"America Be Watching with Popcorn" on the Sino-Soviet War, two of the US' biggest enemies going after each other. That title kind of made me think the Americans would be like this...
I can just see conservatives demanding the abolition of the Electoral College.It speaks to Nixon's relative strength as a candidate that he barely lost (and won the popular vote by a large margin) while getting some of his vote split by another candidate. The downballot elections went similarly.
View attachment 632481"America Be Watching with Popcorn" on the Sino-Soviet War, two of the US' biggest enemies going after each other. That title kind of made me think the Americans would be like this...
I think Nixon won by a bit too much of a margin here, I know he basically won Vietnam and saw the collapse of China but 535 EV is a bit too much IMO. Though I am not that familiar with American History.Better literally everyone who reviewed the chapter?
Against a more mainstream Democrat you'd be correct, but against McGovern is another matter.I think Nixon won by a bit too much of a margin here, I know he basically won Vietnam and saw the collapse of China but 535 EV is a bit too much IMO. Though I am not that familiar with American History.
I think Nixon won by a bit too much of a margin here, I know he basically won Vietnam and saw the collapse of China but 535 EV is a bit too much IMO.
Against a more mainstream Democrat you'd be correct, but against McGovern is another matter.
Oh I see, I am not all that familiar with McGovern or America in the 1970s so I wasn't sure how realistic Nixon's win was.I mean, Nixon did win 520 Electoral Votes in 1972 IOTL, it`s very much realistic that that number would increase following the massive success in foreign policy that is "winning" the Vietnam War + removing China as a a communist threat.
I see, though I feel like a few more states would've remained blue.He swept 72 iotl despite everything. Look at @Kaiser Chris’s post. With a victory in Nam McGovern’s campaign just got castrated. And the successful handling of the quarantine also helps. It’s not really that crazy.
Deleted my post because it couldn’t fix the mentioning of Kaiser Chris.I see, though I feel like a few more states would've remained blue.
I suppose, then.Deleted my post because it couldn’t fix the mentioning of Kaiser Chris.
In 72 he only lost one state and DC. I don’t see DC changing but with an even more successful foreign policy I can’t see why McGovern would win more states.
In other words, you're expecting Nixon to not be Nixon.That was definitely a massive improvement. With all of Nixon's major foreign policy wins and the absence of any difficulties on the homefront besides refugees then a repeat of his incredible performance from OTL is practically guaranteed, and I think Nixon would definitely go in without even thinking of Watergate since he's going against such an extreme opponent and has maintained incredible foreign policy successes with high popularity. Things may get rough for him in his second term, but he was guaranteed to get a landslide with what has been set up in the story.
Yeah it's really only a 1-2% improvement over OTL.Oh I see, I am not all that familiar with McGovern or America in the 1970s so I wasn't sure how realistic Nixon's win was.
Oh I see, so Nixon is going to be this timeline's equivalent of Ronald Reagan (assuming watergate is butterflied)?Yeah it's really only a 1-2% improvement over OTL.
Nixon actually got 2% more of the popular vote than Reagan, but he will be known as the person who won every state.Oh I see, so Nixon is going to be this timeline's equivalent of Ronald Reagan (assuming watergate is butterflied)?
Really? Never heard that before, though I prior to Watergate that’s possible. Really can’t wait to see how the rest of Nixon’s presidency goes!Nixon actually got 2% more of the popular vote than Reagan, but he will be known as the person who won every state.
Since Nixon's reelection was basically a foregone conclusion this time, I don't think his campaign would see the need to do the breakinReally? Never heard that before, though I prior to Watergate that’s possible. Really can’t wait to see how the rest of Nixon’s presidency goes!