jimmy carter

This Abominable System Introduction I’ve debated doing this for quite some time. As a political science graduate student whose bachelor’s had an emphasis in International Relations, I love wide-spanning alternate histories (shoutout A House Divided by Patrick @prolemasses on Twitter and Jimmy...

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...

The President Lay Dying A Short Story in Alternate History by Vidal Introduction First, you needn’t worry. This is not some long-term project that will in any way jeopardize Jimmy Two. We’ll be back at the peanut farm in no time. I have loved writing Jimmy Two, but one of the few downsides...

Robert F. Kennedy's career trajectory, in a world where he was never assassinated, has long been the subject of speculation and debate by diehard Kennedy supporters and alternate history fans alike. Much has been written about the plausibility of Kennedy becoming POTUS, be it after a miraculous...

Obviously a successful democratic 1980s is a scenario that is interesting to me and a lot of people on the site. Realistically for it to happen the POD is a Republican whether it’s Ford or Reagan wins in 1976 and their term is a disaster where the economy is in the tank by election time ( for...

JIMMY TWO! America in Carter's Second Term 2023 Best Cold War to Contemporary Timeline This is not about creating some liberal utopia. If it were, Jimmy Carter would not be my choice. The archetypal “liberal” president deregulated industries at the expense of unions, decided to dramatically...

If I recall, many Democrats were pleading for Humphrey to run in 1976 due to the relatively weak field and the general distrust of Carter with his southern upbringing. While Humphrey did express interest in the idea of being a compromise candidate should the convention deadlock, Humphrey made...

Tuesday, 2 November 1976: “Good evening ladies and gentlemen. After just a few short hours, I can confidently report that governor James Earl Carter has just become the next President-Elect of the United States. Though the final tally of votes will not be known for a few days while the count is...

Just a half-formed idea that I wanted to play around with. Folks forget this, but Jimmy Carter actually ran for Governor of Georgia as early as 1966. He came in a close third place in the race for the Democratic nomination, which eventually went to segregationist Lester Maddox. The top...

I'm surprised that no searches in the archives appear to turn up any discussion of this pretty damned big What-If/Damned Nearly Was. So maybe it's time to talk it out. One of the few publicly available photos of the 1980 Grand Forks Incident (USAF) American Chernobyl: The Grand Forks Nuclear...

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...

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 ?

As we all should know, John Hinckley, Jr., the man who shot and nearly killed President Reagan in 1981, was driven by his obsession with actress Jodie Foster, which developed after he saw her in Taxi Driver, a film which featured a protagonist who attempts to kill a presidential candidate...

So I had this idea of a scenario, let's say instead of southerner Bill Clinton winning the party nomination, Jimmy Carter instead runs and somehow wins for alternate history sakes. And so, after winning, Carter then faces incumbent George H.W. Bush who already was unpopular due to recession and...

Before becoming governor of Georgia in 1970, Jimmy Carter ran for the office four years earlier but narrowly missed a spot in the runoff of the Democratic primary, with Lester Maddox, a segregationist businessman, emerging victorious. The race left Carter deeply in debt, and he grew increasingly...

The 1976 election was surprisingly close. Despite the poor economy and his unpopular pardon of Nixon, Gerald Ford nearly defeated Jimmy Carter. Had only Wisconsin and Ohio gone Republican, Gerald Ford would've been sworn in to his second term as President on January 20, 1977. Any number of...

So, we all remember when Tecumseh's curse reared its ugly head again. I know I don't need to explain one of the more heartbreaking moments of recent history, but I will for the sake of the specifics of what I'm focusing on for the scenario: OTL, a few months after narrowly defeating Ronald...

Rough sketch, Robert Kennedy survives assassination in 1968 but doesn't get the nomination. In 1976, he runs for the nomination and wins, picking Jimmy Carter as his Vice President to balance the ticket. He has a relatively successful Presidency. In 1984, Jimmy Carter runs for the nominations...

During 1989, American troops overthrew Manuel Noriega, the dictator of Panama on charges of racketeering and drug smuggling. After his fall, documents written in his own handwriting were discovered, describing a secret plan from his military days to sabatoge the Panama Canal. During the 70's...