R) Pierre DuPont: 70.7%
(D) William Gordy: 28.5%
(LIB) Lawrence Levy: 0.8%
(Republican hold)

1980 Indiana Gubernatorial Elections
(R) Robert Orr: 60.0%
(D) John Hillenbrand: 39.0%
(AIP) Cletis Artist: 1.0%
(Republican hold)

1980 Missouri Gubernatorial Election
(R) Kit Bond: 54.7%
(D) Joseph Teasdale: 43.7%  
(SWP) Helen Savio: 1.6%
(Republican gain)

1980 Montana Gubernatorial Election
(D) Thomas Judge: 50.1%
(R) Jack Ramirez: 49.9%
(Democrat hold)

1980 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election
(D) Hugh Gallen: 53.4%
(R) Meldrim Thomson: 46.6%
(Democrat hold)

1980 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election
(D) Jim Hunt: 58.3%
(R) I. Beverly Lake: 40.0%
(LIB) Robert Emory: 1.5%
(SWP) Douglas Cooper: 0.2%
(Democrat hold)

1980 North Dakota Gubernatorial Election
(R) Allen Olson: 53.0%
(D) Arthur Link: 47.0%
(Republican gain)

1980 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election
(D) John Garrahy: 69.4%
(R) Buddy Cianci: 30.6%
(Democrat hold)

1980 Utah Gubernatorial Election
(D) Scott Matheson: 50.3%
(R) RL Wright: 48.5%
(AIP) Lawrence Topham: 1.2%
(Democrat hold)

1980 Vermont Gubernatorial Election
(R) Richard Snelling: 62.4%  
(D) M. Jerome Diamond: 33.6%
(I) Daniel Woodward: 2.9%
(I) Bruce Cullen: 0.7%
(LU): John Potthast: 0.4%
(Republican hold)

1980 Washington Gubernatorial Election
(R) John Spellman: 58.0%
(D) Jim McDermott: 42.0%  
(Republican gain)

1980 West Virginia Gubernatorial Election
(D) Jay Rockefeller: 70.0%
(LIB) Jack Kelley: 30.0%
(Democrat hold)

1980 Senate Elections
1980 Alabama Senate Election
(R) Jeremiah Denton: 52.0%
(D) Jim Folsom: 48.0%
(Republican gain)

1980 Alaska Senate Election
(R) Frank Murkowski: 62.6%
(D) Mike Gravel: 37.4%
(Republican gain)

1980 Arizona Senate Election
(R) Barry Goldwater: 50.3%
(D) Bill Schulz: 44.8%
(SWP) Josefina Otero: 4.7%  
(LIB) Fred Easer: 0.2%
(Republican hold)

1980 Arkansas Senate Election
(D) Dale Bumpers: 60.0%
(R) Bill Clark: 40.0%
(Democrat hold)

1980 California Senate Election
(D) Alan Cranston: 58.3%
(R) Paul Gann: 36.2%
(PF) David Wald: 3.0%
(AIP) Jim Griffin: 2.5%
(Democrat hold)

1980 Colorado Senate Election
(D) Gary Hart: 49.4%
(R) Mary Buchanan: 49.1%
(AIP) Henry Olshaw: 1.5%
(Democrat hold)

1980 Connecticut Senate Election
(R) James Buckley: 50.4%
(D) Chris Dodd: 49.6%
(Republican gain)

1980 Florida Senate Election
(R) Paula Hawkins: 54.5%
(D) Bill Gunter: 45.5%
(Republican gain)

1980 Georgia Senate Election
(R) Mack Mattingly: 52.0%
(D) Herman Talmadge: 48.0%
(Republican gain)

1980 Hawaii Senate Election
(D) Daniel Inouye: 100.0%
(Democrat hold)

1980 Idaho Senate Election
(D) Frank Church: 50.1%
(R) Steve Symms: 49.9%
(Democrat hold)

1980 Illinois Senate Election
(R) Dave O’Neal: 53.8%  
(D) Alan Dixon: 46.2%
(Republican gain)

1980 Indiana Senate Election
(R) Dan Quayle: 55.0%
(D) Birch Bayh: 45.0%
(Republican gain)

1980 Iowa Senate Election
(D) John Culver: 54.4%
(R) Chuck Grassley: 45.6%
(Democrat hold)

1980 Kansas Senate Election
(R) Bob Dole: 70.0%
(D) John Simpson: 30.0%
(Republican hold)

1980 Kentucky Senate Election
(D) Wendell Ford: 67.3%
(R) Mary Foust: 30.8%
(AIP) Anthony McCord: 1.9%
(Democrat hold)

1980 Louisiana Senate Election
(D) Russell Long: 100.0%
(Democrat hold)

1980 Maryland Senate Election
(R) Charles Mathias: 66.3%  
(D) Edward Conroy: 33.7%
(Republican hold)

1980 Missouri Senate Election
(R) Gene McNary: 50.1%
(D) Thomas Eagleton: 49.9%
(Republican gain)

1980 Nevada Senate Election
(R) Paul Laxalt: 73.2%
(D) Mary Gojack: 26.8%
(Republican hold)

1980 New Hampshire Senate Election
(R) Warren Rudman: 52.1%
(D) John Durkin: 47.9%
(Republican gain)

1980 New York Senate Election
(D) Elizabeth Holtzman: 42.1%
(R) Al D’Amato: 41.7%
(I) Jacob Javits: 16.2%
(Democrat gain)

1980 North Carolina Senate Election
(R) John East: 53.7%
(D) Robert Morgan: 46.3%
(Republican gain)

1980 North Dakota Senate Election
(R) Milton Young: 100.0%
(Republican hold)

1980 Ohio Senate Election
(D) John Glenn: 60.0%
(R) James Betts: 40.0%
(Democrat hold)

1980 Oklahoma Senate Election
(R) Don Nickles: 53.5%
(D) Andrew Coats: 46.5%
(Republican hold)

1980 Oregon Senate Election
(R) Bob Packwood: 50.0%
(D) Ted Kulongoski: 43.9%
(LIB) Toni Nathan: 6.1%
(Republican hold)

1980 Pennsylvania Senate Election
(R) Arlen Specter: 54.2%
(D) Pete Flaherty: 45.8%
(Republican hold)

1980 South Carolina Senate Election
(D) Ernest Hollings: 69.0%
(R) Marshall Mays: 31.0%
(Democrat hold)

1980 South Dakota Senate Election
(R) James Abdnor: 59.6%
(D) George McGovern: 38.9%
(I) Wayne Peterson: 1.5%
(Republican gain)

1980 Utah Senate Election
(R) Jake Garn: 75.0%
(D) Dan Berman: 25.0%
(Republican hold)

1980 Vermont Senate Election
(D) Pat Leahy: 51.2%
(R) Stewart Ledbetter: 48.8%
(Democrat hold)

1980 Washington Senate Election
(R) Slade Gorton: 55.3%
(D) Warren Magnuson:  44.7%
(Republican gain)

1980 Wisconsin Senate Election
(R) Robert Kasten: 51.1%
(D) Gaylord Nelson: 48.9%
(Republican gain)
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Gubernatorial Results
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Senate Results

Senate before 1980 Midterm Elections
Democrats: 51
Republicans: 47
Independent: 2

Senate after 1980 Midterm Elections
Republican-59 (+12)
Democrat-39 (-12)
Independent 2 (-)

Inc. Majority Leader: Robert Byrd (D-WV)
Majority Leader Elect: Howard Baker (R-TE)

Inc. Minority Leader: Howard Baker (R-TE)
Minority Leader Elect: Robert Byrd (D-WV)

House of Representatives before 1980 Elections
Democrats-275
Republicans-160

House of Representatives after 1980 Elections
Democrats-233 (-42)
Republicans-202 (+42)

Inc. Speaker of the House: Tip O’Neill (D-MA)
Speaker Elect of the House: Tip O’Neill (D-MA)

House Minority Leader: Robert Mitchell (R-IL)
House Minority Whip: Trent Lott (R-MS)
Texas 22nd Congressional District, 1980
(R) Ron Paul-54.3%- 113,623 votes
(D) Mike Andrews-45.7%-95,627 votes

Texas 19th Congressional District, 1980
(R) George W. Bush-100.0%-60,532 votes

United States Senate as of January 1981.
Alabama: Howell Heflin (D),   Jeremiah Denton (R)
Alaska: Ted Stevens (R), Frank Murkowski (R)
Arizona: Barry Goldwater (R),  Dennis DeConcini (D)
Arkansas: Dale Bumpers (D), David Pryor (D)
California:Alan Cranston (D), Samuel Hayakawa (R)
Colorado: Gary Hart (D),  William Armstrong (R)
Connecticut: Lowell Weicker (R) James Buckley (R)
Delaware:William Roth (R),  Joe Biden (D)
Florida: Lawton Chiles (D)Paula Hawkins (R)
Georgia:  Sam Nunn (D)Mack Mattingly (R)
Hawaii: Daniel Inouye (D), Spark Matsunga (D)
Idaho: Frank Church (D), James McClure (R)
Illinois:Charles Percy (R),  Dave O’Neal (R)
Indiana:  Richard Lugar (R), Dan Quayle (R)
Iowa: John Culver (D),  Roger Jespen (R)
Kansas: Bob Dole (R), Nancy Landon Kassebaum (R)  
Kentucky: Walter Huddleston (D), Wendell Ford (D)
Louisiana: Russell Long (D), Bennett Johnston (D)
Maine: Ed Muskie (D),  William Cohen (R)
Maryland: Charles Mathias (R),  Paul Sarbanes (D)
Massachusetts: Ted Kennedy (D), Paul Tsongas (D)
Michigan: Robert Griffin (R), Donald Riegle Jr. (D)
Minnesota: David Durenberger (R), Rudy Boschwitz (R)  
Mississippi: John Stennis (D),  Charles Evers (I)
Missouri:John Danforth (R)Gene McNary (R)
Montana: John Melcher (D), Max Baucus (D)
Nebraska: Edward Zorinsky (D),  James Exxon (D)
Nevada: Howard Cannon (D), Paul Laxalt (R)
New Hampshire:Gordon Humphrey (R), Warren Rudman (R)
New Jersey: Harrison Williams (D), Bill Bradley (D)
New Mexico: Peter Domenici (R), Harrison Schmitt (R)
New York: Daniel P. Moynihan (D), Elizabeth Holtzman
North Carolina: Jesse Helms (R),  John East (R)
North Dakota: Milton Young (R),  Quentin Burdick (D)
Ohio: John Glenn (D), Howard Metzenbaum (D)
Oklahoma: David Boren (D), Don Nickles (R)
Oregon: Mark Hatfield (R), Bob Packwood (R)
Pennsylvania:  John Heinz (R), Arlen Specter (R)
Rhode Island: Claiborne Pell (D),  John Chafee (R)
South Carolina: Strom Thurmond (R),  Ernest Hollings (D)
South Dakota:Larry Pressler (R), James Abdnor (R)
Tennessee: Howard Baker (R), Jim Sasser (D)
Texas: Lloyd Bentsen (D), Bob Krueger (D)
Utah: Jake Garn (R), Orrin Hatch (R)
Vermont: Robert Strafford (R), Patrick Leahy (D)
Virginia: Harry Byrd (I),  John Warner (R)
Washington: Henry Jackson (D),Slade Gorton (R)
West Virginia: Robert Byrd (D),  Arch Moore (R)
Wisconsin: William Proxmire (D), Gaylord Nelson (D)
Wyoming: Clifford Hansen (R), Malcolm Wallop (R)

Sitting State Governors as of January, 1981.
Alabama: Fob James (D)
Alaska: Walter Hickel (I)
Arizona: Bruce Babbitt (D)
Arkansas: Frank White (R)
California: Jerry Brown (D)
Colorado: Dick Lamm (D)
Connecticut: Ella Grasso (D)
Delaware: Pierre DuPont (R)  
Florida: Bob Graham (D)
Georgia: George Busbee (D)
Hawaii:  George Ariyoshi (D)
Idaho: John Evans (D)
Illinois: James Thompson (R)
Indiana: Robert Orr (R)
Iowa: Robert Ray (R)
Kansas: Robert Bennett (R)
Kentucky: Julian Carroll (D)
Louisiana: Edwin Edwards (D)
Maine: James Longley (I)
Maryland: Harry Hughes (D)
Massachusetts: Francis Hatch (R)
Michigan: William Milliken (R)
Minnesota: Al Quie (R)
Mississippi: Cliff Finch (D)
Missouri: Kit Bond (R)
Montana: Thomas Judge (D)
Nebraska: Charles Thone (R)
Nevada: Robert List (R)
New Hampshire: Hugh Gallen (D)
New Jersey:  Brendan Byrne (D)
New Mexico: Joe Skeen (R)
New York: Peter Duryea (R)
North Carolina: Jim Hunt (D)
North Dakota: Allen Olson (R)
Ohio: James Rhodes (R)
Oklahoma: Ron Shotts (R)
Oregon: Victor Atiyeh (R)
Pennsylvania: Dick Thornburgh (D)
Rhode Island:  John Garrahy (D)
South Carolina: Robert Riley (D)
South Dakota: Bill Janklow (R)
Tennessee: Lamar Alexander (R)
Texas: Bill Clements (R)
Utah: Scott Matheson (D)
Vermont: Richard Snelling (R)
Virginia: John Dalton (R)
Washington:  John Spellman (R)
West Virginia: Jay Rockefeller (D)
Wisconsin: Lee Dreyfus (R)
Wyoming: John Ostlund (R)

Buckley's back in the Senate! :D

Thanks :) The Reagan administration will be the same as OTL until 1988, when the wheels for the real part of the timeline begin to be put in motion.

Yes, he endorsed Reagan early on. I thought I put it in there, but I may have forgotten ;)

Fixed it :)

My next update will come soon. You will see the begining of the main interpersonal conflict which will define the timeline later on :)

Why didn't McGovern lose and D'amato win?

Javits split D'Amatos vote. With Andersons campaign, people were more willing to vote third party. McGovern has a role later on, and I just wanted to keep him. He was crushed in OTL. I suppose I should change the 1980 SD Senate race, because McGovern really had no chance in hell of winning.

ThAt was my point.  ;).  Also, Javits split the liberal vote otl; many believe that D'Amato wouldn't have won if Javits didn't run third-party.  I'm not saying this to be a pest, I just thought you'd like to know.

Finally, THANK YOU FOR BUCKLEY's COMEBACK!  ;).  I don't care much for Chris Dodd

Disclaimer: I will be on vacation from Friday to July 2nd, but I will try and update this before I go.

“Government is not the solution; government is the problem!”-Reagan inaugural address.
“No truer a sentence has been spoken”-Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) in response to the Reagan inaugural address.

“REAGAN NARROWLY ESCAPES ASSASSINS BULLET WITHOUT INJURY”-New York Times headline, March 31st, 1981.

“Congressman Paul and I strongly endorse the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 as the right course of action”-Congressman George Bush and Congressman Paul joint press conference, August 1981. Known as the “Texas Two”, Paul and Bush are rising stars among the right wing in the Republican Party.
From Wikipedia, Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981

“The Federal Reserve will only hinder this administration’s economic policy, and I strongly urge President Reagan to address Congressman Paul’s plan on restoring the country to the gold standard”-Senator Jesse Helms (R-NC).
1981 Gubernatorial Elections
1981 New Jersey Gubernatorial Elections
(R) Thomas Kean: 50.1%
(D) James Florio: 49.9%
(Republican gain)

1981 Virginia Gubernatorial Election
(D) Chuck Robb: 53.6%
(R) Marshall Coleman: 46.4%
(Democrat gain)

“While President Reagan’s tax policies are to be admired, his spending policies are not.  I will not vote for his budget-in 1977, President Carter had a 38 Billion dollar deficit. Under this plan, the deficit would balloon to the extent that 38 Billion would be a blessing. Is this Conservative values at work?”-Ron Paul, on the 1981 Budget.

“With respect towards my colleague Ron Paul, I have to say, you’re just dead wrong and don’t know what you’re talking about. This plan is one of the most Conservative plans put forth”-Congressman Bushes response to Congressman Paul.

“The Liberal uproar over the Reagan budget far exceeded any Republican opposition. A small group of “RINO’s” masquerading as “conservatives” gathered around then Congressman Ron Paul. Paul inadvertently became the face of the so called “conservative” opposition to the true Conservative, President Reagan. This would be the first of many times that Paul’s principles would inadvertently undercut the administration”-True Conservative-The Presidency of Ronald Reagan © 2010, Sean Hannity.

“ARGENTINA INVADES FALKLANDS”-London Times headline, April 3rd, 1982.
“Mr. Speaker, I address the floor today to express my support for military action against the nation of England..pardon me, Argentina, in order, to eh, to force them back from the Falkland Islands which is located in the Pacific Ocean and is a colony of the United Kingdom…”-Congressman George Bush addresses the House of Representatives, April 8th, 1982.

“GOTCHA! NAVY SINKS ARGENTINE GUNBOAT BELGRANO”-The Sun headline, May 3rd, 1982.

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“I will not order the military of the United States to intervene in the Falklands Crisis in any way, shape, or form, but would once again like to declare the United States solidarity with the United Kingdom, and promise humanitarian assistance in any way needed”-President Ronald Reagan, primetime address, May 12th, 1982.

“EVERS SCANDAL-SENATOR AND VP CANDIDATE INVOLVED WITH ORGANIZED CRIME IN 1950’S CHICAGO”-Jackson Clarion-Ledger , June 4th, 1982.

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“These charges are disgusting, and I flat out deny them”-Senator Charles Evers, June 13th, 1982.

“One of the lowest times in my life was when I was accused by my the media, and even some of my fellow Republicans of being involved in organized crime. I had never once been with, never the less managed a prostitute. My years in Chicago were clean, and I did what I could to help the civil rights movement within Mississippi. Sadly, some of my fellow activist would choose to remember my conduct in a different way for their own political purposes”.-Have No Fear! © 2009, Charles Evers.

“The United States intervention in Lebanon has been, and will be, one of the worst mistakes made by this nation since Vietnam. Mark my words-we will not come out of this the way we went in”-Ron Paul, August 29th, 1982.

“Sometimes I think Congressman Paul has spent a little too much time in the heat. We need to intervene in a lot of these places simply because we can-that’s how were gonna beat the Evil Empire”-George W. Bush, September 1st, 1982.

Here is a hint for the 1982 elections---expect a former Vice President to make a showing ;)

Awesome stuff. (reminds me of my format... ;))

Awesome.  Also, if Ron Paul wins the 1984 senate election in TX, I would consider that a great birthday present ;)

That will come up. Whether he wins or persues the Governors office is the key ;)

I really like your format in A Second Chance ;) This timeline would be way too hard to do in my favored day-by-day timeline format, and "history book" formatting is hard for me to write. This timeline is perfect for the format of interviews, speeches, and headlines.

Kals "Changing Lives" was the exact inspiration for this timeline, though I have always wanted to do a Ron Paul timeline.

Its rare to come across a Ron Paul TL, and you've done a remarkable job so far.  Keep it up! ;)

Ron  Paul>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>≥>>>>>≥>≥>>>>> the Nazi

And who is the Nazi?

Ronald Reagan I suppose. :P

Anyway, great job so far. Also, come 1988 & 1992, RP will play a signicant role in my tl. ;)

Thanks :) I'm glad Paul will be make an impact. I won't spoil when he becomes President in my timeline, but it will be generally in the same era. I have some pictures of him from the late 80's that were kinda hard to find, if you would like them for your timeline as well ;)

George Walker Bush, his grandfather funded the Nazis as shown in "Zeitgeist the Movie".

So the son is guilty for the sins of the father?  That's unfair, assuming its true.

Sanchez, those photos would be awesome. I'd appreciate them. :)

Never ever disrespect the Paul-Father!

I promise to update this either tomorrow or the day after. No problem. They are not too hard to find, but I had to make some specific searches for some of them.

Good timeline is good.

(R) Republican
(D) Democrat
(LIB) Libertarian
(I) Independent
(C) Conservative
(AIP) American Independence Party
(PF) Peace and Freedom
(SWP) Socialist Workers Party
(CPUSA) Communist Party USA
(RTL) Right to Life
(SLP) Socialist Labor Party
(LAB) US Labor
(LRU) La Raza Unida
(TP) Taxpayers Party
(WI) Write In

1982 Gubernatorial Elections
1982 Alabama Gubernatorial Elections
(D) George Wallace: 61.7%
(R) Emory Folmar: 36.7%
(C) Leo Suiter: 0.8%
(LIB) Henry Klingler: 0.4%
(SWP)  Martin Boyers: 0.2%
(PHB) John Dyer: 0.2%
(Democrat hold)

1982 Alaska Gubernatorial Election
(R) Jay Hammond: 32.5%
(I) Walter Hickel: 32.0%
(D) Bill Sheffield: 20.1%
(LIB) Dick Randolph: 15.4%  
(Republican gain)

1982 Arizona Gubernatorial Election
(D) Bruce Babbitt: 63.7%
(R) Leo Corbet: 27.4%
(LIB) Sam Steiger: 8.9%
(Democrat hold)

1982 Arkansas Gubernatorial Election
(D) Bill Clinton: 55.0%
(R) Frank White: 45.0%
(Democrat gain)

1982 California Gubernatorial Election
(R) George Deukmejian: 48.8%
(D) Tom Bradley: 48.7%
(LIB) Don Dougherty: 1.2%
(PF) Elizabeth Martinez: 1.0%
(AIP): James Griffith: 0.3%
(Republican gain)

1982 Colorado Gubernatorial Election
(D) Richard Lamm: 65.7%
(R) John Fuhr: 31.2%
(LIB) Paul Grant: 2.0%
(PHB) Earl Dodge: 0.4%
(SWP) Alan Gummerson: 0.3%
(Democrat hold)

1982 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election
(D) William O’Neill: 53.0%
(R) Lewis Rome: 47.0%
(Democrat hold)

1982 Florida Gubernatorial Election
(D) Bob Graham: 65.0%  
(R) Skip Bafalis: 35.0%
(Democrat hold)

1982 Georgia Gubernatorial Election
(D) Joe Harris: 70.0%
(R) Robert Bell: 30.0%
(Democrat hold)

1982 Hawaii Gubernatorial Election
(D) George Ariyoshi: 50.0%
(I) Frank Fasi: 25.2%
(R) DG Anderson: 24.8%
(Democrat hold)

1982 Idaho Gubernatorial Election
(D) John Evans: 56.4%
(R) Phil Batt: 43.6%
(Democrat hold)

1982 Illinois Gubernatorial Election
(D) Adlai Stevenson III: 50.2%
(R) James Thompson: 46.5%
(LIB) Bea Armstrong: 1.9%
(TP) John Roche:  1.4%
(Democrat gain)

1982 Iowa Gubernatorial Election
(D) Roxanne Conlin: 50.2%
(R) Terry Branstad: 49.1%
(LIB) Marcia Farrington: 0.4%
(SWP) Jim Bittner: 0.3%
(Democrat gain)

1982 Kansas Gubernatorial Election
(D) John Carlin: 56.2%
(R) Sam Hardage: 42.7%
(LIB) James Ward: 0.5%
(AIP) Frank Shelton: 0.4%
(PHB) Warren Martin: 0.2%
(Democrat gain)

1982 Maine Gubernatorial Election
(D) John Martin: 54.6%
(R) Charles Cragin: 45.4%
(Democrat gain)

1982 Maryland Gubernatorial Election
(D) Harry Hughes: 64.0%
(R) Robert Pascal: 36.0%
(Democrat gain)

1982 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election
(R) Francis Hatch: 50.2%  
 (D) Edward King: 49.8%
(Republican hold)

1982 Michigan Gubernatorial Election
(R) William Milliken: 51.6%
(D) James Blanchard: 47.2%
(LIB) Dick Jacobs: 0.6%
(AIP) James Phillips: 0.5%
(SWP) Leslie Craine: 0.1%
(Republican hold)

1982 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election
(D) Rudy Perpich: 59.7%
(R) Al Quie: 39.8%
(LIB) Kathy Wheeler: 0.3%
(SWP) Franklin Haws: 0.2%
(Democrat gain)

1982 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election
(D) Bob Kerrey: 55.0%
(R) Charles Thone: 45.0%
(Democrat gain)

1982 Nevada Gubernatorial Election
(D) Richard Bryan: 59.5%
(R) Robert List: 35.5%
(LIB) Dan Becan: 5.0%
(Democrat gain)

1982 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election
(D) Hugh Gallen: 49.6%
(R) John Sununu: 47.9%
(AIP) Meldrim Thomson: 2.5%
(Democrat hold)

1982 New Mexico Gubernatorial Election
(D) Toney Anaya: 56.0%
(R) Joe Skeen: 44.0%
(Democrat gain)

1982 New York Gubernatorial Election
(D) Mario Cuomo: 51.5%
(R) Perry Duryea: 47.8%
(RTL) Robert Bohner: 0.5%
(LIB) John Northrup: 0.2%
(Democrat gain)

1982 Ohio Gubernatorial Election
(D) Dick Celeste: 62.1%
(R) Bud Brown: 37.2%
(LIB) Phyllis Goetz: 0.7%
(Democrat gain)

1982 Oklahoma Gubernatorial Election
(R) Ron Shotts: 50.1%
(D) Carl Albert: 49.9%
(Republican hold)

1982 Oregon Gubernatorial Election
(R) Victor Atiyeh: 54.0%
(D) Neil Goldschmidt: 46.0%
(Republican hold)

1982 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election
(R) Dick Thornburgh: 51.2%
(D) Allen Ertel: 47.8%
(LIB) Richard Fuerle: 1.0%
(Republican hold)

1982 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election
(D) John Garrahy: 75.0%
(R) Vincent Marzullo: 25.0%
(Democrat hold)

1982 South Carolina Gubernatorial Election
(D) Richard Riley: 65.0%
(R) William Workman: 35.0%
(Democrat hold)

1982 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election
(R) Bill Janklow: 70.0%
(D) Mike O’Connor: 30.0%
(Republican hold)

1982 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election
(R) Lamar Alexander: 52.0%
(D) Randy Tyree: 48.0%
(Republican hold)

1982 Texas Gubernatorial Election
(D) Mark White: 51.0%
(R) Bill Clements: 47.4%
(TP) Bob Poteet: 1.6%
(Democrat gain)

1982 Vermont Gubernatorial Election
(D) Madeleine Kunin: 49.3%
(R) Richard Snelling: 47.6%
(SWP) Richard Gottlieb: 1.9%
(LIB) John Bottolph: 1.2%
(Democrat gain)

1982 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election
(D) Tony Earl: 58.0%
(R) Terry Kohler: 40.0%
(LIB) Larry Smiley: 1.5%
(SWP) Peter Seidman: 0.5%
(Democrat gain)

1982 Wyoming Gubernatorial Election
(R) John Ostlund: 55.0%
(D) Leonard McEwan: 45.0%
(Republican gain)

1982 Senate Elections
1982 Arizona Senate Election
(D) Dennis DeConcini: 57.5%
(R) Pete Dunn: 42.5%
(Democrat hold)

1982 California Senate Election
(D) Jerry Brown: 48.9%
(R) Samuel Hayakawa: 48.4%
(AIP) Tena Dietrich: 0.9%
(PF) David Wald: 0.9%
(LIB) Joseph Fuhrig: 0.9%  
(Democrat gain)

1982 Connecticut Senate Election
(R) Lowell Weicker: 50.7%  
(D) Toby Moffett: 48.5%  
(L) James Lewis: 0.8%
(Republican hold)

1982 Delaware Senate Election
(R) William Roth: 52.0%
(D) David Levinson: 48.0%
(Republican hold)

1982 Florida Senate Election
(D) Lawton Chiles: 57.6%
(R) Claude Kirk: 42.4%
(Democrat hold)

1982 Hawaii Senate Election
(D) Spark Matsunga: 100%
(Democrat hold)

1982 Indiana Senate Election
(R) Richard Lugar: 51.2%
(D) Floyd Fithian: 48.4%
(AIP) Raymond James: 0.4%
(Republican hold)

1982 Maryland Senate Election
(D) Paul Sarbanes: 70.0%
(R) Spiro Agnew: 30.0%
(Democrat hold)

1982 Massachusetts Senate Election
(D) Ted Kennedy: 60.0%
(R) Ray Shamie: 40.0%
(Democrat hold)

1982 Michigan Senate Election
(D) Donald Riegle: 54.0%
(R) Philip Ruppe: 46.0%
(Democrat hold)

1982 Minnesota Senate Election
(R) David Durenberger: 52.4%  
(D) Mark Dayton: 47.6%
(Republican hold)

1982 Mississippi Senate Election
(D) John Stennis: 61.7%
(R) Haley Barbor: 38.3%
(Democrat hold)

1982 Missouri Senate Election
(D) Harriet Woods: 50.2%
(R) John Danforth: 49.8%
(Democrat gain)

1982 Montana Senate Election
(D) John Melcher: 58.0%
(R) Larry Williams: 33.8%
(LIB) Larry Dodge: 8.2%
(Democrat hold)

1982 Nebraska Senate Election
(D) Edward Zorninsky: 72.4%
(I) Virginia Walsh: 27.6%
(Democrat hold)

1982 Nevada Senate Election
(D) Howard Cannon: 49.7%
(R) Chic Hecht: 49.3%
(LIB) Jim Burns: 1.0%
(Democrat hold)

1982 New Jersey Senate Election
(D) Frank Lautenberg: 55.0%
(R) Millicent Fenwick: 45.0%
(Democrat gain)

1982 New Mexico Senate Election
(R) Harrison Schmitt: 50.1%
(D) Jeff Bingaman: 49.9%
(Republican hold)

1982 New York Senate Election
(D) Daniel Patrick Moynihan: 63.8%
(RTL) Ellen McCormack: 18.7%
(R) Florence Sullivan: 17.5%
(Democrat hold)

1982 North Dakota Senate Election
(D) Quentin Burdick: 70.0%
(R) Gene Knorr: 30.0%
(Democrat hold)

1982 Ohio Senate Election
(D) Howard Metzenbaum: 55.0%
(R) Paul Pfeifer: 45.0%
(Democrat hold)

1982 Pennsylvania Senate Election
(R) John Heinz: 60.0%
(D) Cyril Wecht: 40.0%
(Republican hold)

1982 Rhode Island Senate Election
(D) Julius Michaelson: 51.5%
(R) John Chafee: 48.5%
(Democrat gain)

1982 Tennessee Senate Election
(D) Jim Sasser: 63.6%  
(R) Robin Beard: 36.4%
(Democrat hold)

1982 Texas Senate Election
(D) Lloyd Bentsen: 64.5%
(R) James Collins: 35.5%
(Democrat hold)

1982 Utah Senate Election
(R) Orrin Hatch: 57.4%
(D) Ted Wilson: 41.7%
(LIB) George Mercier: 0.6%
(AIP) Lawrence Kaufman: 0.3%
(Republican hold)

1982 Vermont Senate Election
(D) James Guest: 52.0%
(R) Robert Stafford: 48.0%
(Democrat gain)

1982 Virginia Senate Election
(I) Harry Byrd: 75.4%
(D) Dan Daniel: 24.6%
(Independent hold)

1982 West Virginia Senate Election
(D) Robert Byrd: 68.4%
(R) Cleve Benedict: 30.0%
(SWP) William Howland: 1.6%
(Democrat hold)

1982 Wisconsin Senate Election
(D) William Proxmire: 65.0%
(R) Scott McCallum: 35.0%
(Democrat hold)

1982 Wyoming Senate Election
(R) Malcom Wallop: 55.2%
(D) Rodger McDaniel: 44.8%
(Republican hold)

Sitting Senators, as of January, 1983.
Alabama: Howell Heflin (D),   Jeremiah Denton (R)
Alaska: Ted Stevens (R), Frank Murkowski (R)
Arizona: Barry Goldwater (R),  Dennis DeConcini (D)
Arkansas: Dale Bumpers (D), David Pryor (D)
California: Alan Cranston (D), Jerry Brown (D)
Colorado: Gary Hart (D),  William Armstrong (R)
Connecticut: Lowell Weicker (R) James Buckley (R)
Delaware: William Roth (R),  Joe Biden (D)
Florida: Lawton Chiles (D), Paula Hawkins (R)
Georgia:  Sam Nunn (D)Mack Mattingly (R)
Hawaii: Daniel Inouye (D), Spark Matsunga (D)
Idaho: Frank Church (D), James McClure (R)
Illinois:Charles Percy (R),  Dave O’Neal (R)
Indiana:  Richard Lugar (R), Dan Quayle (R)
Iowa: John Culver (D),  Roger Jespen (R)
Kansas: Bob Dole (R), Nancy Landon Kassebaum (R)  
Kentucky: Walter Huddleston (D), Wendell Ford (D)
Louisiana: Russell Long (D), Bennett Johnston (D)
Maine: Ed Muskie (D),  William Cohen (R)
Maryland: Charles Mathias (R),  Paul Sarbanes (D)
Massachusetts: Ted Kennedy (D), Paul Tsongas (D)
Michigan: Robert Griffin (R), Donald Riegle Jr. (D)
Minnesota: David Durenberger (R), Rudy Boschwitz (R)  
Mississippi: John Stennis (D),  Charles Evers (I)
Missouri: Gene McNary (R),Harriet Woods (D)
Montana: John Melcher (D), Max Baucus (D)
Nebraska: Edward Zorinsky (D),  James Exxon (D)
Nevada: Howard Cannon (D), Paul Laxalt (R)
New Hampshire:Gordon Humphrey (R), Warren Rudman (R)
New Jersey: Bill Bradley (D), Frank Lautenberg (D)
New Mexico: Peter Domenici (R), Harrison Schmitt (R)
New York: Daniel P. Moynihan (D), Elizabeth Holtzman
North Carolina: Jesse Helms (R),  John East (R)
North Dakota: Milton Young (R),  Quentin Burdick (D)
Ohio: John Glenn (D), Howard Metzenbaum (D)
Oklahoma: David Boren (D), Don Nickles (R)
Oregon: Mark Hatfield (R), Bob Packwood (R)
Pennsylvania:  John Heinz (R), Arlen Specter (R)
Rhode Island: Claiborne Pell (D), Julius Michaelson (D)
South Carolina: Strom Thurmond (R),  Ernest Hollings (D)
South Dakota: Larry Pressler (R), James Abdnor (R)
Tennessee: Howard Baker (R), Jim Sasser (D)
Texas: Lloyd Bentsen (D), Bob Krueger (D)
Utah: Jake Garn (R), Orrin Hatch (R)
Vermont:Patrick Leahy (D), James Guest (D)
Virginia: Harry Byrd (I),  John Warner (R)
Washington: Henry Jackson (D), Slade Gorton
West Virginia: Robert Byrd (D),  Arch Moore (R)
Wisconsin: William Proxmire (D), Gaylord Nelson (D)
Wyoming: Clifford Hansen (R), Malcolm Wallop (R)

Sitting State Governors as of January, 1983.
Alabama: George Wallace (D)
Alaska: Jay Hammond (R)
Arizona: Bruce Babbitt (D)
Arkansas: Bill Clinton (D)
California:  George Deukmejian (R)
Colorado: Dick Lamm (D)
Connecticut: William O’Neil (D)
Delaware: Pierre DuPont (R)  
Florida: Bob Graham (D)
Georgia: Joe Harris (D)
Hawaii:  George Ariyoshi (D)
Idaho: John Evans (D)
Illinois:  Adlai Stevenson III (D)
Indiana: Robert Orr (R)
Iowa:  Roxanne Conlin (D)
Kansas:  John Carlin (D)
Kentucky: Julian Carroll (D)
Louisiana: Edwin Edwards (D)
Maine:  John Martin (D)
Maryland:  Harry Hughes (D)
Massachusetts: Francis Hatch (R)
Michigan: William Milliken (R)
Minnesota:  Rudy Perpich (D)
Mississippi: Cliff Finch (D)
Missouri: Kit Bond (R)
Montana: Thomas Judge (D)
Nebraska: Bob Kerrey (D)
Nevada:  Richard Bryan (D)
New Hampshire: Hugh Gallen (D)
New Jersey:  Brendan Byrne (D)
New Mexico:  Toney Anaya (D)
New York: Mario Cuomo (D)
North Carolina: Jim Hunt (D)
North Dakota: Allen Olson (R)
Ohio:  Dick Celeste (D)
Oklahoma: Ron Shotts (R)
Oregon: Victor Atiyeh (R)
Pennsylvania: Dick Thornburgh (D)
Rhode Island:  John Garrahy (D)
South Carolina: Robert Riley (D)
South Dakota: Bill Janklow (R)
Tennessee: Lamar Alexander (R)
Texas:  Mark White (D)
Utah: Scott Matheson (D)
Vermont:  Madeleine Kunin (D)
Virginia:  Chuck Robb (D)
Washington:  John Spellman (R)
West Virginia: Jay Rockefeller (D)
Wisconsin:  Tony Earl (D)
Wyoming: John Ostlund (R)

Senate before 1982 Midterm Elections
Democrats: 58
Republicans: 40
Independent: 2

Senate after 1982 Midterm Elections
 Republican-53 (-5)
Democrat-45 (+5)
Independent 2 (-)

Inc. Majority Leader: Howard Baker (R-TE)
Majority Leader Elect: Howard Baker (R-TE)

Inc. Minority Leader: Robert Byrd (D-WV)
Minority Leader Elect: Robert Byrd (D-WV)

House of Representatives before 1982 Elections
Democrats-233
Republicans-202

House of Representatives after 1982 Elections
Democrats-235 (+2)
Republicans-200 (-2)

Inc. Speaker of the House: Tip O’Neill (D-MA)
Speaker Elect of the House: Tip O’Neill (D-MA)

House Minority Leader: Robert Mitchell (R-IL)
House Minority Whip: Trent Lott (R-MS)
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Gubernatorial Results
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Senatorial Results

Texas 22nd Congressional District, 1982
(R) Ron Paul: 100.0%-66,536 votes.

Texas 19th Congressional District, 1982
(R) George W. Bush: 100.0%-53,421 votes.

So liberal Republicanism lives on in Michigan. And Byrd decides to run for a third term in VA?

I figured that since the country was turning towards the Democrats, Byrd would want to keep the seat out of their hands. He may have been concerned about his age, but he is still alive today, so in hindsight, he might have regretted leaving the Senate.

I thought Agnew making a failed return would fit in this timeline. Next update will focus on Grenada, and Lebanon. Paul and Bush will both have to decide if they want to risk their seats in Congress for one in the Senate, and will Paul try to primary Reagan...? DUH-DUH-DUN!

I saw your reference to Spiro, so I looked back, and sure enough, he gets only 30% in the Senate (or gubernatorial?) election.

More please ;)

I have an update in the pipeline, and it will cover the 1984 Presidential race, as well as House and Senate elections.

Cool, looking forward to it ;)

This is the last update in which pure quotes will be used. There will be more than randon quotes and pictures soon. And the election updates will continue, but they won't be 50% of the timeline as they have been up until this point.

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“US Embassy in Lebanon destroyed by terrorist bomb”-Washington Post, April 19th, 1983.
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The US Embassy in Beirut suffered severe damage during the attack. 15 Americans and 51 Lebanese were killed.

“Mr. Speaker, the parents of Marines killed and wounded in Lebanon are asking “why are we there?-what is our goal?-why the enthusiasm for this mission?-what is our role?” Americans will rally together in support of conflicts if the goal is clear. However, Vietnam shows us that they will grow weary and discontent if the objective is not clear. Now is the time in which we decide what the purpose of our Middle East presence is. If we wait a day longer, it will only get a day worse. If we wait any longer, we will be mired in a conflict that we won’t escape easily. Last year, we rescued the PLO at great expense and risk. Now the same PLO is firing on us. Some say our Marines feel good about our mission. But Alexander Ortega, in his last letter home, wrote, and I quote, “I never realized how much I love America-I want to come home soon”. He did come home-in a box. And for what? It makes no sense. Lets come home, before more suffer the same fate”-Ron Paul on the House floor, September 23rd, 1983.

“PLO rebels shoot down helicopter, three marines dead, one captured”-September 25th, 1983.
“I am here today, in the great city of Galveston, to announce that I am candidate for United States Senate”-Ron Paul, September 27th, 1983.

“I will be a candidate for Senate next year, but as a Republican”-Phil Gramm interviewed, September 28th, 1983.

“I am a candidate for the United States Senate”-George W Bush, October 10th, 1983.

“I will not be a candidate against President Reagan; in fact, I will take this opportunity to endorse him for a second term”-Former President Gerald Ford, November, 1983.

“I am not going to run for President this year”-John Anderson

“I will never, ever, ever run for the White House or Vice Presidency ever again”-Senator Charles Evers.

1984 Democratic Iowa Caucus
Michael Dukakis-24%
Gary Hart-23%
Jesse Jackson-16%
John Glenn-13%
Ernest Hollings-10%
Walter Mondale-10%
George McGovern-4%

“Dukakis wins the Democratic nomination at divided convention, Hollings to be VP candidate”-Chicago Tribune.

NBC News 13 Republican Senate Primary Debate, October 12th, 1983.
MODERATOR: Good evening, and welcome to the Texas Republican Senate Primary debate. I’m  Sylvan Rodriguez, and I will be moderating this debate. Joining us tonight on stage is Congressman George Bush, son of Vice President Bush, Congressman Ronald Paul, a former physician who has delivered over 4,000 babies, and Congressman Phil Gramm, a former Democrat turned Republican. Gentleman, opening statements?

BUSH: Hello, my name is George Walker Bush, and I am a Congressman from Midland, which is the 22nd, excuse me, 19th district. I have been a representative from the district for six years now, and I am seeking the seat in the Senate to advance President Reagan and my father’s conservative agenda in Washington.

PAUL: Hello, I am Ron Paul, and I am a Congressman from Texas’s 22nd district, a retired air force flight surgeon, and a physician who has, as mentioned, did deliver over 4,000 babies. I am the one candidate here tonight who has consistently voted in Congress for a balanced budget, who has consistently battled the Federal Reserve system, and has never voted for a tax increase.

MODERATOR: Congressman Gramm?

GRAMM: Hello, I am Phil Gramm, and yes it is true that I am, or was, indeed a Democrat, but I am a strong supporter of this administration, and do intend to be the most loyal Reagan Republican in the Senate when elected. I worked alongside Jack Kemp, and you too, Mr. Paul, to pass the Kemp-Roth tax cut, I voted to increase defense spending, and I was also a Professor of Economics at Texas A&M.
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MODERATOR: Congressman Bush, you voted for the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982, which rescinded much of Kemp-Roth Act, which you strongly supported as well. Why did you vote in such a way?

BUSH: Its simple, Sylvan. It says “Fiscal Responsibility” right there on the name. You can’t just a deficit by lowering taxes, you got to cut spending too, and that’s what I will push when I get to the Senate. I am going to fight Senator Byrd AND Senator Baker to make sure that the Senate is as fiscally responsible as we Republicans in the House are.

PAUL: What Mr. Bush fails to release is that the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 is not worth the publics trust whatsoever. The only way it’s going to work is if spending is cut along with taxes. You don’t lower taxes only to raise them again and then go off and say “oh, we need spending cuts”. Are you going to cut spending? I know for a fact that you sure as hell want to increase spending when it comes to defense! That sure isn’t a spending cut to me! 

BUSH: Well, Dr Paul, maybe if you just vote yes on a bill and help the Republicans out for once, than this administration could get something done. We need true Conservatives in the Senate, not people such as yourself who put their own principle above the collective needs and will of the party, which has a very conservative agenda. Ladies and Gentleman, Dr. Paul is not the kind of Republican you want in Washington.

PAUL: Politics over Principles. You know Mr. Bush, which sounds a lot like Washington, if you do win, you will fit in just find with the big government-big spender types. In fact-

BUSH: Whoa, whoa, whoa Ron, the only big thing I like is a big ‘ol Texas piece of Pecan Pie.   
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GRAMM: Now, Mr. Paul likes to say he is “consistent”. And you know what Ron, you are consistent. Dr. Paul here has consistently voted in favor of the Communist when it’s come to the issue of national defense. You voted-

PAUL: Oh you just-

GRAMM: Ron its my-

PAUL: No! No! These are just lies about-

GRAMM: Ron, Ron, the fact is, you are pro-

PAUL:  Phil, do you support the senseless killings of 18 Americans in Lebanon? Because if you support our involvement there, than you support the killings. Because we’re not gonna win, and it’s only going to get worse as long as were there!

GRAMM: Blame America, Ron, that’s what you always do.

PAUL: Blame America? Most of America blames people like you!
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BUSH: The fact is, Texas Republicans, you can’t trust Phil Gramm. Democrats were popular in 1976, if I remember correctly. And apparently we Republicans must be popular, because that’s where Congressman Gramm is leaning now. Whichever way the wind blows, Phil will follow. That’s how he is.

GRAMM:  George, your own father was a member of Nixon’s cabinet, serving in a variety of places and posts. He even served in Red China. And you-

BUSH: Now hold it there, my daddy aint running for Senate, I am, and I-

GRAMM: For Gods sake, George, your own grandfather was involved in a plot to overthrow the government of the United States during world war-

BUSH: What? I’m sorry, but what? Are you seriously brining that up as an argument?
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MODERATOR: Gentleman, closing arguments?

BUSH: Tonight, Texas, you have heard from three of your Representatives. I hope you pick me, the true conservative, who will fight for you, not politics, not principles, but for you. Thank You, and God Bless.

PAUL: You know how my opponents tonight are lying? When their lips move. A vote for me is a vote for less spending, less taxes, less militarism, and less government. A vote for me is a vote for conservative principles.

GRAMM: My opponents tonight consist of a rich carpetbagger, and an anarchist. A vote for Phil Gramm is a vote for Ronald Reagan, thank you, God Bless, and goodnight.

MODERATOR: And there we have it, the three Republican candidates for US Senate.
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“241 AMERICANS KILLED IN BARRACKS BLAST-ISLAMIC JIHAD ORGANIZATION TAKES CREDIT”-San Francisco Chronicle, October 24th, 1983.

“I have said it before, and I will say it again-its time to get the hell out of Lebanon before it turns into another Vietnam”-Ron Paul, October 26th, 1983.

“The continuing loss of life in Lebanon played into Paul’s hands. After the Barracks bombing, Paul quickly came from third place to first as Gramm and Bush continued to fight each other on who was the main “conservative candidate”. The Paul campaign was behind on fundraising, and did not have many major endorsements, besides that of Pat Buchanan, the Cato Institute, and author Ayn Rand. However, energetic support from younger voters, Vietnam veterans, and Libertarians gave him the election”-Ron Paul’s Revolution © 2012, Brian Dougherty

All three were good and major candidates IMO. Bush made some obvious gaffes and Gramm seemed to be struggling and pulling Prescott's crap just to stay afloat. Paul was as argumentative as ever.

It is blatantly hackish, but the way I see it, Gramm is a former Democrat trying to prove himself, all the while having to share Bushes base. Paul was able to be the "moderate" candidate.

Very interesting update, please continue :D

Bump

I was kind of hoping this would be forgotten :( I am now working on a much better, much more detailed, and much more realistic timeline that focuses on John Kerry winning the 2004 election. Again, my lack of knowledge before I jump into these projects usually cuts them short. The new Kerry timeline has been well researched, and will be up within the coming months. I am almost through the 2008 elections.

Thanks for the support on this project, as well as all my other (failed) ones. I do plan on bringing this back someday.

C'mon man, no one wants a tl that's about modern times! Why do you think we try to escape them by reading these things?

This explains so much about my life.

What happens to Ron Paul?