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Power, Persecution, and the Police State
1969–1973: Hubert Humphrey / Edmund S. Muskie (Democratic) [1]
1968 Def. George Romney / Norris Cotton (Republican), George S. McGovern / John Tower (Independent Republican)
1973–1976†: George S. McGovern / Alexander Haig (Republican) [2]
1972 Def. Hubert Humphrey / Edmund S. Muskie (Democratic), Charles Mathias / Howard Baker (Independent)
1976–1976: Alexander Haig / None (Republican) [3]
1976–1985: Alexander Haig / Jim Rhodes (Republican) [4] [5]
1976 Def. Birch Bayh / Cliff Finch (Democratic), Howard Baker / Roman Gribbs (National Coalition)
1980 Def. Alan Cranston / Michael Dukakis (Democratic)
1985–1993: Daniel Patrick Moynihan / Jim Wright (Democratic) [6] [7]
1984 Def. John Connally / Al D'Amato (Republican), John V. Lindsay / Larry Mellon (National Coalition)
1988 Def. Jim Thompson / Mack Mattingly (Republican)
1993–1997: Jim Wright / Bruce Babbitt (Democratic) [8]
1992 Def. Thomas Kean / Bob Dole (Republican)
1997–2005: Tom Pickering / George Voinovich (Republican) [9] [10]
1996 Def. Bruce Babbitt / James Blanchard (Democratic)
2000 Def. Zell Miller / Dick Gephardt (Democratic), Dennis Kucinich / Ed Markey (Independent)
2005–2011†: George Voinovich / Mitt Romney (Republican) [11] [12]
2004 Def. Evan Bayh / Bob Graham (Democratic)
2008 Def. John Edwards / Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)
2011–2013: Mitt Romney / Kit Bond (Republican) [13]
2013–present: Bill Clinton / Bob Casey Jr. (Democratic) [14]
2012 Def. Mitt Romney / Kit Bond (Republican)
Footnotes will be up eventually, but the general premise is that George McGovern is the exact political opposite of himself in OTL — instead of being a hardcore New Left liberal who supposedly supports "acid, amnesty, and abortion", Senator (and eventually President) McGovern is now a hardcore Reagan-esque conservative that is stereotypically portrayed as a supporter of "power, persecution, and the police state". He'd probably also be praised by the modern GOP as a shining example of the modern conservative even though he would no doubt be cast down as a RINO by 2016's standards. There are also a few other OTL divergences in here as well, including a more left-leaning and centrist Howard Baker who never becomes a Tennessee Senator and instead co-founds TTL's equivalent to the Reform Party, and a variety of other small divergences.
1969–1973: Hubert Humphrey / Edmund S. Muskie (Democratic) [1]
1968 Def. George Romney / Norris Cotton (Republican), George S. McGovern / John Tower (Independent Republican)
1973–1976†: George S. McGovern / Alexander Haig (Republican) [2]
1972 Def. Hubert Humphrey / Edmund S. Muskie (Democratic), Charles Mathias / Howard Baker (Independent)
1976–1976: Alexander Haig / None (Republican) [3]
1976–1985: Alexander Haig / Jim Rhodes (Republican) [4] [5]
1976 Def. Birch Bayh / Cliff Finch (Democratic), Howard Baker / Roman Gribbs (National Coalition)
1980 Def. Alan Cranston / Michael Dukakis (Democratic)
1985–1993: Daniel Patrick Moynihan / Jim Wright (Democratic) [6] [7]
1984 Def. John Connally / Al D'Amato (Republican), John V. Lindsay / Larry Mellon (National Coalition)
1988 Def. Jim Thompson / Mack Mattingly (Republican)
1993–1997: Jim Wright / Bruce Babbitt (Democratic) [8]
1992 Def. Thomas Kean / Bob Dole (Republican)
1997–2005: Tom Pickering / George Voinovich (Republican) [9] [10]
1996 Def. Bruce Babbitt / James Blanchard (Democratic)
2000 Def. Zell Miller / Dick Gephardt (Democratic), Dennis Kucinich / Ed Markey (Independent)
2005–2011†: George Voinovich / Mitt Romney (Republican) [11] [12]
2004 Def. Evan Bayh / Bob Graham (Democratic)
2008 Def. John Edwards / Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)
2011–2013: Mitt Romney / Kit Bond (Republican) [13]
2013–present: Bill Clinton / Bob Casey Jr. (Democratic) [14]
2012 Def. Mitt Romney / Kit Bond (Republican)
Footnotes will be up eventually, but the general premise is that George McGovern is the exact political opposite of himself in OTL — instead of being a hardcore New Left liberal who supposedly supports "acid, amnesty, and abortion", Senator (and eventually President) McGovern is now a hardcore Reagan-esque conservative that is stereotypically portrayed as a supporter of "power, persecution, and the police state". He'd probably also be praised by the modern GOP as a shining example of the modern conservative even though he would no doubt be cast down as a RINO by 2016's standards. There are also a few other OTL divergences in here as well, including a more left-leaning and centrist Howard Baker who never becomes a Tennessee Senator and instead co-founds TTL's equivalent to the Reform Party, and a variety of other small divergences.
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