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Question: Oy.
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President George S. McGovern (Democrat-South Dakota)/Vice President Wayne Morse (Democrat-Oregon)		  
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Congressman Paul N. "Pete" McCloskey (Republican-California)/Governor Spiro T. Agnew (Republican-Maryland)		  
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Governor George Wallace (American-Alabama)/Attorney Richard B. Kay (American-Ohio)		  
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Mr. Gabriel Green (Universal-Iowa)/Mr. Daniel William Fry (Universal-New Mexico)		  
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Mr. John Hospers (Libertarian-California)/Ms. Theodora Nathan (Libertarian-Oregon)		  
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Total Voters: 55

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Antonio the Sixth
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« Reply #25 on: April 14, 2013, 01:25:05 AM »
Wow, this election doesn't seem to attract nearly as many people.

Is the RL decline in turnout that started in the 1970s taking effect in this TL too?
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« Reply #26 on: April 14, 2013, 06:28:31 AM »
Quote from: Californian Tony on April 14, 2013, 01:25:05 AM
Wow, this election doesn't seem to attract nearly as many people.

Is the RL decline in turnout that started in the 1970s taking effect in this TL too?

Well I do keep forgetting to put this one in my signature. Tongue (can't do it now, posting from my iPod).
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« Reply #27 on: April 14, 2013, 02:59:32 PM »
Quote from: Californian Tony on April 14, 2013, 01:25:05 AM
Wow, this election doesn't seem to attract nearly as many people.

Is the RL decline in turnout that started in the 1970s taking effect in this TL too?
People don't care when the outcome is obvious.
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« Reply #28 on: April 14, 2013, 09:26:53 PM »
Oh my. Biggest margin since Seward, fourth-biggest in history behind Jefferson, Seward, and Adams.
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« Reply #29 on: April 14, 2013, 09:30:36 PM »
I see that the Republican's plan to nominate a left-winger in order to try to take votes away from McGovern worked well.
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« Reply #30 on: April 14, 2013, 09:31:57 PM »
Hmmmm...  I'm going to play unreasonable voter and blame Angew for that landslide. Still, it looks like McGovern has become the real symbol of success in politics.
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« Reply #31 on: April 14, 2013, 09:33:55 PM »
To quote Cath in IRC last night: "McGovern may even get a majority"
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« Reply #32 on: April 14, 2013, 09:49:14 PM »
A 42% PV margin sounds like a 50 state + DC sweep to me.
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« Reply #33 on: April 14, 2013, 09:49:29 PM »
Sounds to me like Watergate.
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« Reply #34 on: April 14, 2013, 09:53:02 PM »
Quote from: Siren on April 14, 2013, 09:49:52 PM
Well its not like Nixon or Ashbrook would have done any better honestly.  

Maybe 1976 will be fun.  I'm for Jerry Brown/Birch Bayh.  Anyone with me? Smiley

Sure, though frankly I'd prefer if the ticket was reversed. We shall see, though.
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« Reply #35 on: April 14, 2013, 09:54:57 PM »
Regardless of the candidates or the political universe, 1972 will always be a landslide! Smiley
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« Reply #36 on: April 14, 2013, 09:58:15 PM »
Quote from: Siren on April 14, 2013, 09:56:02 PM
Quote from: Alfred F. Jones: Commencing in Chattanooga on April 14, 2013, 09:53:02 PM
Quote from: Siren on April 14, 2013, 09:49:52 PM
Well its not like Nixon or Ashbrook would have done any better honestly.  

Maybe 1976 will be fun.  I'm for Jerry Brown/Birch Bayh.  Anyone with me? Smiley

Sure, though frankly I'd prefer if the ticket was reversed. We shall see, though.

So would I actually.  Could we pull that off though?

*gasps*  Nooooooooooo!

Eh, actually I'm fine with either way, and Jerry can run afterwards anyway, considering how some wanted him to run as late as 2008.
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« Reply #37 on: April 14, 2013, 10:01:05 PM »
Quote from: Alfred F. Jones: Commencing in Chattanooga on April 12, 2013, 10:18:50 PM
Quote from: Californian Tony on April 12, 2013, 08:44:10 PM
Quote from: Comrade Kitteh on April 12, 2013, 08:39:14 PM
Quote from: Siren on April 12, 2013, 05:58:03 PM
That wasn't the reason I don't vote for McGovern.  The reason is he would be a terrible president, IMO.

That's fine. FWIW I hope McGovern wins but seeing as he'll probably do so easily I voted for McCloskey because I think he's a good guy and doesn't deserve to get blown out as it looks like he will. I don't encourage that other leftists do the same, obviously Tongue

You scare me. Who knows how many Dems had the same reasoning...

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Don't vote for the evil people because you think the good guys will win anyway. Look at 1960.

As far as I was concerned, I owe about as much loyalty to McGovern as those Eisenhower Democrats who screwed HHH.
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« Reply #38 on: April 14, 2013, 10:01:38 PM »
McGovern should easily win all 50 states with this margin.

Very low turnout though.
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« Reply #39 on: April 14, 2013, 10:03:47 PM »
Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy

Quote from: Nagas on April 14, 2013, 09:49:14 PM
A 42% PV margin sounds like a 50 state + DC sweep to me.

Yeah, definitely.
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« Reply #40 on: April 14, 2013, 10:07:29 PM »
Quote from: LumineVonReuental on April 14, 2013, 09:31:57 PM
Hmmmm...  I'm going to play unreasonable voter and blame Angew for that landslide. Still, it looks like McGovern has become the real symbol of success in politics.

You're not too unreasonable. I for one would've voted for McCloskey if someone better than Agnew were the other half of the ticket, if only to make it closer.
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« Reply #41 on: April 14, 2013, 10:09:10 PM »
Don't blame me, I said McCloskey/Hatfield
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« Reply #42 on: April 14, 2013, 10:11:05 PM »
Quote from: Lief on April 14, 2013, 10:01:38 PM
McGovern should easily win all 50 states with this margin.

Very low turnout though.

I did the math a while ago.  If this was 1964, McGovern would have gotten 38.9% of the PV.
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« Reply #43 on: April 14, 2013, 10:12:52 PM »
Quote from: OAM on April 14, 2013, 10:11:05 PM
Quote from: Lief on April 14, 2013, 10:01:38 PM
McGovern should easily win all 50 states with this margin.

Very low turnout though.

I did the math a while ago.  If this was 1964, McGovern would have gotten 38.9% of the PV.

42.9%.
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« Reply #44 on: April 14, 2013, 10:15:19 PM »
Had the calc still up, it appears I used 30 instead of 33.  Still, hardly a victory.
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« Reply #45 on: April 14, 2013, 10:54:19 PM »
Quote from: OAM on April 14, 2013, 10:15:19 PM
Had the calc still up, it appears I used 30 instead of 33.  Still, hardly a victory.

Even if every single the 22 votes that are missing went to McCloskey, McGovern would still win by one vote.
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« Reply #46 on: April 14, 2013, 11:02:45 PM »
Quote from: Californian Tony on April 14, 2013, 10:54:19 PM
Quote from: OAM on April 14, 2013, 10:15:19 PM
Had the calc still up, it appears I used 30 instead of 33.  Still, hardly a victory.

Even if every single the 22 votes that are missing went to McCloskey, McGovern would still win by one vote.

Voter confidence comes into play too, though.  Maybe some wouldn't vote third party.
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« Reply #47 on: April 14, 2013, 11:08:47 PM »
Quote from: OAM on April 14, 2013, 11:02:45 PM
Quote from: Californian Tony on April 14, 2013, 10:54:19 PM
Quote from: OAM on April 14, 2013, 10:15:19 PM
Had the calc still up, it appears I used 30 instead of 33.  Still, hardly a victory.

Even if every single the 22 votes that are missing went to McCloskey, McGovern would still win by one vote.

Voter confidence comes into play too, though.  Maybe some wouldn't vote third party.

No way. 3rd party vote is already low compared to previous elections.
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« Reply #48 on: April 14, 2013, 11:13:56 PM »
Quote from: Californian Tony on April 14, 2013, 11:08:47 PM
Quote from: OAM on April 14, 2013, 11:02:45 PM
Quote from: Californian Tony on April 14, 2013, 10:54:19 PM
Quote from: OAM on April 14, 2013, 10:15:19 PM
Had the calc still up, it appears I used 30 instead of 33.  Still, hardly a victory.

Even if every single the 22 votes that are missing went to McCloskey, McGovern would still win by one vote.

Voter confidence comes into play too, though.  Maybe some wouldn't vote third party.

No way. 3rd party vote is already low compared to previous elections.

Which has exactly as much bearing on predictions as what I'm saying.
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« Reply #49 on: April 14, 2013, 11:15:30 PM »
Republicans only win Mississippi
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