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Liberalrocks
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« on: September 07, 2011, 01:18:14 PM »
Ford beats Carter in a landslide.

Carter may hold onto a few more southern states then the Reagan scenario but Ford would still best him by over 380- 400 electoral votes.

Actually this would have been interesting to see. I doubt the Christian Right would have had such a strong influence in a Ford administration. Ford was much more moderate socially then Reagan.

I was a Gerald Ford fan.
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Liberalrocks
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« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2011, 12:01:37 AM »


Gerald Ford   450
Jimmy Carter   88

The Carolinas could go eithier way in a rematch but I gave them to Ford here. I think Carter would hold onto more of the evangelical vote in a rematch with Ford then he did with Reagan. However to balance I believe Ford would carry more moderates and John Anderson voters then Reagan did (in 1980) However this would not net him anymore states as Reagan himself swept these states. However a Ford candidacy may carry stronger margins in the "blue" states.
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