1980: Ted Kennedy vs Ford
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« on: November 22, 2015, 07:52:48 AM »
1980: Kennedy wins Democratic nomination against President Carter. Ford wins Gop nomination. Anderson did not run.

What if?
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« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2015, 12:08:03 PM »

431: Fmr. Pres. Gerald Ford(R-MI)/Sen. Howard Baker(R-TE) - 46.6%
107: Sen. Ted Kennedy(D-MA)/Sen. William Proxmire(D-WI) - 41.0%
000: Sen. Eugene McCarthy(I/L-MN)/Rep. Ron Paul(I/L-TX) - 12.3%
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« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2015, 03:20:01 PM »
Kennedy would NOT win Georgia, and Ford might actually lose the Left Coast which probably would've voted for Democrats in 1976 if ABC had come to pass
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« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2015, 06:49:26 PM »
I agree, and honestly 12,5% to McCarthy is really too high, in My opinion...
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« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2015, 10:00:20 AM »
Also, Maine, Connecticut, and New Jersey all voted for Ford in 1976 when he lost. Why would they flip from him in a landslide win?

I see something like this being possible:
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« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2015, 06:07:19 PM »
Kennedy said if he won in 1980 that Bryd would be his running mate to balance him, so I think WV is a sure bet. Beyond that Teddy is going to struggle no matter what, being ultra liberal in 1980 never helps and that's ignoring Chappaquiddick
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« Reply #6 on: November 29, 2015, 02:41:15 PM »
Ford 447
Kennedy 91
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