"A Second Chance" Retrospective Maps

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Since this timeline started something like over two years ago, sometimes when looking at the maps, I think corrections should be made. So in this, I plan on posting possibilities for revised maps, though these probably won't be inserted into the "canon".

One thing that's been bugging me is '1972, though in all likelihood, I should probably look at '64 and '68 as well.

Agnew/Bush: 288
Sanford/Humphrey: 250

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1968
Despite Governor Nelson Rockefeller's touting among the media as the "obvious choice" for the Republican nomination, two grassroots campaigns were able to nab several primary victories from the well known Governor. Barry Goldwater, the only "true conservative" in the race, Rockefeller believed he had the nomination sewn up. However, George Romney, a former ally taking a bold stance against the war in Vietnam, announced in November 1967, upstaging what Rockefeller thought would be an easy primary sweep. With both the conservative Barry Goldwater and liberal George Romney utilizing volunteers and younger voters, Rockefeller was out-canvassed in several key primary states. Despite both Goldwater and Romney running very energetic campaigns, the favor eventually fell Romney's way, nabbing not only crucial primary victories, but also the delegations of important states such as Illinois, Pennsylvania, and New York. As well, managing to be the only candidate on the ballot in California besides favorite son Robert Finch, helped Romney's campaign greatly. Romney went on to choose Governor Spiro T. Agnew of Maryland for Vice President. [as opposed to Hatfield, which is canon]

Green-Governor George Wilken Romney of Michigan
Red-Senator Barry M. Goldwater of Arizona
Blue-Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York
Yellow-Favorite Sons

1972 Republican Party Presidential Primaries
Early on, anti-war Republicans were begging either liberal Oregon Senator Mark Hatfield or conservative Ohio Senator Robert Taft Jr. to jump in the primary race, they would have to make do with Congressman Pete McCloskey of California. However, McCloskey would only make headlines with a narrow and unexpected victory in Massachusetts. The two major candidates instead were the Goldwater-backed Senator Ronald Reagan of California and Rockefeller-backed Governor Spiro T. Agnew of Maryland (Agnew had helped Rocky win the Maryland primary four years earlier). With Reagan taking the West easily, never the less, Agnew had the backing of both North-Eastern and Southern Republicans and was able to nab some very crucial mid-western primary states as well. In order to help in the South, Agnew chose Senator George H.W. Bush of Texas for Vice President.

Red-Governor Spiro T. Agew of Maryland
Blue-Senator Ronald Wilson Reagan of California
Green-Paul "Pete" McCloskey of California

1976 Republican Party Presidential Primaries
With President George Bush attempting to blaze a careful and moderate trail, with monetarist economics and a diplomacy-based yet hawkish foreign policy, he was bound to see challenges from both the left and the right. From the Right hailed Governor Meldrim Thompson Jr. of New Hampshire and from the Left came the long-awaited campaign of Senator Mark Hatfield of Oregon. Running against Bush's actions in the war in Palestine, Hatfield was able to gain traction among North-Eastern liberals as well as moderate and libertarian Westerners. Thompson on the other hand performed well in the South and Rural Mid-West. Bush only barely managed to maintain enough control over his party to win re-nomination on the first ballot. In order to unite the party's conservative wing behind him, Bush chose Senator Ronald Reagan of California for Vice President.

Blue-President George H.W. Bush of Texas
Red-Governor Meldrim Thompson Jr. of New Hampshire
Green-Senator Mark Odom Hatfield of Oregon

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1976 Democratic Primaries
Senator Bobby Kennedy of New York was the clear front-runner early on. However, the party's left hoped to upset his lead in the Iowa Caucuses. Candidate Eugene McCarthy, a remnant of the 1960's peace movement, however, was unable to excite the party's liberals who chose to either fall in line behind Kennedy or not show up. McCarthy ended up winning only his home state of Minnesota's caucus. Kennedy meanwhile, following his victory in Iowa, went on to win New Hampshire by a large margin. With only the South showing any sign of rebellion against the Kennedy juggernaut, Senator Frank Church of Idaho decided to jump into the race, managing to push Kennedy to >30% margins in Pennsylvania and win the North Dakota caucuses easily. Following that, Jimmy Carter seemingly won the battle for the south against George Wallace and Church posed a threat in the West. Kennedy however, was able to nab the required delegates by the end of the last primaries.

Red-Senator Robert F. "Bobby" Kennedy of Massachusetts
Yellow-Governor James Earl "Jimmy" Carter of Georgia
Orange-Governor George Wallace of Alabama
Green-Senator Frank Forrester Church III of Idaho
Blue-Senator Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

I keep going over different possible map scenarios in my head, and for some reason keep coming back to 1972. I keep thinking about the upper South specifically, given it's an area that both Agnew and Sanford would probably appeal to, given their home states.