Camelot Anew, Chapter Two: The Reagan Revolution

[MAINEiac4434]

10:37
"Maine's 1st district will go to Reagan."

10:39
"Wyoming will go to Reagan. Safe Republican territory, it was one of two states to go to Rockefeller in 1972."

10:40
"We have a major projection to make: Reagan will carry Texas. I repeat, Ronald Reagan has won Texas. A major victory tonight, now Reagan only needs his home state of California to win the election. Reagan 237, McGovern 149."

10:41
"Arizona will go to Ronald Reagan."

10:45
"We have a major projection to make: Ronald Reagan will carry Illinois, and is now just one electoral vote away from winning the Presidency. McGovern needs to run the table in order to force this election to the House of Representatives, and from the current numbers it does not look like he'll be able to do that. Reagan 269, McGovern 149."

10:47
"McGovern will carry his home state of South Dakota. Reagan 269, McGovern 153."

10:50
"It is 10 minutes to eleven, and we can call the Presidency.

"Ronald Wilson Reagan has been elected the 38th President of the United States.

"By carrying Montana and its 4 electoral votes, Reagan is now at 273 electoral votes, three over the minimum of 270."

"A lurch to the right, I think, especially compared to Robert Kennedy, especially with Ronnie Thompson becoming the Vice President elect."

"Reagan has said he will seek to cut spending and taxes and have a more 'active' foreign policy. He's skeptical of the National Health Administration, so we'll see who he wants to install as National Health Administrator."

10:53
"Reagan will carry New Mexico."

10:54
"Iowa will go to the President-elect."

10:56
"Colorado has gone to Reagan. The electoral college totals now stand at 292 to 153."

[MAINEiac4434]

11:48
"It's been awhile since we've had a projection at the Presidential level, but with 95% of precincts reporting, we can say Reagan is the apparent winner in Wisconsin."

11:51
"Oregon becomes our first Pacific Coast state to be called, going for Reagan. Reagan 309, McGovern 153."

11:55
"Nevada will go to Reagan."

12:04
"In an unsurprising turn of events, California's 45 electoral votes will go to its former governor Ronald Reagan. Reagan is now at 357 electoral votes, while McGovern is on 153."

12:08
"Chin up McGovern supporters: he now has another state west of the Mississippi. McGovern will carry Washington and its 9 electoral votes. Reagan 357, McGovern 162."

1:09
"For those of you still up, we finally have a winner in Missouri: George McGovern will carry the Show-Me State's 12 electoral votes, bringing him up to 174."

2:39
"Alaska will go to Reagan."

3:04
"Hawaii will go to Reagan, and so concludes our coverage of the Bicentennial Election. The Republican ticket of Ronald Wilson Reagan and Ronald John Thompson has won with 364 electoral votes over the Democratic ticket of George Stanley McGovern and Nicholas Stratis Galifianakis, who had 174 electoral votes. Ronald Reagan received more than 40 million votes."

[MAINEiac4434]

Results of the 1976 United States Presidential Election
Ronald Wilson Reagan (R-CA)/Ronald John Thompson (R-GA): 364 Electoral Votes, 40,948,112, 52.06% of the vote
George Stanley McGovern (D-SD)/Nicholas Stratis Galifianakis (D-NC): 174 Electoral Votes, 36,609,512, 46.55% of the vote
Eugene Joseph McCarthy (WI-MN)/Various: 0 Electoral Votes, 340,460, 0.43% of the vote
Roger Lea MacBride (Libertarian-VT)/David Peter Bergland (L-CA): 0 Electoral Votes, 172,557, 0.22% of the vote
Lester Garfield Maddox (American Independent-GA)/William David Dyke (AI-WI): 0 Electoral Votes, 170,274, 0.22% of the vote
Thomas Jefferson Anderson (American-TX)/Rufus Shackleford (AP-PA): 0 Electoral Votes, 158,271, 0.20% of the vote
Peter Miguel Camejo Guanche (Socialist Workers-CA)/Willie Mae Reid (SW-IL): 0 Electoral Votes, 90,986, 0.12% of the vote
Gus Hall (Communist-NY)/Jarvis Tyner (C-NY): 0 Electoral Votes, 58,709, 0.07% of the popular vote
Margaret Wright (People's-NY)/Dr. Benjamin McLane Spock (PP-VT): 0 Electoral Votes, 49,013, 0.06% of the popular vote
Lyndon Hermyle LaRouche (US Labor-NY)/Ronald Wayne Evans (USL-IL): 0 Electoral Votes, 40,043, 0.05% of the popular vote
Benjamin Calvin Bubar, Jr. (Prohibition-ME)/Earl Farwell Dodge, Jr. (P-CO): 0 Electoral Votes, 15,932, 0.02% of the vote

[America Needs R'hllor]

Great updates. Curious about the Reagan administration!

[MAINEiac4434]

"This is the Today Show, November 3, 1976, the day after the election."

"And now for the results in the United States Senate:

In Arizona, incumbent Republican Paul Fannin retired and was replaced by Democrat Dennis DeConcini.

In California, incumbent Democrat John V. Tunney was defeated in the primary by Agriculture Secretary Cesar Chavez, and Cesar Chavez wins the general election.

In Connecticut, incumbent Republican Lowell Weicker won reelection.

In Delaware, incumbent Republican Bill Roth won reelection.

In Florida, incumbent Democrat Lawton Chiles won reelection.

In Hawaii, incumbent Republican Hiram Fong retired, and his seat was won by Democrat Spark Matsunaga.

In Indiana, incumbent Republican Richard Roudebush retired, and the seat was retained by the Republicans with Richard Lugar.

In Maine, incumbent Democrat George Mitchell has won reelection overwhelmingly.

In Maryland, incumbent Democrat Joseph Tydings retired and his seat was retained for the Democrats with Paul Sarbanes.

In Massachusetts, incumbent Democrat Ted Kennedy wins reelection overwhelmingly.

In Michigan, incumbent Democrat Phil Hart retired and his seat was retained by the Democrats with Donald Riegle.

In Minnesota, incumbent Democrat Hubert H. Humphrey has won reelection overwhelmingly.

In Mississippi, incumbent Democrat John C. Stennis wins reelection unopposed.

In Missouri, incumbent Democrat Stuart Symington retired, and his seat was won by Republican John Danforth.

In Montana, incumbent Democrat Mike Mansfield retired, and his seat was retained by Democrat John Melcher.

In Nebraska, incumbent Democrat Frank B. Morrison retired, and his seat was retained by Democrat Edward Zorinsky.

In Nevada, incumbent Democrat Howard Cannon was reelected.

In New Jersey, incumbent Democrat Harrison Williams was reelected.

In New Mexico, incumbent Democrat Joseph Montoya was narrowly reelected.

In New York, incumbent Republican Charles Goodell was defeated by Democrat Daniel Patrick Moynihan.

In North Dakota, incumbent Democrat Quentin Burdick won reelection overwhelmingly.

In Ohio, incumbent Democrat Howard Metzenbaum won reelection.

In Pennsylvania, incumbent Republican Hugh Scott retired, and his seat was retained by H. John Heinz III.

In Rhode Island, incumbent Democrat John O. Pastore retired and his seat was won by Republican John Chafee.

In Tennessee, incumbent Democrat Al Gore retired, and his seat was retained by Jim Sasser.

In Texas, incumbent Democrat Lloyd Bentsen won reelection overwhelmingly.

In Utah, incumbent Democrat Frank Moss was defeated by Republican Orrin Hatch.

In Vermont, incumbent Republican Robert Stafford has won reelection.

In Virginia, incumbent Independent Harry Byrd has won reelection overwhelmingly.

In Washington, incumbent Democrat Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson has won reelection overwhelmingly.

In Wisconsin, incumbent Democrat William Proxmire has won reelection overwhelmingly.

In Wyoming, incumbent Democrat Gale McGee was defeated by Republican Malcolm Wallop.

[Don Vito Corleone]

I am confused as to how McGovern won swing state Missouri (and to a lesser extent PA) while losing by that much.

[TheSaint250]

10:32
"We can finally call New York. McGovern will carry the Empire State, though Reagan will be buoyed by the good result there in a pretty safe Democratic state. Reagan 207, McGovern 249."

I think you meant 149 for McGovern.

Another great job with Election Night!

[MAINEiac4434]

I am confused as to how McGovern won swing state Missouri (and to a lesser extent PA) while losing by that much.

Midwestern populism combined with an active campaign structure there.

Also, a weird quirk in the simulation software I use.

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

God bless Nick Galifianakis.

[MAINEiac4434]

And now for the gubernatorial races around the country.

In Arkansas, incumbent Democrat David Pryor was reelected overwhelmingly.

In Delaware, incumbent Republican Russell W. Peterson lost renomination but the Governor's mansion was held by the Republicans in the form of Pete Du Pont.

In Illinois, incumbent Republican Richard Ogilvie has retired, and the Governor's mansion was held by the Republicans with James Thompson.

In Indiana, incumbent Democrat Matthew Empson Walsh was reelected.

In Missouri, incumbent Republican Kit Bond was narrowly defeated by Democrat Joseph Teasdale, a gain for the Democrats.

In Montana, incumbent Democrat Thomas Lee Judge was reelected.

In New Hampshire, incumbent Republican Meldrim Thompson won reelection.

In North Carolina, incumbent Republican James Holshouser - the first Republican governor of North Carolina in over a century - was defeated. Democrat Jim Hunt won the Governor's mansion.

In North Dakota, incumbent Democrat Arthur Link was narrowly reelected.

In Rhode Island, incumbent Democrat Philip Noel retired and was succeeded by fellow Democrat John Garrahy.

In Utah, incumbent Democrat Calvin Rampton retired and was succeeded by fellow Democrat Scott Matheson.

In Vermont, incumbent Democrat Thomas Salmon was defeated by Republican Richard Snelling.

In Washington, incumbent Republican Daniel Evans retired and was succeeded by Democrat Dixy Lee Ray, the first female governor of Washington.

In West Virginia, incumbent Democrat Jay Rockefeller was reelected overwhelmingly.

[Kyle Rittenhouse is a Political Prisoner]

I am confused as to how McGovern won swing state Missouri (and to a lesser extent PA) while losing by that much.

Midwestern populism combined with an active campaign structure there.

Also, a weird quirk in the simulation software I use.

President Elect '88?

[MAINEiac4434]

I am confused as to how McGovern won swing state Missouri (and to a lesser extent PA) while losing by that much.

Midwestern populism combined with an active campaign structure there.

Also, a weird quirk in the simulation software I use.

President Elect '88?

Yup!

[MAINEiac4434]

The Reagan Administration

President: Ronald Wilson Reagan (R-CA)
Vice President: Ronnie Thompson (R-GA)
Secretary of State: George HW Bush (R-TX)
Secretary of the Treasury: Don Regan (R-MA)
Secretary of Defense: Margaret Chase Smith (R-ME)
Attorney General: James L. Buckley (R-NY)
Secretary of Labor: George Wallace (D-AL)
Secretary of the Interior: Calvin Rampton (D-UT)
Secretary of Agriculture: John R. Block (R-IL)
Secretary of Commerce: Raul Hector Castro (D-NM)
Secretary of Public Welfare: William F. Buckley (R-NY)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Jack Kemp (R-NY)
Secretary of Transportation: Drew Lewis (R-PA)
Secretary of Education: Terrel Bell (R-ID)
National Health Administrator: Richard S. Schweiker (R-PA)
Chief of Staff: John Sears
Press Secretary: James Brady
Senior Advisor: Lee Atwater, Jeane Kirkpatrick

Schweiker is replaced in the Senate by Robert NC Nix (D).

[MRX]

John Sears as Chief of Staff. That's bad news for Reagan. And both Buckley brothers are in the cabinet. Interesting.

[MAINEiac4434]

John Sears as Chief of Staff. That's bad news for Reagan. And both Buckley brothers are in the cabinet. Interesting.

Yeah, it’s fairly obvious this is all going to blow up in Reagan’s face, isn’t it?

[Captain Chaos]

Not to mention George Wallace as Secretary of Labor.

[Sestak]

Not to mention George Wallace as Secretary of Labor.

"Black people aren't allowed to unionize!"

[MAINEiac4434]

Not to mention George Wallace as Secretary of Labor.

"Black people aren't allowed to unionize!"

lol

But this is after Wallace renounced racism.

[America Needs R'hllor]

Margaret Chase Smith at Defence? Interesting, an actually good pick.

[MAINEiac4434]

Part II: Stagflation, South Africa and the Court

"What President Reagan and Prime Minister Fraser just did was a disgrace. Supporting the undemocratic South African regime weakens American interests worldwide and at home. Make no mistake, this isn't about communism, this is about exploiting the abundant natural resources of South Africa. We desire South Africa's friendship, but not on terms where they're holding political prisoners and denying rights to the native people. Not on these terms!"
-Speech from former President Robert F. Kennedy at Harvard University protest against Reagan's South African announcement, March 13, 1977.

[MAINEiac4434]

William Rehnquist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, 1977-2006. Approved 69-24-7

Chief Justice: J. Skelly Wright (Nominated by R. Kennedy, 1969)
Associate Justice: William J. Brennan, Jr. (Nominated by Eisenhower, 1956)
Associate Justice: Potter Stewart (Nominated by Eisenhower, 1958)
Associate Justice: Byron White (Nominated by J. Kennedy, 1962)
Associate Justice: Thurgood Marshall (Nominated by Johnson, 1967)
Associate Justice: Gerald Heaney (Nominated by R. Kennedy, 1969)
Associate Justice: Harry Blackmun (Nominated by R. Kennedy, 1971)
Associate Justice: Ramsey Clark (Nominated by R. Kennedy, 1975)
Associate Justice: William Rehnquist (Nominated by Reagan, 1977)

[Kamala]

RIP Lorna. FF.

[MAINEiac4434]

RIP Lorna. FF.

It feels so dirty replacing her with Rehnquist but it’s what Reagan would’ve done.

[Sestak]

Wait, it just hit me that at the end of his presidency, the majority of the Supreme Court had been nominated by RFK.

[MAINEiac4434]

Wait, it just hit me that at the end of his presidency, the majority of the Supreme Court had been nominated by RFK.

Yup. Between 1969 and 1977 a bunch of Roosevelt nominees retired or died. Five in total.