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Alternate 1976: No Watergate

322 EV - Sen. Henry M. Jackson (D-WA)/Sen. Walter Mondale (D-MN): 41.67%
216 EV - Fmr. Sec. of the Treasury John Connally (R-TX)/Sen. Bob Dole (R-KS): 44.78%
0 EV - Fmr. Sen. Eugene McCarthy (I-MN)/Rep. Shirley Chisholm (I-NY): 13.55%

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Alternate 1980: Scoop Hangs On

319 EV - Pres. Henry M. Jackson (D-WA)/Vice Pres. Walter Mondale (D-MN): 49.90%
219 EV - Fmr. CIA Director George H.W. Bush (R-TX)/Sen. Howard Baker (R-TN): 49.22%

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Alternate 1984: Return to Normalcy Redux

355 EV - Senator Bob Dole (R-KS)/Rep. Jack Kemp (R-NY): 50.23%
183 EV - Pres. Walter Mondale (D-MN)/Sen. Gary Hart (D-CO): 48.84%

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Camelot Returns

After losing the hotly contested 1968 Democratic primaries to Vice President Hubert Humphrey, Senator Robert F. Kennedy's star continued to rise. Declining to run in 1972, he saw an opening in 1976 to reclaim the White House his brother once held. The early frontrunner in a sprawling field of primary candidates, RFK handily bests President Ford in the fall election, himself battered by a bruising primary challenge from his right by Ronald Reagan.

351 EV - Sen. Robert F. Kennedy (D-NY)/Sen. Walter Mondale (D-MN): 52.11%
183 EV - Pres. Gerald Ford (R-MI)/Sen. Bob Dole (R-KS): 47.23%


RFK's charm and persistent optimism is credited with setting the nation back on course after the dark days of Vietnam and Watergate, and his implementation of universal national health insurance proves deeply popular. Yet a tanking economy threatens to derail his re-election chances, and he finds a tough opponent in Ronald Reagan. The president, for his part, runs a spirited campaign, touting his administration's accomplishments while painting Reagan as a dangerous extremist who would undo them. It just barely proves enough for RFK to earn a second term - despite losing the popular vote.

306 EV - Pres. Robert F. Kennedy (D-NY)/Vice Pres. Walter Mondale (D-MN): 48.82%
232 EV - Fmr. Gov. Ronald Reagan (R-CA)/Fmr. CIA Dir. George H.W. Bush (R-TX): 50.29%


The economy improves somewhat during RFK's second term, but is far from booming. Despite relative calm overseas and at home, voters are eager for a change to the status quo. Vice President Mondale sweeps the Democratic primaries, yet proves to be a far less inspiring campaigner than RFK and receives a lukewarm response from the public. On the Republican side, the field winnows down to a bitter contest between John Connally and George Bush, with the former's angry populism ultimately triumphing over the latter's restrained moderation. Connally's nomination prompts a third party run by moderate Republican John Anderson, who ends up drawing votes from both parties. In the end, Connally pulls off a win and puts the White House back into GOP hands.

297 EV - Fmr. Treasury Sec. John Connally (R-TX)/Sen. Howard Baker (R-TN): 46.55%
241 EV - Vice Pres. Walter Mondale (D-MN)/Sen. Gary Hart (D-CO): 43.22%
0 EV - Rep. John B. Anderson (I-IL)/Fmr. Gov. Patrick Lucey (I-WI): 9.67%

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What If: Primary Runners-Up in 1964

138 EV: Gov. George Wallace (D-AL)/Sen. George Smathers (D-FL) - 44.89%
400 EV: Gov. Nelson Rockefeller (R-NY)/Gov. George Romney (R-MI) - 53.89%

1968: The Anti-Establishment Upset

287 EV: Sen. Eugene McCarthy (D-MN)/Sen. Ed Muskie (D-ME) - 49.94%
251 EV: Pres. Nelson Rockefeller (R-NY)/Vice Pres. George Romney (R-MI) - 48.68%

1972: McCarthy's Triumph

459 EV: Pres. Eugene McCarthy (D-MN)/Vice Pres. Ed Muskie (D-ME) - 54.30%
82 EV: Gov. Ronald Reagan (R-CA)/Sen. Richard Schweiker (R-PA) - 44.66%

1976: The Backlash

129 EV: Vice Pres. Ed Muskie (D-ME)/Gov. Jimmy Carter (D-GA) - 46.30%
409 EV: Fmr. Sec. of State Richard Nixon (R-CA)/Sen. Bob Dole (R-KS) - 52.62%

1980: Nixon Hangs On

232 EV: Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA)/Sen. Gary Hart (D-CO) - 49.12%
306 EV: Pres. Richard Nixon (R-CA)/Vice Pres. Bob Dole (R-KS) - 49.73%

1984: Out of the Wilderness

321 EV: Sen. Gary Hart (D-CO)/Sen. Walter Mondale (D-MN) - 50.37%
217 EV: Pres. Bob Dole (R-KS)/Sen. George H.W. Bush (R-TX) - 48.40%

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2020: 1980 in Reverse

413 EV: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)/Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC) - 49.12%
125 EV: Pres. Donald Trump (R-NY)/Vice Pres. Mike Pence (R-IN) - 39.84%
0 EV: Fmr. Gov John Kasich (I-OH)/Fmr. Gov. John Hickenlooper (I-CO) - 8.95%


2024: Morning in America Redux

~441 EV: Pres. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)/Vice Pres. Roy Cooper (D-NC) - 55.94%
~97 EV: Fmr. Vice Pres. Mike Pence (R-IN)/Fmr. UN Ambassador Nikki Haley - 42.26%


2028: The Democratic Majority

~344 EV: Vice Pres. Roy Cooper (D-NC)/Unknown Democrat - 52.17%
~194 EV: Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR)/Unknown Republican - 46.89%


2032: The New Republicans

~217 EV: Vice Pres. Roy Cooper (D-NC)/Unknown Democrat - 45.96%
~321 EV: Unknown Republican/Unknown Republican - 50.39%

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1968: It Can Happen Here

37 EV: Sen. George McGovern (D-SD)/Sen. Ed Muskie (D-ME) - 27.66%
210 EV: Gov. Nelson Rockefeller (R-NY)/Gov. George Romney (R-MI) - 30.60%
291 EV: Gov. George Wallace (I-AL)/Gen. Curtis LeMay (R-CA) - 41.49%

'68 is just as chaotic as IRL, but things are compounded by a huge economic crisis. Nixon sits out the race; McGovern is nominated due to a discredited and disorganized Democratic establishment. The result is a perfect storm that allows Wallace to easily sweep the South against two horrible fits for it, and eke out a narrow EC victory by consolidating enough support from western conservatives and northern white ethnics.

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1968 - JFK Lives

288 EV: Sen. Hubert Humphrey (D-MN)/Sen. Ed Muskie (D-ME) - 45.35%
205 EV: Gov. Nelson Rockefeller (R-NY)/Gov. George Romney (R-MI) - 41.28%
45 EV: Gov. George Wallace (I-AL)/Gen. Curtis LeMay (I-CA) - 13.05

President Kennedy survives an assassin's bullet in 1963, goes on to win a landslide re-election over Barry Goldwater the following year, and has a largely successful second term during which much of the New Frontier is signed into law and the Vietnam War is brought to a close. In 1968, the Democrats nominate Hubert Humphrey over Vice President George Smathers, who is viewed as too conservative for an increasingly emboldened liberal party. Seeking a corrective from Goldwater, the GOP puts forward his former rival, Nelson Rockefeller, who faces tough opposition from Governor Ronald Reagan (Richard Nixon opts not to run in this scenario). George Wallace, meanwhile, mounts an independent candidacy in opposition to the 'liberal elitists' selected by the two major parties. In the end, Humphrey capitalizes on a booming economy and peace abroad to earn a narrow EC majority, claiming a mandate to carry on the policies of the popular outgoing president - but, reflecting social unrest at home and perhaps a nation uncomfortable with the pace of change, fails to gain a majority of the popular vote. Early post-election observers argue that President Kennedy has bequeathed to his party a 'blue wall' comprised of the emergent Democratic lock on the entirety of the northeast and west coast, new strongholds which more than made up for the party's recent collapse in most of the south and Rockefeller's inroads into the industrial midwest.

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What-If: Eisenhower Dies During 2nd Term


1960: Incumbency Advantage

77 EV: Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-MA)/Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson (D-TX) - 46.12%
460 EV: Pres. Richard Nixon (R-CA)/Vice Pres. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (R-MA) - 53.32%


1964: Time for a Change

318 EV: Sen. Hubert Humphrey (D-MN)/Sen. George Smathers (D-FL) - 45.38%
181 EV: Gov. Nelson Rockefeller (R-NY)/Gov. George Romney (R-MI) - 44.09%
39 EV: Gov. George Wallace (I-AL)/Gen. Curtis LeMay (I-CA) - 10.22%


1968: The Realignment

386 EV: Pres. Hubert Humphrey (D-MN)/Vice Pres. George Smathers (D-FL) - 51.71%
152 EV: Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-AZ)/Rep. Gerald Ford (R-MI) - 48.02%


1972: The Reagan Backlash

167 EV: Fmr. Sec. of State Ed Muskie (D-ME)/Sen. Birch Bayh (D-IN) - 47.81%
371 EV: Gov. Ronald Reagan (R-CA)/Sen. Charles H. Percy (R-IL) - 51.83%

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1976: Ready for Hubert

324 EV: Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey (D-MN)/Gov. Jimmy Carter (D-GA) - 50.3%
214 EV: Pres. Gerald R. Ford (R-MI)/Sen. Bob Dole (R-KS) - 47.9%

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AMERICAN POLITICS: THE NEXT 20 YEARS


2020: Betomania

Fmr. Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-TX)/Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) - 340 EV, 50%
Pres. Donald J. Trump (R-NY)/Vice Pres. Mike Pence (R-IN) - 198 EV, 43%
Fmr. Gov. John Kasich (I-OH)/Fmr. Gov. John Hickenlooper (I-CO) - 0 EV, 6%


2024: The Emerging Democratic Majority Emerges

Pres. Beto O'Rourke (D-TX)/Vice Pres. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) - ~413 EV, 54%
Fmr. Vice Pres. Mike Pence (R-IN)/Fmr. UN Ambassador Nikki Haley (R-SC) - ~125 EV, 44%


2028: Democratic Reagan Confirmed

Vice Pres. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)/??? - ~320 EV, 51%
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR)/??? - ~218 EV, 46%


2032: The New GOP

Pres. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)/Vice Pres. - ~220 EV, 47%
Two Young Center-Right Populist Republicans - ~318 EV, 50%


2036: Four More Years

Random Democrats - ~200 EV, 46%
Incumbent Republicans - ~338 EV, 52%