American Gold

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Why does everyone have Newt as a historian in atls?  It's a great start, but I don't understand.  Was he a professor?

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Why does everyone have Newt as a historian in atls?  It's a great start, but I don't understand.  Was he a professor?

Gingrich was a history professor and will still lecture from time to time. He's an easy historian to create and it make him a more exalted and honorable figure, in addition to adding butterflies for TLs.

Ah.  Makes sense.  Now please, continue! 

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Go Nixon!

I SAY NO!  REAGAN 66!!!!!!

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Just read through this one (not sure how I had missed it before). Well-written and interesting. Always thought a Nixon-Reagan battle in '66 for GOP nod in CA would have been epic.

Thanks! Coming from one of my favorite TL-writers on the site, this means a lot. If you have any advice, I would gladly welcome it.

Make Ronny win

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Let's go Ronny!  Run for senator or something!

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Did Shelley campaign as the liberal alternative?  How did Anderson govern?  Or did he not have enough popular support and time in office to do much (a la David Paterson)?  Sorry for all the questions, but one last one: what's John Shell doing?

Great TL man

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Did Shelley campaign as the liberal alternative?  How did Anderson govern?  Or did he not have enough popular support and time in office to do much (a la David Paterson)?  Sorry for all the questions, but one last one: what's John Shell doing?

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Shelley was a liberal alternative while Yates was more moderate and perceived as more electable in the general against either Nixon or Reagan. Anderson governed similar to Brown as OTL, but his inept handling of the Inglewood and Berkeley riots in the Spring/Summer of '66 left him in a position similar to Paterson. Mayor Shelley opted out of running for a second term and has opted to retire from politics.

Interesting, but I'm also curious about this Joe Shell:

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

Once again, I'm looking forward to more of this TL

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Keep it coming! 

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I really hope to see Barry back in his seat come 1968....

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I really hope to see Barry back in his seat come 1968....

Barry Goldwater? He is still the Senior Senator for Arizona. Senator Elson is the Junior Senator.

And thank you both for your questions/interests! And good luck and good writing on your respective TLs!

Oh, I thought as per OTL Barry decided not to run for re-election.  Also, thanks man, you too! 

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Rocky isn't winning his home state?  Also, is there any remote possibility of a political comeback for Barry?

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Brown 68 means Reagan 76!

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Keep it coming!

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Could we see MLK in elected office?

Is it just me, or is there a lot of variation on where MLK was politically?  His niece (the most knowledgable source I've found yet) claims he was an economic and cultural conservative, but a social progressive.  I'm assuming that means he's a libertarian.  But which party would he be in?  His was a registered republican until JFK got MLK Jr out of prison.  So does anyone know how MLK voted?  (I'm almost positive MLK was in a commercial for LBJ in 64)

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Could we see MLK in elected office?

Is it just me, or is there a lot of variation on where MLK was politically?  His niece (the most knowledgable source I've found yet) claims he was an economic and cultural conservative, but a social progressive.  I'm assuming that means he's a libertarian.  But which party would he be in?  His was a registered republican until JFK got MLK Jr out of prison.  So does anyone know how MLK voted?  (I'm almost positive MLK was in a commercial for LBJ in 64)

No, the only reason he would have been a Republican was becuase of "de great Liberator"

Who's that?

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Could we see MLK in elected office?

Is it just me, or is there a lot of variation on where MLK was politically?  His niece (the most knowledgable source I've found yet) claims he was an economic and cultural conservative, but a social progressive.  I'm assuming that means he's a libertarian.  But which party would he be in?  His was a registered republican until JFK got MLK Jr out of prison.  So does anyone know how MLK voted?  (I'm almost positive MLK was in a commercial for LBJ in 64)

No, the only reason he would have been a Republican was becuase of "de great Liberator"

Who's that?

I believe he's referring to Lincoln.

I'll be going out of town for two weeks, so I'll try to finish a big update for today.

Cool

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Keep it coming!

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Kick ass if Wallace / Wayne.  Anyway, go Westmoreland and Reagan.

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YES IT'S BACK!

Wait, I forgot what happened to RFK...

EDIT: MCGOVERN's DEAD?!  RIP, he lost to a far lesser man.