1980 election

"The time has come to stop telling the American people only what they want them to hear, and start talking frankly about the sacrifices we must all make."

What’s all this then? A TLIAW. I can see that but what’s it about? It’s about a lot of things. The impact we can have even if we don’t mean to. The breakdown and rebuilding of US politics. But most importantly it is about John B. Anderson winning in 1980. Huh, that’s a new one. Seems unlikely...

As it says in the title, assuming a victory in the 1980 election over Ronald Reagan. (POD take your pick, no Playboy interview, no Eagle Claw fiasco/partial success of Eagle Claw, or even no hostage crisis to start with, or one where it is resolved quickly without much drama, etc.) What can a...

40. Ronald Reagan (Republican) January 20 - March 30, 1981 In the years that have followed, Ronald Reagan has achieved a sort of sainthood only achievable by the Kennedys amongst conservative America. His presidency, the second-shortest in American history, was to be a beacon for the...

STORM BEFORE THE CALM: Prologue: the epiphany of a peanut. December 4th, 1979 The President of the United States fumbled with his tie in frustration, his thoughts clearly clouded by his emotions. James Earl Carter had been known as a kind, calm, and warm figure to most Americans. But anyone...

So I think it's agreed on this site that Pat Buchanan is an utterly horrendous human being or that a great many people have differing viewpoints on him for a variety of reasons. However, I have found some threads discussing the possibility of him becoming/running for President in the 1990s, but...

Basically what the title says. Have the Democrats not lose as badly as they did in 1980 OTL, and specifically save those four Senators. How would this effect the Reagan Presidency, at least for the first two years, and the 1984 Election. Could someone like Birch Bayh make an attempt for 1984...

It may seem like a hard task, but anything is possible in alternate history. How could Jimmy Carter have won re-election in 1980?

So I got this scenario on where Ronald Reagan loses again in Republican primary in 1980 to George H.W. Bush who's seen as more moderate and somehow wins more support. Because of this let's say Reagan decides to run as Independent with more conservative ideology thus turning this into 4-way race...

POD: Reagan defeats Ford in the 1976 primary and then loses to Carter, Ford makes a comeback in 1980 and wins the nomination. Ford-Dole defeat Carter-Mondale by a large margin in 1980. What does the Ford presidency look like from 1981-1985? Who wins the Democratic primary in 1984? Will Dole win...

TEACH YOUR PARENTS - A WALTER MONDALE 1984 TIMELINE BASIC PODS: Reagan fires Volcker appoints Greenspan to chair the Federal Reserve in 1980. The economy doesn’t recover like it does OTL, because the Early 1980s recession, having levels of unemployment nationally of 15%, roughly 5% higher...

So in our timeline, Reagan beat Carter by a huge margin with him only losing 3 states. But let's say in this timeline, the GOP is less united and Bush H.W. instead decides to run as an Independent since Reagan is seen more conservative than moderate which causes discontent and mistrust. How...

In this timeline, Reagan works things out with Gerald Ford to be his running mate in 1980, then after victory, Reagan is killed in Washington, D.C. on March 30, 1981 by John Hinckley. Ford now enters office for a second non-consecutive term as president. How does this change public policy in...

What if Gerald Ford decided to run in the 1980 Republican primary would he be able to compete with the likes of Reagan and Bush? Who would be his Vice presidential pick? Could he win in a rematch against President Carter ?

What if, during the 1980 presidential election, John B. Anderson doesn't run. Anderson was a third party candidate and he gained over 5% of the vote. From what I heard, he was more of a moderate Republican and possibly took votes away from Reagan who still won by a huge landslide. But what if he...

When he entered office in 1977, Jimmy Carter was a widely popular President. But his hostile relationship with Congress, the faltering economy, the Iran Hostage Crisis, and his poor communication skills caused his support to plummet. In the end he lost the 1980 election in a landslide, leading...

The Cause Endures: The Presidency of Edward M. Kennedy

Suppose that Gerald Ford had never made his infamous gaffe about Eastern Europe and he narrowly defeated Jimmy Carter in 1976. Four years later a Democrat is elected President. How would US and world culture evolve with the Democrats, not the Reagan Republicans, in charge during the 1980s?

At the 1976 Republican Convention, Ronald Reagan narrowly upset President Ford to become the GOP's nominee for President. What if Reagan had lost as expected, and Ford had been the Republican nominee in 1976?

On March 4, 1980, less than a week after Reagan had won New Hampshire, Republicans had primaries in Massachusetts and Vermont; in both of these races, Rep John B Anderson managed to come in a very close second place (practically tying with Bush in MA w 31%, and losing to Reagan in VE 29 to 30%)...