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McGoverning - A Case Study in Failure
1973-1977: George S. McGovern / Edmund S. Muskie (Democratic)
1972: Richard M. Nixon / Robert Finch (Republican), Lester G. Maddox / Thomas J. Anderson (American Independent)
1977-1981: James L. Buckley / George H. W. Bush (Republican)
1976: George S. McGovern / Gaylord Nelson (Democratic)
1980: Lloyd M. Bentsen / Dick Clark (Democratic), Ronald Dellums / Victor Navasky (Independent)
1981-1981: George H. W. Bush / vacant (Republican)
1981-1985: George H. W. Bush / Guy Vander Jagt (Republican)
1985-1989: George H. W. Bush / Paul D. Laxalt (Republican)
1984: Peter F. Flaherty / Nelson Wolff (Democratic)
1989-1993: Jim Guy Tucker / Henry Cisneros (Democratic)
1988: Alan Simpson / Jack F. Kemp (Republican)
Chuck Colson goes ahead with the firebombing of the Brookings Institute (an actual plan). As he attempts to recover Pentagon Papers, he's spotted by the firefighters and detained. Pretty soon, the whole thing comes crashing down as the President is accused of conspiring to commit arson against a federal building. Quickly Nixon's approvals tank as McGovern racks up victory after victory in the primaries as the candidates attempt to 'out-Anti Nixon' each other. Quickly, the party reluctantly coalesces around McGovern as he selects Muskie as an olive branch towards the Hump and Labour. Nixon is dealt another blow with the 'busting' of Agnew, though privately he's glad to see the back of him. The failure in Vietnam and explosion of troubles in China towards the end of the campaign wrecks Nixon's credentials, and McGovern pulls out a clear victory in November. McGovern's term, however, is no clean sailing, as his humanitarian intervention in Cambodia is poorly received by anti-war activists and his welfare reforms confuse the public, failing to pass the senate. At least folks got some good government health insurance out of it.
In 1976, the Republicans field Jim Buckley at a brokered convention between Schweiker, Percy, and Reagan. He wins in a near enough landslide, promising to win Cambodia with honour and pledging to reduce the burgeoning deficit. He roll backs spending on social programs and leads an air offensive against Castro. Surprisingly enough, even the relatively conservative congress refuses to repeal McGoverncare, and each of Buckley's initiatives to promote private options only dent the program. He wins again in 1980 amid concerns about Iran on a frail 49% of the vote, as Ron Dellums splits from the Democrats. He's killed shortly into his second term by an RPG attack while visiting the dying shah, who is also dead as a result. Bush launches a War on Terror, upping troop involvement in Iran and extraditing radical clerics for trial. Re-election is somewhat secure as growth finally comes back. This evaporates as well, as a 'flash crash' leads to stumbles in the midterms and a winding down of troops in Iran at Congress' request. Hoping to finally move past the McGovern years, the Democrats nominate the 'clean slate' ticket of Senator Tucker and Governor Cisneros. They handily won against the dull Wyoming senator, who failed to inspire confidence in either himself or his running mate.
1973-1977: George S. McGovern / Edmund S. Muskie (Democratic)
1972: Richard M. Nixon / Robert Finch (Republican), Lester G. Maddox / Thomas J. Anderson (American Independent)
1977-1981: James L. Buckley / George H. W. Bush (Republican)
1976: George S. McGovern / Gaylord Nelson (Democratic)
1980: Lloyd M. Bentsen / Dick Clark (Democratic), Ronald Dellums / Victor Navasky (Independent)
1981-1981: George H. W. Bush / vacant (Republican)
1981-1985: George H. W. Bush / Guy Vander Jagt (Republican)
1985-1989: George H. W. Bush / Paul D. Laxalt (Republican)
1984: Peter F. Flaherty / Nelson Wolff (Democratic)
1989-1993: Jim Guy Tucker / Henry Cisneros (Democratic)
1988: Alan Simpson / Jack F. Kemp (Republican)
Chuck Colson goes ahead with the firebombing of the Brookings Institute (an actual plan). As he attempts to recover Pentagon Papers, he's spotted by the firefighters and detained. Pretty soon, the whole thing comes crashing down as the President is accused of conspiring to commit arson against a federal building. Quickly Nixon's approvals tank as McGovern racks up victory after victory in the primaries as the candidates attempt to 'out-Anti Nixon' each other. Quickly, the party reluctantly coalesces around McGovern as he selects Muskie as an olive branch towards the Hump and Labour. Nixon is dealt another blow with the 'busting' of Agnew, though privately he's glad to see the back of him. The failure in Vietnam and explosion of troubles in China towards the end of the campaign wrecks Nixon's credentials, and McGovern pulls out a clear victory in November. McGovern's term, however, is no clean sailing, as his humanitarian intervention in Cambodia is poorly received by anti-war activists and his welfare reforms confuse the public, failing to pass the senate. At least folks got some good government health insurance out of it.
In 1976, the Republicans field Jim Buckley at a brokered convention between Schweiker, Percy, and Reagan. He wins in a near enough landslide, promising to win Cambodia with honour and pledging to reduce the burgeoning deficit. He roll backs spending on social programs and leads an air offensive against Castro. Surprisingly enough, even the relatively conservative congress refuses to repeal McGoverncare, and each of Buckley's initiatives to promote private options only dent the program. He wins again in 1980 amid concerns about Iran on a frail 49% of the vote, as Ron Dellums splits from the Democrats. He's killed shortly into his second term by an RPG attack while visiting the dying shah, who is also dead as a result. Bush launches a War on Terror, upping troop involvement in Iran and extraditing radical clerics for trial. Re-election is somewhat secure as growth finally comes back. This evaporates as well, as a 'flash crash' leads to stumbles in the midterms and a winding down of troops in Iran at Congress' request. Hoping to finally move past the McGovern years, the Democrats nominate the 'clean slate' ticket of Senator Tucker and Governor Cisneros. They handily won against the dull Wyoming senator, who failed to inspire confidence in either himself or his running mate.
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