1968 Timeline

[feeblepizza]

Democratic Primaries (cont.)

District of Columbia
Kennedy - 72%
Wallace - 0%

Indiana
Kennedy - 100%

Ohio
Kennedy - 100%

Tennessee
Wallace - 68%
Kennedy - 30%

North Carolina
Wallace - 51%
Kennedy - 49%

Nebraska
Kennedy - 88%
Wallace - 12%

West Virginia
Kennedy - 67%
Wallace - 33%


Kennedy
Wallace

To date, Wallace has defeated Kennedy in only two states; one of those victories, in North Carolina, was by a mere two-point margin. Wallace stubbornly refuses to drop out, saying that he will when President Kennedy gains enough delegates to secure the nomination.

Governor Wallace after his May 6 victory in North Carolina.

[ChairmanSanchez]

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I hope your banned.

[feeblepizza]

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I hope your banned.

Don't worry, he is.

btw, your thoughts on the TL? Any predictions for the 1972 presidential election?

[ChairmanSanchez]

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I hope your banned.

Don't worry, he is.

btw, your thoughts on the TL? Any predictions for the 1972 presidential election?

Its great! Its obivous Kennedy is going for a term. Who are the Republicans against him? Reagan? Ford? Rocky? Nixon again?

[feeblepizza]

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I hope your banned.

Don't worry, he is.

btw, your thoughts on the TL? Any predictions for the 1972 presidential election?

Its great! Its obivous Kennedy is going for a term. Who are the Republicans against him? Reagan? Ford? Rocky? Nixon again?

I posted earlier that the candidates were Spiro Agnew, Ronald Reagan, John Ashbrook, Pete McCloskey, and Howard Baker. I contemplated having Nixon run again, but decided he would be too busy wallowing in self-pity. I put Baker in because I thought that the Agnew-Reagan-Ashbrook-McCloskey field wasn't large enough with just two candidates having a viable chance at gaining the nod.

[CathKhan]

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Feeble, is this the guy you said was your friend?

[feeblepizza]

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Feeble, is this the guy you said was your friend?

Yes.

[CathKhan]

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Feeble, is this the guy you said was your friend?

Yes.

Anyway, can we see the Republican map?

Also, I hope the Republicans don't end up screwed where Democrats get four straight terms, then the Republicans win in 1976 and because of the economy go down in flames in 1980, where the Democrats re-instate their rule, possibly for twelve years.

[feeblepizza]

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Feeble, is this the guy you said was your friend?

Yes.

Anyway, can we see the Republican map?

Also, I hope the Republicans don't end up screwed where Democrats get four straight terms, then the Republicans win in 1976 and because of the economy go down in flames in 1980, where the Democrats re-instate their rule, possibly for twelve years.

I'm going to post the GOP primaries after I get finished with the Democratic ones.

[ChairmanSanchez]

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I hope your banned.

Don't worry, he is.

btw, your thoughts on the TL? Any predictions for the 1972 presidential election?

Its great! Its obivous Kennedy is going for a term. Who are the Republicans against him? Reagan? Ford? Rocky? Nixon again?

I posted earlier that the candidates were Spiro Agnew, Ronald Reagan, John Ashbrook, Pete McCloskey, and Howard Baker. I contemplated having Nixon run again, but decided he would be too busy wallowing in self-pity. I put Baker in because I thought that the Agnew-Reagan-Ashbrook-McCloskey field wasn't large enough with just two candidates having a viable chance at gaining the nod.

Ah, I must of missed that.

[CathKhan]

I really don't want Agnew to gain traction, but, whatever works. I could see Rocky giving it a go, and this time winning, citing the triple-failure of Conservatives to win the general election.

Ashbrook and McCloskey I see as having the most interesting candidacies out of all of them with Ashbrook being to the Right of Reagan (IMO, at least), and McCloskey being a straight up Liberal Republican.

[feeblepizza]

I really don't want Agnew to gain traction, but, whatever works. I could see Rocky giving it a go, and this time winning, citing the triple-failure of Conservatives to win the general election.

Ashbrook and McCloskey I see as having the most interesting candidacies out of all of them with Ashbrook being to the Right of Reagan (IMO, at least), and McCloskey being a straight up Liberal Republican.

Rocky isn't running this time. He's getting behind Baker, the most moderate candidate with a shot at the nomination.

[CathKhan]

I really don't want Agnew to gain traction, but, whatever works. I could see Rocky giving it a go, and this time winning, citing the triple-failure of Conservatives to win the general election.

Ashbrook and McCloskey I see as having the most interesting candidacies out of all of them with Ashbrook being to the Right of Reagan (IMO, at least), and McCloskey being a straight up Liberal Republican.

Rocky isn't running this time. He's getting behind Baker, the most moderate candidate with a shot at the nomination.

I'm rooting for Reagan, but woudl be happy with Ashbrook or Baker who both could've made good Presidents, IMO.

[tb78]

I think RFK will win the nomination and run as a third party. IDK about the Republican nominee

[feeblepizza]

May 15, 1972

BREAKING: PRESIDENT KENNEDY SHOT AT RALLY IN MARYLAND

Assassin Arther Bremer has shot President Kennedy five times. Kennedy has been transported to a hospital in Laurel, the city where the rally was located, and Bremer was apprehended by police. There is no word on the severity of President Kennedy's condition or on the motives of the assassin. More to come later....

UPDATE: We can confirm that the President *is* alive but is in critical condition and may have life-altering spinal trauma...we also have word that would-be assassin Arther Bremer shot the President due to a want for fame.

Arthur Bremer, the man who came close to killing President Kennedy.

[pillage the village, trash the scene]

I hope that Gipper or Barry would run.

[feeblepizza]

I hope that Gipper or Barry would run.

I've already explained that the Gipper is indeed running. Barry is endorsing him .

[feeblepizza]

President Kennedy defeated Wallace in Maryland and Michigan by crushing margins. Out of courtesy, Wallace dropped out of the race and gave a preliminary endorsement of the Democratic ticket in 1972.

Now, to the Republican Primaries:

New Hampshire:
Reagan - 23%
Agnew - 22%
Baker - 21%
McCloskey - 20%
Ashbrook - 10%

Florida
Baker - 29%
Agnew - 28%
Reagan - 27%
Ashbrook - 9%
McCloskey - 4%

Illinois
Reagan - 41%
Baker - 25%
Agnew - 24%
Ashbrook - 1%
McCloskey - 1%

Wisconsin
Agnew - 35%
Reagan - 34%
Baker - 29%
Ashbrook - 1%
McCloskey - 1%


Reagan
Baker
Agnew

So far, Reagan and Baker have outdone Nixon-endorsed Agnew as the front-runner. Pete McCloskey, after a surprisingly strong performance in New Hampshire, has been unable to gain traction anywhere else.

[pillage the village, trash the scene]

Yay! Go Reagan!

[CathKhan]

Is there a Republican Iowa caucus?

[feeblepizza]

Is there a Republican Iowa caucus?

No. I'm using the schedule given by Wikipedia.

[CathKhan]

Bumping, seeing as you're back. Hoping for a Reagan/Ashbrook, Baker/Ashbrook, Baker/Reagan or Reagan/Baker ticket to win!

[feeblepizza]

Republican primaries (cont.)

Massachusetts
Baker - 28%
Agnew - 27%
Reagan - 27%
McCloskey - 13%
Ashbrook - 4%

Pennsylvania
Agnew - 29%
Baker - 27%
Baker - 27%

Indiana
Reagan - 33%
Baker - 31%
Agnew - 28%

Ohio
Reagan - 34%
Baker - 33%
Agnew - 26%


Reagan
Baker
Agnew

Baker and Reagan continue to fight it our for the nomination, while Agnew, save for a victory in Pennsylvania, remains neglected by the voters. Baker has hit it off with voters in the Northeast, while Reagan is doing well in the Midwest. Agnew hopes to make a comeback in the South on May 4, mainly in the North Carolina contest. McCloskey and Ashbrook both sat out the contests in Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Ohio.

Please comment

[pillage the village, trash the scene]

It seems to be that Liberal Republicans are supporting Agnew.

[feeblepizza]

It seems to be that Liberal Republicans are supporting Agnew.

It's plausible, because IRL Nixon, who was pretty liberal, only chose Agnew to balance the ticket and serve as an attack dog for his opponents. Besides, they would probably turn to someone well known enough to stop Reagan, because McCloskey just isn't that person.