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Fascinating stuff Cathcon. With a point of divergence subtly laid in the text I am curious as to how it will alter Mattingly's future, but one thing I am sure of is that you won't disappoint.

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Interested in whether Spiro Agnew can cultivate his past reputation as a "law and order" candidate into some political success and bridge the gap between moderates (of course, he himself was a supporter of Rockefeller) and some conservatives.

Despite his reelection defeat, I think Nixon would still have some clout as a kingmaker within the Republican Party, being the only living Republican president.

Also, what has George McGovern been up to? If he loses reelection in 1974 he could be a good candidate for Secretary of Agriculture.

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I'm sorry, where in mythread does it state something regarding Agnew and Civil Rights? I can best address complaints when I know what they're about.

Somebody mentioned something about Agnew and law and order.

Yes - that Agnew criticized some civil rights protestors for "rabble rousing." (I'm paraphrashing here, but if need be I can drive over to the library and check the Nixon book out again for some citation.)

Being for "law and order," an outright segregationist does not make, even during the 60's when the phrase had certain connotations. And as you yourself stated,

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So, what's the problem?

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Interesting development that Brewer has been exalted to the Presidency. I wonder what this bodes for future updates.

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Fascinating, simply fascinating. A break-in at Hubert Humphrey's office?

Also, did any of Kennedy's Cabinet resign with him? Are we going to get another Halloween Massacre?

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Seems like three's a company in Wyoming - would be interesting to see a free-for-all gubernatorial primary, though that isn't very plausible.

Not sure if I overlooked this, but has Mattingly gone into self-employment or is he still working at Ford?

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I thought you said before that Mattingly voted for Milliken in 1978.  And why is Griffin's name in bold?  He lost in 1978.

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Was it really necessary to quote the whole entire post just to say that? Was it really necessary to post at all?

Couldn't you have just PMed him? (for reference, it's )

Alternatively, I will give you another shortcut:
https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?action=pm;sa=send;u=6080

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Interesting to see that the same leak about Westman has confounded the Libertarian ticket's prospects as it did in Westman canon. Did Dent break with President Brewer and support McGovern, or did party loyalty prevail?

Also, sorry if I missed this, but did Governor Brennan (New York) win reelection in '78?

Concerning 1980, I figure Thad would've cast a (rather unenthusiastic) vote for Weicker, though Maine's Caucus system might've made it not worth the effort to him.

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It's back, and in full force.

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So is Mattingly to have the same relationship with Bryan as Reagan did with Ron?

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Sounds like Hart has been diminished to being the titular leader of his party, outside of non-partisan issues like national defense. This doesn't bode well for a dovish party trying to retain the White House in the wake of a national tragedy.

More humorously, there are some interesting similarities in here and our own contemporary politics. In real life, Donald Trump captured the Republican nomination after fear-mongering about free trade and immigration, while Romney (last election's Republican nominee) is #NeverTrump. ITTL, Mattingly has gone on the record condemning globalism, and Romney is an actual Democrat!

Last note, and devoid of substance: I'm imagining that Kate Mattingly would take on the role of First Lady similar to the way Laura Bush did.

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The Mattingly campaign: a 21st century version of the Whig platform presented by demographically prototypical Jackson Democrat.