Kennedy saves Kopechne

[tom]

What if he does not let here drown at Chappaquiddick? Does he win in '72? If so, what is his term like?

[Flakktrooper]

Even if he doesnt let her drown he was still driving drunk, which would be terribley hard to overcome. His adversaries would just blabber about the girl's near death rather than her demise.

[Grey Wolf]

Well, it may not make much difference in the immediate term, but I think it would leave him less weak in the long run.

hmmm...I thought I had more to say than that, lol

Grey Wolf

[tom]

What about if he never goes off the bridge?

[Brilliantlight]

Originally Posted by Flakktrooper

Even if he doesnt let her drown he was still driving drunk, which would be terribley hard to overcome. His adversaries would just blabber about the girl's near death rather than her demise.

But his allies would go on about her heroic rescue, it could cancel each other out. Kennedy may get a lot of pressure to go to AA though.

[Peter Cowan]

If he could be a drunk driver leading to a girl being killed in a car crash and still become a senator, I suspect his 'heroic rescue' would lead to near sainthood. Maybe he wouldn't win in '72, but perhaps in '76.
Which leads to an interesting point - a pro-IRA President of the USA during the worst of the 'troubles'. How would UK-US relations be altered ?

[Grey Wolf]

Originally Posted by Peter Cowan

If he could be a drunk driver leading to a girl being killed in a car crash and still become a senator, I suspect his 'heroic rescue' would lead to near sainthood. Maybe he wouldn't win in '72, but perhaps in '76.
Which leads to an interesting point - a pro-IRA President of the USA during the worst of the 'troubles'. How would UK-US relations be altered ?

You know it COULD actually be good - if US pressure to compromise was brought on Callaghan maybe he could do a Major 20 years earlier and bring about the start of reconciliation

I seriously do not think continued conflict ever gets anywhere when it has to be resolved by peace in the end

Who would have been Ted's VP ? Hardly Carter, unless its a North-South thing and he can bring in the South.

Grey Wolf

[Farnham]

Originally Posted by Peter Cowan

If he could be a drunk driver leading to a girl being killed in a car crash and still become a senator, I suspect his 'heroic rescue' would lead to near sainthood. Maybe he wouldn't win in '72, but perhaps in '76.
Which leads to an interesting point - a pro-IRA President of the USA during the worst of the 'troubles'. How would UK-US relations be altered ?

Are you sure Kennedy is pro-IRA? I've heard him call the IRA a terrorist organization on TV.