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America Needs A Hart A Gary Hart Story Prologue The sun rises on a cold morning in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It’s election day in America however little that fact resonates on many in the country. Most Americans have their minds set on what’s happening thousands of miles away in...

Last One for the Gipper Ronald Reagan and His Quest for a Third Term An Alternate History Timeline by Vidal This timeline is loosely inspired by the first American political timeline I read on this site: 1988: Defending the Reagan Revolution and a New Democratic Hope. The POD is much the same...

Hey everyone, I've been working on a Ford Wins 1976 timeline off and on for several months, and I have a good idea of the general direction I want to take it to the present day (and possibly beyond) but I'm still solidifying some of the specific details. I don't want to spoil it so things like...

In 1984, Colorado Senator Gary Hart upset former Vice-President Walter Mondale to become the Democratic nominee for President. Reagan's team had hoped to face Mondale, who performed far worse in public opinion polling than Hart. Nonetheless, Reagan put up a tough fight against Hart - emphasizing...

Just the other day, I was watching this Netflix documentary (which I wholeheartedly recommend) on the life of the late Sen. Beau Biden and his run in 2016. While watching it however, I couldn't help but think about the similarities between he and his father's run in 1988, how both of them were...

Today, Gary Hart is mostly remembered for the infamous Donna Rice affair that torpedoed his 1988 Presidential candidacy. But he previously ran in 1984, and came close to defeating Walter Mondale for the Democratic nomination. What if Hart had been nominated instead? Would the result have been...

In 1988, Vice-President George Bush defeated Colorado Senator Gary Hart to become America's 41st President. Hart initially had a massive polling lead after taking the Democratic nomination, but his support evaporated during the general election campaign. The Republicans relentlessly attacked...

The POD is Hart doesn't take that fateful trip on the Monkey Business yacht, and instead stays on the mainland to give a policy speech as he originally planned. The Miami Herald never receives an anonymous tip about Hart's affair with Donna Rice, and Hart goes on to win the Democratic nomination...

INTRODUCTION “I make this race because I love my country and I want America to do better and move forward.” Hart looked out across the crowd of excited onlookers assembled at the Red Rocks amphitheater. These were his people; a collection of paid staff, volunteers, and...

Taking this brand new Atlantic piece as a basis, what if Lee Atwater is not in the picture for Bush ’88? Was Gary Hart Set Up? The Atlantic / November 2018 By James Fallows If one believes this deathbed confession perhaps Gary Hart does indeed sweep forward in the primaries and then defeat...

I just saw the trailer for Hugh Jackman's new movie "The Frontrunner." It tells of popular US Senator Gary Hart's rise and fall from grace as a presidential candidate in 1988. It got me thinking, what if Gary Hart's fling with Donna Rice hadn't been discovered by the press? Would he have won the...

I know that this site can often get annoyed at questions about convergent history, but I'll ask this anyway. If Gary Hart edges out Mondale for the Democratic nomination and likely goes on to still lose to Reagan by a decent margin, does the Democratic Leadership Council still come into play to...

(like numerous people I loved Hulu's take on "The Handmaid's Tale." I wanted to see how such a story could actually come about, though. That led to the creation of this thread.)...

“All of us must try to hold ourselves to the very highest standards of integrity and ethics, and soundness of judgment... ” January 27th, 1987 “A nation’s future is shaped in its schools and halls of learning. When we neglect investment in our youth, we neglect investment in our future...

Who would be his running mate, do you think he would have a chance at winning (I don't think he has a chance) what are the PV and EV numbers? How are down ballots changed if at all

1985/86: Bit part actress, Donna Rice, never meets Don Henley, and thus never meets Gary Hart. (1s) July 20th, 1988: After a series of narrow primary wins, Gary Hart is nominated as the Democratic Presidential Nominee for 1988. Hart selects Ohio Governor, Dick Celeste, as his running mate...

So, let's say Gary Hart is able to avoid his scandals in 1988, and emerge the frontrunner, ahead of, say, Dukakis or Clinton or whoever. He now must pick his running mate, but who might he pick? He might choose someone slightly more of the establishment, perhaps from the Northeast, to balance...

The POD for this is in 1976. Reagan's primary challenge against President Ford is successful with the possible Pod being that Reagan does not name Schweiker as his running mate until after he secures the nomination. Carter, despite running a flawed campaign in the general election, defeats...