The Road to Revolution

[HomestarSB9]

COMING SOON...



Also, if you happen to read my other timeline, I'm not abandoning that, I have plans for that timeline as well.

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DECEMBER 1967

DECEMBER 23rd
PRESIDENT LYNDON JOHNSON DENIES RE-ELECTION


"My fellow Americans, I will not run for, or accept, my party's nomination for another term as President of the United States. I am not focused on the politics of another term, I am focused on US involvement in North Vietnam."

DECEMBER 27th

GOV. GEORGE WALLACE ANNOUNCES PRESIDENTIAL BID


"Our administration has done very little to satisfy the thousands and thousands of people, who value states' right and law-and-order. I hereby declare to seek the nomination of President of the United States."

GOV. RONALD REAGAN ANNOUNCES PRESIDENTIAL BID


"The last eight years of Democratic Party control have given the government more power and wealth than ever, in fact, too much power and wealth. If I am elected president, I will work my hardest to decrease the size of our government, and lower federal taxes."


Polling Data: December 30-31, 1967
Ronald Reagan: 16%
George Wallace: 12%
Undecided: 72%

[MAINEiac4434]

*SCREAMING*

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JANUARY 1968

JANUARY 3

FORMER VICE PRESIDENT NIXON DENIES PRESIDENTIAL BID


"I am not scared to say that I will continue the policies of this administration, including the expansion of Medicaid and Medicare, more civil rights policies, and a separate Education Department and government funded Environmental Agency. However, the presidents failure to end the war in Vietnam is one of the biggest failures a president has made in close to fifty years. If I am elected,
 I will withdraw all the American troops in Vietnam immediately."

Polling Data: January 5-7
Warren Knowles: 19%
Ronald Reagan: 11%
Undecided: 70%

Frank Church: 17%
George Wallace: 8%
Undecided: 75%

Ronald Reagan: 20%
George Wallace: 8%
Undecided: 72%

Ronald Reagan: 15%
Frank Church: 14%
Undecided: 71%

Warren Knowles: 18%
George Wallace: 10%
Undecided: 72%

Warren Knowles: 19%
Frank Church: 16%
Undecided: 65%

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JANUARY 8-23

Several candidates have announced their candidacies, including Senator Hiram Fong (R-HI), Representative Al Quie (R-MN), Senator Joseph S. Clark (D-PA), and Governor William L. Guy (D-ND).

JANUARY 24

VICE PRESIDENT HUMPHREY DECLINES SEEKING PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION


"We attributed our success in the state to the conservative base, which was growing rather rapidly,
 with Senator Norris Cotton endorsing us, it was bound to be a state we'd win in the primaries." - Michael Deaver,
 Head of the Reagan '68 campaign.

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Wisconsin Polling Data: March 19 - 24
Warren Knowles: 41%
Al Quie: 22%
Ronald Reagan: 16%
Hiram Fong: 14%
Undecided: 7%

William N. Guy: 33%
Edmund Muskie: 31%
Joseph S. Clark: 21%
Frank Church: 12%
Undecided: 3%

APRIL 1968

APRIL 2

GUY AND KNOWLES REIGN SUPREME IN WISCONSIN PRIMARY


Warren Knowles: 44.03%
Al Quie: 36.83%
Ronald Reagan: 11.15%
Hiram Fong: 5.84%



William N. Guy: 37.19%
Edmund Muskie: 34.46%
Frank Church: 21.82%
Joseph S. Clark: 2.00%

APRIL 4

BREAKING: DR. KING HAS BEEN SHOT


Dr. Martin Luther King, after delivering a speech in Memphis, was fatally shot by James Earl Ray.

The Democratic candidates and all but one of the Republican candidates issued their condolences to the King family, Ronald Reagan and George Wallace declined to comment.

[The Govanah Jake]

County maps? Go on..

[Bidenworth2020]

County maps? Go on..

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APRIL 11

Warren Knowles criticizes Reagan for not issuing a letter of condolence to the King family.



"We knew we'd get some backlash from more of the moderates of the party, but Ron wouldn't go down without a fight." - Michael Deaver, Head of the Reagan '68 campaign.

Pennsylvania Polling Data: April 15 - 19

Warren Knowles: 39%
Hiram Fong: 26%
Ronald Reagan: 20%
Al Quie: 12%
Undecided: 3%

Joseph S. Clark: 45%
Edmund Muskie: 30%
William N. Guy: 15%
Frank Church: 8%
Undecided: 2%

APRIL 23

FAVORITE SON CLARK AND KNOWLES SWEEP PENNSYLVANIA


Warren Knowles: 45.10%
Ronald Reagan: 24.23%
Hiram Fong: 17.98%
Al Quie: 12.69%



Joseph S. Clark: 43.49%
Edmund Muskie: 26.15%
William N. Guy: 23.80%
Frank Church: 6.56%



"We knew Massachusetts was a state we didn't have a chance in, but we campaigned and campaigned as much as we could." - Ed Meese, Reagan '68 Advisor

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APRIL 30

MUSKIE AND KNOWLES MAKE WINS IN MASSACHUSETTS


Warren Knowles: 35.57%
Hiram Fong: 31.02%
Al Quie: 19.29%
Ronald Reagan: 7.83%




Edmund Muskie: 41.16%
William N. Guy: 32.91%
Joseph S. Clark: 19.96%
Frank Church: 5.97%



"We knew we were going to win Massachusetts, we've got both of the Kennedys endorsements,
 and the state establishment was also behind us." - Harris Wofford, chair of the Muskie '68 campaign.

[MAINEiac4434]

Please don’t stop

[wxtransit]

I like the county maps! Continue!

[Bidenworth2020]

I like the county maps! Continue!

[The Govanah Jake]

The people demand you continue this county map timeline!

[HomestarSB9]

The people demand you continue this county map timeline!

I will, I've just been busy recently, I haven't forgotten about this, don't worry.

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MAY 7

MUSKIE, REAGAN, AND KNOWLES, WIN IN INDIANA AND OHIO, FONG AND CHURCH WITHDRAW


Edmund Muskie - 50.32%
Joseph S. Clark - 49.68%



Ronald Reagan - 42.14%
Al Quie - 35.10%
Warren Knowles - 16.81%
Hiram Fong - 3.36%



Edmund Muskie - 43.86%
Frank Church - 24.35%
William N. Guy - 23.65%
Joseph S. Clark - 8.14%



Warren Knowles - 37.96%
Ronald Reagan - 36.95%
Al Quie - 14.60%
Hiram Fong - 9.33%



"After consistently placing last in almost every state, I have no choice but to withdraw, and endorse one of the other candidates, I will not endorse Governor Reagan, as his nomination will do nothing but create another Democratic landslide, just like last election." - Hiram Fong



"I've been placing dead last in almost every primary, and my nomination is highly unlikely, so I shall bow out, and encourage my supporters to get behind another candidate." - Frank Church

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MAY 14

NEBRASKA & WEST VIRGINIA PRIMARIES



William N. Guy - 46.58%
Edmund Muskie - 29.40%
Joseph S. Clark - 23.63%



Ronald Reagan - 40.41%
Al Quie - 34.48%
Warren Knowles - 23.50%



William N. Guy - 39.84%
Edmund Muskie - 28.02%
Joseph S. Clark - 27.37%

MAY 17

CLARK AND QUIE WITHDRAW


"I will, after placing third in several races recently, and we're projected to lose in Florida and Oregon too, I must withdraw, and endorse Mr. Edmund Muskie."



"I knew that I couldn't gain support anywhere else, given me and Governor Knowles were similar in ideology, we were both on the party's left wing, which the party desperately wanted, but Reagan was rather popular, so I mostly kept silent until the nomination process." - interview with Al Quie,
 December 9, 2008

MAY 28



Ronald Reagan - 71.91%
Warren Knowles - 27.80%



Edmund Muskie - 46.41%
William N. Guy - 43.45%
George Smathers - 10.14%



"The state of Florida, it was a chore to even get onto the ballot, the state of South Dakota didn't put us on the ballot, opting us out for favorite son, George McGovern, who, to be fair, endorsed us,
 the state of Florida, George Wallace wanted to work a deal with George Smathers, who was one of the "Dixiecrat" sort of people, however, they weren't able to do such a thing, due to the outrage from other Democrats." - Harris Wofford



Edmund Muskie - 51.74%
William N. Guy - 27.15%
Joseph S. Clark (W) - 18.03%



Warren Knowles - 41.68%
Al Quie (W) - 15.03%
Ronald Reagan - 13.91%

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JUNE 4 - 11

REAGAN AND MUSKIE WIN PRIMARIES


George McGovern / Edmund Muskie - 62.14%
William N. Guy - 36.41%



Warren Knowles - 51.32%
Ronald Reagan - 48.68%



Edmund Muskie - 61.60%
William N. Guy - 38.40%



Ronald Reagan - 74.76%
Warren Knowles - 11.34%



Edmund Muskie - 58.92%
William N. Guy - 35.35%



Ronald Reagan - 55.69%
Warren Knowles - 43.21%



Edmund Muskie - 53.55%
William N. Guy - 42.69%



Ronald Reagan - 60.48%
Warren Knowles - 38.29%

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MEET THE CANDIDATES



EDMUND MUSKIE, OF MAINE (DEMOCRAT)

Edmund Muskie, a powerful, and popular, U.S. Senator from Maine, seeks his eyes on the presidency,
 his notable accomplishments include being instrumental in the passage of the Civil Rights Act, ending FBI director Hoover's monitoring program, and fathering the current environmental movement.
However, can this be enough to help him win the White House?



RONALD REAGAN, OF CALIFORNIA (REPUBLICAN)

Ronald Reagan, one term Governor of California, now sets eyes on the presidency, Reagan, although on the Goldwater wing of the party, has become a rising star, while taking controversial positions,
 such as signing the Mulford Act, his charisma can prove to be beneficial to him. Will this be enough to swing the electorate?



GEORGE WALLACE, OF ALABAMA (AMERICAN)

George Wallace, one term Governor of Alabama, seeks the presidency in response to President Johnson's signing of civil rights passages, which he opposes, however, he is also proving to be quite popular with the labor unions, miners, and veterans. Can he swing the electorate in his favor, and deadlock the electoral college?

POLLING DATA: JUNE 17 - 21, 1968



Undecided: 251 EVs
Edmund Muskie (D): 141 EVs
Ronald Reagan (R): 89 EVs
George Wallace (A): 50 EVs

[The Govanah Jake]

Muskie!

[_]

Even though he's Disgusting, I'd love to see a deadlocked EC.  Go Wallace

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STATE INSIGHT: VERMONT



The once historic Republican state seems to be within reach for the Democrats. Edmund Muskie leads Ronald Reagan by four percent in this longtime Republican bastion.

"The way the Republican Party is moving, with Goldwater last election, and Reagan this year, it's not what we here in Vermont want. Reagan reminds me a lot of Goldwater, their ideologies, are quite similar." - Vermont farmer Mike Smith, lifelong Republican



"Reagan's victory in the primary is what made me switch to a Democrat." - Howard Dean, former Governor of Vermont

[MAINEiac4434]

Muskie is the Great Realigner

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JUNE 19



"I was surprised that I got picked to be Vice-President by Ed, I hadn't been in the Senate for even two terms, yet, I was already picked to a position that I'd see Frank Church or someone else in better than I." - Fmr. Vice President Proxmire, July 1991

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JUNE 22



Edmund Muskie / William Proxmire - 213 EVs
Undecided: 169 EVs
Ronald Reagan - 80 EVs
George Wallace / William Westmoreland - 76 EVs