1976 Party Primaries

[OAM]

Eh, probably, though I went and voted for Newt Gingrinch in honor of the moon base idea, even though I always had intentions of voting for Obama in the general.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Eh, probably, though I went and voted for Newt Gingrinch in honor of the moon base idea, even though I always had intentions of voting for Obama in the general.

Herman Cain!

[Napoleon]

I agree with Mr. X.  The results seem pretty clear on both sides.

[Gass3268]

So when is the general election?

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

The 1976 Democratic Primaries
The Vice President, widely expected to lead the field, was upstaged in the first few contests. In Iowa, Frank Church would have the regional advantage. In New Hampshire, meanwhile, Mo Udall would win in an upset, later taking other New England states Maine and Massachusetts. In caucuses, Frank Church would win various Western victories. Meanwhile, Vice President Chisholm would catch her breath through victories in Mississippi and South Carolina caucuses. The primaries would be a whirlwind, with Hubert H. Humphrey, Jerry Brown, and others making appearances. However, Church was able to hold together a rural and Western coalition that would attract an amount of Upper-South whites, attracted to his stance on gun control as opposed to that of his main opponent, Shirley Chisholm. As well, able to win urban whites in a few areas, Church would come out of the primaries the obvious winner.

Green - Senator Frank F. Church III of Idaho
Blue - Vice President Shirley Chisholm of New York
Red - Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota
Yellow - Congressman Morris K. Udall of Arizona
Teal - Governor Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown of California
Purple - Former Governor James E. "Jimmy" Carter of Georgia
Orange - Senator Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson of Washington

At the convention, Chisholm and others dropped out in favor of Church, who obviously had wide geographic appeal and had beat his other opponents for a reason. In order to gain appeal in the Rust Belt and East, supporter Senator Birch Bayh was chosen for Vice President.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

The 1976 Republican Primaries
With polling firmly backing him, Ford won several early primaries, upset not on his right by Reagan, but on his left by the liberal Massachusetts Senator Edward Brooke, an African-American. It was only in North Carolina that Reagan got his second wind, proceeding to take much of the South, South-West, and far West. It was in the Mid-West, North-East, and Pacific North-West that Ford gained his strength, winning a large plurality. At the convention, Ford was uncontested. In order to gain the support of the Pacific and Pacific North-West, Senator Mark Hatfield was chosen for Vice President.

Blue - House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford of Michigan
Red - Former Governor Ronald W. Reagan of California
Green - Senator Edward Brooke of Massachusetts